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American racing driver
Frank Montecalvo
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1990-12-28) December 28, 1990 (age 34)
Highlands, New Jersey, United States
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2014
Current teamAIM Vasser Sullivan
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number12
Former teamsScuderia Corsa
Alex Job Racing
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports
Wins1
Podiums11
Poles4
Previous series
2010–2011
2015–2017		American Le Mans Series
Pirelli World Challenge
Championship titles
2015Pirelli World Challenge – GTA Class

Frank Montecalvo (born December 28, 1990) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Early life

A native of Highlands, New Jersey, Montecalvo attended high school at St. John Vianney High School.

Career

In 2012, Montecalvo took part in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for Luxury Racing in the GTE Am class. The team started fourth in class but failed to finish the race, retiring with crash damage after 146 laps. Montecalvo returned to Le Mans in 2014, replacing Enzo Potolicchio in the 8 Star Motorsports GTE Am entry. In 2015 Montecalvo won the GTA class of the Pirelli World Challenge.

Montecalvo's Lexus RC F GT3 at Watkins Glen in 2022.

Prior to the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, Montecalvo joined AIM Vasser Sullivan in the GTD class, driving alongside Townsend Bell. Montecalvo scored his first IMSA victory in August 2020 at Road America. In 2023, Montecalvo returned for his fifth consecutive season with the team, and his second with Aaron Telitz as his co-driver. That season, Montecalvo claimed his second career IMSA victory, supporting a Lexus GT-class sweep at the 2023 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen.

Personal life

As of August 2023, Montecalvo is not a professional racing driver, working a day job at his family's recycling business.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2009 KONI Sports Car Challenge - GS Kinetic Motorsports 6 0 ? ? 0 112 26th
2010 IMSA Prototype Lites - L1 Gunnar Racing 9 1 0 1 1 90 11th
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - GS Multimatic Motorsports 5 0 0 1 0 39 36th
American Le Mans Series - LMPC Genoa Racing 4 0 0 0 1 37 16th
2011 American Le Mans Series - LMPC CORE Autosport 9 0 0 0 4 130 2nd
2012 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Luxury Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - ST Multimatic Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 6 86th
2013 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - GS Multimatic Motorsports 9 0 0 0 2 191 15th
European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Ram Racing 5 0 0 0 3 63 5th
2014 United SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 10 0 0 0 2 255 4th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am 8 Star Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 24 15th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2015 Pirelli World Challenge - GTA DragonSpeed 20 7 6 6 14 2073 1st
2016 Pirelli World Challenge - GTA DIME Racing 14 2 5 7 8 1200 3rd
24H Series - A6-Pro Black Falcon 1 0 0 0 1 ? ?
2017 Pirelli World Challenge SprintX - GT Pro-Am AIM Autosport 9 0 5 0 4 156 4th
Pirelli World Challenge - GTS ANSA Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 31 16th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Alex Job Racing 4 0 0 0 0 83 32nd
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Scuderia Corsa 5 0 0 0 0 109 17th
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD AIM Vasser Sullivan 11 0 0 0 3 236 8th
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD AIM Vasser Sullivan 10 1 2 0 2 223 13th
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Vasser Sullivan Racing 12 0 0 0 3 2538 8th
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Vasser Sullivan Racing 12 0 2 0 3 2602 8th
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Vasser Sullivan Racing 11 1 0 0 2 2927 3rd
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Vasser Sullivan
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro

Complete American Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points Ref
2010 Genoa Racing LMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 SEB LBH LGA UTA LIM MDO
5 		ELK
5 		MOS
3 		PET
5 		16th 37
2011 CORE Autosport LMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 SEB
2 		LBH
4 		LIM
5 		MOS
2 		MDO
6 		ELK
3 		BAL
3 		LGA
4 		PET
5

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points
2013 Ram Racing LMGTE Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 SIL
3 		IMO
3 		RBR
3 		HUN
6 		LEC
5 		5th 63
Source:

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref
2014 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 DAY
4 		SEB
9 		LGA
4 		KAN
4 		WGL
3 		IMS
5 		ELK
7 		VIR
8 		COT
4 		PET
3 		4th 255
2017 Alex Job Racing GTD Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 DAY
6 		SEB
15 		LBH COT DET WGL
14 		MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
6 		32nd 83
2018 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 DAY
5 		SEB
17 		MDO DET WGL
10 		MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA
9 		PET
5 		17th 109
2019 AIM Vasser Sullivan GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0L V8 DAY
2 		SEB
9 		MDO
5 		DET
3 		WGL
9 		MOS
3 		LIM
13 		ELK
9 		VIR
7 		LGA
11 		PET
11 		8th 236
2020 AIM Vasser Sullivan GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0L V8 DAY
12 		DAY
2 		SEB
5 		ELK
1 		VIR
10 		ATL
5 		MDO
10 		CLT PET
8 		LGA
8 		SEB
9 		13th 223
2021 Vasser Sullivan Racing GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0L V8 DAY
13 		SEB
6 		MDO
2 		DET
5 		WGL
11 		WGL
2 		LIM
10 		ELK
6 		LGA
10 		LBH
13 		VIR
13 		PET
3 		8th 2538
2022 Vasser Sullivan Racing GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 DAY
15 		SEB
7 		LBH
3 		LGA
8 		MDO
3 		DET
4 		WGL
16 		MOS
6 		LIM
8 		ELK
3 		VIR
4 		PET
13 		8th 2602
2023 Vasser Sullivan Racing GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 DAY
5 		SEB
5 		LBH
3 		MON
14 		WGL
1 		MOS
6 		LIM
12 		ELK
5 		VIR
5 		IMS
14 		PET
16 		3rd 2927
2024 VasserSullivan GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 DAY
15 		SEB
13 		LBH
15 		LGA
9 		WGL
4 		MOS
5 		ELK
11 		VIR
9 		IMS
22 		PET
 11th* 2020*
GTD Pro DET
4 		31st* 301*
Source:


Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2012 France Luxury Racing Germany Pierre Ehret
United States Gunnar Jeannette 		Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTE Am 146 DNF DNF
2014 United States 8 Star Motorsports Italy Gianluca Roda
Italy Paolo Ruberti 		Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE Am 330 21st 4th
Source:

References

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