Frank Montecalvo | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Highlands, New Jersey, United States | December 28, 1990
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | AIM Vasser Sullivan |
Car number | 12 |
Former teams | Scuderia Corsa Alex Job Racing PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 10 |
Poles | 2 |
Previous series | |
2010-2011 2015-2017 | American Le Mans Series Pirelli World Challenge |
Championship titles | |
2015 | Pirelli World Challenge - GTA Class |
Frank "Frankie" Montecalvo (born December 28, 1990) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.[1]
A native of Highlands, New Jersey, Montecalvo attended high school at St. John Vianney High School.[2]
In 2012, Montecalvo took part in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for Luxury Racing in the GTE Am class.[3] The team failed to finish the race, retiring with crash damage after 146 laps. Montecalvo returned to Le Mans in 2014, replacing Enzo Potolicchio in the 8 Star Motorsports GTE Am entry.[4] In 2015 Montecalvo won the GTA class of the Pirelli World Challenge.[5]
Prior to the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, Montecalvo joined AIM Vasser Sullivan in the GTD class, driving alongside Townsend Bell.[6] Montecalvo scored his first IMSA victory in August 2020 at Road America.[7] In 2023, Montecalvo returned for his fifth consecutive season with the team, and his second with Aaron Telitz as his co-driver.[8]
As of October 2020, Montecalvo is not a professional racing driver, working a day job at his family's recycling business.[9]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
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2010 | Genoa Racing | LMPC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 | SEB | LBH | LGA | UTA | LIM | MDO 5 |
ELK 5 |
MOS 3 |
PET 5 |
16th | 37 |
2011 | CORE Autosport | LMPC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 | SEB 2 |
LBH 4 |
LIM 5 |
MOS 2 |
MDO 6 |
ELK 3 |
BAL 3 |
LGA 4 |
PET 5 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
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2014 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 | DAY 4 |
SEB 9 |
LGA 4 |
KAN 4 |
WGL 3 |
IMS 5 |
ELK 7 |
VIR 8 |
COT 4 |
PET 3 |
4th | 255 | ||
2017 | Alex Job Racing | GTD | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2L V10 | DAY 6 |
SEB 15 |
LBH | COT | DET | WGL 14 |
MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET 6 |
32nd | 83 |
2018 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | DAY 5 |
SEB 17 |
COT | DET | WGL 10 |
MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA 9 |
PET 5 |
17th | 109 | |
2019 | AIM Vasser Sullivan | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 5.0L V8 | DAY 2 |
SEB 9 |
MDO 5 |
DET 3 |
WGL 9 |
MOS 3 |
LIM 13 |
ELK 9 |
VIR 7 |
LGA 11 |
PET 11 |
8th | 236 | |
2020 | AIM Vasser Sullivan | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 5.0L V8 | DAY 12 |
DAY 2 |
SEB 5 |
ELK 1 |
VIR 10 |
ATL 5 |
MDO 10 |
CLT | PET 8 |
LGA 8 |
SEB 9 |
13th | 223 | |
2021 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 5.0L V8 | DAY 13 |
SEB 6 |
MDO 2 |
DET 5 |
WGL 11 |
WGL 2 |
LIM 10 |
ELK 6 |
LGA 10 |
LBH 13 |
VIR 13 |
PET 3 |
8th | 2538 |
2022 | VasserSullivan | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | DAY 15 |
SEB 7 |
LBH 3 |
LGA 8 |
MDO 3 |
DET 4 |
WGL 16 |
MOS 6 |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
PET |
-* | 0* |
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2012 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | GTE Am | 146 | DNF | DNF |
2014 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | GTE Am | 330 | 21st | 4th |