Marco Mapelli (born 1 August 1987 in
Seregno, Italy) is an Italian racing driver. He is part of the
Lamborghini
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factory stable, with whom he has won the overall
2019 Blancpain GT Series title.
After spending numerous years in Italian and Australian lower formulae, Mapelli made a gradual switch to the GT racing scene at the end of the 2000s, eventually taking part in and winning the Italian GT Sprint Championship's GTC class in 2010. Following a runner-up finish in the
2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia, the Italian made a permanent move towards
GT3 competition, spending two seasons in the
International GT Open and four years in
Italian GT, where he finished second in the standing on two occasions.
In 2017, Mapelli was added to the Lamborghini works driver lineup. Two irregular seasons followed, with the highlight being a race win in the
ADAC GT Masters and multiple podiums in the
2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia, before Mapelli joined
FFF Racing Team for the 2019 season.
He and teammate
Andrea Caldarelli experienced a successful campaign, winning both the
GT World Challenge Europe and
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup titles to be crowned
Blancpain GT Series champions.
Since 2020, Mapelli has continued driving for Lamborghini-fielding teams in GT3 series, winning races in the
GTWC Endurance Cup,
ADAC GT Masters, and
Asian Le Mans Series.
Career
Racing record
Complete Blancpain GT Series and GT World Challenge Europe results
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Spa results
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
*https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/marco-mapelli/
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1987 births
Living people
Italian racing drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
24H Series drivers
British GT Championship drivers
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
ADAC GT Masters drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
Italian Formula Renault 1.6 drivers
Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
Audi Sport drivers
RP Motorsport drivers
Phoenix Racing drivers
AF Corse drivers
International GT Open drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
Asian Le Mans Series drivers
Lamborghini Squadra Corse drivers
US RaceTronics drivers
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy drivers
Abt Sportsline drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
Euronova Racing drivers
Proton Competition drivers