Kyle Marcelli (born 23 February 1990) is a Canadian racing driver who currently competes in the Michelin Pilot Challenge.
Career Marcelli began his racing career in karts in 2005, before moving into single seaters for the 2006 Bridgestone F2000 Racing Series, in which he finished second. In December 2014, Marcelli was a part of the Davidson Racing team that won the yearly 25 Hours of Thunderhill, driving a Norma prototype chassis alongside co-drivers Randy Pobst, Alex Lloyd, and Brian Frisselle. For the following Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season, Marcelli signed with Mantella Autosport. He would spend just one season with the team, joining Performance Tech Motorsports for the full WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season in 2016. The following season would see Marcelli take on SprintX races in the Pirelli World Challenge for R.Ferri Motorsport. Driving for KohR Motorsports, Marcelli won the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge GS class championship.
After scoring the championship in the 2022 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, Marcelli and co-driver Danny Formal returned to defend their title in 2023. Over 12 races, the pair scored ten total race victories. In 2024, after another title victory in Super Trofeo competition, Marcelli and Formal stepped up to the IMSA SportsCar Championship full-time in the GTD class.
Racing record Complete American Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points 2010 Performance Tech LMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 SEB LBH 5th 101 Genoa Racing LGA Intersport Racing MIL LRP MOH ELK MOS PET 2011 Intersport Racing LMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 SEB LBH LRP MOS MOH ELK BAL LGA PET 3rd 124 2012 BAR1 Motorsports LMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 SEB LBH LGA LRP MOS MOH ELK BAL VIR PET 9th 53 2013 BAR1 Motorsports LMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 SEB LBH LGA LRP MOS ELK BAL COT VIR PET 4th 128
Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points 2013 Mühlner Motorsports America GT Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY COT BAR ATL DET MOH WGL IMS ELK KAN LGA LIM 49th 45
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points 2014 Starworks Motorsport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 DAY KAN VIR COT 35th 28 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SEB LGA DET WGL MOS IMS ELK PET 49th 40 2016 Performance Tech Motorsports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK COT PET 5th 274 2018 3GT Racing GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0 L V8 DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 5th 268 2022 WTR – Racers Edge Motorsports GTD Pro Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 33rd 252 AWA LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MOH WGL MOS ELK PET 20th 800 2023 Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR Andretti GTD Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH MON WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS17 PET14 26th 1029 2024Wayne Taylor Racing with AndrettiGTDLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 14th 2125 2025 Wayne Taylor Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 72nd 240Source:
NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Pinty's Series NASCAR Pinty's Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts Ref 2021 Dave Jacombs 7 Ford SUN SUN CTR ICAR MSP MSP FLA DEL DEL DEL -* -*
References
External links Personal Website Kyle Marcelli at Motorsport.com