Alberto Naska

Alberto Naska
Alberto Naska
Personal information
Born	Alberto Fontana; June 14, 1990 (age 33); Turin, Italy
YouTube information
Channel	Alberto Naska;
Genre	Racing;
Subscribers	966 thousand (main channel); 1.14 million (combined)
Total views	348.0 million; 362.4 million (combined)
Creator Awards
	Last updated: 09 April 2024

Alberto Naska
Alberto Naska
Nationality	Italia
Born	Alberto Fontana; June 14, 1990 (age 33); Turin, Italy
FX Pro, Lotus Cup Italy, Mitjet Italian Series career
Debut season	2024, 2023
Current team	Harp Racing #54, PB Racing #54, GRT Motorsport #54
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
Teams	CAAL Racing
Car number	88, 54
Crew chief	Luca Canneori
Starts	0 (EuroNASCAR PRO); 24 (EuroNASCAR 2)
Championships	2
Wins	0 (EuroNASCAR PRO); 7 (EuroNASCAR 2)
Poles	0 (EuroNASCAR PRO); 3 (EuroNASCAR 2)
Fastest laps	0 (EuroNASCAR PRO); 4 (EuroNASCAR 2)
Best finish	2nd in 2022 (EuroNASCAR 2)
Finished last season	6th in 2023 (EuroNASCAR 2)
Previous series
2021–2022	Legend Cars Italia
Championship titles
2023	3- 2012 Abarth Make It Your Race, 2019 Race Attack 1000, 2023 EuroLegend Cup

Alberto Fontana (born 14 June 1990), known professionally as Alberto Naska, is an Italian racing driver, YouTuber, and Internet personality who had competed in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 54 and No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro for CAAL Racing in the EuroNASCAR 2 championship. He competed in EuroLegend Cup with car number 54, together with Heroes Valley team and in Mitjet Italian Series with team GRT Motorsport, sharing his car with Ian Rocca. He also raced as wild card in the Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. In 2024, he is competing in FX Pro Championship and Lotus Cup Italy, organized by Formula X Italian Series and in Mitjet Italian Series, with his historic number 54.

Early life and education[edit]

Alberto Naska was born in Turin, in the Piedmont region, in 1990. In 2012, he graduated in 2012 at the Polytechnic University of Turin as computer engineer,^[2] and moved to Milan the next year where he opened a racing social network and worked as videomaker.^[3]

Racing career[edit]

Naska debuted in 2006 as a virtual racer and won a championship in 2007 year.^{[citation needed]} As a reward, he received the possibility of driving a Formula Renault 2000 Lite on track. In 2012, Naska took part at the Swiss racing reality show Make it Your Race, organized by Abarth and won the Abarth Benelux Trophy in 2013.^{[citation needed]} In 2018, Naska began his amateur motorcycle racing career in the Trofeo Motoestate in the Race Attack 1000 division, where he ended up 5th.^[4] He won the title in 2019;^[5] in 2020, an ankle injury terminated his motorcycle career. Also in 2018, he started his formula racing career in the FormulaX Italian Series championship Formula Predator where he raced until 2021. From 2021, he also raced in the Legend Cars Italia series where he ended 2nd in both the 2021 and 2022 season. In 2022, he announced he would race in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series with the CAAL Racing's number 88 car for that season in the Euronascar 2 division.^[6]^[7] Naska finished his debut season with five wins and a 2nd place overall both in the rookie and in the general standings.^[8]

For the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season, Naska switched to the number 54, still with CAAL Racing. He also raced in the Mitjet Italian Series , sharing car number 54 from GRT Motorsport with Ian Rocca and in EuroLegend Cup, also with car number 54, together with Heroes Valley team. At the first round at Circuit Valencia, he finished 2nd in both Euro Series races behind Vladimiros Tziorzis. At the second round at Brands Hatch, he finished second in Race 1 behind Vladimiros Tziortzis and 3rd in a rainy Race 2 behind Vladimiros Tziortzis and Paul Jouffreau. At the third round at Autodromo Vallelunga, he won Race 1 in front of Paul Jouffreau and Gil Linster; Tziortzis, the championship leader, ended up 4th. Naska finished 2nd in Race 2 behind Jouffreau. At the fourth round at Autodrom Most, he ended up 14th in Race 1 and 1st in Race 2. At the fifth round at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, he took 2nd position in Race 1 and 15th in Race 2; he was now 2nd in the championship 3 points behind Tziortzis, with only the final races at Circuit Zolder still to be raced and with double points awarded. After two unsuccessful races at Circuit Zolder (in Race 1 he collided with Paul Jouffreau in Race 1, while he had reliability issues in Race 2), he ended the season in 6th, 57 points away from the lead, while his EuroNascar Pro teammate Gianmarco Ercoli won the championship with the number 54 car. He ended up 15th in Mitjet Italian Series championship, sharing car number 54 from GRT Motorsport with Ian Rocca (who ended up 31th) after a season tormented by problems. Naska also won the 2023 EuroLegend Cup championship.

