J Marcello Canitano is a racing driver who competes in SCCA Regionals. Canitano has recorded 7 wins and 11 podiums from 23 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 800 ranks Canitano 36324th 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.
| 2025-08-03 | Daytona International Speedway SM | P37 | −26 |
| 2025-08-02 | Daytona International Speedway SM | P33 | −39 |
| 2025-07-06 | Roebling Road Raceway SM | P10 | −37 |
| 2025-07-05 | Roebling Road Raceway SM | P11 | −66 |
| 2025-06-08 | Sebring Club Course SM | P14 | −75 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +118 | HMS Road Course 2024 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +111 | Sebring Club Course 2024 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +99 | HMS Road Course 2024 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +84 | Daytona International Speedway 2024 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +76 | Daytona International Speedway 2024 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P93 | −341 | 800 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | −248 | |||
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 12 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +495 | 1,389 | |
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P71 | −456 | 894 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ David Holland | 400 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% |
| 🏳️ Steve Murray | 1,533 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🏳️ James Fountain | 1,424 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🏳️ Marc Kinley | 1,004 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% |
| 🇺🇸 Bobby Gossett | 3,945 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Malbec Ramos | 2,751 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Gianni Maiuro | 2,617 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Eric Gerchak | 2,066 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Ford Munnerlyn | 2,025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇦🇺 John Davison | 1,992 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Michael CarterHigher-rated, 1× champion | 3,210 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Alejandro GutierrezHigher-rated | 2,924 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36,314 | 🇺🇸 Mike Keller | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 801 |
| 36,315 | 🏳️ Steve DeSimone | SCCA Regionals | 801 |
| 36,316 | 🏳️ Tom Podmore | NASA | 801 |
| 36,317 | 🏳️ William Trainer | SCCA Majors | 801 |
| 36,318 | 🏳️ Black Spec Miata | NASA | 800 |
| 36,319 | 🏳️ Cain Hennig | NASA | 800 |
| 36,320 | 🏳️ David Borski | NASA | 800 |
| 36,321 | 🏳️ David Wilsey | NASA | 800 |
| 36,322 | 🏳️ Gopi Dandamudi | SCCA Majors | 800 |
| 36,323 | 🏳️ Iris Frank | SCCA Regionals | 800 |
| 36,324 | 🏳️ J Marcello Canitano | SCCA Regionals | 800 |
| 36,325 | 🏳️ John Cece | NASA | 800 |
| 36,326 | 🏳️ Joseph Nagy | NASA | 800 |
| 36,327 | 🏳️ Leyla Safari | NASA | 800 |
| 36,328 | 🏳️ Mark P Nasrallah | PCA Club Racing | 800 |
| 36,329 | 🏳️ Pedro Luis Jimenez | NASA | 800 |
| 36,330 | 🏳️ Peter Venturini | PCA Club Racing | 800 |
| 36,331 | 🏳️ Ray Stephenson | SCCA Majors | 800 |
| 36,332 | 🏳️ Raymond Moser | SCCA Regionals | 800 |
| 36,333 | 🏳️ Richard Hubell | PCA Club Racing | 800 |
| 36,334 | 🏳️ Richard Safrano | NASA | 800 |
Canitano races in SCCA Regionals, a national multiclass sprint championship where 25 production-based classes compete together across a single weekend card. He drives Mazda MX-5 Miatas in the SM class and production tuner cars in SMSE, racing at a developing level with a rating of 800. His current campaign places him 93rd in the 2025 SCCA Regionals championship standings, with five rounds raced to date.[1]
Across three seasons from 2023 to 2025, Canitano has taken 7 wins and 11 podiums from 23 starts.[2]
In a field mixing amateurs and semi-professionals with some graded professionals, Canitano typically finishes ahead of fellow developing driver David Holland, a regular opponent with 47 SCCA Regionals starts. He has beaten Michael Carter, an entry-level professional and 2020 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup champion with 50 starts in that Cup series, once across their meetings. He finishes behind Steve Murray, a club-level competitor, more often than not.