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Frank Montecalvo
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1990-12-28) December 28, 1990 (age 33)
Highlands, New Jersey, United States
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2014
Current teamAIM Vasser Sullivan
Car number12
Former teamsScuderia Corsa
Alex Job Racing
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports
Wins1
Podiums7
Poles2
Previous series
2010–2011
2015–2017		American Le Mans Series
Pirelli World Challenge
Championship titles
2015Pirelli World Challenge – GTA Class

Frank "Frankie" Montecalvo (born December 28, 1990) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.[1]

Early life

A native of Highlands, New Jersey, Montecalvo attended high school at St. John Vianney High School.[2]

Career

In 2012, Montecalvo took part in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for Luxury Racing in the GTE Am class.[3] The team failed to finish the race, retiring with crash damage after 146 laps. Montecalvo returned to Le Mans in 2014, replacing Enzo Potolicchio in the 8 Star Motorsports GTE Am entry.[4] In 2015 Montecalvo won the GTA class of the Pirelli World Challenge.[5]

Prior to the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, Montecalvo joined AIM Vasser Sullivan in the GTD class, driving alongside Townsend Bell.[6] Montecalvo scored his first IMSA victory in August 2020 at Road America.[7]

Personal life

As of October 2020, Montecalvo is not a professional racing driver, working a day job at his family's recycling business.[8]

Racing record

Complete American Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2010 Genoa Racing LMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 SEB LBH LGA UTA LIM MDO
5 		ELK
5 		MOS
3 		PET
5 		16th 37
2011 CORE Autosport LMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 SEB
2 		LBH
4 		LIM
5 		MOS
2 		MDO
6 		ELK
3 		BAL
3 		LGA
4 		PET
5

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2014 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 DAY
4 		SEB
9 		LGA
4 		KAN
4 		WGL
3 		IMS
5 		ELK
7 		VIR
8 		COT
4 		PET
3 		4th 255
2017 Alex Job Racing GTD Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 DAY
6 		SEB
15 		LBH COT DET WGL
14 		MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
6 		32nd 83
2018 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 DAY
5 		SEB
17 		COT DET WGL
10 		MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA
9 		PET
5 		17th 109
2019 AIM Vasser Sullivan GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0L V8 DAY
2 		SEB
9 		MDO
5 		DET
3 		WGL
9 		MOS
3 		LIM
13 		ELK
9 		VIR
7 		LGA
11 		PET
11 		8th 236
2020 AIM Vasser Sullivan GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0L V8 DAY
12 		DAY
2 		SEB
5 		ELK
1 		VIR
10 		ATL
5 		MDO
10 		CLT PET
8 		LGA
8 		SEB
9 		13th 223

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2012 France Luxury Racing Germany Pierre Ehret
United States Gunnar Jeannette 		Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTE Am 146 DNF DNF
2014 United States 8 Star Motorsports Italy Gianluca Roda
Italy Paolo Ruberti 		Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE Am 330 21st 4th

References

  1. ^ "Frank Montecalvo - IMSA". imsa.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Champion Race Car Driver Still Calls Highlands Home". tworivertimes.com. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Interview: Gunnar Jeannette and Frank Montecalvo". 24h-lemans.com. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Enzo Potolicchio out, Frankie Montecalvo in for 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans". us.motorsport.com. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Montecalvo, Thompson Win GTA/GTC Championships". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Townsend Bell and Frankie Montecalvo Join AIM VASSER SULLIVAN". imsa.com. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Townsend Bell, Frankie Montecalvo Victorious in Lexus RC F GT3 at Road America". prnewswire.com. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Montecalvo Juggling Work, Race Life Balance". sportscar365.com. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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