Andrea now lives in Courmayeur, Italy, on the border with France and Switzerland. He is a driving instructor in safe and sporting driving. Gilardi was a brilliant karting driver, beating drivers of the caliber of Michael Schumacher, Mika Häkkinen, Gianni Morbidelli and many other very fast young drivers. An injury in a motorcycle accident in 1985 and a lack of adequate funding prevented Gilardi's career from progressing as far as it could have, considering his talent. However he also won races in F3 and finished second at the Monte Carlo Grand Prix 1992. His father's death in 1992 was another blow, but in 1993, thanks to his driving skills, he won the opportunity to race in Formula 3000 with the English team Cobra Motorsport through the Marlboro-Alfa Romeo Challenge. Andrea is now passionate about mountain biking and after restoring it, he returned to riding with precisely the go-kart with which he won the junior world championship at Le Mans in 1985 ahead of Schumacher and Allan McNish

Biography last updated 30 Oct 2026