Simone Cimorelli

Simone CImorelli is an Italian racing driver. Cimorelli debuted for Nio in 2020 in Formula International, but was the only driver that failed to score a single point. In 2021, he raced for newcomers Alpine, but was last in the standings with only 2 points. From 2022 to 2024, he will become a major replacement driver, racing ocassionaly for various teams such as BMW Andretti and Tesla Dragon, failing to score points. He was inactive in 2025 before racing again as a substitute in 2026 for Audi for a while, failing to score points. In 2027, he returned to Tesla Dragon as a substitute for the injured Josephin Yashin, and in the last race he scored his first ever podium. In 2028, with the sudden promotion of reigning champion Roman Massey to Mercedes mid-season as a result of the death of Ivan Marincic, Cimorelli raced for Nissan for the rest of the season. On his first race for Nissan, he also scored his first ever race win, and overall finished 7th with 89 points. For 2029, he got a permanent ride at Mercedes, and despite a turbulent year for the manufacturer, Cimorelli scored the team's only two podiums. In 2030, he was drafted by Alpha Tauri and signed for the upcoming year, joining Formula Earth for the first ever time, signalling his redemption from his early poor years. On his first season, he failed to score points, but was actually faster than highly rated starlet Temirzhan Ershin, finishing 21st.