Leonardo Pulcini
Leonardo Pulcini is an Italian racing driver and the 2016 Euroformula Open champion.
Career
Karting
Born in Rome, Pulcini began karting professionally in 2012, and came seventh in the KF3 category in the Italian ACI Karting Championship, won the ROK Cup International Final in the Junior ROK class. He rounded off the season participating in the 23° Andrea Margutti Trophy - KF3 category, coming in 22nd.In 2013, Pulcini came runner-up to the Italian Championship in the KF3 category, and made his WSK debut, competing in the WSK Super Master Series and the WSK Euro Series in the KF Junior, coming in ninth and sixth.
Pulcini came sixth in the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship and runner-up to the CIK-FIA World Championship. Pulcini made his KF debut in 2014, during his first year in single-seaters, coming 29th in the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship. He also made his WSK Champions Cup debut, coming in tenth, Pulcini also came 18th in the WSK Super Master Series.
Lower Formulae
In 2014, Pulcini graduated to single-seaters, competing with DAV Racing in the 2014 [Italian F4 Championship|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, Pulcini switched to Campos Racing. 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. In January 2017, Pulcini signed to race with Arden International. A second place in the first round at Catalunya would end up being his only points-scoring finish and the Italian ended up 14th in the championship.For 2018, Pulcini moved to Campos Racing in what would be the final season of the GP3 Series. His results were much better, and after two race wins and three further podiums Pulcini finished fourth in the drivers' standings.
Sports car racing
Ahead of the 2023 season, Pulcini was named a Lamborghini factory driver. His first assignment was a customer racing drive in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Iron Lynx. His co-drivers in the Gold Cup class were Rolf Ineichen and Michele Beretta.Racing record
Racing career summary
‡ Position when season was cancelled.† As Pulcini was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
| 2014 | DAV Racing | ADR 1 8 | ADR 2 4 | ADR 3 2 | IMO1 1 3 | IMO1 2 5 | IMO1 3 5 | MUG 1 3 | MUG 2 10 | MUG 3 14 | MAG 1 3 | MAG 2 7 | MAG 3 3 | VLL 1 6 | VLL 2 5 | VLL 3 5 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 Ret | MNZ 3 9 | IMO2 1 4 | IMO2 2 17 | IMO2 3 3 | 4th | 187 |
Complete Auto GP Series results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos | Points |
| 2015 | FMS Racing | HUN 1 4 | HUN 2 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | 5th | 27 |
Complete International GT Open results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
| 2022 | Oregon Team | Pro | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | EST 1 1 | EST 2 1 | LEC 1 8 | LEC 2 6 | SPA 1 | HUN 1 8 | HUN 2 13 | RBR 1 2 | RBR 2 1 | MNZ 1 8 | MNZ 2 2 | CAT 1 2 | CAT 2 5 | 1st | ||
| 2024 | Oregon Team | Pro | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | PRT 1 9 | PRT 2 6 | HOC 1 5 | HOC 2 7 | SPA WD | HUN 1 4 | HUN 2 1 | LEC 1 9 | LEC 2 6 | RBR 1 3 | RBR 2 4 | CAT 1 8 | CAT 2 Ret | MNZ 24 | 10th | 68 |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
| 2023 [GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup|2023] | Iron Lynx | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Gold | MNZ Ret | LEC 34 | SPA 6H 30 | SPA 12H 48 | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR 12 | CAT Ret | 8th | 44 |
| 2024 | Iron Lynx | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Pro | LEC | SPA 6H | SPA 12H | SPA 24H | NÜR | MNZ 18 | JED | NC | 0 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
| 2024 [IMSA SportsCar Championship|2024] | Iron Lynx | GTD Pro | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | DAY | SEB 6 | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 35th | 271 |
* Season still in progress.