| Matteo De Palo | |
| Nationality: |  Italian |
| Full Name: | Matteo De Palo |
| Birth Date: | 8 November 2007 |
| Birth Place: | Rome, Italy |
| Current Series: | Formula Regional European Championship |
| First Year: | 2024 |
| Current Team: | Saintéloc Racing |
| Car Number: | 2 |
| Starts: | 2 (2 entries) |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Podiums: | 0 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Best Finish: | TBD |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Prev Series: | FR Middle East Championship F4 British Championship F4 Spanish Championship Italian F4 Championship |
| Prev Series Years: | 2024 2023 2023 2023 |
Matteo De Palo (born 8 November 2007) is an Italian racing driver who is currently racing in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with Saintéloc Racing. He previously competed in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship with Campos Racing, finishing fifth overall.
De Palo made his car racing debut at the second round in Circuit Ricardo Tormo during the 2023 Formula Winter Series.[1] He won the first race on debut, while taking both poles for the round.[2]
In July 2022, De Palo took part in a scouting camp conducted by the Ferrari Driver Academy.[3]
De Palo joined Campos Racing for the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship.[4] He took his only Spanish F4 win of the year, during the first round in Spa-Francorchamps, after original winner Valerio Rinicella received a penalty for track limits.[5] A further podium came the next round in Aragón where he finished third from pole.[6] However, he would next stand on the podium during the penultimate round at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, scoring a double podium.[7] Despite only four podiums, his consistent points scoring saw him fifth in the standings, with 171 points.
De Palo took part in the opening round of the 2023 Italian F4 Championship with R-ace GP at Imola.[8] With ten points, De Palo was ranked 20th in the standings.[9]
De Palo made a cameo appearance in two rounds during the 2023 F4 British Championship.[10]
For 2024, De Palo was promoted to the Formula Regional European Championship with Saintéloc Racing.[11] Before that, he partook in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with the team in the first two rounds.[12] He scored two points finishes with the highest being a seventh, putting him 18th in the standings.[13]
| Season | Series | Team | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | NC | ||
| 2017 | WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 32nd | ||
| 46° Trofeo Delle Industrie — 60 Mini | Energy Corse | 10th | ||
| WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | 8th | |||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | 12th | |||
| ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | ASD Giugliano Kart | 25th | ||
| 2018 | 29° Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | NC | ||
| Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 14th | |||
| ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | 26th | |||
| 2019 | 24° South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK | AV Racing | 4th | |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 28th | |||
| WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | NC | |||
| WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | NC | |||
| ROK Cup Superfinal — Junior ROK | KGT Motorsport | 4th | ||
| 48° Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJ | 16th | |||
| WSK Open Cup — OKJ | NC | |||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 33rd | |||
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | KGT Motorsport | 15th | |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | NC | |||
| 25° South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | 10th | |||
| CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy | 5th | |||
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | Ward Racing | 51st | ||
| 31° Andrea Margutti — X30 Junior | Mixauto Motorsport | 8th | ||
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 24th | |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 14th | |||
| WSK Open Cup — OK | 31st | |||
| Champions of the Future — OKJ | 31st | |||
| FIA Karting European Championship — Junior | 30th | |||
| 2022 | Champions of the Future – Winter Series — OK | Kart Republic Motorsport | 15th | |
| FIA Karting European Championship — OK | 42nd | |||
| Source:[14] | ||||
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Formula Winter Series | Campos Racing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 6th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 171 | 5th | ||
| Italian F4 Championship | R-ace GP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20th | |
| F4 British Championship | Phynsis by Argenti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th | |
| 2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Saintéloc Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 16th* | ||
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