Dorian Boccolacci

Dorian Boccolacci
Boccolacci at the Red Bull Ring in 2023
NationalityFrance French
Born (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 26)
Cannes, France
Racing licence FIA Gold
Previous series
2018-19
2017-18
2016
2016
2015
2014
FIA Formula 2 Championship
GP3 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
FIA F3 European
French F4 Championship
Championship titles
2023
2018-19
2014
Porsche Carrera Cup France
Andros Trophy Elite Class
French F4 Junior

Dorian Boccolacci (born 9 September 1998 in Cannes) is a French racing driver who currently drives in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Having successfully competed in a number of single-seater categories, winning races in GP3 and competing in FIA Formula 2 among other things, Boccolacci garnered success in GT cars, winning the V6 class at the 2020 24 Hours of Nürburgring and becoming the 2023 champion of the Porsche Carrera Cup France.[1]

Early career

Born in Cannes, Boccolacci began karting in 2007 at the age of nine, competing in competitions across Europe. He graduated to single-seaters in 2014, competing in the French F4 Championship. There he scored two victories, pole positions and fastest laps and finished as Junior champion and runner-up in the overall standings. In 2015, Boccolacci switched to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, racing with Signature. In contrast to his season in French F4, Boccolacci only finished twelfth in the rookie championship and nineteenth in the overall standings. He subsequently stepped down on the ladder, joining Tech 1 Racing for the 2016 season of the Formula Renault Eurocup and NEC series.[2] Scoring three wins across both series, Boccolacci finished runner-up in the Eurocup standings and third overall in NEC.

Boccolacci during the 2017 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round

In November 2016, the Frenchman made his GP3 debut in the post-season test at Yas Marina with Arden International and DAMS.[3][4] He would eventually join Trident for the 2017 season.[5] During the campaign, Boccolacci achieved a race win at the final round, which helped him towards sixth place in the championship.[6] He returned for the following season, switching to newcomers MP Motorsport.[7] Once again, the season yielded one win, though another win went begging when he was stripped from victory post-race at Le Castellet due to a technical infringement. Boccolacci ended up tenth in the standings, switching to Formula 2 in the middle of the year to replace Roberto Merhi at MP, where he scored two points finishes. In 2019, the French driver began the F2 season at Campos Racing alongside Jack Aitken.[8] Having struggled at the opening round, stronger performances at the street circuits of Baku and Monaco gave Boccolacci his first points of the year.[9] However, Boccolacci left the team after the next round, only returning for a one-off appearance at Silverstone for Trident.[10][11][12]

During his pathway up the single-seater ladder, Boccolacci was also named as one of the eight drivers to be signed to the Venturi Formula E team's new Next Gen Programme in 2018.[13]

GT career

Near the end of 2019, Boccolacci made his debut in GT3, driving for Saintéloc Racing alongside former Le Mans winner Stéphane Ortelli in the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup. He remained with the team for the 2020 season, partnering Christopher Haase and Markus Winkelhock in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[14] The trio finished 15th in the standings, having taken a best result of fifth at the opening round. The Frenchman also paired up with Mick Wishofer at Team Zakspeed in that year's ADAC GT Masters.[15] At the penultimate round held on the Lausitzring, Boccolacci and Wishofer scored a surprise victory during a wet race 2, with the French driver charging up the field during the opening stint before his Austrian teammate passed two cars to win the race.[16][17] This result helped them to finish 12th overall. During the same year, Boccolacci also took part in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, where he won the V6 class which contained two entries, as well as triumphing in two races of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe.[18]

For 2021, Boccolacci switched to the Porsche Carrera Cup world, driving full campaigns in the main Supercup series as well as the Porsche Carrera Cup France with Martinet by Alméras. He scored two podiums in the former, which included third place at the Monaco Grand Prix support race — Boccolacci's debut in the series — on his way to sixth place overall. The latter championship yielded even more success, as Boccolacci won four races, including both races at the first round, and came close to the title, losing out to Marvin Klein by just three points at the final round.[19][20] Said event decided the title in spectacular fashion, with Boccolacci colliding with his title rival, therefore handing the championship to Klein.[21]

