Carl Picelle is a racing driver who last raced in NASA for Porsche 944. Picelle has recorded 4 wins and 15 podiums from 22 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,359 ranks Picelle 23438th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2012-08-12 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course GTS2 | P3 | +39 |
| 2012-08-11 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course GTS2 | P6 | −53 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +141 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2006 | NASA | P1 |
| +126 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2007 | NASA | P1 |
| +124 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2006 | NASA | P1 |
| +123 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2004 | PCA Club Racing | P2 |
| +115 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2007 | NASA | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ▸NASA | Porsche 944 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −14 | 1,717 |
| 2008 | ▸NASA | Franklin Square Deli, Steinels Autowerks, Flynn's | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | −2 | 1,731 |
| 2007 | ▸NASA | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +236 | 1,733 |
| 2006 | ▸NASA | Reduction Engineering | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +268 | 1,497 |
| 2004 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −121 | 1,229 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Mike Ward | 2,733 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Jim Child | 1,506 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% |
| 🏳️ Brad Waite | 976 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% |
| 🏳️ Scott Good | 1,817 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇦🇺 John Williams | 1,523 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🏳️ Matt Markowicz | 1,123 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇬🇧 Greg Lewis | 765 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Gregg Lewis | 476 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Enzo Campagnolo | 1,150 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🏳️ John Engle | 708 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇲🇽 Todd SloanHigher-rated | 2,329 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Zach HillmannHigher-rated | 2,036 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23,428 | 🇺🇸 Richard Hunter | SCCA Regionals | 1,361 |
| 23,429 | 🏳️ S Tillinghast | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,361 |
| 23,430 | 🏳️ Uwe Bleck | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,361 |
| 23,431 | 🇬🇧 James Green | NASA | 1,360 |
| 23,432 | 🏳️ Jon Burgis | NASA | 1,360 |
| 23,433 | 🏳️ Matthew Benazic | SCCA Regionals | 1,360 |
| 23,434 | 🇺🇸 Nate Smith | SCCA Regionals | 1,360 |
| 23,435 | 🏳️ Richard Montoni | NASA | 1,360 |
| 23,436 | 🏳️ Robert Huebner | American Endurance Racing | 1,360 |
| 23,437 | 🏳️ Aaron Elsner | PCA Club Racing | 1,359 |
| 23,438 | 🏳️ Carl Picelle | NASA | 1,359 |
| 23,439 | 🇩🇪 Friedrich Kolb Carl | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,359 |
| 23,440 | 🏳️ Gregory K Papazian | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,359 |
| 23,441 | 🇺🇸 Michael Bohn | American Endurance Racing | 1,359 |
| 23,442 | 🇺🇸 Mike Ryan | SCCA Majors | 1,359 |
| 23,443 | 🏳️ Rocky Elli | SCCA Runoffs | 1,359 |
| 23,444 | 🏳️ Thomas Tremper | SCCA Regionals | 1,359 |
| 23,445 | 🏳️ Alan E Benjamin | PCA Club Racing | 1,358 |
| 23,446 | 🏳️ Andrew Surratt | SCCA Regionals | 1,358 |
| 23,447 | 🏳️ Ed Blodgett | American Endurance Racing | 1,358 |
| 23,448 | 🏳️ John Yeatman | SCCA Majors | 1,358 |
Carl Picelle raced club level in American multiclass championships, driving Porsches in NASA and PCA Club Racing from 2004 to 2012. His career comprised 22 starts across both series, with his primary machinery a Porsche 944 in NASA's GTS2 and Super Unlimited classes.[1]
Picelle took four wins and finished on the podium in 15 of his 22 starts, the bulk of that success coming in NASA, where he won four races and podiumed 13 times across nine seasons. His PCA Club Racing record, limited to two starts in 2004, yielded two podiums but left him 14th in the season points. His sustained presence in NASA suggested consistency within a field mixing amateurs and semi-professionals alongside graded professionals; he was closely matched against regular opponents such as Mike Ward, a semi-professional with extensive NASA and International GT experience, and Jim Child, another club-level driver with a substantial history in both series.[2]