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Italian rally driver and businessman
Lorenzo Bertelli
Lorenzo Bertelli competing at the 2015 Rally Poland.
Personal information
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1988-05-10) 10 May 1988 (age 36)
World Rally Championship record
Active years2011–2017, 2019, 2021-present
TeamsFWRT s.r.l.
Rallies63
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points15
First rally2011 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
Last rally2024 Rally Sweden
Bertelli competing in the 2015 Monte Carlo Rally

Lorenzo Bertelli (born 10 May 1988) is an Italian businessman in the fashion industry and a rally driver. He is the son of Prada majority owners, fashion designer Miuccia Prada and her husband, the businessman Patrizio Bertelli.

Biography

Racing career

In rally he occasionally competes as a privateer in the World Rally Championship and made his series debut during the 2011 season at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna.

In May 2013, he took the wheel of the Ford Fiesta RRC, with which he secured his first victory in the WRC-2 at the 2014 Rally Sardegna and four further podiums on his way to third in the championship.

In 2015, he made his debut in the WRC proper. Bertelli was involved in a crash in Portugal that resulted in him criticising the organisers over their safety protocols; claims that were rebuked by the WRC Commission.

During the 2016 season, he competed again in the WRC World Championship, finishing 22nd overall with 5 points earned, in Mexico and Australia. In 2017, he competed in the Rally Sweden with an old Fiesta RS WRC, retiring, and switched to the new Fiesta WRC in the Rally Mexico, finishing 16th. He also competed in the Rally Argentina, retiring due to gearbox problems. In 2018, he did not compete in the World Championship.

In 2019, he returned to the WRC on the Fiesta WRC of the M-Sport Ford WRT team, finishing the Rally Sweden in 20th position and the Rally Chile in 13th position. He then skipped 2020 to return in 2021, still with the M-Sport Fiesta. He competed in the Arctic Rally Finland finishing only 51st and the Safari Rally Kenya finishing 11th.

In 2022, he competed in the Rally New Zealand with the new Ford Puma Rally1 of M-Sport, finishing in 7th position, his best result ever, earning 6 points and finishing 25th in the championship.

Business career

Lorenzo Bertelli has been an executive director of Prada since May 2021, having previously held roles at the company as Head of Digital Communication, Group Marketing Director and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility.

Career results

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2011 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE MEX POR JOR ITA
26 		ARG GRE FIN GER AUS FRA ESP
26 		GBR
20 		NC 0
2012 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON
Ret 		SWE MEX ARG
23 		NC 0
Subaru Impreza STi N15 POR
Ret 		GRE
24 		NZL
Ret 		FIN GER ITA
Ret 		ESP
29
Subaru Impreza STi GBR
22 		FRA
2013 Lorenzo Bertelli Subaru Impreza STi N15 MON
Ret 		SWE
20 		MEX
Ret 		POR
Ret 		ARG
Ret 		NC 0
Ford Fiesta RRC GRE
Ret 		ITA
12 		FIN
Ret 		GER AUS FRA
Ford Fiesta R5 ESP
Ret 		GBR
38
2014 FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta R5 MON
12 		SWE
18 		POR
30 		FIN
Ret 		GER
50 		ESP
Ret 		GBR
12 		23rd 2
Lorenzo Bertelli Ford Fiesta RRC MEX
13
FWRT s.r.l. ARG
13 		ITA
9 		POL AUS
14 		FRA
2015 FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
68 		SWE
Ret 		MEX
Ret 		ARG
18 		POR
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		POL
16 		FIN
10 		GER
DNS 		AUS
18 		FRA
Ret 		ESP
Ret 		GBR
10 		29th 2
2016 FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
Ret 		SWE
Ret 		MEX
8 		ARG
13 		POR
WD 		ITA
Ret 		POL
12 		FIN
Ret 		GER
WD 		CHN
C 		FRA
17 		ESP
11 		GBR
15 		AUS
10 		22nd 5
2017 FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE
Ret 		NC 0
M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC MEX
16 		FRA ARG
Ret 		POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR AUS
2018 FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta WRC MON SWE
WD 		MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS NC 0
2019 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON SWE
20 		MEX FRA ARG CHL
13 		POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C 		NC 0
2021 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON ARC
51 		CRO POR ITA KEN
11 		EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ NC 0
2022 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON SWE
WD 		CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN BEL GRE NZL
7 		ESP JPN 25th 6
2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 MON SWE
14 		MEX CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN NC* 0*

* Season still in progress.

PWRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points
2012 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON
Ret 		MEX ARG
8 		10th 24
Subaru Impreza STi N15 GRE
5 		NZL
Ret 		GER ITA
Ret 		ESP
5

WRC-2 results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Points
2013 Lorenzo Bertelli Subaru Impreza STi N15 MON
Ret 		SWE MEX
Ret 		POR ARG
Ret 		21st 15
Ford Fiesta RRC GRE
Ret 		ITA
3 		FIN GER AUS FRA
Ford Fiesta R5 ESP
Ret 		GBR
11
2014 FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta R5 MON
2 		SWE
6 		GBR
2 		3rd 103
Lorenzo Bertelli Ford Fiesta RRC MEX
2 		POR
FWRT s.r.l. ARG
4 		ITA
1 		POL FIN GER AUS
4 		FRA ESP

WRC-Trophy results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Points
2017 FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE
Ret 		MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR AUS NC 0

References

  1. Shacki. "Lorenzo Bertelli - rally profile eWRC-results.com". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  2. "Bertelli lascia la Subaru e passa alla Ford Fiesta RRC". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
  3. "WRC Commission president slams Lorenzo Bertelli's Portugal claims". Autosport. 4 June 2015.
  4. "Board of Directors". Prada Group.
  5. "Lorenzo Bertelli is part of the BoF 500". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 2023-02-09.

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