Macéo Capietto (born 12 January 2006) is a French racing driver competing in the
Formula Regional European Championship with
Race Performance Motorsport.
Early and personal life
Born in
Montereau and based in
Veneux-les-Sablons
Veneux-les-Sablons () is a former commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Ile-de-France region in north-central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne.ÃŽle-de-France
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, the most populous region of France.
He is the son of
Prema Racing team manager and former karting driver Guillaume Capietto.
Career
Karting
Following 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 ÃŽle-de-France champion,
he moved onto the international scene in 2018 and was briefly coached by
Anthoine Hubert. He came runner-up to
Esteban Masson
Esteban Masson (born 18 September 2004) is a Canadian-French racing driver who is the 2021 French F4 Championship, 2021 French F4 champion and currently drives for Campos Racing in the 2023 Eurocup-3 season. He previously competed in the 2022 Fo ...
in the 2019 French Junior Karting Championship, and in his last year of karting, driving for
Giorgio Pantano
Giorgio Pantano (born 4 February 1979) is an Italian professional racing driver who drove for the Jordan Formula One team for much of the 2004 season before being replaced by Timo Glock. He also raced in Formula 3000. He retired from racing at t ...
's team, was a podium finisher in the WSK Euro Series.
Formula 4
In 2021 Capietto joined the
French F4 Championship to make his single-seater debut. 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
Esteban Masson (born 18 September 2004) is a Canadian-French racing driver who is the 2021 French F4 Championship, 2021 French F4 champion and currently drives for Campos Racing in the 2023 Eurocup-3 season. He previously competed in the 2022 Fo ...
. 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. 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.
In late 2021 Capietto also made two appearances in the
Italian F4 Championship
Italian Formula 4 Championship is the first formula racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the Formula Abarth.
History
Gerhard Berger and th ...
with his father's
Prema Powerteam
Prema Powerteam (competing as Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the FIA Formula 3 Championship and European Le Mans Series and as Prema Orlen Team in the FIA World Endurance Championship) is a motorsport team from Italy. It mainly ...
. He scored two points in the final round of the season at
Monza
Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...
.
Formula Regional
2022
After testing for several teams during the winter, Capietto moved into the
Formula Regional European Championship in 2022, partnering Pietro Armanni and
Cenyu Han at Monolite Racing.
2023
Capietto switched to
Race Performance Motorsport for the
2023 Formula Regional European Championship
The 2023 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine was a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Europe. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing ...
.
Karting record
Karting career summary
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results
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key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Racing record
Racing career summary
* Season still in progress.
Complete French F4 Championship results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
References
External links
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2006 births
Living people
French racing drivers
French F4 Championship drivers
Italian F4 Championship drivers
Prema Powerteam drivers
Formula Regional European Championship drivers
Monolite Racing drivers
Karting World Championship drivers