Kevin Ceccon

Kevin Ceccon
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1993-09-24) 24 September 1993 (age 31)
Clusone, Italy
GP3 Series career
Debut season2012
Current teamArden International
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number14
Former teamsOcean Racing Technology
Jenzer Motorsport
Starts41
Wins2
Poles0
Fastest laps3
Best finish7th in 2015
Previous series
2011, 13
2011
2009–10
2009–10		GP2 Series
Auto GP
European F3 Open
Italian Formula Three
Championship titles
2011Auto GP

Kevin Ceccon (born 24 September 1993 in Clusone) is a professional racing driver from Italy.

Career

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Karting

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Prior to his single–seater career, Ceccon enjoyed a long and successful spell in the junior karting ranks. In 2005 he achieved a fifth place in the Copa Campeones Trophy Junior class before finishing fourth in the Italian Open Masters KF3 category the following year.[1] In 2008 he won the Italian Open Masters KF3 title,[2] and also secured podium finishes in both the South Garda Winter Cup and Andrea Margutti Trophy.

Formula Three

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In 2009, Ceccon took the substantial jump from karting to Formula Three, racing in the European F3 Open Championship with RP Motorsport. After a slow start to the season, he finished in the points on nine occasions to be classified 11th in the standings, with fourth–place finishes at Donington Park and Monza being his best race results.[3] He also took part in three rounds of the Italian Formula Three season, finishing in the points in four of his six races to finish 14th in the series.[4]

Ceccon continued with the team for a second season in 2010, improving to fourth place in the final standings after taking six podium places, including his first series win at the final round of the year in Barcelona.[5] In September 2010, Ceccon made a one–off appearance in the Italian Formula Three Championship round at Vallelunga, retiring from the first race before finishing 12th in the second event.

GP2 Series

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In November 2010, Ceccon took part in four days of post–season GP2 Series testing, held at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, driving for Scuderia Coloni for the first two days,[6] before switching to DPR for the final two days.[7]

It was announced in May 2011 that Ceccon would race in the Barcelona and Monaco rounds of the 2011 season for Scuderia Coloni, replacing fellow Italian Davide Rigon who was injured in the first round of the season in Istanbul.[8] In doing so, he became the youngest ever GP2 Series driver, taking the record previously held by Spaniard Javier Villa by almost a year.[9] After eight races, with a best finish of eleventh, he opted to concentrate on Auto GP, in which he was challenging for the series lead, and relinquished his seat to Luca Filippi.[10] He finished 30th in the drivers' championship standings.

Auto GP

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For the 2011 season, Ceccon graduated to the Auto GP championship, racing for Italian team Ombra Racing.[11] He was eligible for the newly created Under 21 Trophy, which he won at the penultimate round of the season in Valencia.[12] In doing so, he also secured a prize GP2 Series test.[13] He currently leads the overall standings with one round of the series remaining, seven points ahead of DAMS driver Sergei Afanasiev.[14]

GP3 Series

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Ceccon moved to the GP3 Series for 2012, driving for Ocean Racing Technology.[15]

