Vicky Piria

Vicky Piria
Piria in 2019
NationalityItaly Italian
United Kingdom British
Born (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 31)
Milan, Italy
GP3 Series career
Debut season2012
Current teamTrident Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number23
Starts16
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish26th in 2012
Previous series
2024
20222023
2020
2019, 2021
2018
2014
2013
201011
2009
2009
2009
E1 Series Championship
Italian GT Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
W Series
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
Pro Mazda Championship
European F3 Open Championship
Formula Abarth
Formula 2000 Light Italy
Formula Lista Junior
Formula Renault 2.0 Italy
Piria competing in W Series in Austin Texas in October 2021

Vittoria "Vicky" Piria (born 11 November 1993) is an Italian-British racing driver who races in Italian GT, and previously competed in the GP3 Series and W Series.

Career

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Karting

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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

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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

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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

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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

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In 2013, Piria raced in European F3 Open with BVM Racing. She finished tenth in points.

Pro Mazda

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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

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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

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Career summary

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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 8 0 0 0 1 42 8th
2023 Italian GT Championship - GT Cup Enrico Fulgenzi Racing 3 2 0 0 2 55 2nd
2024 Swiss Porsche Sprint Challenge Enrico Fulgenzi Racing 2 1 0 0 1 40* 9th*
E1 Series Team Checo 3 0 0 0 0 11* 11th*
Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT Cup Pro-Am Division 2 EF Racing 1 1 1 0 1 33 NC

* Season still in progress.

Complete GP3 Series results

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(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

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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

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(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

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  1. ^ "Formula 2000 Light Italy 2009". Driver Database. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 2009". Driver Database. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 2009". Driver Database. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula ACICSAI Abarth 2010". Driver Database. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula ACICSAI Abarth 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Formula Abarth European Series 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Vicky Piria in Pro Mazda a St. Pete Archived 26 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Italiaracing.net, 23 March 2014, Retrieved 29 March 2014 (in Italian)
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