28 Facts About Marco Apicella

Marco Apicella was born on 7 October 1965 and is an Italian former professional racing driver.

Marco Apicella competed in one Formula One Grand Prix for the Jordan team in the 1993 Italian Grand Prix.

Marco Apicella later won the 1994 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship driving for Dome.

Marco Apicella was born in Bologna on 7 October 1965.

Marco Apicella began competing in Formula Three racing in 1984, and took victory for Scuderia Coloni in the first two rounds of the 1986 Italian Formula Three season.

Marco Apicella moved to the FIRST team for the 1988 season and was a title favourite for the season.

Marco Apicella looked like a championship contender for the 1990 season and continued with the FIRST team, but his performances worsened as the season progressed, ending with a disqualification in the Brands Hatch round.

Marco Apicella chose to change teams for the 1991 season, moving to Paul Stewart Racing, teaming up with Stewart himself.

Marco Apicella was classified fifth overall at the end of the season.

Marco Apicella was able to score podiums, but not victories, in the Lola car.

Marco Apicella started more International F3000 races than any other winless driver.

Marco Apicella came tenth in the standings, the best of any Dome driver.

Marco Apicella, driving the Dome F103 won the fifth round of the championship that year.

Marco Apicella continued to improve, finishing fourth in the 1993 season, winning at the Sugo race circuit.

Marco Apicella tested the Jordan 193 car at Imola before the race weekend.

Marco Apicella retired at the first corner of the first lap of the race after a multi-car collision.

Marco Apicella was replaced by Emanuele Naspetti for the following round in Portugal.

Marco Apicella retired after driving 800 metres, while Loof's car broke down as it was pulling away from the starting grid.

For 1994, Marco Apicella continued with Dome in Japanese Formula 3000, winning at the Mine, Suzuka and Fuji circuits on his way to winning the title.

Marco Apicella continued in Japanese F3000 for 1995 and 1996, this time with Team 5Zigen, but his activities were limited, as he chose to do other motor sport activities such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Marco Apicella was appointed Chief Test Driver with Dome for 1996, testing the Dome F105 car alongside Shinji Nakano and Katsumi Yamamoto from April to June 1996 at the Suzuka Circuit.

Marco Apicella's best result for the team was a fourth place at the Mine circuit.

Marco Apicella moved back to Italy for 1999, competing in the Italian Formula 3000 championship.

Marco Apicella tried to qualify for the Spa round of the International Formula 3000 championship in 1999 for Monaco Motorsport, but failed to do so due to adverse weather conditions.

Marco Apicella has since gone back to Japan, to compete in touring cars with the All Japan GT Championship.

Marco Apicella has competed in several 24 Hours of Le Mans races.

Marco Apicella was scheduled to compete in the 2007 event with the JLOC Isao Noritake team, but on the first day of practice he was involved in an accident on the Mulsanne Straight, which heavily damaged his Lamborghini Murcielago car.

Marco Apicella competed in the 2009 event, again with the JLOC team.