Kyle Marcelli
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| Nationality |  Canadian | ||||||
| Born | 23 February 1990 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
| Michelin Pilot Challenge career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2014 | ||||||
| Current team | KohR Motorsports | ||||||
| Categorisation |  FIA Gold (until 2017, 2019–2026)[1] FIA Silver (2018, 2027–)[2][3]
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| 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) | ||||||
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| 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.[4]
Career
[edit]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.[citation needed] 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.[5] For the following Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season, Marcelli signed with Mantella Autosport.[6] He would spend just one season with the team, joining Performance Tech Motorsports for the full WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season in 2016.[7] The following season would see Marcelli take on SprintX races in the Pirelli World Challenge for R.Ferri Motorsport.[8] Driving for KohR Motorsports, Marcelli won the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge GS class championship.[9]
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.[10] Over 12 races, the pair scored ten total race victories.[11] 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.[12]
Racing record
[edit]Complete American Le Mans Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
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| 2010 | Performance Tech | LMPC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 | SEB 4 |
LBH 5 |
5th | 101 | ||||||||
| Genoa Racing | LGA 2 |
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| Intersport Racing | MIL 10 |
LRP 8 |
MOH 4 |
ELK 4 |
MOS 6 |
PET 2 |
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| 2011 | Intersport Racing | LMPC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 | SEB 8 |
LBH 2 |
LRP 3 |
MOS 6 |
MOH 1 |
ELK 4 |