Matteo Malucelli (born 27 October 1984) is an Italian racing driver who last competed in 24H Series Middle East for Scuderia Praha.

Personal life Malucelli is the son of Sandro Malucelli, who founded Team Malucelli in 1994.

Career

Malucelli began racing single-seaters in 2001, competing for Scuderia Veregra in Formula Renault 2000 Italia. After racing in the series in 2002, Malucelli transitioned to sportscars for the following year by racing in Ferrari Challenge Italy for his family team. Remaining in sportscars for 2004, Malucelli joined JMB Racing for a part-time campaign in both the Italian GT Championship and the FIA GT Championship, in which he most notably won both races at Misano in the former. That year, Malucelli also won the Ferrari Challenge Italy title in the Trofeo Pirelli class.

Switching to BMS Scuderia Italia for 2005, Malucelli primarily raced in Italian GT, winning five races and standing on the podium in all but one race to take the GT1 title, whilst also racing for the team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1000 km of Silverstone. After a part-time campaign with the team in the GT1 class of the 2006 FIA GT Championship, in which he scored a third-place finish at the Hungaroring, Malucelli returned to BMS Scuderia Italia to race in the GT2 class of the following year's FIA GT Championship. In his rookie year in GT2, Malucelli won the Spa 24 Hours and took four more podiums to end the year third in points. That year, Malucelli also returned to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the same team, racing in the GT1 class alongside Fabio Babini and Jamie Davies.

Returning to BMS Scuderia Italia for his sophomore season in the GT2 class of the FIA GT Championship in 2008, Malucelli won the 24 Hours of Spa and took four more podiums to end the year runner-up in the GT2 class. In 2008, Malucelli also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the same team, finishing second in the GT2 class. Staying with BMS Scuderia Italia for a similar program in 2009, Malucelli took three podiums to finish seventh in the GT2 points, and also secured a second-place finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the GT2 class.

Following a part-time season in the Superstars Series in which he won at Vallelunga, Malucelli joined Scuderia Baldini to race in the GTC class of the Italian GT Championship. Racing in all but one rounds, Malucelli won at Magione and Mugello to take seventh in the class standings. During 2011, Malucelli also competed in Ferrari Challenge Italy for his family team, winning all six races he partook in, as well as participating in the Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali.

Moving to Villois Racing to race in International GT Open in 2012, Malucelli took five wins to end the year third in points alongside Álvaro Barba. During 2012, Malucelli also raced in all but two rounds of Porsche Carrera Cup Italy, in which he won at Mugello and Misano and took five more podiums to secure fifth in points. The following year, Malucelli joined Risi Competizione to race in the GT class of the American Le Mans Series, taking a lone win at VIR and standing on the podium twice more to end the season eighth in points. During 2013, Malucelli also raced part-time in the FIA World Endurance Championship for 8 Star Motorsports in LMGTE Am and AF Corse in LMGTE Pro, most notably taking a class win for the former at Spa on his series debut.

In 2014, Malucelli remained with Risi Competizione to drive in the United SportsCar Championship alongside Giancarlo Fisichella. At the 24 Hours of Daytona, Malucelli was involved in a serious crash with Memo Gidley, after which he spent a night in hospital—Gidley broke his back, left arm and left leg, underwent eight surgeries and did not race again until 2017. In the following race at Sebring, Malucelli was involved in another crash, which gave him a one-race suspension and put him on probation for the rest of the year. Malucelli then left the team and only competed in select rounds of the Italian GT Championship for Team Malucelli.

After racing part-time in the 24H Series and the Italian GT Championship in 2015, most notably winning the 12 Hours of Brno in the former, Malucelli joined Scuderia Praha to race in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, in which he finished 29th in the Pro-Am class in his only full-time season in the series. During 2016, Malucelli also raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Risi Competizione, finishing second in the LMGTE Pro class in his sixth appearance at the event.