Boccolacci remained at Alméras for both the Supercup and PCCF seasons in 2022. He improved his finishing position at Monaco with a second place, but would ultimately end up seventh in the Supercup standings, as two retirements blighted his campaign.[22] Meanwhile in the French championship, Boccolacci took five victories and finished on the rostrum in all but two races on his way to another runner-up finish to an ultimately dominant Marvin King.[23][24] For his third year racing Porsches, Boccolacci made a switch to CLRT. This would end up being his most successful Supercup season to date, as he scored his first pole position at Silverstone and took two podiums, which contributed to him placing fifth overall.[25][26] His third PCCF season meanwhile finally brought him the title, which Boccolacci attained after pairing a win at Magny-Cours with five successive victories in the final five races, allowing him to beat Alessandro Ghiretti by 24 points.[27][28]

After competing in two races of the Asian Le Mans Series with Huber Motorsport, Boccolacci made a full-time return to the GT3 world, driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) for Schumacher CLRT in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup alongside fellow former Porsche Cup drivers Ayhancan Güven and Laurin Heinrich.[29][30]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 21 2 2 2 8 238 2nd
2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Signature 33 0 0 0 0 27 19th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing 15 2 2 3 7 200 2nd
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 15 1 0 0 5 226 3rd
Euroformula Open Championship Teo Martín Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
2017 GP3 Series Trident 15 1 0 0 3 93 6th
2017–18 Andros Trophy - Électrique Class SPI Logistics 3 1 1 1 1 82 12th
2018 GP3 Series MP Motorsport 10 1 1 1 1 58 10th
FIA Formula 2 Championship 8 0 0 0 0 3 21st
2018–19 Andros Trophy - Elite Class CMR 11 8 7 7 10 647 1st
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship Campos Racing 10 0 0 0 0 30 14th
Trident 2 0 0 0 0
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Saintéloc Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 ADAC GT Masters Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing 14 1 0 0 1 70 12th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Oregon Team 8 2 0 0 4 74 5th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Saintéloc Racing 4 0 0 0 0 22 15th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Racing 1 0 0 0 0 10 16th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - V6 Team Mathol Racing e.V. 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2021 Porsche Supercup Martinet by Alméras 8 0 0 0 2 81 6th
Porsche Carrera Cup France 12 4 5 1 8 229 2nd
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 4 0 0 1 0 0 NC†
2021–22 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class Saintéloc Racing 9 0 0 0 4 488 5th
2022 Porsche Supercup Martinet by Alméras 8 0 0 0 1 59 7th
Porsche Carrera Cup France 12 5 5 4 10 245 2nd
Ultimate Cup Series - GT Endurance - Porsche Cup 1 0 0 0 0 20 13th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - Cup2 Team Mathol Racing e.V 4 0 1 0 2 27 38th
2022–23 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class Sébastien Loeb Racing 10 3 1 2 4 521 2nd
2023 Porsche Supercup CLRT 8 0 1 0 2 79 5th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 1 19 15th
Porsche Carrera Cup France 11 5 7 5 9 239 1st
Nürburgring Endurance Series - Cup2 Team Mathol Racing e.V. 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Huber Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 35th
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Schumacher CLRT 3 0 0 0 1 18* 8th*
GT World Challenge Asia Phantom Global Racing 4 0 0 ? 1 28 23rd

As Boccolacci was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. * Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

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

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2014 LMS
1

3
LMS
2

5
LMS
3

4
PAU
1

1
PAU
2

9
PAU
3

1
VDV
1

7
VDV
2

4
VDV
3

2
MAG
1

3
MAG
2

Ret
MAG
3

12
NOG
1

2
NOG
2

4
NOG
3

2
JER
1

4
JER
2

6
JER
3

20
LEC
1

5
LEC
2

Ret
LEC
3

3
2nd 238

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2015 Signature Volkswagen SIL
1

