Marcello Puglisi

Marcello Puglisi
Marcello Puglisi
Nationality	Italian
Born	May 17, 1986 (age 38); Trescore Balneario (Italy)
International Formula Master career
Debut season	2007
Current team	ADM Motorsport
Car number	15
Former teams	Promotorsport; Cram Competition
Starts	34
Wins	2
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	5th in 2007
Previous series
2008; 2008 ; 2008 ; 2007 ; 2006; 2006; 2006; 2005; 2003–05; 2003, 2005	Formula Master Italia; GP2 Asia Series ; GP2 Series ; Le Mans Series ; F3000 International Masters; Euroseries 3000 ; Italian Formula 3000 ; Italian F3 ; Formula Renault 2.0 Italia ; Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Championship titles
2008	Formula Master Italia

Last updated September 18, 2024

Marcello Puglisi (born May 17, 1986 in Trescore Balneario) is an Italian racing driver.

Career

Formula Renault

Puglisi began his car racing career by driving in the Italian Formula Renault Championship and Formula Renault Eurocup in 2003. He remained in the Italian series for three years, with a best finish of 13th in the drivers' championship. In 2003 and 2005 he competed in a total of six Eurocup events, failing to score any points in the process.

Formula Three

In 2005, Puglisi also drove in one race of the Italian Formula Three Championship, scoring three points at his first and only attempt at the formula.

Formula 3000

Puglisi drove in both the Euroseries 3000 and the rival Formula 3000 International Masters championship for 2006. He scored no points in the former, but secured tenth place in the drivers' championship in the latter.

International Formula Master

In 2007, Puglisi competed in the inaugural International Formula Master season. In his most successful year in motorsport yet, he won one race on his way towards fifth in the drivers' championship. He remained in the category for 2008.

Sports Car Racing

Puglisi also drove in a single round of the Le Mans Series in 2007 for the Scuderia Lavaggi team in the LMP1, scoring no points.

GP2 Series

Puglisi was signed by the Piquet Sports team to drive in the first GP2 Asia Series season for 2008. Driving alongside compatriot Marco Bonanomi, he did not score any points. Having committed to another season of Formula Master, he nevertheless took his opportunity to compete in the 2008 GP2 Series proper as a replacement for Davide Valsecchi in the Durango team, who was injured in a high-speed crash at the second round of the championship in Turkey.^[1] Puglisi took part in the next round of the championship, but was then replaced by Ben Hanley.^[2]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team Name	Races	Wins	Points	Position
2003	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	Cram Competition	10	0	2	26th
2003	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Cram Competition	4	0	0	NC
2004	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	RP Motorsport	17	0	34	13th
2005	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	JD Motorsport	8	0	16	21st
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	JD Motorsport	2	0	0	NC
	Italian Formula Three	RP Motorsport	1	0	3	15th
2006	Formula 3000 International Masters	Alan Racing	9	0	21	10th
2006	Euroseries 3000	Euronova	8	0	0	NC
2007	International Formula Master	Promotorsport	16	1	47	5th
2007	Le Mans Series - LMP1	Scuderia Lavaggi	1	0	0	NC
2008	GP2 Series	Durango	2	0	0	33rd
	GP2 Asia Series	Piquet Sports	10	0	0	25th
	International Formula Master	Cram Competition	16	1	19	11th
	Formula Master Italia	Cram Competition	12	2	75	1st
2009	International Formula Master	ADM Motorsport	2	0	1	19th

Complete GP2 Series results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2008	Durango	ESP FEA	ESP SPR	TUR FEA	TUR SPR	MON FEA 17	MON SPR 19	FRA FEA	FRA SPR	GBR FEA	GBR SPR	GER FEA	GER SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	EUR FEA	EUR SPR	BEL FEA	BEL SPR	ITA FEA	ITA SPR	33rd	0

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	DC	Points
2008	Piquet Sports	DUB FEA 16	DUB SPR Ret	SEN FEA DNS	SEN SPR 18	SEP FEA 13	SEP SPR 9	BHR FEA 18	BHR SPR Ret	DUB FEA Ret	DUB SPR Ret	25th	0

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References

↑ "Puglisi to stand in for Valsecchi". autosport.com. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
↑ "Hanley grabs last-gasp Durango drive". autosport.com. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-06-20.

External links

Marcello Puglisi career summary at DriverDB.com

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[1] "Puglisi to stand in for Valsecchi". autosport.com. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-23.

[2] "Hanley grabs last-gasp Durango drive". autosport.com. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-06-20.

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