Marco Apicella

Marco Apicella (born 7 October 1965) is an Italian former professional racing driver. He competed in one Formula One Grand Prix for the Jordan team in the 1993 Italian Grand Prix. He later won the 1994 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship driving for Dome.

Career

Apicella was born in Bologna on 7 October 1965. He began competing in Formula Three racing in 1984, and took victory for Scuderia Coloni in the first two rounds of the 1986 Italian Formula Three season. Apicella competed in the 1985 Macau Grand Prix, where he failed to finish.

International Formula 3000 (1987–1991)

Apicella's first season in International Formula 3000, 1987, was uncompetitive in the EuroVenturini Dallara car, only scoring one point thanks to a fifth place at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. During the same year, he tested the Minardi Formula One car at the Autódromo do Estoril circuit. Apicella moved to the FIRST team for the 1988 season and was a title favourite for the season. A crash at the Pau Grand Prix prevented him from claiming his first win. He replaced Thierry Boutsen. Apicella tested the Jordan 193 car at Imola before the race weekend. During practice for the race he spun on the moist tarmac at the second Lesmo corner. He qualified in 23rd position, half a second behind teammate Barrichello, who set his times later in the session after the circuit had become less damp. It was the first time Apicella had driven a racing car with a semi-automatic gearbox. Apicella retired after driving 800 metres, while Loof's car broke down as it was pulling away from the starting grid. The aim was for the car to produce a base for them to mount a challenge into Formula One, but the project was shelved after the car was substantially damaged in an accident. Apicella competed in the 2009 event, again with the JLOC team. This and a start for JLOC in the 2009 Super GT Series saw the end of Apicella's professional racing career.

Complete Japanese Formula 3000/Formula Nippon results

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! DC

! Points

| 1989

! nowrap| Team LeMans

| SUZ

| FUJ

| MIN

| SUZ

| SUG

| FUJ

| SUZ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SUZ

|colspan=3|

! 16th

! 3

| 1992

! nowrap| Dome

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AUT

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SUG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUZ

! 10th

! 13

| 1993

! nowrap| Dome

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIN

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| AUT

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SUG

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ

! 4th

! 23

| 1994

! nowrap| Dome

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MIN

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SUG

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 48

| 1995

! nowrap| Team 5ZIGEN

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOK

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ

|colspan=2|

! NC

! 0

| 1996

! nowrap| Team 5ZIGEN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOK

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FUJ

! 16th

! 3

| 1997

! nowrap| STP Stellar

| SUZ

| MIN

| FUJ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SUG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIN

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOT

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ

! 12th

! 6

!colspan="15"|

24 Hours of Le Mans results

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

|align="left" nowrap| SARD Co. Ltd.

|align="left" nowrap| Jeff Krosnoff Mauro Martini

|align="left" nowrap| Toyota Supra LM

| GT1

| 264

| 14th

| 6th

|align="left" nowrap| Riley & Scott Europe Solution F

|align="left" nowrap| Carl Rosenblad Shane Lewis

|align="left" nowrap| Riley & Scott Mk III/2-Ford

| LMP

| 67

| DNF

|align="left" nowrap| JLOC Isao Noritake

|align="left" nowrap| Koji Yamanishi Yasutaka Hinoi

|align="left" nowrap| Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1LM

| GT1

| 283

| DNF

|align="left" nowrap| JLOC Isao Noritake

|align="left" nowrap| Atsushi Yogo Koji Yamanishi

|align="left" nowrap| Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1LM

| GT1

| 1

| DNF

|align="left" nowrap| JLOC

|align="left" nowrap| Atsushi Yogo Yutaka Yamagishi

|align="left" nowrap| Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1LM

| GT1

| 1

| DNF

!colspan="8"|

Complete JGTC/Super GT results

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! DC

! Pts

| 1997

! Nismo

! nowrap| Nissan Skyline GT-R

! GT500

| SUZ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ

| SEN

| FUJ

| MIN

| SUG

|colspan=3|

! 17th

! 10

| 2000

! nowrap| MTCI Racing Team

! nowrap| Porsche Boxster

! GT300

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MOT

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|FUJ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SUG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|FUJ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TAI

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MIN

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SUZ

|colspan=2|

! 15th

! 13

| 2001

! JLOC

! nowrap| Lamborghini Diablo GT-1

! GT500

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|TAI

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|FUJ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SUG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|FUJ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MOT

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SUZ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MIN

|colspan=2|

! NC

! 0

| 2002

! JLOC

! nowrap| Lamborghini Diablo GT-1

! GT500

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|TAI

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|FUJ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SUG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SEP

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|FUJ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MOT

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIN

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SUZ

! NC

! 0

| 2003

! nowrap| Toyota Team TOM'S

! nowrap| Toyota Supra

! GT500

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TAI

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SUG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|FUJ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MOT

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|AUT

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SUZ

! 18th

! 15

| 2004

! nowrap| Toyota Team TOM'S

! nowrap| Toyota Supra

! GT500

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TAI

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SUG

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEP

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TOK

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MOT

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|AUT

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|SUZ

|colspan=2|

! 7th

! 43

|rowspan="2"| 2005

! rowspan="2" nowrap| JLOC

! rowspan="2" nowrap| Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT

! GT500

| OKA

| FUJ

| SEP

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SUG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MOT

|colspan=4|

! NC

! 0

! GT300

|colspan=5|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ

| AUT

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SUZ

! 18th

! 3

| 2006

! nowrap| JLOC

! nowrap| Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT

! GT300

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|SUZ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|OKA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|FUJ

| SEP

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SUG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SUZ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MOT

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|AUT

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ

! 11th

! 40

| 2007

! nowrap| JLOC

! nowrap| Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT

! GT300

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SUZ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|OKA

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|FUJ

| SEP

| SUG

| SUZ

| MOT

| AUT

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|FUJ

! 12th

! 27

| 2009

! nowrap| JLOC

! nowrap| Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT

! GT300

| OKA

| SUZ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|FUJ

| SEP

| SUG

| SUZ

| FUJ

| AUT

| MOT

! NC

! 0

Marco Apicella

Career

International Formula 3000 (1987–1991)

Complete Japanese Formula 3000/Formula Nippon results

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete JGTC/Super GT results

References

External links