Di Folco was born on 21 March 1996.
Di Folco made his car racing debut in 2012, winning the Silver class at the 6 Hours of Vallelunga. In 2013, he transitioned to single-seaters, joining Team Torino Motorsport for the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series. His best result in this series was an 11th-place finish at Vallelunga. Later that year, he competed in the final four rounds of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with ART Junior Team, achieving an eighth-place finish in race three at Most.
In 2014, Di Folco switched to sports car racing, joining Imperiale Racing in the Pro-Am class of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. He secured three class wins and six additional podiums, clinching the Pro-Am title in his debut season. The following year, he moved to the Pro class with Raton Racing, earning a win at Spa and three more podiums to finish third in the points standings. During 2015, Di Folco also made a single appearance in the Blancpain Sprint Series at Misano with Grasser Racing Team.
In 2016, Di Folco competed in the Super GT3 class of the Italian GT Championship with Antonelli Motorsport, securing wins at Mugello and Vallelunga, which contributed to a sixth-place finish in the Super GT3 points. He also made a one-off appearance in the Blancpain Endurance Series at Le Castellet with the same team. The following year, Di Folco joined FFF Racing Team for Blancpain GT Series Asia alongside Aidan Read. In this series, he achieved four class podiums, including a second-place class finish at Zhejiang, ending the year fourth in the Silver Cup.
For the 2018 and 2019 seasons, Di Folco raced primarily in International GT Open with Target Racing, securing two Pro-Am class podiums. He also returned to Super Trofeo Europe in 2019, winning both Pro-Am races at Silverstone. During both years, he participated in the 24 Hours of Spa with Target Racing, earning an Am class podium in each event.
Continuing with Target Racing in 2020, Di Folco raced in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe alongside Kevin Rossel, securing a win at the Nürburgring and finishing third in the Pro standings. In 2021, he joined Imperiale Racing for the Italian GT Endurance Championship, winning at Mugello and achieving two additional podiums to finish as runner-up in GT3. That year, Di Folco also won race two in a one-off appearance in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe at Monza and raced in the 24 Hours of Spa for GRT Grasser Racing Team.
Returning to Imperiale Racing for the 2022 Italian GT Sprint Championship, Di Folco secured wins at Monza, Imola, and Mugello, finishing fourth in the overall GT3 standings. He also made one-off appearances in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup and International GT Open with Imperiale Racing, and raced in the 24 Hours of Spa for Team Tresor. In 2023, Di Folco joined Boutsen VDS, competing in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups. In the Endurance Cup, he achieved a class win at Barcelona and a podium at Le Castellet, finishing fourth in the Gold Cup points. In the Sprint Cup, he secured class wins at Brands Hatch, Misano, and Hockenheimring, earning runner-up honors in the Gold Cup.
In 2024, Di Folco raced with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing in the full Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup and the first two rounds of the Sprint Cup. In the Endurance Series, he finished on the podium in all but one race, securing runner-up honors in the overall GT3 standings. Concurrently, he competed in select rounds of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for Rexal Villorba Corse, earning a podium at Spa and finishing 12th in the Pro standings. He also made one-off appearances for Oregon Team in International GT Open and for Imperiale Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
Di Folco then returned to Tresor Attempto Racing for a dual campaign in the Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. He finished 11th in the former's GT3 Pro-Am standings. In the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, he secured a class podium at Monza, contributing to an eighth-place finish in the Silver Cup standings despite missing the finale at Barcelona. He is scheduled to remain with Tresor Attempto Racing for the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup the following year.
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