Frankie Montecalvo
Frank Montecalvo | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Highlands, New Jersey, United States | December 28, 1990
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | AIM Vasser Sullivan |
Racing licence | ![]() |
Car number | 12 |
Former teams | Scuderia Corsa Alex Job Racing PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 11 |
Poles | 4 |
Previous series | |
2010–2011 2015–2017 | American Le Mans Series Pirelli World Challenge |
Championship titles | |
2015 | Pirelli World Challenge – GTA Class |
Frank Montecalvo (born December 28, 1990) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.[1]
Early life
[edit]A native of Highlands, New Jersey, Montecalvo attended high school at St. John Vianney High School.[2]
Career
[edit]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 started fourth in class[4] but 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.[5][6] In 2015 Montecalvo won the GTA class of the Pirelli World Challenge.[7]
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Prior to the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, Montecalvo joined AIM Vasser Sullivan in the GTD class, driving alongside Townsend Bell.[8] Montecalvo scored his first IMSA victory in August 2020 at Road America.[9] In 2023, Montecalvo returned for his fifth consecutive season with the team, and his second with Aaron Telitz as his co-driver.[10] That season, Montecalvo claimed his second career IMSA victory, supporting a Lexus GT-class sweep at the 2023 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen.[11]
Personal life
[edit]As of August 2023, Montecalvo is not a professional racing driver, working a day job at his family's recycling business.[12][13]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]Complete American Le Mans Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
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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 IMSA SportsCar Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2012 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | GTE Am | 146 | DNF | DNF |
2014 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | GTE Am | 330 | 21st | 4th |
References
[edit]- ^ "Frank Montecalvo - IMSA". imsa.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Champion Race Car Driver Still Calls Highlands Home". tworivertimes.com. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Interview: Gunnar Jeannette and Frank Montecalvo". 24h-lemans.com. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Jeannette and Montecalvo to start fourth at Le Mans". Motorsport.com. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Enzo Potolicchio out, Frankie Montecalvo in for 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans". us.motorsport.com. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Highlands Native To Race LeMans". The Monmouth Journal. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Montecalvo, Thompson Win GTA/GTC Championships". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Townsend Bell and Frankie Montecalvo Join AIM VASSER SULLIVAN". imsa.com. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Townsend Bell, Frankie Montecalvo Victorious in Lexus RC F GT3 at Road America". prnewswire.com. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Dagys, John (13 December 2022). "Telitz, Montecalvo to Continue in Vasser Sullivan's GTD Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Lexus is Luxe at the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen". Speed Sport. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Montecalvo Juggling Work, Race Life Balance". sportscar365.com. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Staab, R.C. (20 August 2023). "Frankie Montecalvo Talks Racing, Training and His Favorite Jersey Drive". New Jersey Monthly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website of Frankie Montecalvo
- Frankie Montecalvo at Lexus Motorsports
- 1990 births
- Living people
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- People from Highlands, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Monmouth County, New Jersey
- St. John Vianney High School (New Jersey) alumni
- DragonSpeed drivers
- Racing drivers from New Jersey
- Multimatic Motorsports drivers
- 24H Series drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers