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🇯🇵 Marco Apicella

Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, Team JLOC.
Driver facts
Full name
Marco Apicella
Born
7 October 1965(b. 1965)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Team JLOC
Series
Super GT
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
10
Career starts
55
Career DNFs
24
Racer Rating
5,695
Marco Apicella
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,695
Rank 446 of 39,251 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Marco Apicella is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Team JLOC. Apicella has recorded 0 wins and 10 podiums from 55 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,695 ranks Apicella 446th of 39,251 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2009 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFITAJPN
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2009-05-03Fuji GT300Super GTP18−194
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+133Pau 1989International Formula 3000P2
+129Birmingham 1989International Formula 3000P2
+124Mugello 1991International Formula 3000P2
+119Silverstone 1990International Formula 3000P3
+119Jerez 1990International Formula 3000P2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Pau5 starts+31
Silverstone4 starts+24
Jerez4 starts+12
Mediterraneo5 starts+3
Struggles
LE MANS5 starts-44
Vallelunga4 starts-39
Brands Hatch4 starts-16
Birmingham4 starts-13
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2009▸Super GTTeam JLOC100000P23−1955,695
1993▸Formula 1Jordan100100P16↑284−1355,890
1991▸International Formula 3000Stewart1002500P5−555,741
1990▸International Formula 3000First Racing1103510P7+2365,796
1989▸International Formula 3000First Racing1004410P2+965,559
1988▸International Formula 3000First Racing1101600P11−1225,463
1987▸International Formula 3000Venturini Racing1000300P17↑796+605,585
1985▸Formula 3 MacauVenturini Racing100000—+3,3794,729
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Apicella finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇫🇷 Paul Belmondo5,14344281664%
🇨🇭 Andrea Chiesa5,27336201656%
🇬🇧 Damon Hill6,01228171161%
🇬🇧 Mark Blundell3,34928131546%
🇮🇹 Emanuele Naspetti4,63525141156%
🇮🇹 Fabrizio Giovanardi4,3962516964%
🇮🇹 Claudio Langes5,4462415963%
🇫🇷 Philippe GacheFIA Bronze5,0592418675%
🇫🇷 Jean Alesi6,0632161529%
🇫🇷 Pierre-Henri Raphanel5,9832113862%
🇧🇷 Christian FittipaldiFIA Platinum, 2× champion6,290112918%
🇬🇧 Allan McNishHigher-rated6,1432013765%
🇳🇿 Mike ThackwellHigher-rated6,07321150%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
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444🇩🇪 André LottererWEC5,697
445🇦🇺 Anton De PasqualeSupercars Championship5,697
446🇯🇵 Marco ApicellaSuper GT5,695
447🇩🇰 Jason WattWorld Touring Car Championship5,694
448🇿🇦 Kelvin van der LindeGT World Challenge Europe5,693
449🇬🇧 Peter WhiteheadFormula 15,693
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Marco Apicella is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Team JLOC. Apicella has recorded 0 wins and 10 podiums from 55 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,695 ranks Apicella 446th of 39,251 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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