Frank Montecalvo | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Highlands, New Jersey, United States | December 28, 1990
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | AIM Vasser Sullivan |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Car number | 12 |
Former teams | Scuderia Corsa Alex Job Racing PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 11 |
Poles | 4 |
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]
A native of Highlands, New Jersey, Montecalvo attended high school at St. John Vianney High School. [2]
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]
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]
As of August 2023, Montecalvo is not a professional racing driver, working a day job at his family's recycling business. [12] [13]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2010 | Genoa Racing | LMPC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 | SEB | LBH | LGA | UTA | LIM | MDO 5 | ELK 5 | MOS 3 | PET 5 | 16th | 37 | [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] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
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2013 | Ram Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 | SIL 3 | IMO 3 | RBR 3 | HUN 6 | LEC 5 | 5th | 63 |
Source: [16] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2012 | Luxury Racing | Pierre Ehret Gunnar Jeannette | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | GTE Am | 146 | DNF | DNF |
2014 | 8 Star Motorsports | Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | GTE Am | 330 | 21st | 4th |
Source: [16] |
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