24H NURBURGRING AN HARD-FOUGHT SIXTH PLACE FOR MARCIELLO AND TEAM HRT Last weekend, Marciello competed in the 24H of Nurburgring – the year’s most important race for German car manufacturers – at the wheel of Team HRT’s Mercedes AMG GT3 no 12, sharing duties with fellow factory drivers Ellis and Stolz. Navigating the 25 km […]

ADAC GT MASTERS – RED BULL RING A POLE POSITION AND A THIRD PLACE FOR MARCIELLO After triumphing at Magny Cours with a pole and a crushing win, Marciello got back on the track at Red Bull Ring for the second stage of the ADAC GT Masters, at the wheel of Team Landgraff’s Mann Filter-sponsored […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE SPRINT – MAGNY COURS MARCIELLO CRUSHES THE COMPETITION: POLE POSITION AND VICTORY IN FRANCE After dominating the Brand Hatch stage of the GT World Challenge Sprint with a pole position and a win, Raffaele Marciello and teammate Boguslavskiy (Russia) impressed again at Magny Cours. In Friday’s free sessions, The Ticino driver immediately […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE SPRINT – BRANDS HATCH MARCIELLO LEADS THE CHAMPIONSHIP THANKS TO A POLE, A WIN AND A THIRD PLACE After his podium in the Imola Endurance race, Marciello begun his GT World Challenge Sprint season at Brands Hatch, at the wheel of Team Akkodis ASP AMG GT3 no 89. On Saturday’s free sessions, […]

ADAC GT MASTERS – OSCHERSLEBEN MARCIELLO ON THE PODIUM IN THE FIRST RACE OF THE ADAC GT MASTERS The first stage of the Adac GT Masters – the most popular GT3 competition – saw Marciello travel to Oschersleben, Germany, to join Team Mercedes AMG Landgraff and teammate Aberdein (South Africa). Raffaele will compete at the […]

IMSA–ACURA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH MARCIELLO’S SPEED RESCUES A COMPLICATED RACE After jumping off the podium at Imola’s GT World Challenge Endurance (where he finished second), Marciello packed his bags and flew to California to race in Long Beach’s IMSA Sprint. Team WeatherTech needed a teammate to race alongside gentleman driver Cooper MacNeil, and […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE ENDURANCE – IMOLA RAFFAELE MARCIELLO ON THE PODIUM AT IMOLA’S ENDURANCE With Valentino Rossi at the starting grid in Imola, the media spotlights were on the first stage of the GT World Challenge Endurance last weekend. Marciello and teammates Gounon e Juncadella represented Mercedes AMG in the race, at the wheel of […]

NLS 1 – NURBURGRING MARCIELLO FINISHES FIFTH IN THE FIRST PREPARATION RACE FOR THE NURBURGRING 24H After beginning the year with a series of intercontinental races (Dubai 24H, Daytona 24H, and Kyalami 9H), Marciello finally begun his European campaign at the Nordschleife track. Flying the flag of Mercedes AMG, Raffaele took part in the NLS1 […]

INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE – 9H KYALAMI A DOMINATING PERFORMANCE SEES MARCIELLO GRAB THE POLE AND WIN THE RACE IN SOUTH AFRICA After months of delay, South Africa’s Kyalami track finally hosted the last stage of the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge, which was supposed to take place in December but was canceled because of COVID. Marciello, […]

IMSA – 24H DAYTONA TEAMMATE ACCIDENT LEADS TO A BITTER RETIREMENT Two weeks later, another important 24H race. After Dubai, Marciello traveled to the US for the 24H of Daytona, joining Team SunEnergy, their flame-coloured AMG GT3 no 75, and teammates Kenny Habul (Australian gentlemen driver and Team SunEnergy owner), Stolz, and Schiller. Raffaele arrived […]

24H DUBAI MARCIELLO FINISHES FOURTH IN THE FIRST RACE OF 2022 The first challenge of what looks to be a busy, hectic season (COVID permitting) for Marciello took place in Dubai, as the Mercedes-AMG factory driver joined highly rated Team HRT (Haupt Racing Team) and teammates Metzger, Haupt, and Al-Qubaisi for the city’s 24H endurance […]

ADAC GT MASTERS – NURBURGRING THE MARCIELLO-BUHK DUO FINISHES FOURTH IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS With two races to go in the championship, Marciello and Buhk faced the cold and the mist of the German track hoping to fill the 26 points gap separating them from the top of the standings. On Thursday, in the […]

TEAM LELLO 2021 PARTY THE TRADITIONAL EVENT IN COLLABORATION WITH WINTELER’S AMG PERFORMANCE CENTER The 2021 traditional Team Lello Party took place at the Giubiasco Mercedes AMG dealership, and was organised by Marciello in collaboration with Stefano Winteler’s AMG Performance Center. As always, it was a chance for sponsors, fans, and Mercedes-AMG to meet and […]

ADAC GT MASTERS – HOCKENHEIM A PODIUM KEEPS THE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE OPEN FOR MARCIELLO AND BUHK With two stages to go in the Adac GT Masters, it was essential for Team Landgeraff’s Marciello-Buhk duo to gather points in Hockenheim, so that the games would still be on in the big Nurburgring finale. In Thursday’s private […]

INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE – INDIANAPOLIS MARCIELLO FINISHES SECOND AT THE 8H OF INDIANAPOLIS For purposes of hosting the US stage of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, the Indianapolis racetrack was custom fitted with an inner track that allowed the cars to deviate from the world-famous 500 miles ring (which was only partially used). Marciello flew the […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE ENDURANCE – BARCELONA WHAT A WEEKEND! A POLE AND A VICTORY FOR MARCIELLO IN THE ENDURANCE RACE SERIES The last stage of the GT World Challenge Endurance took place in its traditional Catalonia setting, and saw Marciello racing alongside Gounon and Fraga at the wheel of Team AKKA ASP’s Mercedes AMG GT3 […]

ADAC GT MASTERS – SACHSENRING AN UNFORTUNATE ELIMINATION COMPLICATES MARCIELLO’S CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE With three stages to go in the Adac GT Masters, Marciello and teammate Buhk took to the Sachsenring track hoping to fill the narrow three point gap between them and the championship leaders. Sadly, it wasn’t to be. After Friday’s free sessions, in […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE SPRINT – VALENCIA MARCIELLO ON THE PODIUM IN THE LAST STAGE OF THE SPRINT SERIES It’s been a hectic season for Marciello, whose many racing commitments barely gave him time to breathe. Last weekend he traveled to Valencia for the last stage of the GT World Challenge Sprint series, and shared duties […]

ADAC GT MASTERS – LAUSITZRING ANOTHER PODIUM LEAVES MARCIELLO AT ONLY -9 POINTS FROM THE TOP OF THE STANDINGS Last weekend, Marciello travelled to Germany to join Team Landgraff and teammate Max Buhk at Laustizring. The duo, who sat in second place in the standings (-7 from the top), made it clear right from Thursday’s […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE ENDURANCE – NURBURGRING MARCIELLO EXCELS IN QUALIFYING AND FINISHES SECOND AT NURBURGRING Last weekend, Marciello joined Team AKKA ASP and teammates Gounon e Fraga at Nurburgring, for the penultimate stage of the GT World Challenge Endurance. On Friday, the engines roared for an intense private test session, in which the team immediately […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE SPRINT – BRANDS HATCH DOUBLE POLE FOR RAFFAELE’S TEAM, BUT BAD LUCK PREVENTS VICTORY After a short summer break, Marciello was back behind the wheel of Team AKKA ASP’s Mercedes AMG no. 88 at Brands Hatch, to race in the GT World Challenge Sprint. The event was compressed within 2 days only, […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE ENDURANCE – 24H SPA FRANCORCHAMPS MARCIELLO WINS A POLE, BUT A BROKEN SUSPENSION DENIES HIM THE PODIUM Last weekend, Marciello flew Mercedes AMG’s flag in the world-famous 24H of Spa-Francorchamps, the biggest competition open exclusively to GT3 cars. Same as for the other GT World Challenge Endurance races, Marciello took the wheel […]

ADAC GT MASTERS – ZANDVOORT MARCIELLO’S SECOND PLACE REOPENS THE CHAMPIONSHIP Marciello, a Mercedes-AMG veteran of the GT category, was called by Team Landgraff to join Maxi Buhk behind the wheel of the Mann-Filter sponsored AMG GT3 no 70 in the Adac GT Masters. Raffaele last raced at Zandvoort just a few weeks ago (in […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE SPRINT – MISANO SECOND PLACE FOR MARCIELLO IN MISANO’S SPRINT SERIES RACE Misano’s scorching heat didn’t stop Marciello, who joined Team AKKA ASP to race in the third stage of the GT World Challenge Sprint alongside teammate Boguslavskiy. During Thursday’s tests, Marciello placed the Mercedes-AMG no 88 high in the standings despite […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE SPRINT – ZANDVOORT A POLE POSITION AND A PODIUM FOR MARCIELLO IN HOLLAND After the first race in Magny Course, Marciello traveled to Holland for the second stage of the GT World Challenge Sprint Series. Zandvoort is a narrow, technical seaside track that doesn’t allow for mistakes. In Friday’s free sessions, Raffaele […]

ADAC GT MASTERS – RED BULL RING A COMPLICATED WEEKEND FOR MARCIELLO’S NO. 70 CAR It has been a complicated weekend at Red Bull Ring (Austria) for Marciello and his teammate Buhk. They tried their best to make Team Landgraf’s yellow-green Mercedes AMG GT3 no. 70 compete with the faster Porsche and Lamborghini cars, but […]

24H NURBURGRING MARCIELLO FINISHES THIRD IN THE 24H OF NURBURGRING The 24h of Nurburgring is a legendary race, and Mercedes-AMG choose the best men for the job: a team of seasoned factory drivers that included Marciello, Götz, Juncadella, and Schiller (as a reserve driver). The four shared duties behind the wheel of Team Getspeed’s Mercedes-AMG […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE ENDURANCE – PAUL RICARD A PROMISING START ENDS IN DISAPPOINTMENT FOR MARCIELLO The second stage of the GT World Challenge Endurance series saw Marciello and fellow Mercedes-AMG factory drivers Juncadella e Gounon share duties behind the wheel of Team AKKA ASP’s AMG GT3 no 88 at the Paul Ricard track (France). Raffaele […]