Macéo Capietto (born 12 January 2006) is a French racing driver is competing in the 2024 European Le Mans Series with Iron Lynx-Proton in the LMP2 class.
| Macéo Capietto | |
|---|---|
_Capietto.jpg) Capietto racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring. | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 12 January 2006 Montereau, France |
| European Le Mans Series career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Iron Lynx - Proton |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 9 |
| Starts | 6 (6 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 9th in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022-2023 2021 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship French F4 Championship Italian F4 Championship |
Early and personal life
editBorn in Montereau and based in Veneux-les-Sablons, Capietto has spent all his life in the Île-de-France, the most populous region of France.[1] He is the son of Prema Racing team manager and former karting driver Guillaume Capietto.[2]
Career
editKarting
editFollowing in the footsteps of his father, Capietto started competing in karting from a very young age. After spending three seasons in Minikart in which he became the regional Île-de-France champion,[1] he moved onto the international scene in 2018 and was briefly coached by Anthoine Hubert.[3] He came runner-up to Esteban Masson in the 2019 French Junior Karting Championship,[4] and in his last year of karting, driving for Giorgio Pantano's team, was a podium finisher in the WSK Euro Series,[5][6] and the runner-up to Connor Zilisch in the Karting Academy Trophy.
Formula 4
editIn 2021 Capietto joined the French F4 Championship to make his single-seater debut.[7] Despite his inexperience, he achieved his first F4 victory in only his fourth race at the Magny-Cours circuit. Taking three more wins across the season but never actually leading the championship, Capietto entered the season finale only four points behind title rival Esteban Masson.[8][9] The pair ended up coming together in controversial fashion in the final race: pole-sitting Masson remained in the lead of the race and the standings until the last lap, when Capietto, in a last-gasp attempt at an overtake, collided with Masson, putting him out of the race and provisionally handing Capietto the title.[10] However, following an investigation by the race stewards, Capietto was later disqualified from all results of that weekend and thus stripped of the title. He ended up 3rd in the standings, behind champion Masson and Hugh Barter.[11]
In late 2021 Capietto also made two appearances in the Italian F4 Championship with his father's Prema Powerteam.[12] He scored two points in the final round of the season at Monza.
Formula Regional
edit2022
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After testing for several teams during the winter,[13] Capietto moved into the Formula Regional European Championship in 2022, partnering Pietro Armanni and Cenyu Han at Monolite Racing.[14][15]
2023
editCapietto switched to Race Performance Motorsport for the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship.[16]
European Le Mans Series
editFor 2024, Capietto competed in the 2024 European Le Mans Series with Iron Lynx-Proton for the LMP2 class. He would be partnered alongside Matteo Cairoli and Jonas Ried. He would take his first win in the series during the 4 Hours of Mugello.[17]
Karting record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart | 25th | |
| 2014 | Coupe de France — Mini Kart | NC | |
| Championnat Regional Île-de-France — Mini Kart | 10th | ||
| 2015 | Trophée Interclub — Mini Kart | 4th | |
| Coupe de France — Mini Kart | 3rd | ||
| Championnat de France — Mini Kart | 4th | ||
| 2016 | Championnat de France — Minime | 14th | |
| Coupe de France — Minime | 4th | ||
| 2017 | Coupe de France — Cadet | 5th | |
| Championnat de France — Cadet | 12th | ||
| National Series Karting — Cadet | 8th | ||
| 2018 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 86th |
| Championnat de France — Junior | 7th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 71st | |
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 53rd | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 30th | ||
| 2019 | Coupe de France — OKJ | 16th | |
| Championnat de France — Junior | 2nd | ||
| Championnat de France — Nationale | 9th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 18th | |
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 25th | ||
| 2020 | South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | Pantano Team | 22nd |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 18th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 50th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | Kosmic Racing Departement | 12th | |
| CIK-FIA Academy Trophy | Capietto, Guillaume | 2nd | |
| Champions of the Future — OKJ | 40th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | Kosmic Racing Departement | 6th | |
| Sources:[18] | |||
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | KR Motorsport Srl | OKJ | SAR QH 74 |
SAR R DNQ |
PFI QH 55 |
PFI R DNQ |
AMP QH 58 |
AMP R DNQ |
LEM QH 52 |
LEM R DNQ |
71st | 0 |
| 2019 | KR Motorsport Srl | OKJ | ANG QH 9 |
ANG R NR |
GEN QH 7 |
GEN R 7 |
KRI QH 46 |
KRI R DNQ |
LEM QH 38 |
LEM R DNQ |
18th | 15 |
| 2020 | Pantano Team | OKJ | ZUE QH 43 |
ZUE R DNQ |
SAR QH 38 |
SAR R DNQ |
WAC QH WD |
WAC R WD |
50th | 0 |
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 19 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 203 | 3rd |
| Italian F4 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30th | |
| 2022 | Formula Regional European Championship | Monolite Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22nd |
| 2023 | Formula Regional European Championship | RPM | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 8th |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Iron Lynx - Proton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 8th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Proton Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
* Season still in progress.
