Vito Postiglione (born 28 February 1977) is an Italian racing driver who was the winner of the Ferrari Challenge and Ferrari Challenge World Final in 2007 and of the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy in 2012. He also won the Vallelunga 6 Hours in 2003. During his career, Postiglione drove for many racing teams and cars, including Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Renault.
Early life and career Postiglione was born in Potenza, the capital of the Italian region of Basilicata in Southern Italy, on 28 February 1977. He won the Italian Renault Mégane Winter Trophy in 1998. He then finished runner-up in the main series in 1999 and won the trophy the following year. He moved up to the Renault Clio Sport Eurocup and was runner-up in his first season in 2001. He finished fifth in 2002 and third in 2003, a year that saw him winning in his class (a BMW M3) the annual Vallelunga 6 Hours.
After finishing fourth in the Clio Eurocup in 2004, Postiglione moved to the Italian Ferrari Challenge for 2005. He finished third in 2005, was runner-up in 2006, and won the series in 2007. He also completed in the Ferrari Challenge World Final in these years, finishing third in 2005, second in 2006, and won it in 2007. He moved to the Italian GT Championship in 2008, driving a Ferrari F430 GT2. Postiglione made his World Touring Car Championship debut with Proteam Motorsport in 2009, driving a BMW 320si. During his career as of 2026, he respectively started and entered 256 and 257 races, with a record of 42 wins, 116 podiums, 35 pole positions, and 39 fastest laps, for an overall record of 16.4% and 45.3% race wins and podiums.
Personal life Postiglione lives with his wife Chiara and his son Luigi. He enjoys playing indoor American football.
Racing record
Complete World Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2009 Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si BRA1 BRA2 MEX1 MEX2 MAR1 MAR2 FRA1 FRA2 ESP1 ESP2 CZE1 CZE2 POR1 POR2 GBR1 GBR2 GER1 GER2 ITA1 ITA2 JPN1 JPN2 MAC1 MAC2 NC 0
References
External links Official website (in Italian) Vito Postiglione at Motorsport Stats (in English)