Gabriele Piana (born 23 August 1986) is an Italian racing driver known for his successes in the GT4 category.[1] He is a two-time champion of the ADAC GT4 Germany, having won the title for Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport in 2020 and 2021, as well as the 2023 winner of the GT4 European Series.[2][3] Piana has also triumphed at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, winning his respective classes five times.
| Gabriele Piana | |
|---|---|
 Piana competing in ADAC GT4 Germany in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 21 February 1986 Biella, Italy |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 2020, 2021 | GT4 European Series ADAC GT4 Germany |
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | VLN Series - V4 | Adrenalin Motorsport | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ? | 2nd |
| VLN Series - BMW M235i Cup | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 16th | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - Qualifying Race - Cup5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - V4 | Pixum Team Adrenalin Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
| 2017 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | RN Vision Team Black Falcon | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 9th |
| GT4 European Series Northern Cup - Pro-Am | RN Vision STS[4] | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 138 | 4th | |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am | Black Falcon[5][6] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 34th | |
| VLN Series - Cup3 | Mühlner Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC | |
| VLN Series - SP10 | Black Falcon TMD Friction | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | NC | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - Qualifying Race - SP10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP10 | 1 | 1 | ? | ? | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 24H Series - SP3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16th | ||
| 24H Series - SP2 | Mercedes-AMG Testteam Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| IMSA Continental Challenge - GT4 | Muehlner Motorsports America | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30th | |
| 2018 | GT4 European Series - Silver | RN Vision STS[7] | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 98 | 7th |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Black Falcon[8] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46th | |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 97 | 2nd | |||
| VLN Series - SP9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.38 | 34th | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - Qualifying Race - SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | ||
| 24H GT Series - Continents' - A6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | ||
| 24H GT Series - SPX | Leipert Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | |
| Pirelli World Challenge - GTS Sprint | Muehlner Motorsports America | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 17th | |
| Pirelli World Challenge - GTS Pro-Am | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 30th | ||
| 2019 | GT4 European Series - Pro-Am | RN Vision STS[9] | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 199 | 2nd |
| ADAC GT4 Germany | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 2nd | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Black Falcon[10] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23rd | |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 3rd | |||
| Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 | Solite Indigo Racing[11] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 20th | |
| 24H GT Series - Continents' - GT4 | ERC Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| VLN Series - SP9 | Black Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| VLN Series - SP8T | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29.11 | 2nd | ||
| VLN Series - V6 | Black Falcon Team TMD Textar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.33 | 21st | |
| VLN Series - Cup3 | Mühlner Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.22 | 30th | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - Qualifying Race - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 Pro-Am | MRS GT Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ? | ? | |
| 2020 | ADAC GT4 Germany | Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 176 | 1st |
| GT4 European Series - Silver | RN Vision STS Racing Team[12] | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 123 | 6th | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Haupt Racing Team[13] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 7th | |||
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 44th | |
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP8T | Black Falcon Team TEXTAR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.75 | 12th | |
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP10 | Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32.07 | 4th | |
| 24H GT Series - GT4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12th | ||
| 2021 | ADAC GT4 Germany | Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport[14] | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 189 | 1st |
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC | ||
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - M240i | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC | ||
| DTM Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21st | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Haupt Racing Team[15] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31st | |||
| DMV NES 500 - National Endurance Series - NES 9 | RP Team Racing | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | NC | |
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP8T | Black Falcon Team TEXTAR | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | NC | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T | Black Falcon Team Textar[16] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP10 | Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | |
| 2022 | ADAC GT4 Germany | Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport[17] | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 121 | 4th |
| GT4 European Series - Silver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 11th | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Haupt Racing Team[18] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17th | |||
| Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring - CUP2 | Black Falcon[19][20] | 4 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro-Am | Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein by HRT[21] | 1 | 1 | ? | ? | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup2 | Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | |
| 2023 | GT4 European Series - Silver | Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport[22][23] | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 171 | 1st |
| ADAC GT4 Germany | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 100 | 6th | ||
| Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring - CUP2 | Black Falcon Team Textar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 19th | |
| Black Falcon Team Identica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring - CUP3 | Black Falcon Team Textar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 34th | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup2 | Black Falcon Team Identica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNS | |
| 2024 | GT4 European Series - Silver | Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport[24] | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 71* | 4th* |
| ADAC GT4 Germany | Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport[25] | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 157* | 1st* | |
| Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring - CUP2 | Black Falcon[26] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50* | 12th* | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
* Season still in progress.