In 2024, Naska races in Formula X Italian Series's Championships, FX Pro, and Lotus Cup Italy, and also in Mitjet Italian Series. At the first two races at Mugello, he won Race 2 in Lotus Cup Italy, after concluding Race 1 in 2nd position. In FX Pro category, he concluded Race 1 in 5th position, after having taken pole position. He took 2nd place in Race 2 because of grid inversion of the top-6. He concluded a sort-of-rainy Race 2 in 2nd position, losing the race at the last lap. After the disqualification of Patrik Fraboni, who concluded the race in 1st place at the beginning and whose car was found not conform to technical regulations, Naska inherited the win in Race 2. At the second round, in Varano de Melegari, he ended Race 1 of Formula 4 category with a win, while Race 2 at the second place. In Lotus Cup Italy championship he won both races.

In Mitjet Italian Series, his rivals include amongst others his friend Ian Rocca and EuroLegend Cup contender Davide Gaggianesi. At the first round at Circuit Paul Ricard, he ended Race 1 and 2 in P3, Race 3 in P2 and Race 4 in P6.

Personal life[edit]

In 2016, Naska opened his YouTube channel, which through the years reached over 900,000 followers. In his channel, he makes blogs about his racing career and other experiences outside motorsport.^[9] In 2020, Naska published his autobiographical book Fino all'ultima curva.^[10]

Racing record[edit]

Career summary[edit]

Season	Championship	Team	N° races	N° wins	Pole position	Fastest Laps	N° podiums	Points	Position
2018	MotoEstate - Race Attack 1000	TecnicaMoto	9⁽¹⁾	0	2	1	3	143	5°
2018	FormulaX Italian Series - Trofeo Predator's PC015	SRZ	6	0	1	0	5⁽²⁾	-	-
2019	MotoEstate - Race Attack 1000	TecnicaMoto	9⁽¹⁾	5	2	0	7	174	1°
	FormulaX Italian Series - Trofeo Predator's PC015	SRZ	3⁽³⁾	0	0	0	1	-	-
	Harp Racing	4		0	0	0	1	-	-
	24h di Adria - Ibiza Cup		1	0	0	0	1	-	3°
	TCR DSG Endurance		1	0	0	0	0	-	-
	FormulaX Italian Series - Griiip Italian Series	Harp Racing
2020	Coppa Italia - Superior Cup	TecnicaMoto	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
2020	FormulaX Italian Series - Trofeo Predator's PC015	Harp Racing
2021	FormulaX Italian Series - Trofeo Predator's FX3	Harp Racing	14	3	2	0	8	-	2°
	FormulaX Italian Series - Legend Cars Italia	Heroes Valley	16	8	8	2	9	-	2°
	FormulaX Italian Series - Smart EQ Cup	Merbag Milano	8	0	2	0	1	-	19°
2022	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2	CAAL Racing	12	5	2	3	9	444	2°
	FormulaX Italian Series - Legend Cars Italia	Heroes Valley	11	3	-	-	7	-	2°
	BMW M2 CS Racing Italia		2	0	0	0	0	14	-
	Italian GT Championship - GT4 Endurance		1	0(1)	0(1)	0(1)	0(1)	20	1°
2023	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2	CAAL Racing	12	2	3	1	6	371	6°
	Mitjet Italian Series	GRT Motorsport	10	0	1	0	1	99	15°
	EuroLegend Cup	Heroes Valley	14	3	1	2	8	534	1°
	Italian GT Championship - GT3 Endurance	Nova Race	1	0	0	0	0	2	9°
	FormulaX Italian Series - GT4 Italy	Autorlando Italia	2	1	2	0	2	-	-
2024	FormulaX Italian Series - Formula 4	Harp Racing	4	2	1		1	76	1°
	FormulaX Italian Series - Lotus Cup Italia	PB Racing	4	3	0		2	93	1°
	Mitjet Italian Series	GRT Motorsport	8	1	1	0	6	133.5	2°