The following year, Malucelli returned to Scuderia Baldini to race in the Italian GT Championship in the Super GT3 Pro class, winning at Monza and Mugello to end the year fifth in the class points. In 2018, Malucelli returned to Scuderia Praha to race in the 24H GT Series, scoring overall wins at Navarra, Algarve and Spa to take third in the A6-Pro standings. Returning to Scuderia Praha and the 24H GT Series the following year, Malucelli won four races and stood on the podium in every race he started to secure the A6-Pro title with a race to spare.

After one-off appearances in the 24H GT Series and the Italian GT Championship in 2020 and not racing in 2021, Malucelli returned to his family's team to compete in the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy season. On his return to full-time racing, Malucelli scored wins at Misano and Mugello as well as taking two more podiums to end the year eighth in points despite missing one round. Returning to the team for 2023, Malucelli won at Mugello and took two more podiums to once again end the season eighth in points. In 2023, Malucelli also tested the Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C at MotorLand Aragón. Three years later, Malucelli made his brief return to racing, competing in the Dubai 24 Hour for Scuderia Praha.

Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition1998Andrea Margutti Trophy – 100 Junior10thTrofeo Delle Industrie – 100 Junior10thSources:

Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2001Formula Renault 2000 ItaliaScuderia Veregra 8 0 0 0 0 2 30th 2002Formula Renault 2000 ItaliaBVM Minardi Jnr. 5 0 0 0 0 12 19th 2003Ferrari Challenge ItalyTeam Malucelli 2nd2004Italian GT Championship – GTJMB Racing 4 2 1 3 3 55 13thFIA GT Championship – GT 2 0 0 0 0 0 NCFerrari Challenge Italy – Trofeo Pirelli 1stFerrari Challenge Finali Mondiali – Trofeo Pirelli 2nd2005Italian GT Championship – GT1BMS Scuderia Italia 14 5 4 7 13 2231stLe Mans Endurance Series – LMGT1 1 0 0 0 0 4 19th24 Hours of Le Mans – GT1 1 0 0 0 0 DNFFerrari Challenge Italy – Trofeo Pirelli 25 21st 2006FIA GT Championship – GT1BMS Scuderia Italia 4 0 0 0 1 12.5 18th2007FIA GT Championship – GT2BMS Scuderia Italia 10 1 0 0 5 643rd24 Hours of Le Mans – GT1Aston Martin Racing BMS 1 0 0 0 0 6th2008FIA GT Championship – GT2BMS Scuderia Italia 11 1 0 0 5 60.52nd24 Hours of Le Mans – GT2 1 0 0 0 1 2nd2009FIA GT Championship – GT2BMS Scuderia Italia 8 0 0 0 3 27 7th24 Hours of Le Mans – GT2 1 0 0 0 1 2nd 2010Campionato Italiano SuperstarsMotorzone Race Car 4 1 0 1 2 39 10th2011Italian GT Championship – GTCScuderia Baldini 27 Mode 12 3 0 3 7 142 7thInternational GT Open – Pro-AmVillois Racing 2 0 0 0 1 8 21st2012International GT Open – Super GTVillois Racing 15 5 4 2 6 763rdPorsche Carrera Cup ItaliaAntonelli Motorsport 10 2 3 2 7 112 5thItalian GT Championship – GT3 4 1 0 1 1 37 17thInternational GTSprint Series – CupScuderia Baldini 27 Network 2 1 0 0 2 37 10th2013American Le Mans Series – GTRisi Competizione 9 1 2 1 3 73 8thFIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am8 Star Motorsports 2 1 0 0 1 38 15thFIA World Endurance Championship – GTAF Corse8 Star Motorsports 3 0 0 0 0 30 18th24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE ProAF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 6thBlancpain Endurance Series – Pro-AmTeam Ukraine 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2014United SportsCar Championship – GTLMRisi Competizione 2 0 0 0 0 22 36thItalian GT Championship – GT3Team Malucelli 4 0 0 0 1 19 26th201524H Series – A6Scuderia Praha 4 1 1 2 1 93 4thItalian GT Championship – GT3Scuderia Baldini 27 Network 4 2 0 0 2 45 17th201624H Series – A6 ProScuderia Praha 3 0 0 0 0 21 10thBlancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 4 0 0 0 0 14 29th24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE ProRisi Competizione 1 0 0 0 1 2nd201724H Series – A6-ProScuderia Praha 4 1 0 0 3 86 10thBlancpain GT Series Endurance CupRinaldi Racing2 0 0 0 0 0 NCBlancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 0 0 0 0 12 31stIntercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NCGT Series Sprint Cup2 0 0 0 0 0 NCGT Series Sprint Cup – Pro-Am 0 0 0 1 16 8thItalian GT Championship – Super GT3 ProScuderia Baldini 27 14 2 4 2 8 146 5th201824H GT Series – A6 ProBohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha 6 3 0 0 4 1023rdPorsche Carrera Cup ItaliaDinamic Motorsport 2 0 1 0 1 18 14th201924H GT Series – A6-ProBohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha 6 4 1 4 6 841stBlancpain GT Series Endurance Cup1 0 0 0 0 0 NCBlancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 0 0 0 0 7 23rd202024H GT Series – GT3 ProDinamic Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 15 5th24H GT Series – 991 1 1 0 0 1 0 NCItalian GT Endurance Championship – GT3 Pro-AmEbimotors 1 0 0 0 1 8 9th 2022Porsche Carrera Cup ItaliaTeam Malucelli 9 2 1 2 4 126 8th 2023Porsche Carrera Cup ItaliaTeam Malucelli 12 1 2 3 3 110 8th 2025–2624H Series Middle East – GT3 Pro-AmScuderia Praha 1 0 0 0 0 0 NCSource:

