{{short description|Racing driver from Argentina}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Diego Ciantini | image = Diego_Ciantini_2022.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = Ciantini in 2022 | nationality = {{flag|ARG|name=Argentine}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|7|21|df=y}} | birth_place = Balcarce, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | death_date = | death_place = | retired = | relatives = | last_series = Turismo Carretera | years_active = 2020–present | teams = Renault Sport Torino Team<br>JP Carrera<br>Di Meglio Motorsport<br>LRD Performance | starts = 52 | wins = 1 (Finals)<br>3 (Heats) | poles = 1 | fastest_laps = 2 | best_finish = 10th | year = 2020 | prev_series = Fórmula Metropolitana<br>TC2000 Series<br>{{nowrap|Italian F4 Championship}}<br>ADAC Formula 4<br>TC Mouras<br>TC Pista<br>Súper TC 2000<br>TC Pick Up | prev_series_years = 2014–2015<br>2015, 2017<br>2016<br>2016<br>2017<br>2018–2019<br>2020<br>2021–2023 | titles = TC Pista | title_years = 2019 | awards = | award_years = }}
'''Diego José Ciantini''' (born 21 July 1998) is a racing driver from Argentina.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://actc.org.ar/tc/pilotos/2023/diego-ciantini_6464.html|title=DIEGO CIANTINI|publisher=Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera|accessdate=5 October 2023}}</ref>
==Biography== Ciantini began racing in low-level Argentine open-wheeler series in 2014, before stepping up to the second tier of domestic touring cars in 2015. In 2016 he moved to Europe to contest Formula 4 in Italy and Germany with Jenzer Motorsport, finishing on the podium once at Imola in a red-flag finish caused by an accident he was involved in.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2016/06/juan-manuel-correa-collects-maiden-win-final-imola-race/|title=Juan Manuel Correa collects Maiden win at Final Imola Race|publisher=The Checkered Flag|date=1 June 2016}}</ref> He moved back to Argentina in 2017 and joined the Turismo Carretera pyramid, competing in TC Mouras and finishing ninth with two wins before stepping up to TC Pista in 2018, winning the championship the following season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.minutobalcarce.com.ar/diego-ciantini-es-el-campeon-del-tc-pista-y-correra-en-el-turismo-carretera/|title=Diego Ciantini es el campeón del TC Pista y correrá en el Turismo Carretera|language=Spanish|publisher=Minuto Balcarce|date=1 December 2019}}</ref>
Ciantini advanced to Turismo Carretera in 2020, scoring a top-five at Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez but failing to qualify for the playoffs. He also returned to touring cars at the end of the year, competing in the last four rounds of Súper TC 2000 and scoring a podium in Paraná.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motoresapleno.com.ar/2021/01/super-tc2000-en-parana-carrera-victoria-de-rossi-que-lo-acerca-al-campeonato/|title=Super TC2000 en Paraná – Carrera: Victoria de Rossi que lo acerca al campeonato.|language=Spanish|publisher=Motores a Plano|date=17 January 2021}}</ref> He won his first Turismo Carretera race at Autódromo Provincia de La Pampa in 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.solotc.com.ar/ciantini-gano-final-tc-toay-hoy-turismo-carretera-2023/|title=Ciantini ganó la carrera especial del TC en Toay|language=Spanish|publisher=SoloTC|date=26 March 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life== Ciantini comes from a potato farming and producing family.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://visionauto.com.ar/el-ciantini-productor-de-papas/|title=El Ciantini productor de papas|publisher=Vision Auto|language=Spanish|accessdate=28 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3VrZ7fzODs|title=Otra mirada al TC junto a José "Bocha" Ciantini|publisher=Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera on YouTube|language=Spanish|date=27 August 2024}}</ref> His father, {{ill|José Ciantini|es}}, raced in Turismo Carretera between 1993 and 2012, winning three Finals for Dodge.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.clarin.com/deportes/automovilismo/historia-ciantini-padre-hijo-comparten-auto_0_SJw-w2Nug.html|title=La historia de los Ciantini, padre e hijo que comparten un auto|language=Spanish|publisher=Clarín|date=6 February 2017}}</ref>
==Career results== ===Summary=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Season ! Series ! Position ! Car ! Team |- ! 2014 | Fórmula Metropolitana |style="text-align:center"| 29th | Crespi–Renault | Scuderia Ramini |- !rowspan=2| 2015 | Fórmula Metropolitana |style="text-align:center; background:#ffdf9f;"| '''3rd''' | Crespi–Renault | WCC Squadra |- | TC2000 Series |style="text-align:center"| 20th | Honda Civic Mk.9 | PSG-16 Team |- !rowspan=2| 2016 | Italian F4 Championship |style="text-align:center"| 20th | rowspan="2" | Tatuus–Abarth F4 T-014 | rowspan="2" | Jenzer Motorsport |- | {{nowrap|ADAC Formula 4 Championship}} |style="text-align:center"| NC |- !rowspan=2| 2017 | TC Mouras |style="text-align:center"| 9th | Chevrolet Coupé SS | JP Carrera |- | TC2000 Series |style="text-align:center"| 13th | Chevrolet Cruze J300<br>Chevrolet Cruze J400 | Pro Racing |- ! 