Macéo Capietto (born 12 January 2006) is a French racing driver competing in the Formula Regional European Championship with Race Performance Motorsport.

Macéo Capietto
NationalityFrance French
Born (2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 (age 18)
Montereau, France
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2022
Current teamMonolite Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number5
Starts20 (20 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2022
Previous series
2021
2021
French F4 Championship
Italian F4 Championship

Early and personal life

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Born in Montereau and based in Veneux-les-Sablons, Capietto has spent all his life in the Île-de-France, the most populous region of France.[1] He is the son of Prema Racing team manager and former karting driver Guillaume Capietto.[2]

Career

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Karting

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Following in the footsteps of his father, Capietto started competing in karting from a very young age. After spending three seasons in Minikart in which he became the regional Île-de-France champion,[1] he moved onto the international scene in 2018 and was briefly coached by Anthoine Hubert.[3] He came runner-up to Esteban Masson in the 2019 French Junior Karting Championship,[4] and in his last year of karting, driving for Giorgio Pantano's team, was a podium finisher in the WSK Euro Series,[5][6] and the runner-up to Connor Zilisch in the Karting Academy Trophy.

Formula 4

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In 2021 Capietto joined the French F4 Championship to make his single-seater debut.[7] Despite his inexperience, he achieved his first F4 victory in only his fourth race at the Magny-Cours circuit. Taking three more wins across the season but never actually leading the championship, Capietto entered the season finale only four points behind title rival Esteban Masson.[8][9] The pair ended up coming together in controversial fashion in the final race: pole-sitting Masson remained in the lead of the race and the standings until the last lap, when Capietto, in a last-gasp attempt at an overtake, collided with Masson, putting him out of the race and provisionally handing Capietto the title.[10] However, following an investigation by the race stewards, Capietto was later disqualified from all results of that weekend and thus stripped of the title. He ended up 3rd in the standings, behind champion Masson and Hugh Barter.[11]

In late 2021 Capietto also made two appearances in the Italian F4 Championship with his father's Prema Powerteam.[12] He scored two points in the final round of the season at Monza.

Formula Regional

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2022

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Capietto racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

After testing for several teams during the winter,[13] Capietto moved into the Formula Regional European Championship in 2022, partnering Pietro Armanni and Cenyu Han at Monolite Racing.[14][15]

2023

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Capietto switched to Race Performance Motorsport for the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship.[16]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2013 Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart 25th
2014 Coupe de France — Mini Kart NC
Championnat Regional Île-de-France — Mini Kart 10th
2015 Trophée Interclub — Mini Kart 4th
Coupe de France — Mini Kart 3rd
Championnat de France — Mini Kart 4th
2016 Championnat de France — Minime 14th
Coupe de France — Minime 4th
2017 Coupe de France — Cadet 5th
Championnat de France — Cadet 12th
National Series Karting — Cadet 8th
2018 WSK Super Master SeriesOKJ KR Motorsport 86th
Championnat de France — Junior 7th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOKJ KR Motorsport 71st
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOKJ 53rd
WSK Final CupOKJ 30th
2019 Coupe de France — OKJ 16th
Championnat de France — Junior 2nd
Championnat de France — Nationale 9th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOKJ KR Motorsport 18th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOKJ 25th
2020 South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ Pantano Team 22nd
WSK Super Master SeriesOKJ 18th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOKJ 50th
WSK Euro SeriesOKJ Kosmic Racing Departement 12th
CIK-FIA Academy Trophy Capietto, Guillaume 2nd
Champions of the Future — OKJ 40th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOKJ Kosmic Racing Departement 6th
Sources:[17]

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2018 KR Motorsport Srl OKJ SAR
QH
74
SAR
R
DNQ
PFI
QH
55
PFI
R
DNQ
AMP
QH
58
AMP
R
DNQ
LEM
QH
52
LEM
R
DNQ
71st 0
2019 KR Motorsport Srl OKJ ANG
QH
9
ANG
R
NR
GEN
QH
7
GEN
R
7
KRI
QH
46
KRI
R
DNQ
LEM
QH
38
LEM
R
DNQ
18th 15
2020 Pantano Team OKJ ZUE
QH
43
ZUE
R
DNQ
SAR
QH
38
SAR
R
DNQ
WAC
QH
WD
WAC
R
WD
50th 0

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 19 4 3 6 10 203 3rd
Italian F4 Championship Prema Powerteam 6 0 0 0 0 2 30th
2022 Formula Regional European Championship Monolite Racing 20 0 0 0 0 12 22nd
2023 Formula Regional European Championship RPM 20 0 0 0 1 77 8th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Iron Lynx - Proton 6 1 1 0 1 36 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Proton Competition 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF

* Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

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(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 Pos Points
2021 NOG
1

DNS
NOG
2

8
NOG
3

2
MAG1
1

1
MAG1
2

13
MAG1
3

3
HUN
1

2
HUN
2

8
HUN
3

1
LÉD
1

1
LÉD
2

7
LÉD
3

2
MNZ
1

2
MNZ
2

2
MNZ
3

C
LEC
1

1
LEC
2

5
LEC
3

4
MAG2
1

DSQ
MAG2
2

DSQ
MAG2
3

DSQ
3rd 203

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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(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 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2021 Prema Powerteam LEC
1
LEC
2
LEC
3
MIS
1
MIS
2
MIS
3
VLL
1
VLL
2
VLL
3
IMO
1

17
IMO
2

Ret
IMO
3

13
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
MUG
1
MUG
2
MUG
3
MNZ
1

30†
MNZ
2

14
MNZ
3

9
32nd 2

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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(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 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2022 Monolite Racing MNZ
1

12
MNZ
2

10
IMO
1

13
IMO
2

9
MCO
1

13
MCO
2

Ret
LEC
1

26
LEC
2

Ret
ZAN
1

16
ZAN
2

9
HUN
1

26
HUN
2

10
SPA
1

19
SPA
2

16
RBR
1

16
RBR
2

28
CAT
1

23
CAT
2

20
MUG
1

7
MUG
2

18
22nd 12
2023 RPM IMO
1

Ret
IMO
2

9
CAT
1

5
CAT
2

7
HUN
1

10
HUN
2

3
SPA
1

6
SPA
2

8
MUG
1

8
MUG
2

6
LEC
1

21
LEC
2

10
RBR
1

8
RBR
2

13
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

12
ZAN
1

10
ZAN
2

13
HOC
1

7
HOC
2

10
8th 77

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2024 Iron Lynx - Proton LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
Ret
LEC
9
IMO
Ret
SPA
7
MUG
1
ALG 9th* 34*

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2024   Proton Competition   Jonas Ried
  Bent Viscaal
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 86 DNF DNF

References

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  2. ^ "Partenariat Maceo Capietto". Toyota BR Motors (in French). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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  4. ^ "Prema talent Maceo Capietto eyes FRECA: 'French Federation pushing to get me in'". F1 Feeder Series. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Maceo Capietto | Racing career profile". DriverDB. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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  7. ^ "F4 Academy: The Easter Cup at Nogaro launches the 2021 season". FFSA Academy. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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  9. ^ Berthelot, Maxime (7 August 2021). "Seine-et-Marne. Grand espoir de Formule 4, Macéo Capietto rêve de F1!". Actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  10. ^ Allen, Peter (24 October 2021). "Capietto and Masson collide over French F4 title, Barter wins finale". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  11. ^ Kartcom (11 December 2021). "French F4 Championship standings confirm Esteban Masson's title". Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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