Niccolò Schirò

Niccolò Schirò (born 25 March 1994) is an Italian racing driver, who is best known for being the 2012 European F3 Open champion.

This article is about the racing driver. For the gangster, see Nicolo Schiro.
Niccolò Schirò
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994
Milan (Italy)
International GT Open career
Debut season2013
Current teamVillorba Corse
Car number1
Former teamsDrivex School
Starts24
Wins2
Poles3
Fastest laps2
Best finish3rd in 2014
Previous series
2011–12
2011
2010		European F3 Open
Italian F3
Formula Abarth
Championship titles
2012European F3 Open

Career

Karting

Born in Milan, Schirò began karting in 2007 and raced both in his native Italy and Europe for the majority of his karting career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category a year later, when he finished 28th in the European KF2 Championship.[1]

Formula Abarth

In 2010, Schirò graduated to single–seaters into the newly launched Formula Abarth series, competing with Emmebi Motorsport. He only finished five races inside the top twenty placings and finished the season in 29th place.[2]

European F3 Open

Schirò stepped up to the European F3 Open Championship in 2011, joining RP Motorsport.[3] He finished all but one of the season's races in the points, including two second-place finishes at Brands Hatch. This brought him fifth place in the final championship standings.[4]

Schirò remained in the championship in 2012 with the same team.[5] He scored four wins at Le Castellet and Monza and clinched the championship title ahead of teammate Gianmarco Raimondo, having trailed by fifteen points heading into the final weekend in Barcelona.[6]

International GT Open

Schirò made his sports car racing debut in the SGT class of the International GT Open in 2013, racing for Drivex School.[7] He finished fourth in the GTS standings with three class wins.[8]

After competing for the Villorba Corse in the final round at Barcelona, he will continue his partnership with the team in 2014.[9]

Auto GP

Schirò made his Auto GP début in 2014 at Le Castellet, joining Ibiza Racing.[10]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2010 Formula Abarth Emmebi Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 0 29th
2011 European F3 Open Championship RP Motorsport 16 0 0 1 2 66 5th
Italian Formula 3 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 1 16th
2012 European F3 Open Championship RP Motorsport 16 4 3 7 12 272 1st
2013 International GT Open - Super GT Drivex School 6 0 1 0 1 25 11th
Scuderia Villorba Corse 2 0 0 0 1
Spanish GT Championship - Super GT Drivex School 2 0 1 0 1  ? 7th
2014 Auto GP Series Ibiza Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
International GT Open - Super GT Scuderia Villorba Corse 16 2 2 2 11 97 3rd
2015 Italian GT Championship - GT3 Scuderia Villorba Corse 14 0 0 0 7 113 5th
2016 Italian GT Championship - Super GT3 Easy Race 4 0 1 0 2 40 14th
European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Villorba Corse 3 0 0 0 0 1 32nd
2017 Italian GT Championship - Super GT3 Pro Easy Race 14 1 1 0 6 107 8th
Pirelli World Challenge - GT TR3 Racing 8 2 1 2 4 118 23rd
2019 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro) Rossocorsa 13 4 4 3 8 170 2nd
Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro) 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
2020 Le Mans Cup - GT3 Iron Lynx 1 0 0 0 1 18 11th
2021 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro) Rossocorsa 10 6 4 5 9 148 2nd
Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro) 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
Italian GT Championship - Endurance (GT3) Kessel Racing 3 0 0 0 0 9 13th
Italian GT Championship - Sprint (GT3 Am) 8 3 4 2 5 97 2nd
2023 International GT Open Kessel Racing

References
  1. "European Championship — KF2 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. "Campionato Italiano Formula ACICSAI Abarth 2010". Driver Database. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. Wilkinson, Andy (25 March 2011). "Niccolo Schiro tops both days of European F3 Open testing at Spa". Motors TV. LMC. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. "European F3 Open 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. "Schirò chiude il poker targato RP". stopandgo.tv (in Italian). Stop&Go. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  6. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (18 April 2014). "Roundup: Schiro pips Raimondo to F3 Open title in dramatic finale". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  7. "International GT Open — GTS 2013". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  8. "The 2013 GT Open kicks-off in style at the Paul Ricard". International GT Open. GT Sport Organisation. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  9. "Villorba confirms Schirò alongside reigning Champion Montermini". International GT Open. GT Sport. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  10. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (17 April 2014). "Niccolo Schiro joins Auto GP grid for Paul Ricard round". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

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