) is an Italian auto racing

Auto racing

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 driver.

His early racing career included competing on motorcycles and the Monza International Rally. He has competed in the World Touring Car Championship

World Touring Car Championship

For the video game, known as World Touring Car Championship in Japan, see TOCA World Touring CarsThe FIA World Touring Car Championship is an international Touring Car championship sanctioned by the FIA.-History:...

 since 2004 (when it was known as the European Touring Car Championship

European Touring Car Championship

The European Touring Car Championship was an international touring car racing series organised by the FIA. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second between 2000 and 2004...

).

WTCC

D'Aste competed for Proteam Motorsport

Proteam Motorsport

Proteam Motorsport is an Italian auto racing team based in Arezzo that was set up by former driver Valmiro Presenzini in 1997. They are best known for their efforts in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. Their time in the WTCC has seen them become the most successful independent team in the...

 in a BMW 320i

BMW E46

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, finishing third in the Independent's Trophy, with second overall in the second race at Spa-Francorchamps. D'Aste continued with Proteam in 2006, again finishing third in the Independent's Trophy, with a best overall finish of 10th.

For 2007, D'Aste moved to the Wiechers-Sport

Wiechers-Sport

Wiechers-Sport is a German auto racing team which is based in Nienburg. The team was first established in 1999, competing in German touring cars. Since its inaugural year in 2005, they have entered cars in the FIA World Touring Car Championship as an independent team with BMWs. In that first year,...

 team, where he won the Yokohama WTCC Independents Trophy in a BMW 320si

BMW E90

The saloon model was the first model sold of the 5th generation BMW 3 series. Debuting in the US in 2006, the E90 came in two trims, the 325i/xi and 330i/xi models...

. His best overall finish was again tenth.

In 2008 he stayed in the WTCC, returning to Proteam Motorsport. He failed to retain his Independent's crown, finishing third in the final standings. He decided not to attend the final rounds in Macau as a protest at being given a five place grid penalty after an incident at the previous rounds in Japan, despite being in contention to keep his teammate Sergio Hernandez

Sergio Hernandez

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 from taking his title.

For 2009 D'Aste was due to continue in the WTCC for Proteam, but the deal collapsed and returned instead to Wiechers-Sport.

In 2010, D'Aste returned for a third stint at Proteam.

For 2011, D'Aste has left the WTCC to join the GT4 European Cup

GT4 European Cup

The GT4 European Cup is a sports car championship created and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . It is an amateur championship which follows a formula similar to the FIA GT3 European Championship, which is itself derived...

, driving a Lotus Evora

Lotus Evora

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 for Gianni Giudici

Gianni Giudici

Gianni Giudici is an Italian racing driver from Province of Milan, Abbiategrasso.-Career:1970-1992: Italian Touring Car Championship1993: Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft1994: Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft...

's eponymous team. However, he surprisingly returned to the WTCC for the Porto round, this time with Wiechers-Sport. D'Aste put in a thrilling performance, despite never driving the new turbo BMW, finishing in the points in race 1 and leading race 2.

