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 […]

ADAC GT MASTERS – OSCHERSLEBEN A POLE AND A FIRST PLACE: MARCIELLO TRIUMPHS IN HIS ADAC GT MASTERS DEBUT There’s a new team in town: Mercedes recently announced its partnership with Team Mercedes AMG Landgraf, which will take sponsor Mann-Filter’s colors to the track for the Adac GT Masters. Marcello will be at the wheel […]

NLS3 – NURBURGRING LAST RACE IN PREPARATION FOR THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS Last weekend Marciello was back on the track at Nordschleife for his first race as the official ambassador of BTW – the lead brand in water treatment systems. The Mercedes flag-carrier took part in the NLS3 (Nurburgring Langstrecken Series), a tailor-made competition that […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE ENDURANCE – MONZA MARCIELLO DEBUTS WITH A PODIUM – SECOND PLACE IN THE 3H OF MONZA The 2021 season of the GT World Challenge Endurance started last weekend in Monza, and Marciello came out swinging with a great performance, which saw him dominate in a crowded, 50 opponents race. Flying the flag […]

NLS1 – NURBURGRING RAFFAELE MARCIELLO’S EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN BEGINS With the 24H of Daytona and the Asian Le Mans Series now in the rear-view mirror, it is now time for Raffaele to begin his 2021 European adventure. After a few days of testing with Mercedes AMG, Marciello took part in the official tests of the GT […]

ASIAN LE MANS SERIES – ABU DHABI DOUBLE POLE FOR MARCIELLO IN THE LAST TWO RACES OF THE ASIAN LE MANS SERIES This year, because of the pandemic, the format of the Asian Le Mans Series has been adapted, and features two weekends (February 13-14 in Dubai & February 19-20 in Abu Dhabi) consisting of […]

ASIAN LE MANS SERIES – DUBAI MARCIELLO OFF TO A BAD START IN DUBAI: A WITHDRAWAL AND A FOURTH PLACE This year, because of the pandemic, the format of the Asian Le Mans Series has been adapted, and features two weekends (February 13-14 in Dubai & February 19-20 in Abu Dhabi) consisting of two 4 […]

IMSA – 24H DAYTONA MARCIELLO ON THE PODIUM AT THE LEGENDARY 24H OF DAYTONA Marciello’s 2021 immediately offered him a fresh challenge, as Mercedes AMG asked him to travel to the US and take part in the legendary 24H of Daytona. Marciello’s ten day stay overseas began with the famous ROAR test – the test […]

2020 SEASON RECAP – RAFFAELE MARCIELLO ANOTHER GREAT SEASON FOR RAFFAELE, WHO ONCE AGAIN PROVES TO BE ONE OF THE INTERNATIONAL GT SCENE’S BEST DRIVERS Despite the Covid emergency, the 2020 racing season saw Raffaele taking part in more than 20 races over a period of 6 months. The Intercontinental GT Challenge started in Australia […]

ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP GT – VALLELUNGA MARCIELLO DEBUTS WITH A PODIUM IN THE ITALIAN SPRINT CLASS THANKS TO TWO THIRD PLACES Marciello’s 2020 season was supposed to be over, but a last minute call brought him back on the track in Vallelunga – where he hadn’t raced in years but which he enjoys as it is […]

GT WORLD CHALLENGE ENDURANCE – 1000KM PAUL RICARD A COLLISION COSTS MARCIELLO THE TITLE This weekend, Marciello traveled to France to join Team AKKA ASP and race in the last stage of the GT World Challenge Endurance at the Paul Ricard track. The 1000KM race was also the last of Marciello’s busy season, and an […]

ADAC GT MASTERS – OSCHERSLEBEN MARICELLO ENDS HIS ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON IN STYLE THANKS TO A POLE POSITION, A VICTORY AND A THIRD PLACE In the last stage of the Adac GT Masters, which took place at Oschersleben (Germany), Marciello and Team HTP Winward finally obtained several well-deserved satisfactions after a season filled with […]

ADAC GT MASTERS – LAUSITZRING ANOTHER TOUGH WEEKEND IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS FOR MARCIELLO The Covid emergency didn’t impact to the professional motorsport schedule, and last weekend, Marciello joined Team HTP-Winward and raced in the sixth (and penultimate) stage of the Adac GT Masters at Lausitzring. The results in the first five stages have […]