Dorian Boccolacci

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Dorian Boccolacci
FIA Porsche Supercup Austria 2023 Nr. 11.jpg
Boccolacci at the Red Bull Ring in 2023
Nationality Flag of France.svg French
Born (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 25)
Cannes, France
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season 2018
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number21
Former teams MP Motorsport, Campos Racing, Trident
Starts20
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish14th in 2019
Previous series
2017-18
2016
2016
2015
2014
GP3 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
European Formula 3 Championship
French F4 Championship
Championship titles
2018-19
2014
Andros Trophy Elite Class
French F4 Junior Champion

Dorian Boccolacci (born 9 September 1998 in Cannes) is a French racing driver, currently competing in the Porsche Supercup series. He has previously also competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship until after the 2019 French round at Circuit Paul Ricard, where he was replaced by Arjun Maini. [1]

Contents

Career

Karting

Born in Cannes, Boccolacci began karting in 2007 at the age of nine, competing in competitions across Europe.

Lower Formulae

In 2014, Boccolacci graduated to single-seaters, competing in the French F4 Championship. There he scored two victories, pole positions and fastest laps and finished as Junior champion and runner-up in the overall standings.

European Formula 3

In 2015, Boccolacci switched to European Formula 3, racing with Signature in the 2015 season. In contrast to his season in French F4, Boccolacci only finished twelfth in the rookie championship and nineteenth in the overall standings.

Formula Renault 2.0

Boccolacci joined Tech 1 Racing for the 2016 seasons. [2] Scoring three wins across both series, Boccolacci finished runner-up in the Eurocup standings and third overall in NEC.

GP3 Series

Boccolacci at GP3 race at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Dorian Boccolacci Spa 2017 GP3.jpg
Boccolacci at GP3 race at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

In November 2016, Boccolacci made his GP3 debut in the post-season test at Yas Marina with Arden International and DAMS. [3] [4] In March 2017, Boccolacci joined Trident Racing for testing ahead of the 2017 season [5] He was signed to race with the team in May 2017, where he achieved a race win and sixth in the championship. [6] Boccolacci returned for the following season, switching to newcomers MP Motorsport. [7]

Formula E

In March 2018, Boccolacci was named as one of eight drivers to be signed to the Venturi Formula E team's new Next Gen Programme. [8]

Formula 2

2018

On 22 August 2018 Roberto Merhi left the FIA Formula 2 Championship, and MP Motorsport promoted the French driver for the next round at Spa-Francorchamps. In the GP3 Series, Richard Verschoor replaced him at the team. Later, Merhi joined the Campos Racing team for the Sochi round, replacing Roy Nissany.

2019

On 22 March 2019 it was announced that Dorian would join Campos Racing for the 2019 season alongside Jack Aitken. [9] Dorian struggled in the opening rounds in Bahrain but performed well on the street circuits of Baku and Monaco with a high of 4th place in the Monaco feature race. [10] After suffering from mechanical failure in the feature race at his home race at Circuit Paul Ricard, Boccolacci recovered to 13th in the sprint race. [11]

On 25 June 2019, Arjun Maini was announced as replacing Boccolacci in Campos Racing, [12] shortly followed by Boccolacci announcing on social media that Paul Ricard was his last race in Formula 2. [13] However, after missing the next round in Austria, Boccolacci secured a drive with Trident Racing for the Silverstone race weekend in July. [14]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 2122282382nd
2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Signature 3300002719th
Macau Grand Prix 10000N/A11th
2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing 1522372002nd
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 1510052263rd
Euroformula Open Championship Teo Martín Motorsport 200010NC†
2017 GP3 Series Trident 151003936th
2017–18 Andros Trophy - Électrique Class SPI Logistics311118212th
2018 GP3 Series MP Motorsport 1011115810th
FIA Formula 2 Championship 80000321st
2018–19 Andros Trophy - Elite Class CMR11877106471st
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship Campos Racing 1000003014th
Trident 20000
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Saintéloc Racing 400000NC
2020 ADAC GT Masters Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing 1410017012th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Oregon Team82004745th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Saintéloc Racing 400002215th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Racing 100001016th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - V6 Team Mathol Racing e.V.11001N/A1st
2021 Porsche Supercup Martinet by Alméras 80002816th
Porsche Carrera Cup France 1245182292nd
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 400100NC†
2021–22Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class Saintéloc Racing 900044885th
2022 Porsche Supercup Martinet by Alméras 80001597th
Porsche Carrera Cup France12554102452nd
Ultimate Cup Series - GT Endurance - Porsche Cup100002013th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - Cup2 Team Mathol Racing e.V401022738th
2022–23 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class Sébastien Loeb Racing 1031245212nd
2023 Porsche Supercup CLRT 80102795th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 100000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 100011915th
Porsche Carrera Cup France1157592391st
Nürburgring Endurance Series - Cup2 Team Mathol Racing e.V.200000NC†
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Huber Motorsport20000035th
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Schumacher CLRT

