Marco Cioci

Marco Cioci
Cioci in 2011
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1975-09-26) 26 September 1975 (age 49) Rome, Italy
Championship titles
2008	International GT Open - Pro-Am

Marco Cioci (born 26 September 1975 in Rome) is an Italian racing driver. A long-term Ferrari factory driver, he found success predominantly in the LMGTE Am class, but famously won the inaugural FIA WEC race, the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring, in LMGTE Pro. He is also the most decorated driver at the 6 Hours of Vallelunga with six overall wins. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2021, together with Giancarlo Fisichella, he founded Top Gun by Pro Racing, a racing school aiming to help young karting drivers on their step up to cars. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1995	EFDA Nations Cup	Team Italy	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
1996	Renault Clio Cup Italy		??	??	??	??	??	??	3rd
2000	Formula Palmer Audi	MotorSport Vision	20	0	0	0	0	161	14th
	Italian Formula 3000 Championship	Traini Corse	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2001	Euro Formula 3000 Championship	Durango	8	0	0	0	0	1	16th
2002	Euro Formula 3000 Championship	Victory Engineering	9	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2003	Infiniti Pro Series	Sam Schmidt Motorsports [6] [7]	2	0	0	0	0	40	21st
2004	Italian GT Championship	Megadrive	16	0	1	0	6	148	7th
2005	FIA GT Championship - GT1	GPC Sport	2	0	0	0	0	3	32nd
	Mil Milhas Brasil	Racing Box	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
2006	FIA GT Championship - GT2	GPC Sport	1	0	0	0	0	6	20th
	Le Mans Series - GT2		2	1	1	0	1	10	9th
	Mil Milhas Brasil - GT1		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th
	FIA GT3 European Championship	Racing Box	10	0	0	0	0	21	9th
	6 Hours of Vallelunga		1	1	0	1	1	N/A	1st
2007	Le Mans Series - GT2	Racing Box	5	0	0	0	1	20	7th
	International GT Open - GTA		2	0	0	0	0	??	??
2008	International GT Open - Pro-Am	Twentytwo	14	6	7	5	9	71	1st
	International GT Open - GTA	Advanced Engineering	2	0	0	0	0	3	29th
	6 Hours of Vallelunga		1	1	0	1	1	N/A	1st
	Italian GT Championship - GT2	Megadrive	??	??	??	??	??	72	10th
2008–09	Speedcar Series	Durango	2	0	0	0	0	0	21st
2009	24H Series - A5	Duller Motorsport 1	1	0	0	0	1	??	??
	International GT Open - Super GT	Megadrive	16	0	0	0	3	45	6th
	Italian GT Championship - GT2		14	5	5	0	7	131	2nd
2010	24H Series - A6	De Lorenzi Racing 1	1	0	0	1	0	??	??
	Italian GT Championship - GT2	AF Corse	13	2	1	1	6	110	5th
	Superstars GTSprint Series - GT2		2	1	1	0	1	31	10th
	Superstars GTSprint Series - GT3	Scuderia 22	2	0	0	0	0	42	5th
	24 Hours of Spa - GT2	AF Corse ALD Team Vitaphone	1	0	1	0	1	N/A	3rd
	Le Mans Series - LMP2	Racing Box	3	0	0	0	0	15	15th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2011	Le Mans Series - LMGTE Am	AF Corse [8] [9]	5	0	0	0	3	58	2nd
	Intercontinental Le Mans Cup - LMGTE Am		5	0	1	0	2	??	??
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am		1	0	1	0	0	N/A	DNF
	Italian GT Championship - GT3		4	1	1	0	2	44	9th
	Blancpain Endurance Series - GT3 Pro-Am		1	0	0	0	1	19	14th
	6 Hours of Vallelunga		1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
	24 Hours of Dubai - A6		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
2012	Gulf 12 Hours - GT3	AF Corse [10] [11]	1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro		2	1	0	0	1	/	/
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
	Blancpain Endurance Series - GT3 Pro-Am		5	0	0	0	0	??	??
	FIA GT1 World Championship		1	0	0	0	0	8	21st
	European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Am		3	0	1	0	2	34	2nd
	Dubai 24 Hour - A6		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	AF Corse-Waltrip AF Corse	3	1	0	0	1	/	/
	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli	Motor Piacenza	2	1	2	0	1	26	14th
2013	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	AF Corse [12]	7	0	0	0	1	53	12th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
	European Le Mans Series - LMGTE		5	0	0	0	2	63	4th
	Bathurst 12 Hour - A		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th
	6 Hours of Vallelunga		1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
	Dubai 24 Hour - A6		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	2nd
	Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am		1	0	0	0	0	17	23rd
	International GT Open - Super GT		1	0	0	0	0	3	18th
	Gulf 12 Hours - GT3		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
	International GTSprint Series	Ferrari Motor Ukraine	2	1	0	0	2	38	25th
2014	United SportsCar Championship - GTD	Spirit of Race [13]	3	0	0	0	0	19	86th
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	AF Corse [14] [15] [16]	4	1	1	0	2	76	6th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
	European Le Mans Series - LMGTE		5	0	0	0	1	48	6th
	Bathurst 12 Hour - A		0	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNS
	Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am		1	1	0	0	1	31	9th
	6 Hours of Vallelunga		1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
	International GT Open - Super GT		1	0	0	0	0	??	??
	Gulf 12 Hours - GT3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
2015	United SportsCar Championship - GTD	AF Corse [17]	1	0	0	0	0	1	62nd
	European Le Mans Series - GTC		5	1	1	1	2	56	4th
	Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am		5	0	0	0	0	12	23rd
2015–16	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	Spirit of Race	1	0	0	0	0	??	??
2016	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Spirit of Race	1	0	0	0	0	18	52nd
	European Le Mans Series - GTE	AF Corse [18] [19]	6	0	0	0	1	50	8th
	International GT Open - Pro-Am		8	0	0	1	2	27	9th
2016–17	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	Spirit of Race	4	1	1	0	1	38	7th
2017	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am	Kaspersky Motorsport [20] [21]	5	0	1	0	0	32	7th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	1	0	0	0	NC
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	Spirit of Race	1	1	0	0	1	50	8th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am		1	1	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
	International GT Open - Pro-Am	AF Corse [22] [23]	12	1	0	1	4	59	4th
	6 Hours of Vallelunga		1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
2017–18	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	FIST-Team AAI [24]	2	1	1	0	2	41	6th
2018	24H Proto Series - P3	Spirit of Race	3	0	0	1	3	26	5th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am	AF Corse [25]	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24 Hours of Spa - Pro-Am		1	0	0	0	0	0	5th
	Le Mans Cup - GT3		4	0	1	0	2	78	4th
	International GT Open	Luzich Racing [26] [27]	10	2	2	0	3	59	9th
2019	Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro	Easy Race [28]	4	0	0	0	1	24	5th
	Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 Pro-Am	AF Corse	2	0	0	0	0	18	9th
2020	Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro-Am	AF Corse [29]	1	0	0	0	1	12	8th
Sources: [30]

