Edoardo Piscopo

Edoardo Piscopo
Edoardo Piscopo
Born	February 4, 1988 (age 38); Rome, Italy
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2005–2015

Edoardo Piscopo (born 4 February 1988) is a retired Italian motorsport competitor.

Formula BMW

Piscopo launched his single-seater racing journey in the 2005 Formula BMW USA series. Despite missing the opening rounds, he secured three victories for EuroInternational and concluded the season fifth in the overall standings. Additionally, he achieved fifth place at the Bahrain World Final event.

Formula Renault

Following his achievements in Formula BMW USA, Piscopo was recruited by the RED BULL Junior Team and relocated to Europe in 2006 to participate in Formula Renault. Driving for Cram Competition, he earned ten podium finishes and ranked third in the Formula Renault 2.0 Italia championship, trailing Dani Clos and teammate Adrian Zaugg. In the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, he ended the season in tenth position.

Formula Three

In 2007, Piscopo progressed to Formula Three, competing with Mücke Motorsport in the Formula Three Euroseries. Over 20 races, he accumulated eight points and finished 15th overall, while also securing fifth place at the 2007 Masters of Formula 3 held at Zolder.

During the 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix season, he represented A1 Team Italy, sharing driving responsibilities with Enrico Toccacelo.

The following year, Piscopo contested the Italian Formula Three Championship, winning seven races and finishing as runner-up to Mirko Bortolotti. Both drivers were granted opportunities to conduct tests with the Formula One outfit Scuderia Ferrari.

FIA Formula Two Championship

Piscopo was the final addition to the initial lineup for the inaugural 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship. He completed the season twelfth in the standings but missed the concluding round to concentrate on his GP2 Asia engagements.

GP2 Series

Departing from Formula Two prematurely, Piscopo joined DAMS for the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series. He made his debut in the main GP2 Series with Trident Racing at Monza in 2010, stepping in for Johnny Cecotto Jr., but was replaced by Federico Leo in the subsequent round.

Auto GP

In 2010, Piscopo took part in the Auto GP championship, leading much of the competition before being surpassed by Romain Grosjean, ultimately finishing second overall.

Blancpain Endurance Series

As a factory driver for Lotus, Piscopo competed in their GT4 program, achieving three wins out of five races but concluding as runner-up in the championship standings.

Porsche Carrera Cup Italia

Competing in the highly competitive Porsche Carrera Cup Italia, Piscopo earned recognition as top rookie and secured third place in the final classification.

Lamborghini Super Trofeo

Piscopo claimed European, American, and World titles within Lamborghini's Super Trofeo series. In 2015, he was appointed as the Huracán GT3 factory test driver.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2005	Formula BMW USA	EuroInternational	12	3	1	2	5	108	5th
2006	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Cram Competition	14	0	0	1	0	34	10th
2006	Formula Renault 2.0 Italy	Cram Competition	12	0	1	1	10	216	3rd
2006–07	Toyota Racing Series	Mark Petch Motorsport	5	0	0	?	1	78	25th
2007	Formula 3 Euro Series	ASL Mücke Motorsport	20	0	0	0	1	8	15th
2007	Masters of Formula 3	ASL Mücke Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
2007–08	A1 Grand Prix	A1 Team Italy	14	0	0	0	0	12	18th
2008	Italian Formula Three	Team Ghinzani	16	7	8	7	11	127	2nd
	2008 Euroseries 3000 season	Sighinolfi Autoracing	2	0	0	0	2	10	14th
	2008 Spanish Formula Three season	GTA Motor Competición	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2008–09	align=left !2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season	align=left !A1 Team Italy	8	0	0	0	0	17	16th
rowspan=2 !2009	align=left !2009 FIA Formula Two Championship	align=left !Motorsport Vision	14	0	0	0	0	19	12th
align=left !2009 Euroseries 3000 season	align=left !Emmebi Motorsport	3	0	0	0	1	11	9th
2009–10	align=left !2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season	align=left !DAMS	8	0	0	0	0	3	16th
rowspan=3 !2010	align=left !2010 Auto GP season	align=left rowspan=2 !DAMS	12	0	0	1	5	42	style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd
align=left !2010 8 Hours of Castellet	1	0	1	0	0	1	15th
align=left !2010 GP2 Series season	align=left !Trident Racing	2	0	0	0	0	2	26th

Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole positions; entries in italics signify fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Standing	Points Scored
2006	Cram Competition	ZOL 1 Retired	ZOL 2 18th	IST 1 5th	IST 2 6th	MIS 1 5th	MIS 2 11th	NÜR 1 10th	NÜR 2 11th	DON 1 7th	DON 2 16th	LMS 1 Retired	LMS 2 Retired	CAT 1 13th	CAT 2 4th	10th	34

Full FIA Formula Two Championship Results

(key) (Entries in bold represent pole positions; entries in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Position	Total Points
2009	VAL 1 Retired	VAL 2 7th	BRN 1 7th	BRN 2 4th	SPA 1 8th	SPA 2 14th	BRH 1 8th	BRH 2 7th	DON 1 4th	DON 2 Retired	OSC 1 12th	OSC 2 8th	IMO 1 13th	IMO 2 'Retired'	CAT 1	CAT 2	12th	19

Full GP2 Series Results

(key) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points Scored
2010	Trident Racing	ESP FEA	ESP SPR	MON FEA	MON SPR	TUR FEA	TUR SPR	VAL FEA	VAL SPR	GBR FEA	GBR SPR	GER FEA	GER SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	BEL FEA	BEL SPR	ITA FEA 7	ITA SPR Ret	ABU FEA	ABU SPR	26th	2

Full GP2 Asia Series Results

(key) (Races in bold signify pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final Position	Points Earned
2009–10	DAMS	YMC1 FEA 9	YMC1 SPR 7	YMC2 FEA Ret	YMC2 SPR 16	BHR1 FEA 15	BHR1 SPR 5	BHR2 FEA 8	BHR2 SPR DNS	16th	3

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