Leonardo Pulcini
Leonardo Pulcini (born 25 June 1998 in Rome) is an Italian racing driver and the 2016 Euroformula Open champion.[1]
| Leonardo Pulcini | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  |
| Born | 25 June 1998 Rome, Italy |
| FIA F3 career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | Carlin Buzz Racing |
| Car number | 27 |
| Former teams | Hitech Grand Prix |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 8th in 2019 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014-16 2015 2014 | Euroformula Open Championship Auto GP Italian F4 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2016 | Euroformula Open Championship |
Career
Karting
Born in Rome, Pulcini began karting professionally in 2012 and came second in the CIK-FIA KF Junior championship a year later.
Lower Formulae
In 2014, Pulcini graduated to single-seaters, competing with DAV Racing in the inaugural season of the Italian F4 Championship, where he finished fourth. He also partook in two rounds of that year's Euroformula 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 the Red Bull Ring and finished ninth in the standings. He also partook in the first round of the 2015 Auto GP Series.
The following year he switched to Campos Racing.[2] With them, he took seven victories, three pole positions and eight fastest laps to secure the Euroformula Open title.
GP3 Series
In November 2016, it was announced that Pulcini would reunite with Campos for GP3 Series post-season testing at Yas Marina.[3] In January 2017, Pulcini signed to race with Arden International.[4]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Italian F4 Championship | DAV Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 187 | 4th |
| Euroformula Open Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19th | ||
| Spanish Formula 3 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2015 | Euroformula Open Championship | DAV Racing | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 9th |
| Spanish Formula 3 Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9th | ||
| Auto GP | FMS Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5th‡ | |
| 2016 | Euroformula Open Championship | Campos Racing | 16 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 303 | 1st |
| Spanish Formula 3 Championship | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 105 | 1st | ||
| 2017 | GP3 Series | Arden International | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14th |
| 2018 | GP3 Series | Campos Racing | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 156 | 4th |
| 2019 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 8th |
| Macau Grand Prix | Campos Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Carlin Buzz Racing | 2 | * | 31st* |
‡ Position when season was cancelled. † As Pulcini was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics 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 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
31st* | 0* |
References
- "Euroformula Open: Leonardo Pulcini è il campione 2016 (Euroformula Open: Leonardo Pulcini is the champion 2016)". October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- "Campos Racing confirm Diego Menchaca, Julio Moreno and Leonardo Pulcini as F.3 drivers in 2016". February 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- "F3 and Formula Renault frontrunners headline GP3 test entry list". November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- "Arden announces 2017 driver line-up". February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
External links
- Leonardo Pulcini career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Vitor Baptista |
Euroformula Open Championship Champion 2016 |
Succeeded by Harrison Scott |
| Preceded by Konstantin Tereshchenko |
Spanish Formula 3 Championship Champion 2016 |
Succeeded by Devlin DeFrancesco |