Francesco Castellacci
| Francesco Castellacci | |
|---|---|
 Castellacci in 2019 | |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | April 4, 1987 Rome (Italy) |
| FIA GT1 World Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Current team | AF Corse |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 14th in 2012 |
| Previous series | |
| 2011 2008–09–10 2007 2005–06 | FIA GT3 European Championship Italian Formula Three British Formula 3 Formula Azzurra |
| Championship titles | |
| 2011 | FIA GT3 European Championship |
Francesco Castellacci (born April 4, 1987 in Rome) is a professional racing driver from Italy. Francesco studied at Marymount International School, Rome and Universita' Bocconi before starting his career as a racing driver.
Together with Federico Leo, he won the drivers title of the 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship, driving a Ferrari 458 Italia GT3.
Career[]
Formula Azzurra[]
Castellacci began his single-seater career in late 2005, racing in the Formula Azzurra Winter Trophy. In the series' four races, all held at Adria International Raceway, he achieved two podium places to be classified in third place. In 2006, he entered the full Formula Azzurra championship, scoring 24 points to finish eighth in the final standings.[1]
Formula Three[]
In late 2006, Castellacci tested a Formula Three car for the first time, driving for the British team Hitech Racing at Rockingham Motor Speedway. In 2007, he took part in the full British Formula 3 Championship season, racing alongside Australian driver John Martin at Alan Docking Racing.[2] Castellacci failed to score a point in the 22 races he competed in, with his best result coming in the first race at Donington Park, where he finished in fifteenth position. He also took part in the Masters of Formula 3 race held at Zolder, finishing in 26th place.
The following year, Castellacci returned to his native Italy to compete in the Italian Formula Three Championship for Lucidi Motors.[3] He finished the season fourth overall, taking six podium places along with a double pole position at the Monza round. The title was won by his team-mate Mirko Bortolotti.[4]
Castellacci continued in the series for 2009, switching teams to join Prema Powerteam.[5] He finished in the points on eleven occasions and took a single podium position at Misano to be classified in eighth place overall. During the year, he once again took part in the Masters of Formula Three event, this time racing for Manor Motorsport. He finished the race in 30th place.[6]
Porsche Supercup[]
In June 2010, Castellacci made his debut in the Porsche Supercup round at the Valencia Street Circuit, finishing in 17th position. He is also due to contest the rounds at Silverstone, Hungaroring and Monza later in the season.[7]
A month earlier, he also made his debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany at Valencia's Circuit Ricardo Tormo, finishing in 14th place.[7]
Other Series[]
In October 2009, Castellacci sampled a GP2 car for the first time during the first post-season test at Jerez. Driving for the Italian Durango team, he completed 107 laps during the course of the three-day test, recording a best time of 1:27.615 on the final day of running.[8]
Castellacci also took part in Formula Renault 3.5 Series testing during October and November 2009, driving cars for Draco Racing, Interwetten.com Racing and Prema Powerteam.[9]
For 2011, Castellacci raced in the FIA GT3 European Championship with AF Corse, sharing a Ferrari 458 with fellow Italian driver Federico Leo. The duo won the drivers' title at the final round of the season in Zandvoort.
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Formula Azzurra – Winter Trophy | Team Europa Corse | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ? | 3rd |
| 2006 | Formula Azzurra | Team Federkarting | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8th |
| 2007 | British Formula 3 Championship | Alan Docking Racing | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 26th | ||
| 2008 | Italian Formula Three Championship | Lucidi Motors | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 4th |
| 2009 | Italian Formula Three Championship | Prema Powerteam | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 8th |
| Masters of Formula 3 | Manor Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 30th | |
| 2010 | Italian Formula Three Championship | RC Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18th |
| Italian GT Championship (GT Cup class) | Petri Corse Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60th | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | MRS Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | Schnabl Engineering Parker Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A† | NC† | |
| Sanitec Giltrap Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | FIA GT3 European Championship | AF Corse | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 1st |
† - As Castellacci is a guest driver, he is ineligible to score points.
Complete GT1 World Championship results[]
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AF Corse | Ferrari | NOG QR 10 |
NOG CR 5 |
ZOL QR 7 |
ZOL CR 11 |
NAV QR 13 |
NAV QR 11 |
SVK QR 12 |
SVK CR 9 |
ALG QR 11 |
ALG CR 7 |
SVK QR 10 |
SVK CR Ret |
MOS QR 8 |
MOS CR 6 |
NÜR QR 10 |
NÜR CR 7 |
DON QR 7 |
DON CR 5 |
14th | 42 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL 4 |
SPA 6 |
LMS Ret |
NÜR 7 |
COA 6 |
FUJ 7 |
SHA 6 |
BHR 7 |
9th | 54 | |
| 2017 | Spirit of Race | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SIL Ret |
SPA 4 |
LMS 7 |
NÜR 2 |
MEX 4 |
COA 3 |
FUJ 1 |
SHA Ret |
BHR 3 |
4th | 109 |
| 2018–19 | Spirit of Race | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SPA 8 |
LMS 2 |
SIL 9 |
FUJ 6 |
SHA 4 |
SEB 2 |
SPA 4 |
LMS 7 |
4th | 99 | |
| 2019–20 | AF Corse | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SIL 9 |
FUJ 6 |
SHA 8 |
BHR 5 |
COA 7 |
SPA |
LMS |
10th* | 35* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  Aston Martin Racing
|
 Roald Goethe Stuart Hall
|
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
187 | DNF | DNF |
| 2017 |  Spirit of Race
|
Thomas Flohr Olivier Beretta
|
Ferrari 488 GTE | GTE Am |
326 | 41st | 12th |
| 2018 | Spirit of Race
|
Thomas Flohr Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Ferrari 488 GTE | GTE Am |
335 | 26th | 2nd |
| 2019 | Spirit of Race
|
Thomas Flohr Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Ferrari 488 GTE | GTE Am |
327 | 43rd | 12th |
| 2020 | AF Corse
|
Thomas Flohr Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am |
330 | 39th | 13th |
| 2021 | AF Corse
|
Thomas Flohr Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am |
329 | 39th | 11th |
References[]
- ^ "Formula Azzurra 2006". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ "Italian joins ADR line-up". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ "Lucidi Motors ready for the new season". f3italia.it. 2008-05-06. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ "Formula 3 Italia 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ "Prema signs Francesco Castellacci for the Formula 3 Italia". f3italia.it. 2009-02-23. Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ "Zandvoort Masters: Valtteri Bottas takes win". ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. 2009-06-14. Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ a b Wilkinson, Andy (2010-06-17). "Castellacci to make Supercup debut". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ English, Steven (2009-10-08). "Ericsson fastest, Loeb slowest at Jerez". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ "Draco Team in Barcelona with Castellacci, Garcia and Berthon the 3–4 November". dracoracing.com. International DracoRacing. 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
External links[]
- Official page on Facebook
- Francesco Castellacci career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Racing drivers from Rome
- Italian racing drivers
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- Italian Formula Three Championship drivers
- Formula Azzurra drivers
- FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
- Porsche Supercup drivers
- Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- Prema Powerteam drivers