Frankie Montecalvo

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Frank Montecalvo
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1990-12-28) December 28, 1990 (age 33)
Highlands, New Jersey, United States
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2014
Current team AIM Vasser Sullivan
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number12
Former teams Scuderia Corsa
Alex Job Racing
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports
Wins1
Podiums11
Poles4
Previous series
2010–2011
2015–2017
American Le Mans Series
Pirelli World Challenge
Championship titles
2015 Pirelli World Challenge – GTA Class

Frank Montecalvo (born December 28, 1990) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. [1]

Contents

Early life

A native of Highlands, New Jersey, Montecalvo attended high school at St. John Vianney High School. [2]

Career

In 2012, Montecalvo took part in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for Luxury Racing in the GTE Am class. [3] The team started fourth in class [4] but failed to finish the race, retiring with crash damage after 146 laps. Montecalvo returned to Le Mans in 2014, replacing Enzo Potolicchio in the 8 Star Motorsports GTE Am entry. [5] [6] In 2015 Montecalvo won the GTA class of the Pirelli World Challenge. [7]

Montecalvo's Lexus RC F GT3 at Watkins Glen in 2022. VasserSullivan GTD Lexus WGI22.jpg
Montecalvo's Lexus RC F GT3 at Watkins Glen in 2022.

Prior to the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, Montecalvo joined AIM Vasser Sullivan in the GTD class, driving alongside Townsend Bell. [8] Montecalvo scored his first IMSA victory in August 2020 at Road America. [9] In 2023, Montecalvo returned for his fifth consecutive season with the team, and his second with Aaron Telitz as his co-driver. [10] That season, Montecalvo claimed his second career IMSA victory, supporting a Lexus GT-class sweep at the 2023 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen. [11]

Personal life

As of August 2023, Montecalvo is not a professional racing driver, working a day job at his family's recycling business. [12] [13]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2009 KONI Sports Car Challenge - GS Kinetic Motorsports60 ? ?011226th
2010 IMSA Prototype Lites - L1 Gunnar Racing910119011th
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - GS Multimatic Motorsports 500103936th
American Le Mans Series - LMPC Genoa Racing400013716th
2011 American Le Mans Series - LMPC CORE Autosport 900041302nd
2012 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Luxury Racing 200000NC
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 10000N/ADNF
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - ST Multimatic Motorsports 20000686th
2013 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - GS Multimatic Motorsports 9000219115th
European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Ram Racing 50003635th
2014 United SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 1000022554th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am 8 Star Motorsports 100002415th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 10000N/A4th
2015 Pirelli World Challenge - GTA DragonSpeed 207661420731st
2016 Pirelli World Challenge - GTA DIME Racing14257812003rd
24H Series - A6-Pro Black Falcon10001 ? ?
2017 Pirelli World Challenge SprintX - GT Pro-Am AIM Autosport905041564th
Pirelli World Challenge - GTS ANSA Motorsports200003116th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Alex Job Racing 400008332nd
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Scuderia Corsa 5000010917th
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD AIM Vasser Sullivan 1100032368th
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD AIM Vasser Sullivan 10120222313th
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Vasser Sullivan Racing 12000325388th
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Vasser Sullivan Racing 12020326028th
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Vasser Sullivan Racing 11100229273rd
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Vasser Sullivan
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro

Complete American Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamClassChassisEngine123456789RankPointsRef
2010 Genoa RacingLMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 SEB LBH LGA UTA LIM MDO
5
ELK
5
MOS
3
PET
5
16th37 [14]
2011 CORE Autosport LMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 SEB
2
LBH
4
LIM
5
MOS
2
MDO
6
ELK
3
BAL
3
LGA
4
PET
5
[15]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine12345RankPoints
2013 Ram Racing LMGTE Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 SIL
3
IMO
3
RBR
3
HUN
6
LEC
5
5th63
Source: [16]

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPointsRef
2014 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 DAY
4
SEB
9
LGA
4
KAN
4
WGL
3
IMS
5
ELK
7
VIR
8
COT
4
PET
3
4th255 [17]
2017 Alex Job Racing GTD Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 DAY
6
SEB
15
LBH COT DET WGL
14
MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
6
32nd83 [18]
2018 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 DAY
5
SEB
17
MDO DET WGL
10
MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA
9
PET
5
17th109 [19]
2019 AIM Vasser Sullivan GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0L V8 DAY
2
SEB
9
MDO
5
DET
3
WGL
9
MOS
3
LIM
13
ELK
9
VIR
7
LGA
11
PET
11
8th236 [20]
2020 AIM Vasser Sullivan GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0L V8 DAY
12
DAY
2
SEB
5
ELK
1
VIR
10
ATL
5
MDO
10
CLT PET
8
LGA
8
SEB
9
13th223 [21]
2021 Vasser Sullivan Racing GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0L V8 DAY
13
SEB
6
MDO
2
DET
5
WGL
11
WGL
2
LIM
10
ELK
6
LGA
10
LBH
13
VIR
13
PET
3
8th2538 [22]
2022 Vasser Sullivan Racing GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 DAY
15
SEB
7
LBH
3
LGA
8
MDO
3
DET
4
WGL
16
MOS
6
LIM
8
ELK
3
VIR
4
PET
13
8th2602 [23]
2023 Vasser Sullivan Racing GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 DAY
5
SEB
5
LBH
3
MON
14
WGL
1
MOS
6
LIM
12
ELK
5
VIR
5
IMS
14
PET
16
3rd2927 [24]
2024 VasserSullivan GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 DAY
15
SEB
13
LBH
15
LGA
9
WGL
4
MOS
5
ELK
11
VIR
9
IMS
22
PET
11th*2020* [25]
GTD Pro DET
4
31st*301*
Source: [16]


Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2012 Flag of France.svg Luxury Racing Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Ehret
Flag of the United States.svg Gunnar Jeannette
Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTE Am146DNFDNF
2014 Flag of the United States.svg 8 Star Motorsports Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Roda
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Ruberti
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE Am33021st4th
Source: [16]

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