Born in The Hague, Pastorelli participated in Euro Formula 3000 for Scuderia Fama in 2003.

Pastorelli won the championship by one point over Fabrizio Del Monte with 2 wins among 6 podium finishes in the 10 series races.

Pastorelli made his debut at Grand Prix of Houston in the second race of the season, in Rocketsports' only entry.

His best Champ Car finish came in his final race in the series at the Grand Prix of Montreal.

In 2008 and 2009, Pastorelli has competed in the GT2 class of the American Le Mans Series for VICI Racing in a Porsche 911 GT3.