# Niccolò Schirò

Niccolò Schirò (born 25 March 1994) is an Italian racing driver, who is best known for being the 2012 European F3 Open champion.

## Career
### Karting

Born in Milan, Schirò began karting in 2007 and raced both in his native Italy and Europe for the majority of his karting career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category a year later, when he finished 28th in the European KF2 Championship.

### Formula Abarth

In 2010, Schirò graduated to single–seaters into the newly launched Formula Abarth series, competing with Emmebi Motorsport. He only finished five races inside the top twenty placings and finished the season in 29th place.

### European F3 Open

Schirò stepped up to the European F3 Open Championship in 2011, joining RP Motorsport. He finished all but one of the season's races in the points, including two second-place finishes at Brands Hatch. This brought him fifth place in the final championship standings.
Schirò remained in the championship in 2012 with the same team. He scored four wins at Le Castellet and Monza and clinched the championship title ahead of teammate Gianmarco Raimondo, having trailed by fifteen points heading into the final weekend in Barcelona.

### International GT Open

Schirò made his sports car racing debut in the SGT class of the International GT Open in 2013, racing for Drivex School. He finished fourth in the GTS standings with three class wins.
After competing for the Villorba Corse in the final round at Barcelona, he will continue his partnership with the team in 2014.

### Auto GP

Schirò made his Auto GP début in 2014 at Le Castellet, joining Ibiza Racing.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2010 | Formula Abarth | Emmebi Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th |
| 2011 | European F3 Open Championship | RP Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 5th |
| 2011 | Italian Formula 3 Championship | RP Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16th |
| 2012 | European F3 Open Championship | RP Motorsport | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 272 | 1st |
| 2013 | International GT Open - Super GT | Drivex School | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11th |
| 2013 | International GT Open - Super GT | Scuderia Villorba Corse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11th |
| 2013 | Spanish GT Championship - Super GT | Drivex School | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 7th |
| 2014 | Auto GP Series | Ibiza Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2014 | International GT Open - Super GT | Scuderia Villorba Corse | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 97 | 3rd |
| 2015 | Italian GT Championship - GT3 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 113 | 5th |
| 2016 | Italian GT Championship - Super GT3 | Easy Race | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 14th |
| 2016 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Villorba Corse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32nd |
| 2017 | Italian GT Championship - Super GT3 Pro | Easy Race | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 107 | 8th |
| 2017 | Pirelli World Challenge - GT | TR3 Racing | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 118 | 23rd |
| 2019 | Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro) | Rossocorsa | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 170 | 2nd |
| 2019 | Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro) | Rossocorsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd |
| 2020 | Le Mans Cup - GT3 | Iron Lynx | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11th |
| 2021 | Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro) | Rossocorsa | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 148 | 2nd |
| 2021 | Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro) | Rossocorsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd |
| 2021 | Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 | Kessel Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13th |
| 2021 | Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 Am | Kessel Racing | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 97 | 2nd |
| 2023 | International GT Open | Kessel Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18th |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Kessel Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024 | GT Cup Open Europe | Rossocorsa Racing | | | | | | | |

### Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
#### GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
| 2024 | Kessel Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Bronze | LEC 20 | SPA 6H 39 | SPA 12H 27 | SPA 24H 43† | NÜR | MNZ | JED | 7th* | 31* |
$^*$Season still in progress.