2018 | TC Pista |style="text-align:center"| 4th | Chevrolet Coupé SS | JP Carrera |- ! 2019 | TC Pista |style="text-align:center; background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st''' | Chevrolet Coupé SS | Las Toscas Racing<br>JP Carrera |- ! 2020 | Turismo Carretera |style="text-align:center"| 19th | Torino Cherokee | {{nowrap|Renault Sport Torino Team}} |- ! nowrap| 2020–21 | Súper TC2000 |style="text-align:center"| 20th | Honda Civic Mk.10<br>Toyota Corolla E210 | RAM Racing Factory<br>Midas Carrera Team |- !rowspan=2| 2021 | Turismo Carretera |style="text-align:center"| 22nd | Dodge Cherokee | JP Carrera |- | TC Pick Up |style="text-align:center"| 15th | Fiat Toro<br>Toyota Hilux | Midas Carrera Team |- !rowspan=2| 2022 | Turismo Carretera |style="text-align:center"| 25th | Dodge Cherokee<br>Chevrolet Coupé SS | Di Meglio Motorsport<br>LRD Performance |- | TC Pick Up |style="text-align:center"| 24th | Toyota Hilux | Midas Carrera Team |- !rowspan=2| 2023 | Turismo Carretera |style="text-align:center"| | Chevrolet Coupé SS | JP Carrera |- | TC Pick Up |style="text-align:center"| | Volkswagen Amarok | JP Carrera |}
=== Complete Italian F4 Championship results === (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" |- ! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! DC ! Points |- | 2016 ! nowrap| Jenzer Motorsport |style="background:#cfcfff"| MIS<br>1<br>{{small|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf"| MIS<br>2<br>{{small|10}} |MIS<br>3 |style="background:#efcfff"| MIS<br>4<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| ADR<br>1<br>{{small|16}} |style="background:#dfffdf"| ADR<br>2<br>{{small|9}} |ADR<br>3 |style="background:#cfcfff"| ADR<br>4<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#dfffdf"| IMO1<br>1<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#dfffdf"| IMO1<br>2<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#ffdf9f"| IMO1<br>3<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#efcfff"| MUG<br>1<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| MUG<br>2<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| MUG<br>3<br>{{small|18}} |style="background:#efcfff"| VAL<br>1<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| VAL<br>2<br>{{small|16}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| VAL<br>3<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#dfffdf"| IMO2<br>1<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#efcfff"| IMO2<br>2<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| IMO2<br>3<br>{{small|15}} |style="background:#efcfff"| MNZ<br>1<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| MNZ<br>2<br>{{small|20}} |style="background:#ffffff"| MNZ<br>3<br>{{small|DNS}} ! 20th ! 33.5 |- |}
=== Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results === (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Entrant ! 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 |- | 2016 ! nowrap| Jenzer Motorsport |OSC1<br>1 |OSC1<br>2 |OSC1<br>3 |SAC<br>1 |SAC<br>2 |SAC<br>3 |style="background:#CFCFFF"| LAU<br>1<br>{{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF"| LAU<br>2<br>{{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF"| LAU<br>3<br>{{small|18}} |OSC2<br>1 |OSC2<br>2 |OSC2<br>3 |style="background:#CFCFFF"| RBR<br>1<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF"| RBR<br>2<br>{{small|30}} |style="background:#EFCFFF"| RBR<br>3<br>{{small|Ret}} |NÜR<br>1 |NÜR<br>2 |NÜR<br>3 |ZAN<br>1 |ZAN<br>2 |ZAN<br>3 |style="background:#CFCFFF"| HOC<br>1<br>{{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF"| HOC<br>2<br>{{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF"| HOC<br>3<br>{{small|28}} ! 36th ! 0 |}
===Turismo Carretera results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Numbers in {{sup|superscript}} indicate heat race results) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Pts |- | 2018 ! JP Carrera ! Chevrolet Coupé SS |style="background:#;"| VIE |style="background:#;"| NEU |style="background:#;"| SLU |style="background:#;"| CDU |style="background:#;"| POS |style="background:#;"| CCD |style="background:#;"| TRH |style="background:#;"| RAF |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BUA<br>8 |style="background:#;"| PAR |style="background:#;"| VMC |style="background:#;"| TOA |style="background:#;"| OLA |style="background:#;"| SJV |style="background:#;"| SNI ! {{tooltip|IE|Ineligible to score points as a guest driver}} ! - |- | 2020 ! Trotta Racing Team ! Torino Cherokee |style="background:#dfffdf;"| VIE<br>8{{sup|4}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NEU<br>27{{sup|8}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| SNI1<br>40{{sup|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNI2<br>18{{sup|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BUA1<br>7{{sup|3}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| SNI3<br>36{{sup|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| LPL1<br>7{{sup|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| LPL2<br>8{{sup|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BUA2<br>5{{sup|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SJV1<br>27{{sup|11}} |style="background:#;"| SJV2<br>WD |colspan=4| ! 19th ! 