Francesco Castellacci

Francesco Castellacci de Villanova (born 4 April 1987 in Rome) is an Italian and Monégasque professional racing driver competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Vista AF Corse.

Francesco studied at Marymount International School and Università Bocconi before starting his career as a racing driver. Together with Federico Leo, he won the drivers' title of the 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship, driving a Ferrari 458 Italia GT3.

Career

Formula Azzurra Castellacci began his single-seater career in late 2005, racing in the Formula Azzurra Winter Trophy. In the series' four races, all held at Adria International Raceway, he achieved two podium places to be classified in third place. In 2006, he entered the full Formula Azzurra championship, scoring 24 points to finish eighth in the final standings.

Formula Three In late 2006, Castellacci tested a Formula Three car for the first time, driving for the British team Hitech Racing at Rockingham Motor Speedway. In 2007, he took part in the full British Formula 3 Championship season, racing alongside Australian driver John Martin at Alan Docking Racing. Castellacci failed to score a point in the 22 races he competed in, with his best result coming in the first race at Donington Park, where he finished in fifteenth position. He also took part in the Masters of Formula 3 race held at Zolder, finishing in 26th place.

The following year, Castellacci returned to his native Italy to compete in the Italian Formula Three Championship for Lucidi Motors. He finished the season fourth overall, taking six podium places along with a double pole position at the Monza round. The title was won by his team-mate Mirko Bortolotti.

Castellacci continued in the series for 2009, switching teams to join Prema Powerteam. He finished in the points on eleven occasions and took a single podium position at Misano to be classified in eighth place overall. During the year, he once again took part in the Masters of Formula Three event, this time racing for Manor Motorsport. He finished the race in 30th place.

Porsche Supercup In June 2010, Castellacci made his debut in the Porsche Supercup round at the Valencia Street Circuit, finishing in 17th position. He is also due to contest the rounds at Silverstone, Hungaroring and Monza later in the season.

A month earlier, Castellacci also made his debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany at Valencia's Circuit Ricardo Tormo, finishing in 14th place.

The No. 54 Vista AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 belonging to Castellaci at the 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

Castellacci also took part in Formula Renault 3.5 Series testing during October and November 2009, driving cars for Draco Racing, Interwetten.com Racing and Prema Powerteam.

For 2011, Castellacci raced in the FIA GT3 European Championship with AF Corse, sharing a Ferrari 458 with fellow Italian driver Federico Leo. The duo won the drivers' title at the final round of the season in Zandvoort.

The following year, a switch to the FIA GT1 World Championship was in order for Castellacci, who partnered Enzo Ide at AF Corse. With a best result of fifth, the duo finished 14th in the standings.

In later years, Castellacci focused on endurance racing, competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in the LMGTE Am class, where he finished third in the standings in 2023. Castellacci competed in 2024 at the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with Vista AF Corse, driving a Ferrari 296 GT3.

Racing record

Career summary † - As Castellacci is a guest driver, he is ineligible to score points.

Complete British Formula Three Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points 2007 Alan Docking Racing Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda OUL1 OUL2 DON1 DON2 BUC1 BUC2 SNE1 SNE2 MNZ1 MNZ2 BRH1 BRH2 SPA1 SPA2 SIL1 SIL2 THR1 THR2 CRO1 CRO2 ROC1 ROC2 22nd 0

Complete Italian Formula Three Championship results (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 Pos Points 2008 Lucidi Motors MUG11 MUG12 MAG1 MAG2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MUG21 MUG22 VAR1 VAR2 MIS1 MIS2 ADR1 ADR2 VAL1 VAL2 4th 57 2009 Prema Powerteam ADR1 ADR2 MAG1 MAG2 MUG1 MUG2 MIS1 MIS2 VAR1 VAR2 IMO1 IMO2 VAL1 VAL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 8th 640 2010 RC Motorsport MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 IMO1 IMO2 MUG11 MUG12 VAR1 VAR2 VAL1 VAL2 MUG21 MUG22 MNZ1 MNZ2 18th 6

Complete GT1 World Championship results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts Ref 2012 AF Corse Ferrari NOGQR10 NOGCR5 ZOLQR7 ZOLCR11 NAVQR13 NAVQR11 SVKQR12 SVKCR9 ALGQR11 ALGCR7 SVKQR10 SVKCRRet MOSQR8 MOSCR6 NÜRQR10 NÜRCR7 DONQR7 DONCR5 14th 42

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Aston Martin Racing Roald Goethe Stuart Hall Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 187 DNF DNF Spirit of Race Thomas Flohr Olivier Beretta Ferrari 488 GTE GTEAm 326 41st 12th Spirit of Race Thomas Flohr Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 488 GTE GTEAm 335 26th 2nd Spirit of Race Thomas Flohr Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 488 GTE GTEAm 327 43rd 12th AF Corse Thomas Flohr Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEAm 330 39th 13th AF Corse Thomas Flohr Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEAm 329 39th 11th AF Corse Nick Cassidy Thomas Flohr Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEAm 340 39th 6th AF Corse Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEAm 312 31st 5th Vista AF Corse Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 30 DNF DNF Vista AF Corse Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 192 DNF DNF Vista AF Corse Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo LMGT3 110 DNF DNF

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results