Zero7 Racing
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Zero7 Racing
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Information
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| Founding date | June 2023 |
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| Country |  Italy
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| Team manager | Fabio Ponta Jermain Palladino Luigi Nespolino Lorenzo Castellani |
| Simulations | iRacing Le Mans Ultimate |
Sponsors
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| Gennaretti | |
| SimRaceLab | |
| Velocitas Imperium | |
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Links
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History
Zero7 Racing was established in June 2023 by Fabio Ponta, Jermain Palladino and Luigi Nespolino with the mission of bringing Italian excellence to top-tier sim‑racing championships worldwide.
During the combined 2023-2024 period, the team achieved rapid success across multiple series:
- ACI eSports GT4 - Italian Championship - Alessandro Quintaiè clinched the overall GT4 title in the debut season.
- 24H Series Esports (GT4) - secured a victory at Silverstone, a 3rd-place finish in the Germany round, a 2nd-place finish in the USA round, and concluded the season 6th in the overall standings with Alessio Bernardini and Alessandro Quintaiè.
- Platinum Endurance Championship (Seasons 4 & 5) - Dominated both editions, winning the overall team classification with seven victories, plus an additional 2nd and 3rd place on the podium, alongside Alessandro Bernardini, Alex Caon, Lorenzo Castellani, Luigi Nespolino and Fabio Ponta.
- Anti Stall Racing IMSA Series (Season 6) - Fabio Ponta achieved six GT3 Pro wins (Rounds 1, 2, 4, 7, 8), and Davide Favaro took a GTP class victory at Portimão.
- IMSA Esports Global Championship - Qualified through the official qualifiers and completed the full championship campaign in the McLaren 720S GT3 Evo.
- Special Events (2024) - Victory at the Daytona 24: 3rd split, 4th overall with the Ferrari 296 GT3 lineup.
In 2025, Zero7 Racing continued to shine on the endurance stage:
- Majors24 (2025) - Top Split, 3rd position in GTP class with the Acura ARX-06 GTP.
- Special Events (2025) - Victory at Bathurst 12: 2nd split, 11th overall; podium at Sebring 12: 3rd split, 9th overall in the Acura NSX GT3.
- Creventic Endurance Series - Championship still in progress; leading the GT3 standings with a win at Mugello 12h, a podium at Spa 12h and a 2nd place at Misano 12h.
- World GT Championship (GT3 Pro Team) - Secured the Teams’ title with consistent podiums from Alessio Bonino, Lorenzo Castellani and Alex Caon across the full 22-round season.
Driver Roster
Inactive Drivers
| Name | Join date |
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| Marco Marozzi
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06/2023 |
| Alessandro Izzo
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06/2023 |
| Gianpaolo Filippo Cristini
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06/2023 |
| Amos Petrosso
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06/2023 |
| Alessandro Puoti
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06/2023 |
| Guido Scarabottini
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05/2024 |
| Andrea Di Natale
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06/2024 |
| Andrea Tironi
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06/2024 |
Former Drivers
| Name | Join date | Leave date | New team |
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| Marco Testani
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06/2023 | 06/2024 | |
| Alessandro Quintaiè
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06/2023 | 06/2025 | Grid-and-Go eSports |
| Michele Sangalli
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06/2023 | 06/2025 | North Sim Racing |
Team Staff
| Name | Join date | Series |
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| Andrea Tufariello
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2023 | |
| Dino Lombardi
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2024 |
Special Events Results
Majors24 Top Split
| Year | No. | Team | Car | Class | Drivers | Pos |
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| 2025 | 07 | Zero7 Racing | Acura ARX-06 GTP | GTP | Lorenzo Castellani |
3rd |
| Davide Favaro
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 Yosgart Alejo
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| Adolfo Perez
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Sebring12 - Main Slot
| Year | No. | Team | Car | Class | Drivers | Pos | Split | Overall |
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| 2025 | 07 | Zero7 Racing x SimRaceLab | Acura NSX GT3 | GT3 | Lorenzo Castellani |
3rd | 2 | 9th |
| Alessio Bonino
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| Alex Caon
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Bathurst12 - Main Slot
| Year | No. | Team | Car | Class | Drivers | Pos | Split | Overall |
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| 2025 | 07 | Zero7 Racing x SimRaceLab | Acura NSX GT3 | GT3 | Lorenzo Castellani |
1st | 2 | 11th |
| Alessio Bonino
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| Alex Caon
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Daytona24 - Main Slot
| Year | No. | Team | Car | Class | Drivers | Pos | Split | Overall |
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| 2024 | 07 | Zero7 Racing GT | Ferrari 296 GT3 | IMSA23 | Dino Lombardi |
1st | 3 | 4th |
| Alessio Bernardini
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| Alessandro Puoti
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| Lorenzo Castellani
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| Alex Caon
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Championships Results
Creventic Endurance Series
| Year | Team | Class | Round | Points | Pos | ||||
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| Mugello 12h
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 SPA 12h
