Kyle Marcelli

Last updated
Kyle Marcelli
NationalityCanadian
Born (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 34)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Michelin Pilot Challenge career
Debut season2014
Current teamKohR Motorsports
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
NASCAR Pinty's Series career
3 races run over 1 year
2021 position25th
Best finish25th (2021)
First race 2021 Guardian Angels 60 (Trois-Rivières)
Last race 2021 Clarington 200 (Mosport)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
Car number59
Former teams Rebel Rock Racing
Mantella Autosport
Mühlner Motorsports America
Previous series
2014, 16, 18
2010–13
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
American Le Mans Series
Championship titles
2022, 2023
2020
2019

2007
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America  – Pro
Michelin Pilot Challenge  – GS class
GT World Challenge America  – Pro-Am class
Formula Ford Ontario Championship

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

Contents

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 PLM 2011 89 Intersport LMPC 1.jpg
Marcelli driving for Intersport Racing at Petit Le Mans in 2011

Racing record

Complete American Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine12345678910RankPoints
2010 Performance Tech LMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 SEB
4
LBH
5
5th101
Genoa Racing LGA
2
Intersport Racing MIL
10
LRP
8
MDO
4
ELK
4
MOS
6
PET
2
2011 Intersport RacingLMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 SEB
8
LBH
2
LRP
3
MOS
6
MDO
1
ELK
4
BAL
1
LGA
3
PET
2
3rd124
2012 BAR1 MotorsportsLMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 SEB
9
LBH
4
LGA
5
LRP
6
MOS
5
MDO
3
ELK
3
BAL
5
VIR
7
PET
5
9th53
2013 BAR1 MotorsportsLMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 SEB
2
LBH
6
LGA
4
LRP
4
MOS
3
ELK
2
BAL
5
COT
1
VIR
1
PET
1
4th128

Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPoints
2013 Mühlner Motorsports America GT Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY COT
9
BAR ATL DET MDO WGL IMS ELK KAN LGA
8
LIM
DNS
49th45

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPoints
2014 Starworks Motorsport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 DAY
6
KAN VIR
5
COT 35th28
Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SEB
18
LGA
10
DET
16
WGL MOS IMS ELK PET
9
49th40
2016 Performance Tech MotorsportsPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 DAY
6
SEB
5
LBH
3
LGA
4
BEL
4
WGL
2
MOS
4
LIM
3
ELK
3
COT PET
2
5th274
2018 3GT Racing GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0 L V8 DAY
15
SEB
14
MDO
1
BEL
6
WGL
13
MOS
2
LIM
7
ELK
6
VIR
1
LGA
10
PET
14
5th268
2022 WTR – Racers Edge MotorsportsGTD Pro Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB
8
LBH
LGA
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
PET
33rd252
AWALMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MDO WGL
9
MOS
4
ELK
PET
6
20th800
2023 Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR Andretti GTD Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
6
SEB
19
LBH
MON
WGL
8
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
IMS
17
PET
14
26th1029
2024 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET
Source: [10]


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

NASCAR Pinty's Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910NPSCPtsRef
2021 Dave Jacombs7 Ford SUN SUN CTR
15
ICAR MSP
22
MSP
3
FLA DEL DEL DEL -*-* [11]

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References

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  2. "Davidson Racing Norma wins the 25 Hours of Thunderhill". motorsport.com. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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  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 ]
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Tyler McQuarrie
Jeff Westphal
Michelin Pilot Challenge
GS Champion

2020
With: Nate Stacy
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America
Pro Champion

2022, 2023
With: Danny Formal
Succeeded by
Incumbent