Leonardo Pulcini (born 25 June 1998, in

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) is an

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racing driver and the 2016 Euroformula Open champion.

Career

Karting

Born in Rome, Pulcini began karting professionally in 2012 and came second in the CIK-FIA KF Junior championship a year later.

Lower Formulae

In 2014, Pulcini graduated to single-seaters, competing with DAV Racing in the inaugural season of the

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, where he finished fourth. He also partook in two rounds of that year's

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with the same team. In 2015, Pulcini switched to Euroformula Open full-time with DAV Racing, scoring his maiden victory at the first race at the

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and finished ninth in the standings. He also partook in the first round of the 2015 Auto GP Series. The following year he switched to

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. With them, he took seven victories, three pole positions and eight fastest laps to secure the Euroformula Open title.

GP3 Series

In November 2016, it was announced that Pulcini would reunite with Campos for

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post-season testing at

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. In January 2017, Pulcini signed to race with

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. A second place in the first round at

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would end up being his only points-scoring finish and the Italian ended up 14th in the championship. For 2018 Pulcini moved to

in what would be the final season of the GP3 Series. His results were much better, and after two race wins and three further podiums Pulcini finished fourth in the drivers' standings.

Sports car racing

Ahead of the 2023 season, Pulcini was named a

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factory driver. His first assignment was a customer racing drive in the

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with

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. His co-drivers in the Gold Cup class were

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and

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Racing record

Career summary

^‡ Position when season was cancelled.
^† As Pulcini was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete GP3 Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pulcini, Leonardo 1998 births Living people Racing drivers from Rome Italian racing drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers Auto GP drivers Italian GP3 Series drivers FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers Carlin racing drivers Arden International drivers Euroformula Open Championship drivers International GT Open drivers Campos Racing drivers Hitech Grand Prix drivers Euronova Racing drivers Karting World Championship drivers Fortec Motorsport drivers Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers Iron Lynx drivers Le Mans Cup drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers