Marco Mapelli
| Marco Mapelli | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Mapelli in 2026 | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 1 August 1987 |
| GT World Challenge career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | Lamborghini Squadra Corse |
| Categorisation |  FIA Silver (until 2016) FIA Gold (2017–2021) FIA Platinum (2022–)[1] |
| Car number | 63 |
| Fastest laps | Lamborghini Aventador SVJ: 6:44.97 Nürburgring Lap Record (2018) |
| Previous series | |
| 2013–14 2013–14 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 | Italian GT Championship Italian GT Championship International GTOpen Porsche Carrera Cup Italia Italian GT Champion Italian Ferrari Challenge Italian Ferrari Challenge Australian Formula 3 Championship Italian Formula Renault 2000 Championship |
Marco Mapelli (born 1 August 1987 in Seregno, Italy) is an Italian racing driver. He is part of the Lamborghini factory stable, with whom he has won the overall 2019 Blancpain GT Series title.[2][3]
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, Mapelli 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6][7]
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
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Race Entered | 351 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Podiums | 91 |
| Pole Positions | 18 |
| Race Win Percentage | 8% |
Racing record
Career summary
† As Mapelli was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  Phoenix Racing |
.svg.png){kind=small} Laurens Vanthoor Markus Winkelhock |
Audi R8 LMS ultra | AP | 269 | 2nd | 1st |
| 2016 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jamec Pem Racing |
Christopher Haase Christopher Mies |
Audi R8 LMS | AP | 50 | DNF | DNF |
| 2020 |  FFF Racing Team |
Andrea Caldarelli Dennis Lind |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Pro | 187 | DNF | DNF |
| 2026 | Wall Racing |
Tony D'Alberto Adrian Deitz Grant Denyer |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Bronze | 260 | 15th | 5th |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL | SPA | LMS | NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR 2 |
18th | 18 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL | IMO 2 |
RBR | LEC 4 |
EST | 11th | 30 |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Attempto Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Pro | MIS QR |
MIS CR |
BRH QR 28 |
BRH CR 28 |
NÜR QR |
NÜR CR |
NC | 0 | ||||
| GRT Grasser Racing Team | HUN QR 13 |
HUN CR Ret |
CAT QR |
CAT CR | |||||||||||
| 2017 | Attempto Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Pro | MIS QR 23 |
MIS CR 27 |
BRH QR 9 |
BRH CR 13 |
ZOL QR 9 |
ZOL CR 7 |
HUN QR |
HUN CR |
NÜR QR |
NÜR CR |
20th | 7 |
| 2019 | Orange1 FFF Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Pro | BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 2 |
MIS 1 1 |
MIS 2 2 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 7 |
NÜR 1 1 |
NÜR 2 3 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 4 |
1st | 92.5 |
| 2023 | VSR | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Pro | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
VAL 1 15 |
VAL 2 12 |
ZAN 1 8 |
ZAN 2 4 |
14th | 9.5 |
Complete ADAC GT Masters Results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | HB Racing WDS Bau | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | OSC 1 14 |
OSC 2 4 |
LAU 1 12 |
LAU 2 15 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 14 |
ZAN 1 23 |
ZAN 2 20 |
NÜR 1 14 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
SAC 1 15 |
SAC 2 5 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 DNS |
25th | 22 |
| 2018 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
MST 1 |
MST 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
SAC 1 14 |
SAC 2 Ret |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
22nd | 25 |
| 2019 | Orange1 by GRT Grasser | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | OSC 1 15 |
OSC 2 5 |
MST 1 18 |
MST 2 11 |
RBR 1 21 |
RBR 2 12 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 7 |
NÜR 1 22 |
NÜR 2 6 |
HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 22 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
18th | 60 |
| 2021 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 19 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 19 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 4 |
19th | 51 | ||
| T3 Motorsport | SAC 1 8 |
SAC 2 15 |
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| 2022 | T3 Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | OSC 1 11 |
OSC 2 18 |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 15 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 20† |
11th | 106 | ||||||||
| Paul Motorsport | NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 10 |
LAU 1 33 |
LAU 2 5 |
SAC 1 19† |
SAC 2 3 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 3 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | HOC 1 81 |
HOC 2 7 |
NOR 1 53 |
NOR 2 6 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 11 |
SAC 1 72† |
SAC 2 21 |
RBR 1 DSQ1 |
RBR 2 82 |
HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 Ret2 |
4th | 157 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
‡ Points count towards WeatherTech Sprint Cup championship only.
Complete Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | JLOC | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | GT300 | OKA 7 |
FUJ 9 |
SUZ 4 |
CHA | FUJ 6 |
SUG 5 |
AUT 13 |
MOT 27 |
13th | 28 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Red Bull Team Abt | Lamborghini Temerario GT3 | RBR 1 17 |
RBR 2 19 |
ZAN 1 15 |
ZAN 2 7 |
LAU 1 2 |
LAU 2 15 |
NOR 1 16 |
NOR 2 Ret |
OSC 1 Ret |
OSC 2 13 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 9 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
18th* | 41* |
References
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (10 November 2021). "Updated 2022 Provisional FIA Driver Rankings Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ↑ "Orange1 FFF Lamborghini Squad Take World Challenge Europe Title". www.dailysportscar.com. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ↑ Kilshaw, Jake (2019-09-29). "Caldarelli, Mapelli Take Triple Crown With Barcelona Win – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ↑ Dagys, John (2017-03-13). "Caldarelli, Mapelli, Engelhart Added to Lamborghini Factory Driver Lineup – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ↑ "FFF Racing reveals full three-car line-up for 2019 Blancpain GT Series assault". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ↑ Kilshaw, Jake (2019-09-08). "Caldarelli, Mapelli Win Title as AKKA ASP Sweeps Weekend – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ↑ Bosch, Miguel (2019-10-03). "Marco Mapelli: "My brain thought 'try it' and I tried; I was lucky to do it"". GT REPORT. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Italian racing drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- 24H Series drivers
- British GT Championship drivers
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- Italian Formula Renault 1.6 drivers
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- Audi Sport drivers
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- US RaceTronics drivers
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- Forte Racing drivers
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