Luca Ghiotto (born 24 February 1995) is an Italian racing driver who most recently raced in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for DAMS. He is currently the simulator driver for the Nissan Formula E Team.
Career
Karting
Born in Arzignano, Ghiotto entered karting in 2008, when he took the title in the KF3 class of the Champions Cup, before he finished fourth the following year. Ghiotto remained in the KF3 category until the end of 2010.
Formula Abarth
In 2011, Ghiotto made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the Formula Abarth series for Prema Powerteam. He finished ninth in the Italian Series standings with a single podium at Misano, while in the European Series he finished sixth with four podiums. He contested a sophomore campaign with the same team in 2012, improving to runner-up spots in both championships.
Formula Renault
Ghiotto remained with Prema, as they moved to the 2-litre Formula Renault machinery to compete in the final rounds of Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC at the end of 2012. For 2013, Ghiotto had full-time campaigns in both Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, staying with Prema. He took a podium finish at Le Castellet, as well as a victory at Spa, and finished ninth in the final championship standings. In the Alps series, he scored five wins and finished as runner-up to teammate Antonio Fuoco. Also he won the main race of the Formula Renault 2.0 Pau Trophy.
Ghiotto graduated to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2014, competing for International Draco Racing.
GP3 Series
2014
Ghiotto made his debut in 2014, with Trident, at Spa, taking pole position on his debut.
2015
He remained with Trident for 2015, taking five victories in the season, but losing the title to Esteban Ocon by eight points.
GP2 Series
In February 2016, it was announced that Ghiotto would be graduating to the series, whilst continuing his collaboration with Trident. After a shaky start to the season, he claimed his first victory at the sprint race in Sepang and finished eighth in the overall standings.
FIA Formula 2 Championship
2017
In , Ghiotto switched to Russian Time. He took one victory that season and finished fourth in the championship. Originally, he won both races in Monza, but was denied the feature race win due to leaving the track after having avoiding contact with Nyck de Vries and Charles Leclerc. After Ghiotto was stripped of his win, the victory was given to his country-mate Antonio Fuoco.
2018
In , he drove for Campos Racing alongside Israeli Roy Nissany. He took four podiums and finished 8th in the championship.
