ADAC GT MASTERS – SACHSENRING ANOTHER NEGATIVE WEEKEND FOR MARCIELLO AND TEAM HTP-WINWARD IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP It’s been a hectic period for Raffaele, who has raced every weekend since August. Last Friday he traveled to Sachsenring, where he joined Team HTP Winward and Swiss teammate Ellis for the fourth stage of the […]

24H NURBURGRING VICTORY SLIPS AWAY FROM MARCIELLO BECAUSE OF A TECHNICAL PROBLEM In the most important race of the season – a standard-setting, staple competition for Gran Turismo car makers – Marciello once again performed at top level, but was denied the victory because of a technical problem. In a 100 cars, heavy traffic, 25km […]

ADAC GT MASTERS – HOCKENHEIM A TOUGH WEEK END FOR MARCIELLO: MERCEDES DISADVANTAGED BY COMPARISON WITH THE COMPETITION Marciello’s hectic schedule saw him travel from Magny Course to Germany and join Team HTP Winward for the third stage of the Adac GT Masters at Hockenheim. Sadly, the car set up problems that the Team has […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE SPRINT – MAGNY-COURS ANOTHER PODIUM FOR MARCIELLO: SECOND AT MAGNY-COURS Magny-Cours is a special track for Marciello: there, eleven years ago, he drove a single-seater (a Formula Renault) for the first time in a test. Last weekend he was back for the second stage of the GT World Challenge Sprint, as Magny-Cours […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE ENDURANCE – NURBURGRING MARCIELLO FINISHES SECOND AT NURBURGRING: ANOTHER PODIUM It has been another busy racing week for Marciello, who joined Team AKKA ASP at Nurburgring for the GT World Challenge Endurance. On Thursday he tested the Mercedes AMG GT3 no 88 on wet conditions. In Saturday’s first free session, his impressing […]

NURBURGRING LANGSTRECKEN SERIE MARCIELLO FINISHES FIFTH IN THE LAST WEEKEND OF PREPARATION BEFORE THE 24H After a session of private tests at Hockenheim on Thursday, Marciello traveled to the Nordschleife to join Team Gatespeed and get ready for the fifth stage of the Nurburgring Langstrecken Serie. Saturday’s six-hour race was the last opportunity for Raffaele […]

ADAC GT MASTERS – NURBURGRING ANOTHER COMPLICATED WEEKEND FOR MARCIELLO IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS AS THE TEAM STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP WITH THE COMPETITION Fresh off a pole and a victory in Misano, Marciello joined Team HTP Winward and his teammate Philip Ellis in Germany for the second stage of the ADAC GT Masters. […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE SPRINT – MISANO MARCIELLO GRABS A POLE AND TRIUMPHS IN THE GT WORLD CHALLENGE SPRINT After last week’s Adac GT Masters and a day of testing in Germany, Marciello travelled to Misano (Italy), where he joined Team AKKA-ASP and teammate Timur Boguslavskiy for the first stage of the GT World Challenge Sprint. […]

ADAC GT MASTERS – LAUSITZRING A HARD WEEKEND FOR MARCIELLO IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS: AN UNCOMPETITIVE CAR KEPT HIM FROM REACHING HIS POTENTIAL Last weekend saw Marciello debut in the Adac GT Master, a high-level German competition that has been growing in popularity in the last years, and counts 33 participants in its 2020 […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE ENDURANCE – IMOLA MARCIELLO BACK WITH A PODIUM PERFORMANCE IN THE GT WORLD CHALLENGE ENDURANCE! After a long break, Marciello came out swinging in the first GT World Challenge Europa Endurance race, in which he competes at the wheel of Team Mercedes-AMG AKKA ASP’s AMG GT3 no 88 alongside teammates Boguslavskiy and […]

MARCIELLO FINISHES HIS PRE-SEASON TRAINING AND IS READY TO START HIS 2020 CAMPAIGN An intensive bike ride on the Stelvio Pass marked the end of Raffaele Marciello’s pre-season physical training. The Ticino driver is now fully fit and ready for the multiple challenges that await in a very “compressed” 2020 season. In particular, Marciello will […]

NURBURGRING LANGSTRECKEN SERIE MARCIELLO BACK ON THE NORDSCHLEIFE IN PREPARATION FOR SEPTEMBER’S 24H After a busy week of tests at Spa Francorchamps and Nurburgring (in preparation for the GT World Challenge and the Adac GT Master), Raffaele Marciello spent the weekend at the insidious Nordschleife track, where he competed in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie. The event, […]

NLS-NURBURGRING LANGSTRECKEN SERIE FIRST 2020 PODIUM FOR MARCIELLO THANKS TO A THIRD PLACE AT NORDSCHLEIFE After the long break caused by the COVID pandemic, Mercedes-AMG Factory Driver Raffaele Marciello was finally able to get back behind the wheel of a Mercedes AMG GT3. After a day of tests at Nurburgring’s GT track with Team HTP-Winward […]

