Leonardo Pulcini

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Leonardo Pulcini
FIA GP3 Austria 2018 Nr. 18 Pulcini (2).jpg
Pulcini at the 2018 Spielberg GP3 Series round
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Born (1998-06-25) 25 June 1998 (age 26)
Rome, Italy
FIA F3 career
Debut season 2019
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number27
Former teams Hitech Grand Prix, Carlin Buzz Racing
Starts18 (18 entries)
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish8th in 2019
Previous series
2014-16
2015
2014 		Euroformula Open Championship
Auto GP
Italian F4 Championship
Championship titles
2016 Euroformula Open Championship

Leonardo Pulcini (born 25 June 1998, in Rome) is an Italian racing driver and the 2016 Euroformula Open champion. [1]

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Career

Karting

Born in Rome, Pulcini began karting professionally in 2012, and came 7th in the KF3 category in the Italian ACI Karting Championship, won the ROK Cup International Final in the Junior ROK class. He rounded off the season participating in the 23° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - KF3 category, coming in 22nd.

In 2013, he came runner-up to the Italian Championship in the KF3 category, and made his WSK debut, competing in the WSK Super Master Series and the WSK Euro Series in the KF Junior, coming in 9th and 6th.

He came 6th in the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship and runner-up to the CIK-FIA World Championship. Pulcini made his KF debut in 2014, during his first year in single-seaters, coming 29th in the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship. He also made his WSK Champions Cup debut, coming in 10th, Pulcini also came 18th in the WSK Super Master Series.

Lower Formulae

In 2014, Pulcini graduated to single-seaters, competing with DAV Racing in the inaugural season of the Italian F4 Championship, where he finished fourth. He also partook in two rounds of that year's Euroformula Open Championship with the same team.

In 2015, Pulcini switched to Euroformula Open full-time with DAV Racing, scoring his maiden victory at the first race at the Red Bull Ring and finished ninth in the standings. He also partook in the first round of the 2015 Auto GP Series.

The following year he switched to Campos Racing. [2] With them, he took seven victories, three pole positions and eight fastest laps to secure the Euroformula Open title.

GP3 Series

In November 2016, it was announced that Pulcini would reunite with Campos for GP3 Series post-season testing at Yas Marina. [3] In January 2017, Pulcini signed to race with Arden International. [4] A second place in the first round at Catalunya would end up being his only points-scoring finish and the Italian ended up 14th in the championship.

For 2018 Pulcini moved to Campos Racing in what would be the final season of the GP3 Series. His results were much better, and after two race wins and three further podiums Pulcini finished fourth in the drivers' standings.

Sports car racing

Ahead of the 2023 season, Pulcini was named a Lamborghini factory driver. [5] His first assignment was a customer racing drive in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Iron Lynx. His co-drivers in the Gold Cup class were Rolf Ineichen and Michele Beretta. [6]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2012Italian ACI Karting Championship - KF3 7th
ROK Cup International Final - Junior ROK1st
23° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - KF3 22nd
2013Italian ACI Karting Championship - KF3 2nd
WSK Super Master Series - KF Junior 9th
WSK Euro Series - KF Junior 6th
CIK-FIA European Championship - KF Junior 6th
CIK-FIA World Championship - KF Junior 2nd
2014 CIK-FIA European Championship - KF 29th
WSK Super Master Series - KF 18th
WSK Champions Cup - KF 10th

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeam NameRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014 Italian F4 Championship DAV Racing 2100061874th
Euroformula Open Championship 400001419th
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 200000NC†
2015 Euroformula Open Championship DAV Racing 161002919th
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 60000229th
Auto GP Series FMS Racing20001275th‡
2016 Euroformula Open Championship Campos Racing 16738133031st
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 611451051st
2017 GP3 Series Arden International 1500112014th
2018 GP3 Series Campos Racing 1822251564th
2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 161002788th
Macau Grand Prix Campos Racing 10000N/ADNF
2020 Italian GT Championship - GT3 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 40001278th
FIA Formula 3 Championship Carlin Buzz Racing 20000033rd
2021 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Oregon Team12?????1st
2022 International GT Open Oregon Team1342171281st
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Iron Lynx 500000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup 0101448th
Italian GT Championship - GT3 Oregon Team200000NC†
2024 International GT Open Oregon Team1310026810th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Iron Lynx 1000027115th*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

‡ Position when season was cancelled.
† As Pulcini was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2014 DAV Racing ADR
1
8		 ADR
2
4		 ADR
3
2		 IMO1
1
3		 IMO1
2
5		 IMO1
3
5		 MUG
1
3		 MUG
2
10		 MUG
3
14		 MAG
1
3		 MAG
2
7		 MAG
3
3		 VLL
1
6		 VLL
2
5		 VLL
3
5		 MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
Ret		 MNZ
3
9		 IMO2
1
4		 IMO2
2
17		 IMO2
3
3		4th187