Complete French F4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NOG 1 DNS |
NOG 2 8 |
NOG 3 2 |
MAG1 1 1 |
MAG1 2 13 |
MAG1 3 3 |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 8 |
HUN 3 1 |
LÉD 1 1 |
LÉD 2 7 |
LÉD 3 2 |
MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 2 |
MNZ 3 C |
LEC 1 1 |
LEC 2 5 |
LEC 3 4 |
MAG2 1 DSQ |
MAG2 2 DSQ |
MAG2 3 DSQ |
3rd | 203 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship 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 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Prema Powerteam | LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
IMO 1 17 |
IMO 2 Ret |
IMO 3 13 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
MNZ 1 30† |
MNZ 2 14 |
MNZ 3 9 |
32nd | 2 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship 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 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Monolite Racing | MNZ 1 12 |
MNZ 2 10 |
IMO 1 13 |
IMO 2 9 |
MCO 1 13 |
MCO 2 Ret |
LEC 1 26 |
LEC 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 16 |
ZAN 2 9 |
HUN 1 26 |
HUN 2 10 |
SPA 1 19 |
SPA 2 16 |
RBR 1 16 |
RBR 2 28 |
CAT 1 23 |
CAT 2 20 |
MUG 1 7 |
MUG 2 18 |
22nd | 12 |
| 2023 | RPM | IMO 1 Ret |
IMO 2 9 |
CAT 1 5 |
CAT 2 7 |
HUN 1 10 |
HUN 2 3 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 8 |
MUG 1 8 |
MUG 2 6 |
LEC 1 21 |
LEC 2 10 |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 13 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 12 |
ZAN 1 10 |
ZAN 2 13 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 10 |
8th | 77 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iron Lynx - Proton | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT Ret |
LEC 9 |
IMO Ret |
SPA 7 |
MUG 1 |
ALG | 9th* | 34* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  Proton Competition
|
Jonas Ried Bent Viscaal
|
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 86 | DNF | DNF |
References
edit- ^ a b Faucheux, Geoffrey (21 January 2022). "Seine-et-Marne. Pour franchir une étape de plus vers son rêve, Macéo a besoin de sponsors". Actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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- ^ "Prema talent Maceo Capietto eyes FRECA: 'French Federation pushing to get me in'". F1 Feeder Series. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Maceo Capietto | Racing career profile". DriverDB. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Benichou, Jules (20 May 2020). "5 questions pour Maceo Capietto". kart-actu.com (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "F4 Academy: The Easter Cup at Nogaro launches the 2021 season". FFSA Academy. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Satis, Jérémy (8 July 2021). "Macéo Capietto, le cerveau au service du coup de volant". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Berthelot, Maxime (7 August 2021). "Seine-et-Marne. Grand espoir de Formule 4, Macéo Capietto rêve de F1!". Actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Allen, Peter (24 October 2021). "Capietto and Masson collide over French F4 title, Barter wins finale". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Kartcom (11 December 2021). "French F4 Championship standings confirm Esteban Masson's title". Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Satis, Jérémy (21 July 2021). "Maceo Capietto avec Prema en F4 italienne à Imola". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Satis, Jérémy (11 December 2021). "Macéo Capietto après ses tests en FRECA : « Une belle surprise »". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Monolite Racing, Maceo Capietto join forces for 2022". Formula Regional by Alpine. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Satis, Jérémy (22 March 2022). "Macéo Capietto monte en FRECA avec Monolite". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (14 March 2023). "Race Performance Motorsport signs Maceo Capietto for FREC". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "ELMS : Iron Lynx-Proton win 2024 4 Hours of Mugello". 24h-lemans.com. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Maceo Capietto | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
External links
edit- Macéo Capietto career summary at DriverDB.com