1) The second race of the third round of the 2018 Race Attack 1000 championship, in Cervesina, was canceled following a red flag, exposed due to an oil spill along the main straight, due to a failure on D'Ambrosio's motorbike, without having completed the sufficient number of laps to complete the race. The same accident occurred before the second race in Franciacorta, in the first round of the 2019 Race Attack 1000 championship, forcing the cancellation of the race due to lack of sufficient time to fix the track for the start.
2) In Predator 2018 Championship we refer only to category podiums.
3) In Trofeo Predator's 2019 Championship we see only 7 starts in 10 races, with Race 2 in Varano cancelled and two races at Circuito di Adria that have not been raced.

Cars[edit]

Campionato FormulaX Italian Series - Predator's Results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Pt
2018	SRZ	54	Predator PC015	CRE 5	CRE 2	CER -	CER -	VAR -	VAR -									-	-
2018	SRZ		Predator PC010	CRE -	CRE -	CER 2	CER 3	VAR 2	VAR 3									-	-
2019	SRZ		Predator PC015	CRE 5	CRE 4	VAR DNS	VAR 5	VAR -	VAR -	VAR -	VAR -	ADR -	ADR -					-	-
2019	Harp Racing		Predator PC015	CRE -	CRE -	VAR -	VAR -	VAR 6	VAR DNF	VAR 3	VAR -	ADR -	ADR -					-	-
2021	Harp Racing		Predator FX3 PC015	VAR 5	VAR 4	MOD 4	MOD DNF	VAL 5	VAL 4	MIS 1	MIS 3	VAR 2	VAR 2	VAL 1	VAL 2	CER 2	CER 1	2°	-
2024	Harp Racing		FX Pro - Tatuus T014	MUG 5	MUG 1	VAR 1	VAR 2	MAG	MAG	MIS	MIS	VAL	VAL	MUG	MUG	MIS	MIS	1°	76

Campionato Italiano Legend Cars - Results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Pt
2021	Heroes Valley	54	Legend Stock Car	CAS 4	CAS 2	VAR 7	VAR 5	MOD 1	MOD 1	MOD 1	MOD 1	CAS 10	CAS 9	VAR 1	VAR 1	CAS 5	CAS 4	CER 1	CER 1	2°	444

Campionato Italiano Legend Cars - Results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Pt
2022	Heroes Valley	54	Legend Stock Car	VAR 1	VAR 3	MAG 1	MAG 2	MOD 4	MOD 3	VAL 3	VAL 1	CAS 10	CAS DNF	VAR 7	VAR 5	CER TA	CER TA	MON DNS	MON DNS	MUG DNS	MUG DNS	2°

EuroLegend Cup - Results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Pt
2023	Heroes Valley	54	Legend Stock Car	ESP 2	ESP 1	ESP 1	ITA 6	ITA 8	ITA 3	CZE 1	CZE 2	CZE 5	MIS DNF	MIS 2	MIS 4	MIS 4	MIS 3	1°	534

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2 Results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Pt
2022	CAAL Racing	88	Chevrolet Camaro	ESP 2	ESP 2	GBR 1	GBR 2	ITA 1	ITA 5	CZE 1	CZE 1	BEL 24	BEL 5	CRO 2	CRO 3	2°	444
2023	CAAL Racing	54	Chevrolet Camaro	ESP 2	ESP 2	GBR 2	GBR 3	ITA 1	ITA 2	CZE 14	CZE 1	GER 2	GER 15	BEL 18	BEL 19	6°	371

Mitjet Italian Series - Results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos	Pt
2023	GRT Motorsport	54	Mitjet	VAL 10	VAL DNF	MUG DNS	MUG DNS	MON DNF	MON 10	MIS DNS	MIS DNS	HOC 5	HOC 2	15°	99

Mitjet Italian Series - Results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos	Pt
2024	GRT Motorsport	54	Mitjet	PRC 3	PRC 3	PRC 2	PRC 6	VAL 1	VAL 2	VAL 3	VAL 2	PER	PER	PER	PER	MUG	MUG	MUG	MUG	MIS	MIS	MIS	MIS	2°	133.5

Lotus Cup Italia - Results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Pt
2024	PB Racing	54	Lotus Elise	MUG 2	MUG 1	VAR 1	VAR 1	MAG	MAG	MIS	MIS	VAL	VAL	MUG	MUG	MIS	MIS	1°	93

