| Leonardo Pulcini | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Pulcini at the2018 Spielberg GP3 Series round | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | (1998-06-25)25 June 1998 (age 27) Rome, Italy |
| FIA F3 career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 27 |
| Former teams | Hitech Grand Prix,Carlin Buzz Racing |
| Starts | 18 (18 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 8th in2019 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014-16 2015 2014 | Euroformula Open Championship Auto GP Italian F4 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2016 2021 | Euroformula Open Championship Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro |
Leonardo Pulcini (born 25 June 1998 inRome) is anItalian racing driver and the2016 Euroformula Open champion.[1]
Born in Rome, Pulcini began karting professionally in 2012, and came 7th in theKF3 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 hisWSK debut, competing in theWSK Super Master Series and theWSK Euro Series in theKF Junior, coming in 9th and 6th.
He came 6th in theCIK-FIA Karting European Championship and runner-up to theCIK-FIA World Championship. Pulcini made hisKF debut in 2014, during his first year insingle-seaters, coming 29th in the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship. He also made hisWSK Champions Cup debut, coming in 10th, Pulcini also came 18th in the WSK Super Master Series.
In 2014, Pulcini graduated to single-seaters, competing with DAV Racing in theinaugural season of theItalian F4 Championship, where he finished fourth. He also partook in two rounds ofthat year'sEuroformula 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 theRed Bull Ring and finished ninth in the standings. He also partook in the first round of the2015 Auto GP Series.
The following year he switched toCampos Racing.[2] With them, he took seven victories, three pole positions and eight fastest laps to secure the Euroformula Open title.
In November 2016, it was announced that Pulcini would reunite with Campos forGP3 Series post-season testing atYas Marina.[3] In January 2017, Pulcini signed to race withArden International.[4] A second place in the first round atCatalunya would end up being his only points-scoring finish and the Italian ended up 14th in the championship.
For 2018 Pulcini moved toCampos Racing in what would be thefinal 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.
Ahead of the 2023 season, Pulcini was named aLamborghini factory driver.[5] His first assignment was a customer racing drive in theGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup withIron Lynx. His co-drivers in the Gold Cup class wereRolf Ineichen andMichele Beretta.[6]
| 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 |
‡ Position when season was cancelled.
† As Pulcini was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | FMS Racing | HUN 1 4 | HUN 2 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | 5th | 27 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
| 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 |
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Campos Racing | Dallara F3 2019 | 25th | 10th | DNF |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics 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 9 | LEC 2 6 | RBR 1 3 | RBR 2 4 | CAT 1 8 | CAT 2 Ret | MNZ 24 | 10th | 68 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
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| 2024 | Iron Lynx | GTD Pro | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | LamborghiniDGF 5.2 L V10 | DAY | SEB 6 | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 35th | 271 |
* Season still in progress.
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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| Preceded by | Euroformula Open Championship Champion 2016 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Spanish Formula 3 Championship Champion 2016 | Succeeded by |
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