{"id":804,"date":"2013-02-16T10:34:07","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T09:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andreapiccini.com\/?page_id=804"},"modified":"2020-05-20T17:14:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T16:14:18","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.andreapiccini.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<table id=\"tablepress-3\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">BIRTHDATE<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12 December 1978<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">HOMETOWN<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sansepolcro, AR (Italia)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SPOKEN LANGUAGES<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Italiano, Inglese, Francese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">HOBBY<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sport, Musica<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">FAVOURITE RACETRACKS<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Spa-Francorchamps, Le Mans, Imola, Jerez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">FIA\/ACO STATUS<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NOTE<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ACI Sport federal instructor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; 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BMS Scuderia Italia): 3 pole positions and 4 wins (most winning driver) | Gold Helmet of Autosprint: \u201cBest Italian driver of the year\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2003<\/td>\n<td>4<sup>th<\/sup> in the FIA GT Championship (Lister Storm GT1 &#8211; Lister Racing): 3 podiums | 6 Hours of Vallelunga (Porsche 996 GT3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2004<\/td>\n<td>FIA GT Championship (Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT &#8211; Team Dams) | Le Mans Endurance Series, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> at Silverstone 1000 Km (Ferrari 575 GTC &#8211; Team Barron Connor Racing) | Six races in the Italian GT Championship (Porsche 996 GT3 RSR &#8211; Team Ebimotors): 2 pole positions and 4 wins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2005<\/td>\n<td>FIA GT Championship (Ferrari 575 GTC &#8211; GPC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2006<\/td>\n<td>2<sup>nd<\/sup> in the FIA GT Championship (Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 &#8211; Team Phoenix Racing): 1 pole position and 1 win. | 2<sup>nd<\/sup> at Le Mans 24 Hours (Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 &#8211; Aston Martin Racing) | American Le Mans Series (Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 &#8211; Aston Martin Racing)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2007<\/td>\n<td>5<sup>th<\/sup> in the FIA GT Championship (Maserati MC12 GT1 &#8211; Scuderia PlayTeam): 1 pole position and 1 win<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2008<\/td>\n<td>FIA GT Championship (Saleen S7R GT1 &#8211; iPos Racing\/Konrad Motorsport) | FIA GT Championship (Ferrari F430 GT2 &#8211; CR Scuderia) | 4<sup>th<\/sup> at Le Mans 24 Hours (Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 &#8211; Aston Martin Racing) | Italian GT Championship (Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 &#8211; MIK Corse) | Ferrari Challenge Europa (Ferrari F430 Challenge &#8211; Ferrari GB Dealer Team): 2 wins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2009<\/td>\n<td>4<sup>th<\/sup> in the Le Mans Endurance Series (Lola B08\/80 &#8211; Racing Box): 1 win | International GT Open (Audi R8 LMS &#8211; Team Phoenix Racing): 1 win | 6 Hours of Misano Adriatico (BMW M3 &#8211; Duller Motorsport)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2010<\/td>\n<td>Le Mans Endurance Series (Lola B08\/80 &#8211; Racing Box) | FIA GT1 World Championship (Chevrolet Corvette C6R &#8211; Team Phoenix Racing) | 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Audi R8 LMS &#8211; Team Phoenix Racing)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2011<\/td>\n<td>3<sup>rd<\/sup> in the FIA GT1 World Championship (Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 &#8211; Hexis Racing): 1 win and 2 podiums | Blancpain Endurance Series team champion (Audi R8 LMS &#8211; Team WRT) | 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Audi R8 LMS &#8211; Team Phoenix Racing) | VLN\/24 Hours of Nurburgring\/Belcar (Audi TT RS &#8211; Raeder Motorsport) | ADAC GT Masters (Audi R8 LMS &#8211; Team Phoenix Racing)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2012<\/td>\n<td>Winner of 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Audi R8 LMS Ultra &#8211; Audi Sport Team Phoenix) | VLN (Audi R8 LMS Ultra &#8211; Team Phoenix Racing) | 24 Hours of Nurburgring (Audi R8 LMS Ultra &#8211; Speedhunter WRT) | Blancpain Endurance Series (Audi R8 LMS Ultra &#8211; Team WRT) | ADAC GT Masters (Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 &#8211; GRT Grasser Racing Team)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013<\/td>\n<td>Spa 24 Hours (BMW Z4 GT3 &#8211; Marc VDS BMW Motorsport) | 2<sup>nd<\/sup> overall Nurburgring 24 Hours (BMW Z4 GT3 &#8211; Marc VDS BMW Motorsport)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2014<\/td>\n<td>ELMS: 1 race, 1 win (Ferrari 458 GT3 &#8211; AF Corse) | International GT Open: 1 race, 1 win (Ferrari 458 GT3 &#8211; AF Corse) | 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Spa 24 Hours (Ferrari 458 GT3 &#8211; AF Corse)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2015<\/td>\n<td>Pole Position Spa 24 Hours (Ferrari 458 GT3 &#8211; Kessel Racing)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2016<\/td>\n<td>Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 &#8211; Grasser Racing)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<td>1st at Nurburgring 24 Hours (SCG003C &#8211; Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus) | 1st at Abu Dhabi 12 Hours (Ferrari 488 GT3 &#8211; Kessel Racing) | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (Lamborghini Huracan GT3 &#8211; Ombra Racing) | Michelin Le Mans Cup (Ferrari 488 GT3 &#8211; Kessel Racing) | VLN (SCG003C &#8211; Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2018<\/td>\n<td>3rd in Michelin Le Mans Cup (Ferrari 488 GT3 &#8211; 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