Michele Beretta is born October 22, 1994 in Milan (Italy). His racing career begins only 17 years later with some races in go-kart.

In 2012 Michele partecipates to Federal ACI-CSAI Course in Vallelunga where obtains the license to race, the same year, in the Italian Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth; he drives the Cram Competitionìs Tatuus achieving some good results.

After the first year, Michele Beretta chooses again the Italian Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth series, this time with Euronova racing team. His 2013 score is impressive with 1 win, 1 pole position and 9 podiums: with these results Michele is Vice-champion! In November he partecipates to Federal CSAI Supercourse (1st overall ex-aequo) and, has winning prize for his great season in Formula Abarth, Michele drives the AutoGP racing car in Jerez de la Frontera, achieving great performance.

The 2014 sees Michele Beretta with Eurointernational and 4Motorsport in one of the most prestigious and important racing series in the world, the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, where he got some positive results including a third place (among the Rookies) in the difficult street circuit of Pau.

In 2015 Michele Beretta and 4Motorsport continue in the same series with german team Mucke Motorsport.

After a very positive test with the official Lamborghini team on Huracan GT3 race car, he has been chosen as Junior Driver for 2016 racing season in the Blancpain GT Series, the most important series in the world reserved for GT3 class cars.
In 2017 Michele Beretta graduates Italian GT Champion together Ombra Racing team at the wheel of the Lamborghini Huracan GT3; with the same team he races also in the Blancpain Endurance Cup. During the same season he takes part in some races of Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America getting two podiums with the Prestige Performance / Wayne Taylor Racing team; always overseas, he takes part in the Daytona 24 Hours (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 – Grasser Racing) and in Sebring 12 Hours (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 – Ebimotors). In 2018 he continues on the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 disputing the ADAC GT Masters (Team Rosberg) and the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (Barwell Motorsport). The following year is still under Lamborghini, always in the same championships but respectively within the Grasser Racing and FFF Racing teams; he also debut in the VLN on the Audi R8 LMS GT3 (Phoenix Racing), conquering immediately some results on the podium. In 2020 Beretta is European Le Mans Series champion (GTE class) together with Proton Competition team on Porsche 911 RSR; with the same car he takes part for the first time in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans; at the wheel of the Mercedes AMG GT3 (HRT Haupt Racing) he wins the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Silver Cup), a car in which he also competes in some rounds of the GT World Challenge Europe. In the same year, he joins the Bathurst 1000 (Mercedes AMG GT3 – Black Falcon) while obtaining important results at the wheel of the Audi R8 LMS (Phoenix Racing) in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie. In 2021 Michele takes part in several programs such as GT World Challenge (Mercedes AMG GT3 – HRT Haupt Racing), Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (Audi R8 LMS GT3 – Phoenix Racing) and the prestigious Petit Le Mans (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo – Grasser Racing) but the most important result comes from the International GT Open with the victory of the title together with the VSR team (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo). The following year he was again a protagonist with the team directed by Vincenzo Sospiri in the GT World Challenge and in the Italian GT Championship where he took 2nd place, again at the wheel of the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo; even overseas Beretta reaches the podium together with the KPAX Racing team in the GT World Challenge America. In 2023 he races with Iron Lynx colors at the wheel of a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo2 in the GT World Challenge Europe.

Outside of racetracks, Michele lives in Ello (Italy), he loves music, downhill and skiing. His favourite racetracks are Imola, Spa-Francorchamps and Jerez de la Frontera.

RACING CAREER


2011

Some races in national and international karting events

2012

ACI CSAI Federal Course
Formula ACI CSAI Abarth Italian Championship (Cram Competition)

2013

Vice-Champion in the Formula ACI CSAI Abarth Italian Championship (Euronova)
(1 win, 1 pole position, 9 podiums)

Winner (ex-aequo) of ACI CSAI Federal Supercourse

AutoGP test in Jerez de la Frontera

2014

FIA Formula 3 European Championship (Eurointernational) – 6th in Rookie standing

2015

FIA Formula 3 European Championship (Mucke Motorsport)

GP3 Series (Trident Racing)

6 Hours of Roma (Oregon Team)

2016

Blancpain GT Series (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 – Grasser Racing)

Campione Silver Cup

2017

Italian GT Championship (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 – Ombra Racing)
Blancpain Endurance Cup (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 – Ombra Racing)
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America (Lamborghini Huracan ST – Prestige Performance)
Daytona 24 Hours (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 – Grasser Racing)
Sebring 12 Hours (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 – Ebimotors)

Italian GT Champion

2018

Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 – Barwell Motorsport)
ADAC GT Masters (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 – Team Rosberg)

2019

Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo – FFF Racing Team)
ADAC GT Masters (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo – Grasser Racing Team)
VLN (Audi R8 LMS GT3 – Phoenix Racing)

2020

European Le Mans Series Champion – GTE class (Porsche 911 RSR – Proton Competition)
Le Mans 24 Hours (Porsche 911 RSR – Proton Competition)
GT World Challenge (Mercedes AMG GT3 – HRT Haupt Racing – Winner at 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Silver Cup class)
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (Audi R8 LMS GT3 – Phoenix Racing)
Bathurst 1000 (Mercedes AMG GT3 – Black Falcon)

2021

International GT Open Champion (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo – VSR)
GT World Challenge (Mercedes AMG GT3 – HRT Haupt Racing)
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (Audi R8 LMS GT3 – Phoenix Racing)
Petit Le Mans (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo – Grasser Racing)

2022

Campionato Italiano GT (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo – VSR)
GT World Challenge Europe (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo – VSR)
GT World Challenge America (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo – KPAX Racing)

2023

GT World Challenge Europe (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo2 – Iron Lynx)
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (Audi R8 LMS GT3 – Phoenix Racing)