Kyle Marcelli

Kyle Marcelli
Kyle Marcelli
Born	23 February 1990 (age 34); Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Michelin Pilot Challenge career
Debut season	2014
Current team	KohR Motorsports
Racing licence	FIA Gold
NASCAR Canada Series career
	3 races run over 1 year
2021 position	25th
Best finish	25th (2021)
First race	2021 Guardian Angels 60 (Trois-Rivières)
Last race	2021 Clarington 200 (Mosport)
Car number	59
Former teams	Rebel Rock Racing ; Mantella Autosport ; Mühlner Motorsports America
Previous series
2014, 16, 18 ; 2010–13	WeatherTech SportsCar Championship ; American Le Mans Series
Championship titles
2022, 2023; 2020; 2019 ; ; 2007	Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro; Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS class ; GT World Challenge America – Pro-Am class ; Formula Ford Ontario Championship

Kyle Marcelli (born 23 February 1990) is a Canadian racing driver who currently competes in the Michelin Pilot Challenge.^[1]

Career

Marcelli began his racing career in karts in 2005, before moving into single seaters for the 2006 Bridgestone F2000 Racing Series, in which he finished second. In December 2014, Marcelli was a part of the Davidson Racing team that won the yearly 25 Hours of Thunderhill, driving a Norma prototype chassis alongside co-drivers Randy Pobst, Alex Lloyd, and Brian Frisselle.^[2] For the following Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season, Marcelli signed with Mantella Autosport.^[3] He would spend just one season with the team, joining Performance Tech Motorsports for the full WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season in 2016.^[4] The following season would see Marcelli take on SprintX races in the Pirelli World Challenge for R.Ferri Motorsport.^[5] Driving for KohR Motorsports, Marcelli won the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge GS class championship.^[6]

After scoring the championship in the 2022 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, Marcelli and co-driver Danny Formal returned to defend their title in 2023.^[7] Over 12 races, the pair scored ten total race victories.^[8] In 2024, after another title victory in Super Trofeo competition, Marcelli and Formal stepped up to the IMSA SportsCar Championship full-time in the GTD class.^[9]

Racing record

Complete American Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Rank	Points
2010	Performance Tech	LMPC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8	SEB 4	LBH 5									5th	101
	Genoa Racing						LGA 2
	Intersport Racing							MIL 10	LRP 8	MDO 4	ELK 4	MOS 6	PET 2
2011	Intersport Racing	LMPC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8	SEB 8	LBH 2	LRP 3	MOS 6	MDO 1	ELK 4	BAL 1	LGA 3	PET 2		3rd	124
2012	BAR1 Motorsports	LMPC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8	SEB 9	LBH 4	LGA 5	LRP 6	MOS 5	MDO 3	ELK 3	BAL 5	VIR 7	PET 5	9th	53
2013	BAR1 Motorsports	LMPC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8	SEB 2	LBH 6	LGA 4	LRP 4	MOS 3	ELK 2	BAL 5	COT 1	VIR 1	PET 1	4th	128

Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 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
2013	Mühlner Motorsports America	GT	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	Porsche 4.0L Flat-6	DAY	COT 9	BAR	ATL	DET	MDO	WGL	IMS	ELK	KAN	LGA 8	LIM DNS	49th	45

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	Starworks Motorsport	PC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	DAY 6				KAN					VIR 5	COT		35th	28
2014	Scuderia Corsa	GTD	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Ferrari 4.5 L V8		SEB 18	LGA 10	DET 16		WGL	MOS	IMS	ELK			PET 9	49th	40
2016	Performance Tech Motorsports	PC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	DAY 6	SEB 5	LBH 3	LGA 4	BEL 4	WGL 2	MOS 4	LIM 3	ELK 3	COT	PET 2		5th	274
2018	3GT Racing	GTD	Lexus RC F GT3	Lexus 5.0 L V8	DAY 15	SEB 14	MDO 1	BEL 6	WGL 13	MOS 2	LIM 7	ELK 6	VIR 1	LGA 10	PET 14		5th	268
2022	WTR – Racers Edge Motorsports	GTD Pro	Acura NSX GT3 Evo22	Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6	DAY	SEB 8	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	PET			33rd	252
2022	AWA	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY	SEB	MDO	WGL 9	MOS 4	ELK	PET 6						20th	800
2023	Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR Andretti	GTD	Acura NSX GT3 Evo22	Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6	DAY 6	SEB 19	LBH	MON	WGL 8	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	IMS 17	PET 14		26th	1029
2024	Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET
Source:^[10]

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Pinty's Series

NASCAR Pinty's Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	NPSC	Pts	Ref
2021	Dave Jacombs	7	Ford	SUN	SUN	CTR 15	ICAR	MSP 22	MSP 3	FLA	DEL	DEL	DEL	-*	-*	^[11]

References

^ "Kyle Marcelli". IMSA. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ "Davidson Racing Norma wins the 25 Hours of Thunderhill". motorsport.com. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
^ "Kyle Marcelli signs with Mantella Autosport". motorsport.com. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
^ "Marcelli Confirmed as Full-Season Driver at Performance Tech". sportscar365.com. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
^ "Kyle Marcelli joins R.Ferri Motorsport for Pirelli World Challenge". motorsport.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Champs Crowned as Michelin Pilot Challenge Wraps 2020 at Sebring". michelinracingusa.com. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
^ Dagys, John (1 May 2023). "WTR Andretti Sets Four-Car Super Trofeo Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^ Lloyd, Daniel (17 November 2023). "Marcelli, Formal Overcome Norman for 10th Win of Season". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ Lloyd, Daniel (10 November 2023). "WTR Andretti Confirms Full-Season Lamborghini GTD Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
^ "Kyle Marcelli Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ "Kyle Marcelli – 2021 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

External links

Personal Website
Kyle Marcelli at Motorsport.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tyler McQuarrie Jeff Westphal	Michelin Pilot Challenge GS Champion 2020 With: Nate Stacy	Succeeded by Jan Heylen
Preceded by Richard Antinucci	Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Pro Champion 2022, 2023 With: Danny Formal	Succeeded by Incumbent

[IMSA-1] "Kyle Marcelli". IMSA. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[2] "Davidson Racing Norma wins the 25 Hours of Thunderhill". motorsport.com. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

[3] "Kyle Marcelli signs with Mantella Autosport". motorsport.com. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

[4] "Marcelli Confirmed as Full-Season Driver at Performance Tech". sportscar365.com. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

[5] "Kyle Marcelli joins R.Ferri Motorsport for Pirelli World Challenge". motorsport.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "Champs Crowned as Michelin Pilot Challenge Wraps 2020 at Sebring". michelinracingusa.com. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

[7] Dagys, John (1 May 2023). "WTR Andretti Sets Four-Car Super Trofeo Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

[8] Lloyd, Daniel (17 November 2023). "Marcelli, Formal Overcome Norman for 10th Win of Season". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[9] Lloyd, Daniel (10 November 2023). "WTR Andretti Confirms Full-Season Lamborghini GTD Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

[10] "Kyle Marcelli Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[11] "Kyle Marcelli – 2021 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

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