Matteo Pellegrino has reached an agreement with Vergani Racing to compete in the World Series Light 2004 championship.

The race car driver from Ravenna (Italy) has decided to build on the experience he accumulated last year in the same championship with RC Motorsport.

After his first experinces in Karting, Matteo made his debut in a single seater when he was only 16. He competed in Formula Campus and finished in a satisfying eighth place

The Tatuus single seaters represent the next step.  Pellegrino, who wasn’t 18 years old, partecipated in the Italian Formula Renault championship (2001-2002). 2003 was an important year for Matteo, he competed with the RC Motorsport team in a very challenging World Series Light.  Pelligrino took sixth place in his debut year. He constantly chalked  up points (93 in all) and went on the podium 3 times. During the same year, he also participated  in 2  races in  the Euro 3000 Series.

The objective for 2004 is to capitalize on the experience he acquired and to move up on the race car driver’s classification.

Matteo Pellegrino will make his debut on board the Vergani Racing’s Dallara during the test sessions set on March 5th in Barcelona and on March 8 & 9, in Jarama.

Matteo Pellegrino

"I’m very satisfied with the agreement that I have reached with Vergani Racing.

"The team believes in my potential and I surely don’t want to disappoint them. The 2003 season  was useful for me to gain some confidence with the car and the tracks. Now I have to start thinking  like a leader and   need to fight fot the first positions.  In a few days , I will be attending the test sessiona dn I can’t wiat  to get back on track  to preprare for the season"