VIRTUAL 24H LE MANS MARCIELLO TRIUMPHS AT THE VIRTUAL 24H OF LE MANS WITH TEAM REBELLION WILLIAMS SPORT While waiting for the racing season to resume, Marciello kept busy with his driving simulator and participated in several virtual competitions. Marciello took up the task with his usual enthusiasm and professionalism, training hard and trying to […]

GAZZETTA MOTORI – INTERVIEW WITH 3 GT SPECIALISTS This interesting interview (only available in italian) has been published by Gilulio Masperi, jounalist at La Gazzetta dello Sport. Raffaele Marciello, Vitantonio Liuzzi and Ronnie Quintarelli talk about how they are living together with the COVID-19 restrictions – describing off track routines, commenting virtual races and thinking […]

INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE – BATHURST 12H A PENALTY DENIES MARCIELLO HIS FIRST PODIUM OF THE 2020 SEASON Marciello started his 2020 racing season at Bathurst, where he took part in the first stage of the InterContinental GT Challenge. He travelled to Australia to meet up with Team Gruppe M and take the wheel of their […]

MONZA RALLY SHOW 2019 MARCIELLO IMPRESSES IN HIS FIRST EVER RALLY EXPERIENCE The Monza rally show is an event in which experienced rally drivers challenge “track” racers at the Autodromo di Monza, which is adapted and modified for the occasion. Marciello, who just finished his 2019 racing season, took part in the kermesse at the […]

INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE – KYALAMI A DISAPPOINTING WEEKEND FOR MARCIELLO IN AFRICA Last weekend, FIA GT world champion Raffaele Marciello flew to South Africa to race in the last stage of the InterContinental GT Challenge at the recently restored Kyalami track. Marciello, who was racing for Team Gruppe-M AMG alongside teammates Enger and Buhk, had […]

FIA GT WORLD CUP – MACAU MARCIELLO CROWNED WORLD CHAMPION! Marciello couldn’t have wished for a better ending to his 2019 season: in Macao, on a track where he has always felt right at home, the Ticino driver unleashed a spectacular performance at the wheel of Team GruppeM’s Mercedes AMG GT3 and brought home the […]

INCENTIVE EVENT – CREMONA CIRCUIT A WONDERFUL DAY FOR MARCIELLO’S SPONSORS AT THE WHEEL OF THE MERCEDES AMG GT4 As the end of 2019 racing season approaches, Raffaele Marciello decided to do something special to thank the sponsors who have been supporting him since day one, allowing him to progress and grow from a young […]

VLN 8 – NURBURGRING MARCIELLO TRIUMPHS ON THE NORDSCHLEIFE TRACK The Blancpain GT Series is done and dusted, but with Macau’s FIA GT World Cup and the last stage of the Intercontinental GT Challenge still on the horizon, Marciello had to keep a high level of concentration. He proved that is the case on the […]

BLANCPAIN GT ENDURANCE – BARCELLONA A WITHDRAWAL CRUSHES MARCIELLO’S HOPES OF A PODIUM IN THE LAST STAGE OF THE BLANCPAIN ENDURANCE SERIES Marciello and his teammates Abril and Meadows (back in action after having been replaced by Schiller at the 24h of Spa) traveled to Barcellona hoping to end their Endurance season with a strong […]

BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE – BUDAPEST A WONDERFUL POKER FOR MARCIELLO: TWO POLE POSITIONS AND 2 VICTORIES Marciello put last weekend’s unlucky outing at Nurburgring behind him thanks to a magnificent performance in Budapest. Alongside teammate Abril and at the wheel of Team Akka ASP’s Mercedes AMG GT3 no 88, Marciello immediately showed he meant […]

BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE – NURBURGRING A DISAPPOINTING WEEKEND IN GERMANY: A NINTH PLACE AND A WITHDRAWAL Back from Japan, Raffaele travelled to Germany for the last stage of the Blancpain GT World Challenge, where he teamed up with Vincent Abril at the wheel of Team AKKA ASP’s Mercedes AMG GT3 no 88. On Friday […]

INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE – SUZUKA 10H MARCIELLO STARTS FROM NINTH PLACE AND FINISHES ON THE PODIUM After a short summer break, Raffaele was back on the track in Suzuka for the Japanese stage of the InterContinental GT Challenge. Marciello, who dominated last years’ traditional ten hour race, sat in second place in the drivers’ standings, […]

24H SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS A THIRTEEN PLACE AFTER A RACE PLAGUED BY WEATHER ISSUES The last weekend of July has been scorching hot, and the wait for the 24h of Spa-Francorchamps – one of the most exciting races of the year – has raised the temperature even more. The race is part both of the Blancpain GT […]