Italian racing driver
Kevin Ceccon
(born 24 September 1993 in
Clusone
) is a professional
racing driver
from
Italy
.
Career
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Karting
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Prior to his
single?seater
career, Ceccon enjoyed a long and successful spell in the junior
karting
ranks. In 2005 he achieved a fifth place in the Copa Campeones Trophy Junior class before finishing fourth in the
Italian Open Masters
KF3
category the following year.
[1]
In 2008 he won the Italian Open Masters KF3 title,
[2]
and also secured podium finishes in both the South Garda Winter Cup and Andrea Margutti Trophy.
Formula Three
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In 2009, Ceccon took the substantial jump from karting to
Formula Three
, racing in the
European F3 Open Championship
with
RP Motorsport
. After a slow start to the season, he finished in the points on nine occasions to be classified 11th in the standings, with fourth?place finishes at
Donington Park
and
Monza
being his best race results.
[3]
He also took part in three rounds of the
Italian Formula Three season
, finishing in the points in four of his six races to finish 14th in the series.
[4]
Ceccon continued with the team for a second season in
2010
, improving to fourth place in the final standings after taking six podium places, including his first series win at the final round of the year in
Barcelona
.
[5]
In September 2010, Ceccon made a one?off appearance in the
Italian Formula Three Championship
round at
Vallelunga
, retiring from the first race before finishing 12th in the second event.
GP2 Series
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In November 2010, Ceccon took part in four days of post?season
GP2 Series
testing, held at
Yas Marina Circuit
in
Abu Dhabi
, driving for
Scuderia Coloni
for the first two days,
[6]
before switching to
DPR
for the final two days.
[7]
It was announced in May 2011 that Ceccon would race in the Barcelona and
Monaco
rounds of the
2011 season
for Scuderia Coloni, replacing fellow Italian
Davide Rigon
who was injured in the
first round
of the season in
Istanbul
.
[8]
In doing so, he became the youngest ever GP2 Series driver, taking the record previously held by
Spaniard
Javier Villa
by almost a year.
[9]
After eight races, with a best finish of eleventh, he opted to concentrate on Auto GP, in which he was challenging for the series lead, and relinquished his seat to
Luca Filippi
.
[10]
He finished 30th in the drivers' championship standings.
Auto GP
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For the
2011 season
, Ceccon graduated to the
Auto GP
championship, racing for Italian team
Ombra Racing
.
[11]
He was eligible for the newly created Under 21 Trophy, which he won at the penultimate round of the season in
Valencia
.
[12]
In doing so, he also secured a prize GP2 Series test.
[13]
He currently leads the overall standings with one round of the series remaining, seven points ahead of
DAMS
driver
Sergei Afanasiev
.
[14]
GP3 Series
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Ceccon moved to the
GP3 Series
for 2012, driving for
Ocean Racing Technology
.
[15]
Formula One
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Ceccon tested with
Toro Rosso
at the
2011
Abu Dhabi
young driver test during the week after
the Grand Prix there
.
[16]
He drove on the second day of the test (November 16), after
Stefano Coletti
drove on the first, and finished the day with the 10th fastest time, 4.620s behind
Jean-Eric Vergne
, who set the fastest time.
Racing record
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Career summary
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†
Ceccon was ineligible for a championship position.
*
Season still in progress.
Complete Auto GP results
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key
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italics
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Complete GP2 Series results
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(
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Complete GP2 Final results
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key
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Complete GP3 Series results
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Complete European Le Mans Series results
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Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
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Complete World Touring Car Cup results
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Complete TCR World Tour results
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key
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Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results
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key
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italics
indicate fastest lap)
References
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External links
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Sporting positions
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Preceded by
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Auto GP
Drivers' Champion
2011
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Succeeded by
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