Francesco Virgolini

Francesco Virgolini is an Italian racing driver. Virgolini debuted in Formula International in 2021 for the struggling Porsche team, and obviously struggled for points. In 2022, he was picked up by BMW Andretti, where he performed well at the midfield. At the same year, he also entered in Formula Earth for 3 races in Prema, replacing Marco Aurelio who was replacing the injured Charles Leclerc at Ferrari. In 2023, he moved to Virgin, where he scored his first ever podium and in 2024 he moved to Venturi, staying until 2025. In 2025 he also scored his first and only win in Formula International. He was dropped in the end despite being the best driver of the team and moved to Geely Nio. With the Chinese he raced from 2026 to 2029, and in 2030 he announced that he will race for one more year before leaving the series due to age restrictions.