Complete FIA GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts2004 JMB Racing Ferrari 575 GTCGT MNZ VAL MAG HOC BRN DON SPA6H SPA12H SPA24HNC0 JMB IMO OSC DUB ZHU 2006 Aston Martin Racing BMS Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 SIL BRN OSC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H LEC DIJ MUG HUN ADR DUB 18th 12.5 2007 BMS Scuderia Italia Porsche 911 GT3 RSR GT2 ZHU SIL BUC MNZ OSC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H ADR BRN NOG ZOL3rd64 2008 BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari F430 GTC GT2 SIL MNZ ADR OSC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H BUC1 BUC2 BRN NOG ZOL SAN2nd60.5 2009 BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari F430 GTC GT2 SIL ADR OSC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H BUC ALG LEC ZOL 7th 27

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps BMS Scuderia Italia Michele Bartyan Toni Seiler Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello GT1 60 DNF DNF Aston Martin Racing BMS Jamie Davies Fabio Babini Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 336 11th 6th BMS Scuderia Italia Fabio Babini Paolo Ruberti Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 318 22nd 2nd BMS Scuderia Italia Fabio Babini Paolo Ruberti Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 327 19th 2nd AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTEPro 311 21st 6th Risi Competizione Giancarlo Fisichella Toni Vilander Ferrari 488 GTE GTEPro 340 20th 2nd

Complete Le Mans Endurance Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points 2005 BMS Scuderia Italia GT Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Ferrari F133 5.9 L V12 SPA MNZSILNÜRIST 19th 4

Complete Campionato Italiano Superstars results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2010 Motorzone Race Car Chevrolet Lumina CR8 MNZR1 MNZR2 IMOR1 IMOR2 VALR1 VALR2 ALGR1 ALGR2 MUGR1 MUGR2 VARR1 VARR2 CPRR1 CPRR2 VALR1 VALR2 10th 39

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 2013 Risi Competizione GT Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SEB LBH LGA LIM MOS ELK BAL COT VIR PET 8th 73

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points2013 8 Star Motorsports LMGTE AmFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 SIL SPA SÃO COA FUJ SHA BHR 18th 30 AF Corse LMGTE Pro LMS / /

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup