Clivio Piccione (born February 24, 1984, in Monte Carlo, Monaco) is a Monégasque race car driver. He raced in the 2005 GP2 Series season for the Durango team and David Price Racing for 2006.
| Clivio Piccione | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Monégasque |
| Born | February 24, 1984 Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Previous series | |
| 2010-2011 2007 2006-2005 2004-2003 2002 2001 | FIA GT1 World Championship World Series by Renault GP2 Series British Formula 3 British F3 National Class British Formula Ford |
Career
editPiccione's career started in karting in 1997, where he stayed until 2001 before moving up to British Formula Ford. He only spent one season there, debuting in British Formula 3's B-Class in 2002 for the T-Sport team. 2003 saw him move up to the main class with the Manor team, where he won the a race at Knockhill.[1] For 2004, he joined Carlin Motorsport and won two races at Donington Park.[2][3][4]
In 2005 the Monegasque driver drove in the inaugural GP2 Series season, driving for the Durango team, winning the sprint race at the Nürburgring round.[5][6] However, results were not in his favour for the remainder of the season and for 2006 he would switch to DPR Direxiv.[7] He would score two podiums for the team at Silverstone and Monza. After leaving GP2, he competed in the World Series by Renault for 2007.[8] In 2008 he raced in F3000 Euroseries, Italian F3000 and EuroBOSS.[9]
Piccione drove in the 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season for the newly formed A1 Team Monaco. He was the nation's joint seat-holder, alongside Hubertus Bahlsen.[10] He competed in all races in the 2008-09 season, scoring pole for the South African feature race and finishing a best of third place in the same race. Team Monaco finished 9th overall with 35 points, however the series collapsed a year later and could not improve on this result. Piccione represented Monaco at the 2009 Race of Champions.[11]
Following the loss of his A1 Grand Prix seat, Piccione joined Hexis AMR in the FIA GT1 Championship.[12] He competed for the team across 2010 and 2011, driving their Aston Martin DBR9. The best result was victory in 2011 at the Yas Marina Circuit.[13]
Following his racing career, Piccione designed the Kart Indoor Monaco in Fontvieille. In 2018, he drove a McLaren M14A in the Monaco Historic Grand Prix. In 2022, he was behind the formation of the Monaco E-Kart Championship, with backing from Monegasque Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc.[14][15]
Racing record
editComplete GP2 Series results
edit(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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Durango | IMO FEA 15 |
IMO SPR Ret |
CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 8 |
MON FEA Ret |
NÜR FEA 7 |
NÜR SPR 1 |
MAG FEA 8 |
MAG SPR DSQ |
SIL FEA 6 |
SIL SPR Ret |
HOC FEA Ret |
HOC SPR 17 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 16 |
IST FEA Ret |
IST SPR 11 |
MNZ FEA 11 |
MNZ SPR 14 |
SPA FEA 12 |
SPA SPR 19 |
BHR FEA 13 |
BHR SPR 7 |
15th | 14 |
| 2006 | DPR Direxiv | VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR Ret |
IMO FEA Ret |
IMO SPR 16 |
NÜR FEA 11 |
NÜR SPR Ret |
CAT FEA 16† |
CAT SPR Ret |
MON FEA 4 |
SIL FEA 7 |
SIL SPR 3 |
MAG FEA 13 |
MAG SPR Ret |
HOC FEA 8 |
HOC SPR Ret |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR Ret |
IST FEA Ret |
IST SPR Ret |
MNZ FEA 7 |
MNZ SPR 3 |
12th | 18 |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | RC Motorsport | MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 23 |
MON 1 Ret |
HUN 1 11 |
HUN 2 5 |
SPA 1 19† |
SPA 2 15 |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 Ret |
MAG 1 3 |
MAG 2 7 |
EST 1 10 |
EST 2 2 |
CAT 1 17 |
CAT 2 22 |
15th | 42 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Monaco | NED SPR Ret |
NED FEA 6 |
CHN SPR 9 |
CHN FEA 7 |
MYS SPR 12 |
MYS FEA Ret |
NZL SPR 16 |
NZL FEA Ret |
RSA SPR 5 |
RSA FEA 3 |
POR SPR 5 |
POR FEA Ret |
GBR SPR Ret |
GBR SPR 4 |
9th | 35 |
Complete GT1 World Championship results
edit| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hexis AMR | Aston Martin DBR9 | ABU QR 8 |
ABU CR 17 |
SIL QR 2 |
SIL CR 13 |
BRN QR 9 |
BRN CR 4 |
PRI QR 17 |
PRI CR 13 |
SPA QR 13 |
SPA CR 10 |
NÜR QR 5 |
NÜR CR 4 |
ALG QR 16 |
ALG CR 13 |
NAV QR EX |
NAV CR Ret |
INT QR 3 |
INT CR 4 |
SAN QR 4 |
SAN CR 3 |
12th | 62 |
| 2011 | Hexis AMR | Aston Martin DBR9 | ABU QR 5 |
ABU CR 1 |
ZOL QR 6 |
ZOL CR 6 |
ALG QR 13 |
ALG CR Ret |
SAC QR 2 |
SAC CR 11 |
SIL QR 5 |
SIL CR 4 |
NAV QR 10 |
NAV CR 8 |
PRI QR Ret |
PRI CR 11 |
ORD QR 4 |
ORD CR 3 |
BEI QR 5 |
BEI CR Ret |
SAN QR 8 |
SAN CR 3 |
7th | 95 |
References
edit- ^ "Knockhill race 1: Piccione's first win". Autosport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Piccione joins champion team". Autosport. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Piccione avoids chaos to win". Autosport. 4 April 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "2004 Donington British F3 - Round 14". Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Piccione Wins Dramatic Race 2". Autosport. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Piccione Hails Best Race Ever". Autosport. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Piccione joins Pla at DPR for 2006". Motorsport. 11 January 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Clivio Piccione joins RC Motorsport". Motorsport. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Clivio Piccione". driverDB. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Team Monaco to join series this year". autosport.com. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ^ "2009 Race of Champions heads to Beijing". autoblog.com. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "GT1: HEXIS AMR signs Clivio Piccione". Motorsport. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "TEAM HEXIS AMR DBR9 SCORES SENSATIONAL WIN IN ABU DHABI". Aston Martin. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Amazing Launch of the First Monaco E-Kart Championship". Hello Monaco. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: CLIVIO PICCIONE ON REVOLUTIONISING THE KARTING WORLD". Monaco Life. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Clivio Piccione career summary at DriverDB.com