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2014 DAV Racing NÜR NÜR ALG ALG JER JER HUN HUN SIL SIL SPA
DNS		 SPA
DNS		 MNZ MNZ CAT
7		 CAT
8		19th14
2015 DAV Racing JER
1
Ret		 JER
2
Ret		 LEC
1
18		 LEC
2
11		 EST
1
9		 EST
2
5		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
4		 RBR
1
1		 RBR
2
5		 SPA
1
3		 SPA
2
Ret		 MNZ
1
10		 MNZ
2
7		 CAT
1
6		 CAT
2
DNS		9th91
2016 Campos Racing EST
1
1		 EST
2
2		 SPA
1
2		 SPA
2
1		 LEC
1
2		 LEC
2
1		 SIL
1
1		 SIL
2
17		 RBR
1
4		 RBR
2
2		 MNZ
1
1		 MNZ
2
1		 JER
1
2		 JER
2
1		 CAT
1
16		 CAT
2
3		1st303

Complete Auto GP Series results

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

YearTeam1234PosPoints
2015 FMS Racing HUN
1
4		 HUN
2
2		 SIL
1 		SIL
2 		5th27

Complete GP3 Series/FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2017 Arden International CAT
FEA
2		 CAT
SPR
17		 RBR
FEA
Ret		 RBR
SPR
14		 SIL
FEA
11		 SIL
SPR
12		 HUN
FEA
15		 HUN
SPR
10		 SPA
FEA
11		 SPA
SPR
11		 MNZ
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
C		 JER
FEA
14		 JER
SPR
13		 YMC
FEA
17†		 YMC
SPR
Ret		14th20
2018 Campos Racing CAT
FEA
4		 CAT
SPR
9		 LEC
FEA
4		 LEC
SPR
8		 RBR
FEA
2		 RBR
SPR
3		 SIL
FEA
6		 SIL
SPR
6		 HUN
FEA
2		 HUN
SPR
4		 SPA
FEA
15		 SPA
SPR
Ret		 MNZ
FEA
14		 MNZ
SPR
7		 SOC
FEA
1		 SOC
SPR
8		 YMC
FEA
1		 YMC
SPR
12		4th156
2019 Hitech Grand Prix CAT
FEA
20		 CAT
SPR
21		 LEC
FEA
Ret		 LEC
SPR
12		 RBR
FEA
9		 RBR
SPR
5		 SIL
FEA
4		 SIL
SPR
1		 HUN
FEA
7		 HUN
SPR
2		 SPA
FEA
7		 SPA
SPR
7		 MNZ
FEA
10		 MNZ
SPR
6		 SOC
FEA
4		 SOC
SPR
16		8th78
2020 Carlin Buzz Racing RBR
FEA 		RBR
SPR 		RBR
FEA 		RBR
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		CAT
FEA
16		 CAT
SPR
24		 SPA
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		MUG
FEA 		MUG
SPR 		33rd0

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

YearTeamCarQualifyingQuali RaceMain race
2019 Flag of Spain.svg Campos Racing Dallara F3 2019 25th10thDNF

Complete International GT Open results

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

YearEntrantClassChassis1234567891011121314RankPoints
2022 Oregon TeamPro Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo EST
1
1		 EST
2
1		 LEC
1
8		 LEC
2
6		 SPA
1		 HUN
1
8		 HUN
2
13		 RBR
1
2		 RBR
2
1		 MNZ
1
8		 MNZ
2
2		 CAT
1
2		 CAT
2
5		1st128
2024 Oregon TeamPro Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 PRT
1
9		 PRT
2
6		 HOC
1
5		 HOC
2
7		 SPA
WD		 HUN
1
4		 HUN
2
1		 LEC
1 		LEC
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		MNZ 7th*40*

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points
2023 Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Gold MNZ
Ret		 LEC
34		 SPA
6H
30		 SPA
12H
48		 SPA
24H
Ret		 NÜR
12		 CAT
Ret		8th44
2024 Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Pro LEC
SPA
6H
SPA
12H
SPA
24H
NÜR
MNZ
18		 JED
NC*0*

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine12345678910RankPoints
2024 Iron Lynx GTD Pro Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB
6		 LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 15th*271*

* Season still in progress.

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References

  1. ↑ "Euroformula Open: Leonardo Pulcini è il campione 2016 (Euroformula Open: Leonardo Pulcini is the champion 2016)". October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Campos Racing confirm Diego Menchaca, Julio Moreno and Leonardo Pulcini as F.3 drivers in 2016". February 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "F3 and Formula Renault frontrunners headline GP3 test entry list". November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Arden announces 2017 driver line-up". February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Pulcini Named Lamborghini Factory Driver in Shootout". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (6 March 2023). "Iron Lynx & Dames Line-Ups Confirmed For World Challenge Endurance Cup". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 March 2023. The #19 will compete in the Gold Cup, with drivers Rolf Ineichen, Michele Beretta and Lamborghini factory driver Leonardo Pulcini teaming up.
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