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Leonardo Pulcini

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Leonardo Pulcini
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1998-06-25) 25 June 1998 (age 26)
Rome, Italy
FIA F3 career
Debut season2019
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number27
Former teamsHitech 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
2016Euroformula Open Championship

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

Career

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Karting

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2012 Italian ACI Karting Championship - KF3 7th
ROK Cup International Final - Junior ROK 1st
23° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - KF3 22nd
2013 Italian 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

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Name Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 Italian F4 Championship DAV Racing 21 0 0 0 6 187 4th
Euroformula Open Championship 4 0 0 0 0 14 19th
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2015 Euroformula Open Championship DAV Racing 16 1 0 0 2 91 9th
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 22 9th
Auto GP Series FMS Racing 2 0 0 0 1 27 5th‡
2016 Euroformula Open Championship Campos Racing 16 7 3 8 13 303 1st
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 6 1 1 4 5 105 1st
2017 GP3 Series Arden International 15 0 0 1 1 20 14th
2018 GP3 Series Campos Racing 18 2 2 2 5 156 4th
2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 16 1 0 0 2 78 8th
Macau Grand Prix Campos Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2020 Italian GT Championship - GT3 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 4 0 0 0 1 27 8th
FIA Formula 3 Championship Carlin Buzz Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
2021 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Oregon Team 12 ? ? ? ? ? 1st
2022 International GT Open Oregon Team 13 4 2 1 7 128 1st
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Iron Lynx 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup 0 1 0 1 44 8th
Italian GT Championship - GT3 Oregon Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2024 International GT Open Oregon Team 13 1 0 0 2 68 10th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Iron Lynx 1 0 0 0 0 271 15th*
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

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
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
4th 187

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2014 DAV Racing NÜR NÜR ALG ALG JER JER HUN HUN SIL SIL SPA
DNS
SPA
DNS
MNZ MNZ CAT
7
CAT
8
19th 14
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
9th 91
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
1st 303

Complete GP3 Series results

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(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 Pos Points
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
14th 20
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
4th 156

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
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
8th 78
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
33rd 0

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

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Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2019 Spain Campos Racing Dallara F3 2019 25th 10th DNF

Complete International GT Open results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2022 Oregon Team Pro 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
1st 128
2024 Oregon Team Pro 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

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. 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
8th 44
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

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

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
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.

References

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  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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Sporting positions
Preceded by Euroformula Open Championship
Champion

2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Spanish Formula 3 Championship
Champion

2016
Succeeded by