Luciano Morano

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Luciano Morano
Nationality Flag of France.svg French
Flag of the United States.svg American
via dual nationality
Born (2005-07-14) 14 July 2005 (age 19)
France
Eurocup-3 career
Debut season 2024
Current team Palou Motorsport
Car number10
Starts16
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish25th in 2024
Previous series
2021-2022
2023
2023 		French F4 Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship
F4 Spanish Championship

Luciano Morano (born 14 July 2005) is a French-American racing driver. He is currently competing in Eurocup-3, and is set to compete in the 2025 season with Palou Motorsport. [1]

Contents

Career

Formula 4

2021

Morano made his Formula 4 debut in the final two rounds of the 2021 French F4 Championship, as a guest driver. [2] His spell yielded two best results of eleventh. [3]

2022

Morano returned to the French F4 Championship for the 2022 season, on a full-time basis. [4] [5] He endured a tough season in the championship, only securing a top result of thirteenth on his way to 24th in the standings, last of all the full-time drivers in the series. [6]

2023

For 2023, it was announced that Morano would join Saintéloc Racing for the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship. [7] Another tough campaign followed suit, as Morano found himself last in the championship once again, with a strongest result of 22nd in the third round at the Kuwait Motor Town. [8] [9] In spite of this difficult start of the season, Morano would continue with Saintéloc Racing for the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship. [10] Morano improved, narrowly missing out on his first points finish in Formula 4, finishing 11th in the final race of the season at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. [11] He ended the season in 28th in the standings. [12]

Eurocup-3

2024

In early 2024, it was confirmed that Morano would step up to join Palou Motorsport for the 2024 Eurocup-3 season. [13] Another pointless season ensued, as he secured two best results of twelfth in the fourth and fifth rounds. [14] He finished 25th in the standings, behind fellow full-time teammates Garrett Berry and Theodor Jensen. [15]

2025

For 2025, Morano was announced to be returning to the series for its 2025 edition, continuing with Palou Motorsport. [1]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2021 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 600000NC†
2022 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 150000024th
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship Saintéloc Racing 150000045th
F4 Spanish Championship 210000028th
2024 Eurocup-3 Palou Motorsport 160000025th
2025 Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship Palou Motorsport TBD
Eurocup-3 TBD

Complete French F4 Championship results

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

Year123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints
2021 NOG
1 		NOG
2 		NOG
3 		MAG1
1 		MAG1
2 		MAG1
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		LÉD
1 		LÉD
2 		LÉD
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		LEC
1
14		 LEC
2
16		 LEC
3
11		 MAG2
1
Ret		 MAG2
2
Ret		 MAG2
3
11		NC†0
2022 NOG
1
23		 NOG
2
18		 NOG
3
17		 PAU
1
19		 PAU
2
DSQ		 PAU
3
14		 MAG
1
21		 MAG
2
21		 MAG
3
13		 SPA
1
17		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
19		 LÉD
1
LÉD
2
LÉD
3
CRT
1
CRT
2
CRT
3
LEC
1
18		 LEC
2
19		 LEC
3
18		24th0

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2023 Saintéloc Racing DUB1
1
28		 DUB1
2
36†		 DUB1
3
33		 KMT1
1
27		 KMT1
2
32		 KMT1
3
25		 KMT2
1
22		 KMT2
2
32		 KMT2
3
30		 DUB2
1
23		 DUB2
2
29		 DUB2
3
35		 YMC
1
NC		 YMC
2
Ret		 YMC
3
24		45th0

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2023 Saintéloc Racing SPA
1
16		 SPA
2
13		 SPA
3
15		 ARA
1
16		 ARA
2
19		 ARA
3
13		 NAV
1
14		 NAV
2
19		 NAV
3
21		 JER
1
21		 JER
2
32†		 JER
3
21		 EST
1
Ret		 EST
2
26		 EST
3
20		 CRT
1
21		 CRT
2
28		 CRT
3
23		 CAT
1
24		 CAT
2
13		 CAT
3
11		28th0

Complete Eurocup-3 results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617DCPoints
2024 Palou Motorsport SPA
1
16		 SPA
2
C		 RBR
1
15		 RBR
2
19		 POR
1
Ret		 POR
2
12		 POR
3
Ret		 LEC
1
12		 LEC
2
17		 ZAN
1
19		 ZAN
2
14		 ARA
1
13		 ARA
2
23†		 JER
1
16		 JER
2
18		 CAT
1
16		 CAT
2
24†		25th0
2025 Palou Motorsport RBR
1
RBR
2
POR
1
POR
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
ASS
1
ASS
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
JER
1
JER
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
TBDTBD

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