Complete GT4 European Series results
edit(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | RN Vision STS | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | Silver | MIS 1 5 |
MIS 2 14 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 11 |
SVK 1 3 |
SVK 2 2 |
ZAN 1 8 |
ZAN 2 7 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
4th | 138 |
| 2018 | RN Vision STS | BMW M4 GT4 | Silver | ZOL 1 19 |
ZOL 2 21 |
BRH 1 32 |
BRH 2 10 |
MIS 1 1 |
MIS 2 2 |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 10 |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 2 |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 9 |
7th | 98 |
| 2019 | RN Vision STS | BMW M4 GT4 | Pro-Am | IMO 1 6 |
IMO 2 6 |
BRH 1 8 |
BRH 2 Ret |
LEC 1 10 |
LEC 2 17 |
MIS 1 2 |
MIS 2 DNS |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 11 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 8 |
2nd | 199 |
| 2020 | RN Vision STS Racing Team | BMW M4 GT4 | Silver | IMO 1 1 |
IMO 2 1 |
MIS 1 2 |
MIS 2 3 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 7 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 7 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
6th | 123 |
| 2022 | Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 | Silver | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 4 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 Ret |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
11th | 37 |
| 2023 | Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 Gen II | Silver | MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 1 |
LEC 1 12 |
LEC 2 2 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 7 |
MIS 1 1 |
MIS 2 2 |
HOC 1 9 |
HOC 2 13 |
CAT 1 7 |
CAT 2 1 |
1st | 170 |
| 2024 | Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 Gen II | Silver | LEC 1 6 |
LEC 2 6 |
MIS 1 38† |
MIS 2 23 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 3 |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 3 |
MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 4 |
JED 1 |
JED 2 |
3rd* | 89* |
References
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- ^ "Die Champions der ADAC GT4 Germany 2021 im Doppelinterview". motorsport-xl.de. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (1 October 2023). "GT4 European Series: Sieg und Titel für Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "RN Vision STS Announces GT4 Series Northern Cup Entry". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Circuit Paul Ricard 1000kms Entry List". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - TOTAL 24 HOURS OF SPA Entry List" (PDF). blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "RN Vision STS switches to BMW for 2018 GT4 European Series". north.gt4series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (20 March 2018). "Engel Replaces Christodoulou in Pro Cup Black Falcon Entry". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Erste Besatzung für die GT4 European Series 2019 steht". rn-vision-sts.com. RN Vision STS. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Monza - Entry List of Entrants and Drivers permitted to take part in the Competition" (PDF). blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia 2019 Round 1 - Sepang International Circuit - 5 - 7 April Provisional Entry List" (PDF). dailysportscar.com. 3 April 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "RN Vision STS Racing Team completes line-up". european.gt4series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (9 October 2020). "56 Cars Confirmed for 24H Spa". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (11 February 2021). "ADAC GT4 Germany: Michael Schrey und Gabriele Piana bilden auch 2021 ein Duo". gt-place.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (27 May 2021). "Paul Ricard Thursday Notebook". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "49. ADAC TOTAL 24h-Rennen – Official Result Race" (PDF). Nürburgring 1927 GmbH & Co. KG. 6 June 2021.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (20 July 2022). "German GT4 Champs Join Spa Grid". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (21 June 2022). "SRO Reveals 65-Car Entry list for 24H Spa Next Month". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "BLACK FALCON mit hochklassigem NLS-Aufgebot in der Saison 2022". lsr-freun.de. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "BLACK FALCON mit hochklassigem NLS-Aufgebot in der Saison 2022". lsr-freun.de. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "HRT is looking forward to the anniversary race". ADAC TOTAL 24h-Rennen. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Highly anticipated season set to start at Monza's Temple of Speed". gt4-european-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Hofor by Bonk startet 2023 mit zwei brandneuen BMW M4 GT4 | ADAC GT4 Germany". adac-motorsport.de (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Champion Piana joins Borusan Otomotiv's two-car attack". gt4-european-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Champions Schrey/Piana kommen zurück" [Champions Schrey/Piana come back]. adac-motorsport.de (in German). 12 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Participants 2024 – ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring". Retrieved 13 May 2024.
External links
edit- Gabriele Piana career summary at DriverDB.com