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Kyle Marcelli

Kyle Marcelli (born 23 February 1990) is a Canadian racing driver who currently competes in the Michelin Pilot Challenge.[1]

Career

Marcelli began his racing career in karts in 2005, before moving into single seaters for the 2006 Bridgestone F2000 Racing Series, in which he finished second. In December 2014, Marcelli was a part of the Davidson Racing team that won the yearly 25 Hours of Thunderhill, driving a Norma prototype chassis alongside co-drivers Randy Pobst, Alex Lloyd, and Brian Frisselle.[2] For the following Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season, Marcelli signed with Mantella Autosport.[3] He would spend just one season with the team, joining Performance Tech Motorsports for the full WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season in 2016.[4] The following season would see Marcelli take on SprintX races in the Pirelli World Challenge for R.Ferri Motorsport.[5] Driving for KohR Motorsports, Marcelli won the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge GS class championship.[6]

After scoring the championship in the 2022 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, Marcelli and co-driver Danny Formal returned to defend their title in 2023.[7] Over 12 races, the pair scored ten total race victories.[8] In 2024, after another title victory in Super Trofeo competition, Marcelli and Formal stepped up to the IMSA SportsCar Championship full-time in the GTD class.[9]

Marcelli driving for Intersport Racing at Petit Le Mans in 2011

Racing record

Complete American Le Mans Series results

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Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results

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Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Pinty's Series

References

  1. ^ "Kyle Marcelli". IMSA. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Davidson Racing Norma wins the 25 Hours of Thunderhill". motorsport.com. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Kyle Marcelli signs with Mantella Autosport". motorsport.com. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Marcelli Confirmed as Full-Season Driver at Performance Tech". sportscar365.com. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Kyle Marcelli joins R.Ferri Motorsport for Pirelli World Challenge". motorsport.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Champs Crowned as Michelin Pilot Challenge Wraps 2020 at Sebring". michelinracingusa.com. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  7. ^ Dagys, John (1 May 2023). "WTR Andretti Sets Four-Car Super Trofeo Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (17 November 2023). "Marcelli, Formal Overcome Norman for 10th Win of Season". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  9. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (10 November 2023). "WTR Andretti Confirms Full-Season Lamborghini GTD Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Kyle Marcelli Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  11. ^ "Kyle Marcelli – 2021 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

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