Vicky Piria
Vittoria "Vicky" Piria is an Italian-British racing driver who races in Italian GT, and previously competed in the GP3 Series and W Series.
Career
Karting
Born in Milan, Lombardia, Piria grew up in Perugia, in the Umbria region. She began karting in 2003 and raced primarily in her native Italy for the majority of this part of her career, working her way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF3 category by 2008.Formula Renault and Formula Lista Junior
In 2009, Piria graduated to single-seaters but had only part-time entries. She contested in Italian Formula 2000 Light and Formula Renault 2.0 championships for Tomcat Racing, having participate just six and two races, respectively. She also competed in Formula Lista Junior opening round at Dijon.Formula Abarth
In 2010, Piria switched to the newly launched Formula Abarth series in Italy, stating with Tomcat Racing. Her best result was a finish in fourteenth place at Magione that brought her 34th place in the series standings. Piria remained in Formula Abarth for a second season in 2011 but switched to Prema Powerteam, when the series split in European and Italian series. She had five-pointscoring finishes in Italian and three European Series and finally finished fifteenth and eighteenth respectively.GP3 Series
Piria made her debut in the GP3 Series in 2012 with Trident Racing, who took over Addax Team's entry. Piria finished the season without scoring championship points and a best finish of 12th.European F3 Open
In 2013, Piria raced in European F3 Open with BVM Racing. She finished tenth in points.Pro Mazda
In 2014, Piria raced for JDC MotorSports in the Pro Mazda Championship, part of the Mazda Road to Indy. She was one of three female drivers contesting the 2014 championship.W Series
In 2019, Piria participated in the selections for the newly created W Series. She passed the first phase and the final selection, becoming one of the eighteen drivers to compete in the six-event series, the only Italian to do so.Broadcasting
Piria has served as a commentator on Formula E electric car racing for the television channel Mediaset. She was a presenter of the Italia 1 automotive programme Drive Up in 2021, and since 2024, she has been a presenter of Formula One races on Sky Sport, replacing Federica Masolin.Racing record
Career summary
Complete GP3 Series results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | |
| 2012 | Trident Racing | CAT FEA 22 | CAT SPR 16 | MON FEA 19 | MON SPR 12 | VAL FEA 17 | VAL SPR 18 | SIL FEA 18 | SIL SPR 21 | HOC FEA 14 | HOC SPR Ret | HUN FEA 20 | HUN SPR 19 | SPA FEA 16 | SPA SPR 19 | MNZ FEA 16 | MNZ SPR Ret | 26th | 0 |
Complete Pro Mazda Championship results
Complete W Series results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
| 2019 | Hitech GP | HOC 15 | ZOL 9 | MIS 5 | NOR 12 | ASS 8 | BRH 6 | 9th | 24 | ||
| 2021 | Sirin Racing | RBR1 17† | RBR2 15 | SIL 10 | HUN 16 | SPA 12 | ZAN 11 | COA1 14 | COA2 14 | 19th | 1 |
† Driver did not finish the race but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
| 2020 | Bhaitech Racing | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | NÜR 1 17 | NÜR 2 15 | MAG 1 Ret | MAG 2 10 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | 20th | 1 |