Complete WTCC results

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		Position	Points
2005 2005 World Touring Car Championship season The 2005 World Touring Car Championship season was the second World Touring Car Championship season, and the first since 1987. It featured a ten event, twenty race series which commenced on April 10, 2005 and ended on November 20...	Proteam Motorsport Proteam Motorsport Proteam Motorsport is an Italian auto racing team based in Arezzo that was set up by former driver Valmiro Presenzini in 1997. They are best known for their efforts in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. Their time in the WTCC has seen them become the most successful independent team in the...	BMW 320i BMW E46 The BMW E46 is the fourth generation of the 3 Series compact executive cars produced by BMW, produced from 1998 when it succeeded the BMW E36 until it was replaced by the BMW E90 in 2005....	ITA 2005 FIA WTCC Race of Italy The 2005 FIA WTCC Race of Italy was the opening round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season, the first season of the revived World Touring Car Championship, after a previous season in 1987. It was held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza at Monza in Italy on April 10, 2005...		FRA 2005 FIA WTCC Race of France The Race of France was the second round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours at Magny-Cours in France on May 1, 2005...		UK 2005 FIA WTCC Race of UK The Race of UK was the third round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit at Silverstone in Britain on May 15, 2005...		SMR 2005 FIA WTCC Race of San Marino The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of San Marino was the fourth round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. I was held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari...		MEX 2005 FIA WTCC Race of Mexico The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Mexico was the fifth round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Autódromo Miguel E. Abed...		BEL		GER 2005 FIA WTCC Race of Germany The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Germany was the seventh round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben...		TUR 2005 FIA WTCC Race of Turkey The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Turkey was the eighth round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at Istanbul Park. The first race was won by Fabrizio Giovanardi in an Alfa Romeo 1-2...		ESP 2005 FIA WTCC Race of Spain The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Spain was the ninth and penultimate round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. Jordi Gené won the first race for SEAT, this being SEAT's third win and the first for the new SEAT León in WTCC...		MAC 2005 Guia Race of Macau The 2005 Guia Race Of Macau was the final of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Circuito da Guia. Augusto Farfus won the first race for Alfa Romeo, the race being Farfus's first win in the series. The second race was a crash-strewn affair, won in the end by Duncan...						18th	8
			16	22	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	22	15	12	11	17	2	20	19	14	15	17	17	11	Ret
2006 2006 World Touring Car Championship season The 2006 World Touring Car Championship season was the 3rd season of FIA World Touring Car Championship motor racing. It featured a ten event, twenty race series which commenced on April 2, 2006 and ended on November 19...	Proteam Motorsport Proteam Motorsport Proteam Motorsport is an Italian auto racing team based in Arezzo that was set up by former driver Valmiro Presenzini in 1997. They are best known for their efforts in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. Their time in the WTCC has seen them become the most successful independent team in the...	BMW 320i BMW E46 The BMW E46 is the fourth generation of the 3 Series compact executive cars produced by BMW, produced from 1998 when it succeeded the BMW E36 until it was replaced by the BMW E90 in 2005....	ITA		FRA		UK		GER		BRA		MEX		CZE		TUR		ESP		MAC						-	0
			14	21	18	10	19	Ret	19	19	Ret	Ret	22	Ret	13	11	12	11	20	19	Ret	11
2007 2007 World Touring Car Championship season The 2007 World Touring Car Championship season was the 4th season of FIA World Touring Car Championship motor racing. The championship, which commenced on March 11 and ended on November 18, after twenty-two races, was open to Super 2000 Cars, Diesel 2000 Cars and Super Production Cars as defined by...	Wiechers-Sport Wiechers-Sport Wiechers-Sport is a German auto racing team which is based in Nienburg. The team was first established in 1999, competing in German touring cars. Since its inaugural year in 2005, they have entered cars in the FIA World Touring Car Championship as an independent team with BMWs. In that first year,...	BMW 320si BMW E90 The saloon model was the first model sold of the 5th generation BMW 3 series. Debuting in the US in 2006, the E90 came in two trims, the 325i/xi and 330i/xi models...	BRA		NED		ESP		FRA		CZE		POR		SWE		GER		UK		ITA		MAC				-	0
			11	13	17	18	12	18	13	Ret	14	10	11	14	21	19	17	13	17	17	21	10	18	12
