Vittoria "Vicky" Piria (born 11 November 1993) is an Italian-British racing driver who races in Formula Renault Eurocup and W Series.
| Vicky Piria | |
|---|---|
 Piria at Monza in 2011 | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 11 November 1993 Milan, Italy |
| Pro Mazda Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | JDC MotorSports |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 11 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013 2012 2010–11 2009 2009 2009 | European F3 Open Championship GP3 Series Formula Abarth Formula 2000 Light Italy Formula Lista Junior Formula Renault 2.0 Italy |
Career edit
Karting edit
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 edit
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.[1][2] She also competed in Formula Lista Junior opening round at Dijon.[3]
Formula Abarth edit
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.[4] 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.[5][6]
GP3 Series edit
Piria made her debut in the GP3 Series in 2012 with Trident Racing, who took over Addax Team's entry.[7] Piria finished the season without scoring championship points and a best finish of 12th.
European F3 Open edit
In 2013, Piria raced in European F3 Open with BVM Racing. She finished tenth in points.
Pro Mazda edit
In 2014, Piria raced for JDC MotorSports in the Pro Mazda Championship, part of the Mazda Road to Indy.[8] She was one of three female drivers contesting the 2014 championship.
W Series edit
In 2019, Piria participated to the selections for the newly created W Series. She passed the first phase and the final selection, becoming one of the 18 drivers to compete in the 6-event series, the only Italian in it.
Racing record edit
Career summary edit
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Formula 2000 Light | Tomcat Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 19th |
| Formula 2000 Light Winter Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9th | ||
| Italian Formula Renault Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29th | ||
| Formula Lista Junior | Daltec Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | |
| 2010 | Formula Abarth | Tomcat Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th |
| 2011 | Formula Abarth Italian Series | Prema Powerteam | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15th |
| Formula Abarth European Series | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th | ||
| 2012 | GP3 Series | Trident Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| 2012–13 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14th |
| 2013 | European F3 Open | BVM Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10th |
| 2014 | Pro Mazda Championship | JDC MotorSports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26th |
| 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italy | Dinamic Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2019 | W Series | Hitech GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9th |
| 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Bhaitech Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20th |
| 2021 | W Series | Sirin Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19th |
| 2022 | Italian GT Championship - GT Cup | Tsunami RT | |||||||
| 2023 | Italian GT Championship - GT Cup | Enrico Fulgenzi Racing |
* Season still in progress.
Complete GP3 Series results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | D.C. | 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 edit
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | JDC MotorSports | STP 19 |
STP DNS |
BAR 13 |
BAR 13 |
IMS | IMS | LOR | HOU | HOU | MOH | MOH | MIL | SON | SON | 26th | 17 |
Complete W Series results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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.
* Season still in progress.
References edit
- ^ "Formula 2000 Light Italy 2009". Driver Database. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 2009". Driver Database. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 2009". Driver Database. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula ACICSAI Abarth 2010". Driver Database. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula ACICSAI Abarth 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Formula Abarth European Series 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Vicky Piria joins Trident Racing for 2012 GP3 Series". Trident Racing. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ Vicky Piria in Pro Mazda a St. Pete Archived 26 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Italiaracing.net, 23 March 2014, Retrieved 2014-03-29 (in Italian)
External links edit
- Official website
- Vicky Piria career summary at DriverDB.com