Ellis Spiezia | |
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| Born | November 1, 2005 Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Website | www |
Ellis Spiezia (born November 1, 2005) is an American racing driver. [1] In 2022, he was nominated for the BBC Green Sport Awards. [2]
Ellis was born in Jupiter Florida. In 2009 his family relocated to Hoboken, New Jersey, were attended Hamilton Park Montessori School. [3] After completing the eight grade in June 2020, during the COVID pandemic, Ellis left mainstream education to follow a self-directed learning path. [4]
Ellis began his racing career at the indoor kart track, namely RPM in Jersey City, New Jersey and later Autobahn Palisades. [5] In 2019, he participated in an adult league offered by Autobahn Palisades, gaining his first championship win. This earned him a spot at AEKC, a national championship for indoor karting. [3]
Ellis participated in a number of Lucas Oil Race School events, including the 2019 Scholarship Shootout. [6] In September 2019, he attended the Play & Drive inaugural electric karting event in Aragon, Spain with prototype electric racing karts. [3] He drove against top European racing drivers, finishing 5th overall in the fall of 2019. [5]
In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 epidemic, Ellis participated in the DEKM, an electric kart championship in Germany. [5]
Returning to Europe in 2021, Ellis continued in the DEKM and also raced the Rotax Project E20 Euro Trophy, finishing 2nd overall, and taking his first win in a competitive kart race in Mulsen, Germany. Spiezia test drove the ERA Championship car, the world's first electric junior formula car. [7] He also participated in the Yacademy F4 Winter Series in the US in December 2021, where he finished P5 overall. [5]
In 2022 Ellis participated in ERA Championship, setting their first and only subsequent pole position, finishing P4 in their inaugural race after leading the race before suffering a mechanical failure. He also drove Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup in Belgium in 2022, finishing P3 overall and P2 in the junior category.
In 2023 he participated in the inaugural season of NXT Gen Cup Championship, leading the championship for over half the season before finishing 3rd overall. [8]
On March 1-2, 2024, Ellis Spiezia participated in the season finale of the Nitrocross season, driving in the NEXT class, a sustainable fueled supercar lites, designed by OMSE. [9] His first ever rallycross event, Ellis finished 4th in the 1st race of the weekend, and in the final lap of the 2nd race, had a rollover when taking the joker lap. [9]
In 2024, Ellis will race the FIA RX2e European Championship, in support of the FIA World RX Championship. [10] [11] Ellis will drive for ZEROID Motorsport, part of QEV Technologies. [12] [13]
Ellis is a member of EcoAthletes, High Impact Athletes and Green Sports Alliance. [14]
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