2008 2008 World Touring Car Championship season The 2008 World Touring Car Championship season was the fifth World Touring Car Championship season, the fourth since its 2005 return. It began on March 2, and ended on November 16, after twenty-four races...	Scuderia Proteam Motorsport Proteam Motorsport Proteam Motorsport is an Italian auto racing team based in Arezzo that was set up by former driver Valmiro Presenzini in 1997. They are best known for their efforts in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. Their time in the WTCC has seen them become the most successful independent team in the...	BMW 320si BMW E90 The saloon model was the first model sold of the 5th generation BMW 3 series. Debuting in the US in 2006, the E90 came in two trims, the 325i/xi and 330i/xi models...	BRA		MEX		ESP		FRA		CZE		POR		UK		GER		EUR		ITA		JPN		MAC		18th	2
			9	16	13	14	14	15	18	14	25	21	19	16	12	7	9	13	18	16	24	14	9	23
2009 2009 World Touring Car Championship season The 2009 World Touring Car Championship season was the sixth FIA World Touring Car Championship season, the fifth since its 2005 return. It began on March 8, and ended on November 22, after twenty-four races...	Wiechers-Sport Wiechers-Sport Wiechers-Sport is a German auto racing team which is based in Nienburg. The team was first established in 1999, competing in German touring cars. Since its inaugural year in 2005, they have entered cars in the FIA World Touring Car Championship as an independent team with BMWs. In that first year,...	BMW 320si BMW E90 The saloon model was the first model sold of the 5th generation BMW 3 series. Debuting in the US in 2006, the E90 came in two trims, the 325i/xi and 330i/xi models...	BRA 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil The FIA WTCC HSBC Race of Brazil 2009 was the first round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held on March 8, 2009 at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba near Curitiba, Brazil...		MEX 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Mexico The FIA WTCC HSBC Race of Mexico 2009 was the second round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held on March 22, 2009 at the Autódromo Miguel E. Abed near Puebla, Mexico...		MAR 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco The FIA WTCC HSBC Race of Morocco 2009 was the third round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held on May 3, 2009 at the Marrakech Street Circuit in Marrakech, Morocco...		FRA 2009 FIA WTCC Race of France The FIA WTCC Race of France 2009 was the fourth round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held on May 17, 2009 at the temporary Circuit de Pau street circuit in Pau, France. The race also doubles-up as the 2009 Pau Grand Prix...		ESP 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Spain The FIA WTCC Race of Spain 2009 was the fifth round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held on May 31, 2009 at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo near Valencia, Spain.- External links :*...		CZE 2009 FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic The FIA WTCC Marriott Race of the Czech Republic 2009 was the sixth round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held on June 21, 2009 at the Masaryk Circuit near Brno, Czech Republic.- External links :*...		POR 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal The FIA WTCC Race of Portugal 2009 was the seventh round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held on July 5, 2009 at the temporary Circuito da Boavista street course in Porto, Portugal.- Background :...		UK 2009 FIA WTCC Race of UK The FIA WTCC Marriott Race of UK 2009 was the eighth round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held on July 19, 2009 at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England...		GER 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Germany The FIA WTCC Race of Germany 2009 was the ninth round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season, and the fifth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Germany. It was held on September 6, 2009 at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben near Oschersleben, near Magdeburg in Germany...		ITA 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Italy The FIA WTCC Stihl Race of Italy 2009 was the tenth round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season, and the fifth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Italy. It was held on September 20, 2009 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari near Imola, in Italy...		JPN 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Japan The FIA WTCC Kenwood Race of Japan 2009 was the eleventh round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season and the second running of the FIA WTCC Race of Japan. It was held on November 1, 2009 at the Okayama International Circuit near Mimasaka, Japan. The two races were won by BMW drivers...		MAC 2009 Guia Race of Macau The FIA WTCC Marriott Guia Race of Macau 2009 was the twelfth and final round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season. It was the fifth running of the Guia Race of Macau as a World Touring Car Championship round. It was be held on November 22, 2009 on the temporary Guia Circuit around the...		18th	3
			Ret	20	12	16	16	13	Ret	DNS	9	9	17	15	10	9	9	13	6	16	12	10	24	10	DNS	DNS