206 |- | 2021 ! JP Carrera ! Dodge GTX Cherokee |style="background:#dfffdf;"| LPL<br>27{{sup|15}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| BUA<br>35{{sup|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNI1<br>17{{sup|7}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| CDU<br>2{{sup|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| PAR<br>31{{sup|16}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNI2<br>36{{sup|15}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CCD<br>5{{sup|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SJV1<br>21 |style="background:#efcfff;"| SJV2<br>36{{sup|13}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POS<br>27{{sup|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| RAF<br>9{{sup|6}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SLU<br>3{{sup|1}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| VIE<br>39{{sup|4}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| TOA<br>11{{sup|7}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SJV3<br>32{{sup|10}} ! 20th ! 252.75 |- | 2022 ! Di Meglio Motorsport<br>LRD Performance ! Dodge GTX Cherokee<br>Chevrolet Coupé SS |style="background:#efcfff;"| VIE<br>32{{sup|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NEU<br>15{{sup|4}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CDU<br>13{{sup|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| TOA1<br>14{{sup|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| TRH<br>7{{sup|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| RAF<br>22{{sup|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CCD<br>15{{sup|10}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POS<br>12{{sup|6}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| SJV1<br>37 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| PAR<br>38{{sup|8}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| SLU<br>37{{sup|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CMR<br>28{{sup|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNI<br>17{{sup|7}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| TOA2<br>15{{sup|10}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| SJV2<br>31{{sup|7}} ! 25th ! 231.5 |- | 2023 ! JP Carrera ! Chevrolet Coupé SS |style="background:#dfffdf;"| VIE<br>29{{sup|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NEU<br>30{{sup|8}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| TOA1<br>''1'' |style="background:#efcfff;"| ELC<br>36{{sup|4}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CDU<br>4{{sup|''2''}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| TRH<br>2{{sup|''1''}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| RAF1<br>20{{sup|16}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| POS<br>45{{sup|3}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| SJV1<br>52 |style="background:#efcfff;"| BUA<br>45{{sup|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SLU<br>21{{sup|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNI<br>7{{sup|3}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| RAF2<br>43{{sup|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| TOA2<br>31{{sup|16}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SJV2<br>32{{sup|7}} ! 19th ! 235.5 |- | 2024 ! JP Carrera<br>{{nowrap|Canning Motorsports}} ! Chevrolet Coupé SS<br>{{nowrap|Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ELC<br>14{{sup|3}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| VIE<br>31{{sup|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NEU<br>6{{sup|3}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| TOA1<br>2{{sup|1}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| TRH<br>35{{sup|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CDU<br>7{{sup|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| RAF<br>2{{sup|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POS<br>15{{sup|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SJV<br>16 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BUA<br>5{{sup|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SLU<br>4{{sup|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| PAR<br>1{{sup|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNI<br>33{{sup|DSQ}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| TOA2<br>9{{sup|7}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| LPL<br>1{{sup|3}} !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 447.5 |- | 2025 ! Canning Motorsports ! Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| VIE<br>23{{sup|DSQ}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| ELC<br>42{{sup|12}} |style="background:#ffffff;"| NEU<br>C{{sup|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| TOA1<br>7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| TRH<br>20{{sup|16}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| AGC<br>38{{sup|10}} |style="background:#;"| POS |style="background:#;"| CDU |style="background:#;"| SJV |style="background:#;"| BUA |style="background:#;"| SLU |style="background:#;"| SNI |style="background:#;"| PAR |style="background:#;"| TOA2 |style="background:#;"| LPL ! 47th ! 60.5 |} <nowiki>*</nowiki>Season in progress.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{DriverDB driver|diego-ciantini}}
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