Formula One

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Ceccon tested with Toro Rosso at the 2011 Abu Dhabi young driver test during the week after the Grand Prix there.[16] He drove on the second day of the test (November 16), after Stefano Coletti drove on the first, and finished the day with the 10th fastest time, 4.620s behind Jean-Éric Vergne, who set the fastest time.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2009 European F3 Open Championship RP Motorsport 16 0 0 0 0 34 11th
Italian Formula 3 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 11 14th
2010 European F3 Open Championship RP Motorsport 16 1 0 0 6 92 4th
Italian Formula 3 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 28th
2011 Auto GP Ombra Racing 14 1 0 3 5 130 1st
GP2 Series Scuderia Coloni 8 0 0 0 0 0 30th
GP2 Final 2 0 0 0 0 5 7th
2012 GP3 Series Ocean Racing Technology 16 0 0 2 1 56 9th
2013 GP2 Series Trident Racing 11 0 0 0 1 28 17th
2014 GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0 20 15th
2015 GP3 Series Arden International 18 2 0 1 3 77 7th
2016 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Murphy Prototypes 1 0 0 0 0 2 33rd
2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup ISR 10 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 4 39th
Team Zakspeed 1 0 0 0 0
2018 World Touring Car Cup Team Mulsanne 15 1 1 1 2 102 14th
2019 World Touring Car Cup Team Mulsanne 30 0 0 1 5 164 14th
2021 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Aggressive Italia 12 4 0 1 6 357 2nd
2022 FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup Hyundai Motorsport N 2 0 0 0 0 67 13th
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Hyundai N Team Aggressive Italia 6 0 0 0 4 192 NC†
2023 TCR World Tour Aggressive Team Italia 4 0 0 0 0 23 24th
TCR Europe Touring Car Series 2 0 0 0 2 63 16th

† Ceccon was ineligible for a championship position. * Season still in progress.

Complete Auto GP results

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(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 Pos Points
2011 Ombra Racing MNZ
1
5 		MNZ
2
3 		HUN
1
1 		HUN
2
10 		BRN
1
3 		BRN
2
7 		DON
1
4 		DON
2
6 		OSC
1
3 		OSC
2
6 		VAL
1
3 		VAL
2
8 		MUG
1
4 		MUG
2
7 		1st 130

Complete GP2 Series results

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(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 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2011 Scuderia Coloni IST
FEA 		IST
SPR 		CAT
FEA
19 		CAT
SPR
15 		MON
FEA
11 		MON
SPR
12 		VAL
FEA
18 		VAL
SPR
20 		SIL
FEA
19 		SIL
SPR
Ret 		NÜR
FEA 		NÜR
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		30th 0
2013 Trident Racing SEP
FEA
17 		SEP
SPR
22 		BHR
FEA
11 		BHR
SPR
10 		CAT
FEA
7 		CAT
SPR
7 		MON
FEA
2 		MON
SPR
7 		SIL
FEA
Ret 		SIL
SPR
12 		NÜR
FEA
Ret 		NÜR
SPR
DNS 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		MRN
FEA 		MRN
SPR 		YMC
FEA 		YMC
SPR 		17th 28

Complete GP2 Final results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 DC Points
2011 Scuderia Coloni YMC
FEA
5 		YMC
SPR
6 		7th 5

Complete GP3 Series results

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(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 DC Points
2012 Ocean Racing Technology CAT
FEA
Ret 		CAT
SPR
10 		MON
FEA
3 		MON
SPR
6 		VAL
FEA
7 		VAL
SPR
4 		SIL
FEA
8 		SIL
SPR
7 		HOC
FEA
17 		HOC
SPR
15 		HUN
FEA
4 		HUN
SPR
8 		SPA
FEA
12 		SPA
SPR
20 		MNZ
FEA
13 		MNZ
SPR
9 		9th 56
2014 Jenzer Motorsport CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		RBR
FEA 		RBR
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		HOC
FEA 		HOC
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		SPA
FEA
11 		SPA
SPR
11 		MNZ
FEA
12 		MNZ
SPR
6 		SOC
FEA
5 		SOC
SPR
Ret 		YMC
FEA
9 		YMC
SPR
6 		15th 20
2015 Arden International CAT
FEA
7 		CAT
SPR
6 		RBR
FEA
Ret 		RBR
SPR
DNS 		SIL
FEA
7 		SIL
SPR
1 		HUN
FEA
7 		HUN
SPR
1 		SPA
FEA
Ret 		SPA
SPR
13 		MNZ
FEA
3 		MNZ
SPR
4 		SOC
FEA
Ret 		SOC
SPR
DNS 		BHR
FEA
14 		BHR
SPR
18 		YMC
FEA
Ret 		YMC
SPR
10 		7th 77

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2016 Murphy Prototypes LMP2 Oreca 03R Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC
9 		SPA EST 33rd 2

