1. Vittoria "Vicky" Piria was born on 11 November 1993 and is an Italian-British racing driver who races in Italian GT, and previously competed in the GP3 Series and W Series.
18 Facts About Vicky Piria
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Vicky Piria began karting in 2003 and raced primarily in her native Italy for the majority of this part of her career, working her way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF3 category by 2008.
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In 2009, Vicky Piria graduated to single-seaters but had only part-time entries.
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Vicky Piria contested in Italian Formula 2000 Light and Formula Renault 2.0 championships for Tomcat Racing, having participate just six and two races, respectively.
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Vicky Piria competed in Formula Lista Junior opening round at Dijon.
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In 2010, Vicky Piria switched to the newly launched Formula Abarth series in Italy, stating with Tomcat Racing.
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Vicky Piria's best result was a finish in fourteenth place at Magione that brought her 34th place in the series standings.
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Vicky Piria remained in Formula Abarth for a second season in 2011 but switched to Prema Powerteam, when the series split in European and Italian series.
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Vicky Piria had five-pointscoring finishes in Italian and three European Series and finally finished fifteenth and eighteenth respectively.
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Vicky Piria made her debut in the GP3 Series in 2012 with Trident Racing, who took over Addax Team's entry.
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Vicky Piria finished the season without scoring championship points and a best finish of 12th.
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In 2013, Vicky Piria raced in European F3 Open with BVM Racing.
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In 2014, Vicky Piria raced for JDC MotorSports in the Pro Mazda Championship, part of the Mazda Road to Indy.
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Vicky Piria was one of three female drivers contesting the 2014 championship.
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In 2019, Vicky Piria participated to the selections for the newly created W Series.
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Vicky Piria passed the first phase and the final selection, becoming one of the 18 drivers to compete in the 6-event series, the only Italian in it.
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Vicky Piria has served as a commentator on Formula E electric car racing for the television channel Mediaset.
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Vicky Piria was a presenter of the Italia 1 automotive programme Drive Up in 2021, and since 2024, she has been a presenter of Formula One races on Sky Sport, replacing Federica Masolin.