Matthew Di Leo Explained

Matthew Di Leo (born March 2, 1995) is a Canadian racing driver from Barrie, Ontario.

After karting, Di Leo began racing in the U.S. F2000 National Championship in 2011 for Brian Stewart Racing. and finished fifth in points with a podium finish in Baltimore. That winter he had finished third in the U.S. F2000 Winterfest. In 2012 he returned to U.S. F2000, this time driving for his own MDL Racing team. He finished ninth in the Winterfest and then finished fourth in points in the main championship, with four podium finishes and was running at the finish of all but one race. During the 2013 winter he competed in the 24 Hours of Dubai and the 2013 U.S. F2000 Winterfest where he finished eighth. On April 9, 2013, he completed his first Firestone Indy Lights test at Buttonwillow Raceway and on April 16 announced that he would compete in the Long Beach Indy Lights race the following weekend.[1] Starting ninth in the ten-car field, he finished fifth in the race.[2]

Racing record

U.S. F2000 National Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2011Brian Stewart RacingSEB
9
SEB
11
STP
4
STP
7
ORP
6
MIL
8
MDO
6
MDO
5
ROA
7
ROA
6
BAL
3
BAL
13
5th174
2012MDL RacingSEB
12
SEB
4
STP
18
STP
3
LOR
8
MDO
7
MDO
2
ROA
2
ROA
4
ROA
5
BAL
3
BAL
6
VIR
7
VIR
21
4th220

Indy Lights

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2013MDL RacingSTPALALBH
5
INDYMILIOWPOCTOR
9
MDO
10
BAL
6
HOU
11
FON9th119
2014MDL RacingSTPLBHALAALAINDINDINDYPOCTOR
6
MDOMDOMILSNMSNM16th28

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=12320&sid=eb50ae15b17de5666d1992f30918b37f Di Leo to Make Debut on Streets of Long Beach
  2. Web site: 2013 Long Beach 100. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. 2013-04-23.