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2017 ISR Audi R8 LMS Pro MIS
QR
21 		MIS
CR
25 		BRH
QR
10 		BRH
CR
Ret 		ZOL
QR
28 		ZOL
CR
30 		HUN
QR
26 		HUN
CR
14 		NÜR
QR
Ret 		NÜR
CR
Ret 		NC 0

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

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(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 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2018 Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR MAR
1 		MAR
2 		MAR
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		GER
1 		GER
2 		GER
3 		NED
1 		NED
2 		NED
3 		POR
1 		POR
2 		POR
3 		SVK
1
16 		SVK
2
11 		SVK
3
6 		CHN
1
12 		CHN
2
12 		CHN
3
14 		WUH
1
6 		WUH
2
11 		WUH
3
8 		JPN
1
1 		JPN
2
6 		JPN
3
3 		MAC
1
Ret 		MAC
2
4 		MAC
3
7 		14th 102
2019 Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR MAR
1
9 		MAR
2
19 		MAR
3
16 		HUN
1
19 		HUN
2
16 		HUN
3
Ret 		SVK
1
Ret 		SVK
2
3 		SVK
3
3 		NED
1
18 		NED
2
20 		NED
3
18 		GER
1
19 		GER
2
19 		GER
3
11 		POR
1
18 		POR
2
Ret 		POR
3
12 		CHN
1
17 		CHN
2
9 		CHN
3
9 		JPN
1
8 		JPN
2
4 		JPN
3
6 		MAC
1
3 		MAC
2
3 		MAC
3
9 		MAL
1
19 		MAL
2
5 		MAL
3
2 		14th 164

Complete TCR World Tour results

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(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 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2023 Aggressive Team Italia Hyundai Elantra N TCR ALG
1 		ALG
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		VAL
1
13 		VAL
2
9 		HUN
1
12 		HUN
2
11 		ELP
1 		ELP
2 		VIL
1 		VIL
2 		SYD
1 		SYD
2 		SYD
3 		BAT
1 		BAT
2 		BAT
3 		MAC
1 		MAC
2 		24th 23

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

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(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
2023 Aggressive Team Italia Hyundai Elantra N TCR ALG
1 		ALG
2 		PAU
1 		PAU
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		HUN
1
12 		HUN
2
11 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		16th 63

References

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  1. ^ "Italian Open Masters – KF3 2007". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Italian Open Masters – KF3 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  3. ^ "European F3 Open 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Formula 3 Italia 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  5. ^ Hornsby, Tom (1 November 2010). "F3 Open: Ceccon and Fumanelli seal Barcelona win apiece". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Kevin will participate in the GP2 test in Abu Dhabi with the Scuderia Coloni". kevinceccon.eu. Kevin Ceccon. 9 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  7. ^ "GP2 – Abu Dhabi Test, Day 3 Report: Great performance and hard work even with the DPR". kevinceccon.eu. Kevin Ceccon. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  8. ^ Van De Burgt, Andrew (17 May 2011). "Ceccon replaces Rigon at Coloni". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Ceccon set for GP2 debut". autogp.org. Auto GP. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  10. ^ O'Leary, Jamie (2011-07-20). "Luca Filippi switches from Super Nova to Coloni for Nurburgring GP2 round". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  11. ^ "Ceccon and Ombra Racing together in Auto GP". autogp.org. Auto GP. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  12. ^ "Ceccon: "Under 21 title was my first aim"". autogp.org. Auto GP. 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  13. ^ "Series champion and best U21 to get GP2 test". autogp.org. Auto GP. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  14. ^ "Auto GP 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  15. ^ Kevin Ceccon signs on with Ocean Racing Technology in the GP3 Séries, Ocean Racing Technology.
  16. ^ "Jean-Eric Vergne quickest as day two of testing in Abu Dhabi comes to an end". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Auto GP
Drivers' Champion
2011 		Succeeded by
Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
Auto GP World Series
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