# Frankie Montecalvo

Frank Montecalvo (born December 28, 1990) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

## Early life

A native of Highlands, New Jersey, Montecalvo attended high school at St. John Vianney High School.

## Career

In 2012, Montecalvo took part in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for Luxury Racing in the GTE Am class. The team started fourth in class but failed to finish the race, retiring with crash damage after 146 laps. Montecalvo returned to Le Mans in 2014, replacing Enzo Potolicchio in the 8 Star Motorsports GTE Am entry. In 2015 Montecalvo won the GTA class of the Pirelli World Challenge.
Prior to the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, Montecalvo joined AIM Vasser Sullivan in the GTD class, driving alongside Townsend Bell. Montecalvo scored his first IMSA victory in August 2020 at Road America. In 2023, Montecalvo returned for his fifth consecutive season with the team, and his second with Aaron Telitz as his co-driver. That season, Montecalvo claimed his second career IMSA victory, supporting a Lexus GT-class sweep at the 2023 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen.

## Personal life

As of August 2023, Montecalvo is not a professional racing driver, working a day job at his family's recycling business.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2009 | KONI Sports Car Challenge - GS | Kinetic Motorsports | 6 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 112 | 26th |
| 2010 | IMSA Prototype Lites - L1 | Gunnar Racing | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 11th |
| 2010 | Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - GS | Multimatic Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 36th |
| 2010 | American Le Mans Series - LMPC | Genoa Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 16th |
| 2011 | American Le Mans Series - LMPC | CORE Autosport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 2nd |
| 2012 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Luxury Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2012 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Luxury Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2012 | Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - ST | Multimatic Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 86th |
| 2013 | Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - GS | Multimatic Motorsports | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 15th |
| 2013 | European Le Mans Series - LMGTE | Ram Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 5th |
| 2014 | United SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 255 | 4th |
| 2014 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | 8 Star Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15th |
| 2014 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | 8 Star Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |
| 2015 | Pirelli World Challenge - GTA | DragonSpeed | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2073 | 1st |
| 2016 | Pirelli World Challenge - GTA | DIME Racing | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1200 | 3rd |
| 2016 | 24H Series - A6-Pro | Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? |
| 2017 | Pirelli World Challenge SprintX - GT Pro-Am | AIM Autosport | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 4th |
| 2017 | Pirelli World Challenge - GTS | ANSA Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16th |
| 2017 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Alex Job Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 32nd |
| 2018 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 17th |
| 2019 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | AIM Vasser Sullivan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 236 | 8th |
| 2020 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | AIM Vasser Sullivan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 223 | 13th |
| 2021 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Vasser Sullivan Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2538 | 8th |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Vasser Sullivan Racing | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2602 | 8th |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Vasser Sullivan Racing | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2927 | 3rd |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Vasser Sullivan | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2334 | 7th |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | Vasser Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 34th |

### Complete American Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points | Ref |
| 2010 | Genoa Racing | LMPC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 | SEB | LBH | LGA | UTA | LIM | MDO 5 | ELK 5 | MOS 3 | PET 5 | 16th | 37 | |
| 2011 | CORE Autosport | LMPC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 | SEB 2 | LBH 4 | LIM 5 | MOS 2 | MDO 6 | ELK 3 | BAL 3 | LGA 4 | PET 5 | | | |

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
| 2013 | Ram Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 | SIL 3 | IMO 3 | RBR 3 | HUN 6 | LEC 5 | 5th | 63 |
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### Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
| 2014 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet 6.2L LS3 V8 | DAY 4 | SEB 9 | LGA 4 | KAN 4 | WGL 3 | IMS 5 | ELK 7 | VIR 8 | COT 4 | PET 3 | | | 4th | 255 |
| 2017 | Alex Job Racing | GTD | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2L V10 | DAY 6 | SEB 15 | LBH | COT | DET | WGL 14 | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET 6 | 32nd | 83 |
| 2018 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | DAY 5 | SEB 17 | MDO | DET | WGL 10 | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA 9 | PET 5 | | 17th | 109 |
| 2019 | AIM Vasser Sullivan | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 5.0L V8 | DAY 2 | SEB 9 | MDO 5 | DET 3 | WGL 9 | MOS 3 | LIM 13 | ELK 9 | VIR 7 | LGA 11 | PET 11 | | 8th | 236 |
| 2020 | AIM Vasser Sullivan | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 5.0L V8 | DAY 12 | DAY 2 | SEB 5 | ELK 1 | VIR 10 | ATL 5 | MDO 10 | CLT | PET 8 | LGA 8 | SEB 9 | | 13th | 223 |
| 2021 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 5.0L V8 | DAY 13 | SEB 6 | MDO 2 | DET 5 | WGL 11 | WGL 2 | LIM 10 | ELK 6 | LGA 10 | LBH 13 | VIR 13 | PET 3 | 8th | 2538 |
| 2022 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | DAY 15 | SEB 7 | LBH 3 | LGA 8 | MDO 3 | DET 4 | WGL 16 | MOS 6 | LIM 8 | ELK 3 | VIR 4 | PET 13 | 8th | 2602 |
| 2023 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | DAY 5 | SEB 5 | LBH 3 | MON 14 | WGL 1 | MOS 6 | LIM 12 | ELK 5 | VIR 5 | IMS 14 | PET 16 | | 3rd | 2927 |
| 2024 | VasserSullivan | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | DAY 15 | SEB 13 | LBH 15 | LGA 9 | WGL 4 | MOS 5 | ELK 11 | VIR 9 | IMS 22 | PET 3 | | | 7th | 2334 |
| 2024 | VasserSullivan | GTD Pro | Lexus RC F GT3 | Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | | | | DET 4 | | | | | | | | | 34th | 301 |
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### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2012 | Luxury Racing | Pierre Ehret Gunnar Jeannette | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | GTE Am | 146 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 | 8 Star Motorsports | Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | GTE Am | 330 | 21st | 4th |
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