21
SIL
2

Ret
SIL
3

17
HOC
1

20
HOC
2

32
HOC
3

12
PAU
1

Ret
PAU
2

26
PAU
3

14
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

28
MNZ
3

EX
SPA
1

18
SPA
2

5
SPA
3

13
NOR
1

6
NOR
2

8
NOR
3

8
ZAN
1

15
ZAN
2

Ret
ZAN
3

25
RBR
1

16
RBR
2

17
RBR
3

17
ALG
1

22
ALG
2

16
ALG
3

10
NÜR
1

21
NÜR
2

17
NÜR
3

Ret
HOC
1

30
HOC
2

15
HOC
3

24
19th 27

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Points
2016 Tech 1 Racing ALC
1

11
ALC
2

2
ALC
3

4
MON
1

4
MNZ
1

2
MNZ
2

1
MNZ
1

3
RBR
1

10
RBR
2

4
LEC
1

5
LEC
2

3
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

1
EST
1

5
EST
2

4
2nd 200

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2017 Trident CAT
FEA

6
CAT
SPR

2
RBR
FEA

9
RBR
SPR

17†
SIL
FEA

8
SIL
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

5
HUN
SPR

4
SPA
FEA

5
SPA
SPR

17
MNZ
FEA

14
MNZ
SPR

C
JER
FEA

7
JER
SPR

2
YMC
FEA

7
YMC
SPR

1
6th 93
2018 MP Motorsport CAT
FEA

5
CAT
SPR

5
LEC
FEA

DSQ
LEC
SPR

14
RBR
FEA

10
RBR
SPR

5
SIL
FEA

5
SIL
SPR

9
HUN
FEA

8
HUN
SPR

1
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
10th 58

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2018 MP Motorsport BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
BAK
FEA
BAK
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
LEC
FEA
LEC
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA

15
SPA
SPR

18
MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

7
SOC
FEA

13
SOC
SPR

8
YMC
FEA

12
YMC
SPR

11
21st 3
2019 Campos Racing BHR
FEA

15
BHR
SPR

17
BAK
FEA

5
BAK
SPR

7
CAT
FEA

14
CAT
SPR

18
MON
FEA

4
MON
SPR

5
LEC
FEA

Ret
LEC
SPR

13
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
14th 30
Trident SIL
FEA

Ret
SIL
SPR

14
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR

Complete Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2019 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Pro BRH
1
BRH
2
MIS
1
MIS
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
NÜR
1

16
NÜR
2

11
HUN
1

15
HUN
2

17
NC 0

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points
2020 Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo LAU
1

11
LAU
2

15
NÜR
1

5
NÜR
2

11
HOC
1

17
HOC
2

16
SAC
1

5
SAC
2

17
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

15
LAU
1

DSQ
LAU
2

1
OSC
1

Ret
OSC
2

6
12th 70

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points
2021 Martinet by Alméras MAG
1

1
MAG
2

1
LEC
1

2
LEC
2

1
SPA
1

5
SPA
2

2
MNZ
1

4
MNZ
2

1
CAT
1

2
CAT
2

4
ALG
1

3
ALG
2

Ret
2nd 229
2022 Martinet by Alméras NOG
1

3
NOG
2

Ret
SPA
1

1
SPA
2

1
MAG
1

4
MAG
2

2
ZAN
1

1
ZAN
2

1
VAL
1

1
VAL
2

2
LEC
1

2
LEC
2

2
2nd 245
2023 Forestier Racing CLRT CAT
1

2
CAT
2

3
MAG
1

1
MAG
2

6
LMS
2
RBR
1

2
RBR
2

4
MNZ
1

1
MNZ
2

1
LEC
1

1
LEC
2

1
1st 239

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points
2021 Martinet by Alméras MON
3
RBR
4
RBR
13
HUN
21
SPA
7
ZND
9
MNZ
2
MNZ
9
6th 81
2022 Martinet by Alméras IMO
6
MON
2
SIL
Ret
RBR
Ret
LEC
12
SPA
11
ZND
7
MNZ
6
7th 58
2023 CLRT MON
5
RBR
4
SIL
11
HUN
2
SPA
3
ZND
14
ZND
10
MNZ
Ret
5th 79

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Eddy Bénézet
Andros Trophy Elite
Champion

2018–19
Succeeded by
Jérémy Sarhy