Legend
First place	Third place	No points	Retired	Bold - Pole position. Cursive - Fastest lap.
Second place	Points	Not started	Disqualified	Bold - Pole position. Cursive - Fastest lap.
Time Attack (Results not known)

Motorbikes[edit]

Race Attack 1000 Italian Championship- Results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos	Pt
2018	TecnicaMoto	54	Yamaha R1	FRA 3	FRA 3	VAR 12	VAR 4	CER 5	CER -	FRA 2	FRA DNF	VAR 5	VAR 5	5°	143
2019	TecnicaMoto	54	Yamaha R1	FRA 2	FRA -	VAR DNF	VAR 3	CER 4	CER 1	FRA 1	FRA 1	VAR 1	VAR 1	1°	174

Legend
First place	Third place	No points	Retired	Bold - Pole position. Cursive - Fastest lap.
Second place	Points	Not started	Disqualified	Bold - Pole position. Cursive - Fastest lap.

Awards[edit]

2012 Abarth Make It Your Race – Champion
2013 Abarth Benelux Trophy – Runner-up
2019 Race Attack 1000 – Champion
2021 Legend Cars Italia – Runner-up
2021 Formula Predator – Runner-up
2022 Legend Cars Italia – Runner-up
2022 Euronascar 2 – Runner-up
2023 EuroLegend Cup – Champion

Notes[edit]

^ Views, broken down by channel:
348.0 million (Alberto Naska)
2.8 million (Alberto Naska ENG)
11.6 million (Naska Gaming)
^ Subscribers, broken down by channel:
966 thousand (Alberto Naska)
32 thousand (Alberto Naska ENG)
151 thousand (Naska Gaming)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "About Alberto Naska". YouTube.
^ "Naska, l'arte della corsa - Panorama". www.panorama.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ Aldi, Silvia (9 January 2021). "Chi è Alberto Naska, ecco la sua vita "Fino all'ultima curva"". ildigitale.it. ildigitale. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "Classifica Race Attack 1000". www.trofeimoto.it. trofeimoto. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "Classifica Race Attack 1000". www.trofeimoto.it. trofeimoto. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ Cavallari, Damiano (4 April 2022). "Alberto Naska, l'intervista al pilota youtuber". www.ilgiornaledigitale.it. ilgiornaledigitale. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ Release, Team. "ALBERTO NASKA TO ENTER THE NASCAR WHELEN EURO SERIES WITH CAAL RACING". www.euronascar.com. euronascar. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ Wiegold, André. "ALBERTO NASKA AND VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS MADE THE CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE A NAILBITER". www.euronascar.com. euronascar. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "Alberto Naska, La Vera Storia del Pilota Numero Uno d'Italia". aboutcreators.it. aboutcreators. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ Aldi, Silvia (9 January 2021). "Chi è Alberto Naska, ecco la sua vita "Fino all'ultima curva"". ildigitale.it. ildigitale. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[1] Views, broken down by channel:
348.0 million (Alberto Naska)
2.8 million (Alberto Naska ENG)
11.6 million (Naska Gaming)

[2] Subscribers, broken down by channel:
966 thousand (Alberto Naska)
32 thousand (Alberto Naska ENG)
151 thousand (Naska Gaming)

[YouTubeStatsAlberto_Naska-3] "About Alberto Naska". YouTube.

[4] "Naska, l'arte della corsa - Panorama". www.panorama.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[5] Aldi, Silvia (9 January 2021). "Chi è Alberto Naska, ecco la sua vita "Fino all'ultima curva"". ildigitale.it. ildigitale. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[6] "Classifica Race Attack 1000". www.trofeimoto.it. trofeimoto. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[7] "Classifica Race Attack 1000". www.trofeimoto.it. trofeimoto. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[8] Cavallari, Damiano (4 April 2022). "Alberto Naska, l'intervista al pilota youtuber". www.ilgiornaledigitale.it. ilgiornaledigitale. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[9] Release, Team. "ALBERTO NASKA TO ENTER THE NASCAR WHELEN EURO SERIES WITH CAAL RACING". www.euronascar.com. euronascar. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[10] Wiegold, André. "ALBERTO NASKA AND VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS MADE THE CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE A NAILBITER". www.euronascar.com. euronascar. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[11] "Alberto Naska, La Vera Storia del Pilota Numero Uno d'Italia". aboutcreators.it. aboutcreators. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[12] Aldi, Silvia (9 January 2021). "Chi è Alberto Naska, ecco la sua vita "Fino all'ultima curva"". ildigitale.it. ildigitale. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

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