As Boccolacci was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. * Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2014 LMS
1

3
LMS
2

5
LMS
3

4
PAU
1

1
PAU
2

9
PAU
3

1
VDV
1

7
VDV
2

4
VDV
3

2
MAG
1

3
MAG
2

Ret
MAG
3

12
NOG
1

2
NOG
2

4
NOG
3

2
JER
1

4
JER
2

6
JER
3

20
LEC
1

5
LEC
2

Ret
LEC
3

3
2nd238

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233DCPoints
2015 Signature Volkswagen SIL
1

21
SIL
2

Ret
SIL
3

17
HOC
1

20
HOC
2

32
HOC
3

12
PAU
1

Ret
PAU
2

26
PAU
3

14
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

28
MNZ
3

EX
SPA
1

18
SPA
2

5
SPA
3

13
NOR
1

6
NOR
2

8
NOR
3

8
ZAN
1

15
ZAN
2

Ret
ZAN
3

25
RBR
1

16
RBR
2

17
RBR
3

17
ALG
1

22
ALG
2

16
ALG
3

10
NÜR
1

21
NÜR
2

17
NÜR
3

Ret
HOC
1

30
HOC
2

15
HOC
3

24
19th27

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415PosPoints
2016 Tech 1 Racing ALC
1

11
ALC
2

2
ALC
3

4
MON
1

4
MNZ
1

2
MNZ
2

1
MNZ
1

3
RBR
1

10
RBR
2

4
LEC
1

5
LEC
2

3
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

1
EST
1

5
EST
2

4
2nd200

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2017 Trident CAT
FEA

6
CAT
SPR

2
RBR
FEA

9
RBR
SPR

17†
SIL
FEA

8
SIL
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

5
HUN
SPR

4
SPA
FEA

5
SPA
SPR

17
MNZ
FEA

14
MNZ
SPR

C
JER
FEA

7
JER
SPR

2
YMC
FEA

7
YMC
SPR

1
6th93
2018 MP Motorsport CAT
FEA

5
CAT
SPR

5
LEC
FEA

DSQ
LEC
SPR

14
RBR
FEA

10
RBR
SPR

5
SIL
FEA

5
SIL
SPR

9
HUN
FEA

8
HUN
SPR

1
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
10th58

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2018 MP Motorsport BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
BAK
FEA
BAK
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
LEC
FEA
LEC
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA

15
SPA
SPR

18
MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

7
SOC
FEA

13
SOC
SPR

8
YMC
FEA

12
YMC
SPR

11
21st3
2019 Campos Racing BHR
FEA

15
BHR
SPR

17
BAK
FEA

5
BAK
SPR

7
CAT
FEA

14
CAT
SPR

18
MON
FEA

4
MON
SPR

5
LEC
FEA

Ret
LEC
SPR

13
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
14th30
Trident SIL
FEA

Ret
SIL
SPR

14
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR

Complete Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.Points
2019 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Pro BRH
1
BRH
2
MIS
1
MIS
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
NÜR
1

16
NÜR
2

11
HUN
1

15
HUN
2

17
NC0

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2020 Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo LAU
1

11
LAU
2

15
NÜR
1

5
NÜR
2

11
HOC
1

17
HOC
2

16
SAC
1

5
SAC
2

17
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

15
LAU
1

DSQ
LAU
2

1
OSC
1

Ret
OSC
2

6
12th70

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam12345678Pos.Points
2021 Martinet by Alméras MON
3
RBR
4
RBR
13
HUN
21
SPA
7
ZND
9
MNZ
2
MNZ
9
6th81
2022 Martinet by Alméras IMO
6
MON
2
SIL
Ret
RBR
Ret
LEC
12
SPA
11
ZND
7
MNZ
6
7th58
2023 CLRT MON
5
RBR
4
SIL
11
HUN
2
SPA
3
ZND
14
ZND
10
MNZ
Ret
5th79

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Eddy Bénézet
Andros Trophy Elite
Champion

2018–19
Succeeded by
Jérémy Sarhy