Jessica Amendola

Jessica Amendola talks to a T-Engineering mechanic during the 2013 Monza SemiFinals

Date of Birth: 16 April 1974 (age 50)
Birth Place: Lonate Ceppino, Italy
Seasons Competed: 2013
Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
Poles: 0
Fastest Laps: 0
Best Standings Finish: 40th (2013)

Profile:

Varese’s own Jessica Amendola is a trailblazer for EuroNASCAR’s Italian contingent. Long before Arianna Casoli carved a successful and lengthy career in the sport, Amendola paved the way for future female Italian drivers when she tested the EuroNASCAR stock cars on 8 March 2013.

It was a momentous occasion for Amendola, who became the first Italian female driver to ever test the EuroNASCAR cars. Fittingly, the test was held on International Women’s Day, making the occasion felt even more special.

The historic test was followed with a call-up to Massimo di Lonardo’s T-Engineering team for the first EuroNASCAR round to be hosted in Italy. Her only EuroNASCAR outing was historic, but it was also an unusual one. 

Amendola had to share T-Engineering’s No. 92 Ford Mustang with Giam Paolo Tenchini. This ride share agreement meant that she only got one race to show the world what she can do.

After a less than promising start where her Qualifying lap times were deleted for entering the pits when it was closed, she survived a grueling Sunday race at a slippery Monza circuit to secure a podium finish in the Gentleman Trophy.

Amendola has remained active in the world of fast cars ever since. Formerly a long-time coach for Merzario Academy prior to its dissolution in the pandemic years, she currently acts as a driver instructor for WeCanRace.

Year-by-Year Statistics:

Season Class Car Team Points Pos.
Wins Podiums Poles FL's
Starts Top 5's Top 10's DNF's
2013 Open #92 CEBA Gears Ford T-Engineering 52 40th
0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0

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Disclaimer: Previous Career Accomplishments, if listed, are courtesy of Driver Database. Main photo is from NASCAR Euro Series / Stephane Azemard. Credits for the photos in the Image Gallery are listed in the respective image titles.

Last Updated: 22 January 2025