References

1. "Giudici - Marco Cioci". GT Talent (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2025.
2. "Marco Cioci". Spa 24 Hours . SRO Motorsports Group . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
3. "Nasce "Top Gun" l'accademia per preparare i kartisti alle auto da corsa". vroomkart.it (in Italian). 28 May 2021.
4. Tremolada, Mattia (18 December 2022). "A day in the world of Top Gun: the maverick school training drivers for F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
5. Mattana, Damiano (3 February 2024). "Pro Racing Motorsport, in pista per il futuro". In Terris (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2025.
6. "European F3000 veteran Cioci passes IRL rookie test at TMS". Autoweek. 18 December 2002. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
7. "Cioci to drive third Schmidt car in Freedom 100". Crash.net. 18 April 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
8. "Grazie a Cioci sventola alto il tricolore". italiaracing.net (in Italian). 10 June 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
9. "6 Ore di Vallellunga, trionfo Ferrari con Cioci-Perazzini e Bruni". motormag.it. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
10. "12H Sebring : Marco Cioci confirmé chez AF Corse". Endurance-Info.com (in French). Endurance-Info. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
11. "AF Corse on all fronts in 2012". 24 Hours of Le Mans . Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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17. Cortesi, Marco (28 February 2015). "I piloti delle otto vetture AF Corse" [The pilots of the eight AF Corse cars]. Italiaracing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
18. ten Caat, Marcel (10 February 2016). "News & Notes Roundup: 2.10". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
19. Caruccio, Antonio (27 May 2016). "Il recupero di Marco Cioci". Autosprint (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
20. Goodwin, Graham (11 November 2016). "Fisichella & Cioci For 2017 Blancpain Endurance Series With Kaspersky Motorsport". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
21. Dagys, John (29 July 2017). "Cioci Out Front at Six-Hour Mark". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
22. "GT Open News Notebook: Lamborghini & Ferrari Teams Confirmed". Dailysportscar. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
23. "Perazzini mette la sesta - Altro trionfo a Vallelunga". larena.it (in Italian). 24 November 2017.
24. Kilshaw, Jake (3 December 2017). "DC Racing Survives Challenge from BBT for 4H Fuji Win". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
25. "Q&A with Marco Cioci". Le Mans Cup . Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
26. Kilbey, Stephen (28 March 2018). "Luzich Racing Joins GT Open Ranks". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
27. "Pole sobre mojado para Marco Cioci (Ferrari Luzich Racing)". International GT Open (in Spanish). GT Sport. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
28. "GT 2019 di grandi campioni. Gli ultimi arrivi sono quelli di Marco Cioci, Daniel Mancinelli e Lorenzo Casè (Ferrari 488 GT3)". acisport.it (in Italian). 23 March 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
29. "Stefano Gai e Marco Cioci rientrano nel Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo". acisport.it (in Italian). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
30. "Marco Cioci | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 8 February 2025.

External links

• Marco Cioci career summary at DriverDB.com