2010 2010 World Touring Car Championship season The 2010 World Touring Car Championship season was the seventh season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the sixth since its 2005 return. It began with the Race of Brazil at Curitiba on March 7 and ended with the Guia Race of Macau at the Guia Circuit on November 21, after twenty-two...	Scuderia Proteam Motorsport Proteam Motorsport Proteam Motorsport is an Italian auto racing team based in Arezzo that was set up by former driver Valmiro Presenzini in 1997. They are best known for their efforts in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. Their time in the WTCC has seen them become the most successful independent team in the...	BMW 320si BMW E90 The saloon model was the first model sold of the 5th generation BMW 3 series. Debuting in the US in 2006, the E90 came in two trims, the 325i/xi and 330i/xi models...	BRA 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil The 2010 FIA WTCC HSBC Race of Brazil was a World Touring Car Championship round held at Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba near Curitiba, Brazil on 7 March 2010. It was the opening round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season and the fifth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Brazil...		MAR 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco The 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco was the second round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Marrakech Street Circuit in Marrakech, Morocco on 2 May 2010. It was the second running of the FIA WTCC Race of Morocco...		ITA 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Italy The 2010 FIA WTCC Yokohama Race of Italy was the third round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, near Monza, Italy on May 23, 2010. It was the sixth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Italy...		BEL 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium The 2010 FIA WTCC Monroe Race of Belgium was the fourth round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at Circuit Zolder, near Heusden-Zolder, Belgium on June 20, 2010...		POR 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal The 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal was the fifth round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve near Portimão in Portugal on July 4, 2010. It was the fourth running of the Race of Portugal, and the first time the series had visited the...		UK 2010 FIA WTCC Race of UK The 2010 FIA WTCC Marriott Race of UK was the sixth round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at Brands Hatch in Kent, England on July 18, 2010. It was the sixth running of the Race of UK...		CZE 2010 FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic The 2010 FIA WTCC Monroe Race of the Czech Republic was the seventh round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Masaryk Circuit near Brno, Czech Republic on August 1, 2010. It was the fifth running of the Race of the Czech Republic...		GER 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Germany The 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Germany is the eighth round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season. It is being held at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben near Oschersleben, Germany on September 5, 2010. It is the sixth running of the Race of Germany....		ESP 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Spain The 2010 FIA WTCC DHL Race of Spain was the ninth round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo near Valencia, Spain on September 19, 2010. It was the sixth running of the Race of Spain. The two races were won by SR-Sport drivers Gabriele Tarquini...		JPN 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Japan The 2010 FIA WTCC Kenwood Race of Japan was the tenth round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Okayama International Circuit near Mimasaka, Japan on October 31, 2010. It was the third running of the Race of Spain...		MAC 2010 Guia Race of Macau The 2010 FIA WTCC Guia Race of Macau, presented by Sociedade de Jogos de Macau was the eleventh and final round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season. It was the sixth running of the Guia Race of Macau as a World Touring Car Championship round. It was held on the Guia Circuit on the...				19th	3
			17	15	Ret	11	11	11	16	13	14	13	18	11	10	9	15	16	Ret	DNS	Ret	17
2011 2011 World Touring Car Championship season The 2011 World Touring Car Championship season is the eighth season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the seventh since its 2005 return...	Wiechers-Sport Wiechers-Sport Wiechers-Sport is a German auto racing team which is based in Nienburg. The team was first established in 1999, competing in German touring cars. Since its inaugural year in 2005, they have entered cars in the FIA World Touring Car Championship as an independent team with BMWs. In that first year,...	BMW 320TC BMW E90 The saloon model was the first model sold of the 5th generation BMW 3 series. Debuting in the US in 2006, the E90 came in two trims, the 325i/xi and 330i/xi models...	BRA 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil The 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil was a World Touring Car Championship round held at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba near Curitiba, Brazil on 20 March 2011. It was the opening round of the 2011 World Touring Car Championship season and the sixth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Brazil...		BEL 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium The 2011 FIA WTCC Monroe Race of Belgium was a World Touring Car Championship round held at Circuit Zolder on 24 April 2011. It was the third running of the Race of Belgium, which ran at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in 2005 before leaving the calendar for four seasons until returning in the 2010...		ITA		HUN		CZE		POR		GBR		GER		ESP		JPN		CHN		MAC		17th	12
													10	11			6	9	10	11

• * Season in progress.

External links

• Official site (under maintenance)
• Profile at fiawtcc.com