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Misano 12h
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 Magny-Cours 12h
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 Barcelona 24h
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| 2025 | Zero7 Racing x SimRaceLab | GT3 | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 727 | 1st | ||
World GT Championship (WGTC)
| Season | Team | No. | Driver | Car | Class | Round | Standings | Team Standings | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Points | Pos | Points | Pos | ||||||
| 17 | Zero7 Racing | 33 | Alessio Bonino
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Acura NSX GT3 | GT3 Pro | 6th | 13th | 3rd | 16th | 9th | 39th | 7th | 10th | 6th | 14th | 10th | 6th | 38th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 8th | 30th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 17th | 1630 | 7th | 3805 | 1st |
| 5 | Lorenzo Castellani
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Acura NSX GT3 | GT3 Pro | 24th | 17th | 2nd | 9th | 3rd | 11th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 4th | 16th | 8th | 2nd | 14th | 8th | 11th | 9th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 19th | 1st | 1678 | 6th | ||||
| 95 | Alex Caon
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Acura NSX GT3 | GT3 Pro | 11th | 7th | 8th | 20th | 10th | 2nd | 8th | 3rd | 33th | 3rd | 14th | 7th | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 4th | 9th | 2nd | 4th | 11th | 1715 | 4th | ||||
| Zero7 Racing x SimRaceLab | 912 | Alessandro Torchio
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Acura NSX GT3 | GT3 Pro-AM | - | - | 11th | 16th | 8th | 9th | 11th | 16th | 1st | 8th | 16th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 13th | 10th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1148 | 5th | |||
IMSA Esports Global Championship
| Year | Team | No. | Driver | Car | Class | Round | Points | Pos | |||
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| 2024-2025 | Zero7 Racing | 107 | Alessio Bonino
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McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | GTD | 20th | 25th | 15th | 23rd | 422 | 22th |
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24H SERIES ESPORTS
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| 2023-2024 | 407 | Zero7 Racing | Alessio Bernardini
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GT4 | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 11th | 3rd | 12th | 77 | 6th |
| Alessandro Quintaiè
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Platinum Endurance Championship
| Season | No. | Team | Round | Team Standings | |||||||
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| Drivers | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Points | Pos. | |||
| 5 | 201 | Zero7 Racing | Alessio Bernardini
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GT3 Pro | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 194 | 1st |
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| Lorenzo Castellani
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| 4 | 201 | Zero7 Racing | Alessio Bernardini
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GT3 Pro | 1st | 3rd | 10th | 1st | 1st | 142 | 1st |
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| Luigi Nespolino
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| Fabio Ponta
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Additional Wins by Year
2024
| Ferrari GT3 Challenge 24S04 | Overall | GT3 | Luigi Nespolino
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| Anti Stall Racing IMSA Series Season 6 | Overall | GT3 Pro | Fabio Ponta
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| Anti Stall Racing IMSA Series Season 6 | Round 8 - Le Mans | GT3 Pro | Fabio Ponta
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| Anti Stall Racing IMSA Series Season 6 | Round 7 - Portimao | GT3 Pro | Fabio Ponta
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| Anti Stall Racing IMSA Series Season 6 | Round 7 - Portimao | GTP | Davide Favaro
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| Anti Stall Racing IMSA Series Season 6 | Round 4 - Nurburgring | GT3 Pro | Fabio Ponta
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| Anti Stall Racing IMSA Series Season 6 | Round 2 - Barcelona | GT3 Pro | Fabio Ponta
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| Anti Stall Racing IMSA Series Season 6 | Round 1 - Red Bull Ring | GT3 Pro | Fabio Ponta
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| Anti Stall Racing IMSA Series Season 4 | Round 6 - Red Bull Ring | GTP Pro | Lorenzo Zoffoli
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| Apex Racing League GT3 Trophy Season 7 | Round 8/1 - Sebring | GT3 Pro | Alessandro Puoti
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| Anti Stall Racing IMSA Series Season 4 | Round 2 - Mugello | GTP Pro | Lorenzo Zoffoli
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2023
| ACI eSports GT4 - Italian Championship | Overall | GT4 | Alessandro Quintaiè
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| Falken Tyre Sports Car Challenge 23S04 | Overall | GT4 | Alessandro Puoti
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| ACI eSports TCR - Italian Championship | Round 4/2 - Oulton Park | TCR | Fabio Ponta
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| ACI eSports GT4 - Italian Championship | Round 4 - Aragon | GT4 | Alessandro Quintaiè
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| ACI eSports GT4 - Italian Championship | Round 3 - Nurburgring | GT4 | Alessio Bernardini
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| ACI eSports GT4 - Italian Championship | Round 2 - Jerez | GT4 | Alessandro Quintaiè
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| ARL Prototype Championship Season 6 | Round 2 - SPA | LMDh Am | Davide Favaro
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| Falken Tyre Sports Car Challenge 23S03 | Overall | GT4 | Alessandro Puoti
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