​Fast Facts.

• Nationality: Canadian
• D.O.B: February 23, 1990
• Marital Status: Married
• Residence: Ontario, Canada
• Height: 5’ 11”
• Weight: 170 lbs.
• Hobbies: Karting, Fitness, Family, Friends, Travel, Camping, Hiking, Fishing
• Career Goal: To bring winning results to his team, sponsors and fans.
• "If you work hard enough, and want it bad enough, dreams do come true"

I have followed Kyle's progress for some years now and I am very impressed how he has developed. He has that rare combination of natural talent and a work ethic, which is second to none. This combination is generally a guaranteed recipe for success. With his motivation to win and never give up attitude he is an asset to any team that have ambitions to be successful.
Stefan Johansson - Ex Formula 1 / Indy Car Driver

Career Highlights.

FF1600 ONTARIO CHAMPION
US FF2000 3RD
IMSA PROTOTYPE LITES RACE WINNER (L1)
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CANADA CHAMPION
AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES RACE WINNER AND VICE-CHAMPION (LMPC)
EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES RACE WINNER (LMPC)
PETIT LE MANS 10H CHAMPION (LMPC)
SEBRING 12H 2ND (LMPC)
TRANS AM SERIES RACE WINNER (TA2)
THUNDERHILL 25H CHAMPION
IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP RACE WINNER (GTD)
IMSA CONTINENTAL TIRE SPORTSCAR CHALLENGE RACE WINNER AND VICE- CHAMPION (GT4)
SRO GT WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA RACE WINNER AND CHAMPION (GT3)
​IMSA MICHELIN PILOT CHALLENGE RACE WINNER AND CHAMPION (GT4)

The Early Years.

As most Canadian’s do, Kyle started on a pair of ice skates playing hockey on ice rinks and outdoor ponds across Ontario, Canada. However, before he could walk there were signs of a passion for cars and speed. Kyle’s uncle (Mike Marcelli) was responsible for being the first to take him to the local go-- kart track in Goodwood, Ontario. From that day forward all Kyle dreamed of was a career in auto racing. At age ten, Kyle expressed to his father (Tony Marcelli) his desire to be a racing driver. They purchased a used 4-cycle go- kart and agreed that week days after work, Tony would take Kyle to the school parking lot to practice. After a summer of driving around the parking lot, Kyle debuted in his first go-kart race at the Simcoe Kart Club in 2001, at age 11. Kyle picked up the racing line quite naturally and with his father and uncle watching from the sidelines, Kyle raced to a second place finish in his first ever go-kart race!

​The Journey.

Today, at 31 years of age, Canada’s Kyle Marcelli has established himself at the professional level of sports car racing. After a successful career in go-karts and single-seaters, Kyle made his rookie debut at the pinnacle of North American sports car racing, the American Le Mans Series in 2010. From his series debut until the demise of ALMS in 2013, Kyle built a reputation of being a consistent front runner earning; six pole positions, six wins and eighteen podiums. Since then, for the past ten-years, Kyle has been part of many successful race programs both in Prototype and GT in a number of series including; European Le Mans Series, Grand Am Rolex SportsCar Series, IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and SRO GT World Challenge.

In 2010, Kyle made his professional sports car debut in the American Le Mans Series driving for Intersport Racing in the new LMPC prototype category. Kyle continued with Intersport Racing as the team changed hands into Merchant Services Racing and BAR1 Motorsports. Along the way, Kyle earned multiple pole positions and race wins. The program was capped with a victory at Petit Le Mans in 2013 and a runner up finish in the championship that same year. In 2012, Kyle drove for the PFAFF Motorsports in the Porsche GT3 Cup Canada - a dominating performance, winning all but one race. In 2014, under the guidance of Stefan Johansson, Kyle made his GT debut driving for Scuderia Corsa at the wheel of their Ferrari 458 in select rounds of the Tudor United Sports Car Championship. That same year Kyle was invited to participate in the 25H of Thunderhill driving a Norma Prototype for Davidson Racing. Kyle and his teammates went on to win the race overall giving team owner Bob Davidson his first victory after multiple attempts. 2015 saw Kyle driving for Mantella Autosport in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in a Pratt & Miller Chevrolet Camaro Z28.R. His performance led to a factory test in the Cadillac ATS-V GT3. 2016 was a busy year for Marcelli as he drove for CRP Racing in the teams Audi R8 GT3 in the Pirelli World Challenge, as well Performance Tech Motorsport in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the LMPC prototype category and select Trans Am Series events for Fields Racing in their Chevrolet Camaro TA2. Kyle went on to give Fields Racing and their homemade M1 Fastrack chassis its first series victory on the streets of Belle Isle, Michigan.

​In 2017, Marcelli returned to the prancing horse, joining R.Ferri Motorsport in the teams #61 Ferrari 488 GT3 in the Pirelli World Challenge as well as returning to Fields Racing in the #96 Chevrolet Camaro TA2 in the Trans Am Series. 2018 proved to be one of the busiest and most successful seasons in Kyle's career. Kyle was taken on by 3GT Racing to pilot the teams #14 Lexus RC F GT3 in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship where he and co-driver went on to capture the brands first North American victory! Also that year, Kyle joined Roush Performance / KohR Motorsports in the #60 Ford Mustang GT4 in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge and became the first driver to win races in both of IMSA's premier championships on the same weekend. Kyle and team went on to finish 2nd in the championship. Finally that year, Kyle re-joined PFAFF Motorsports in the #13 Porsche Cayman GT4 in the Pirelli World Challenge and continued with Fields Racing for select races the #96 Chevrolet Camaro TA2 in the Trans Am Series. 2019 was another multi-program year for Marcelli competing in both of North America's top sports car championships. Returning to KohR Motorsports in the Ford Mustang GT4 and joining a new group, Racers Edge Motorsports at the wheel of their Acura NSX GT3 Evo. Kyle scored an overall pole position in the teams GT3 debut and went on to win the championship that year.

The Present.

​The onset of Covid-19 proved to make 2020 a challenge for most around the world. Kyle returned to KohR Motorsports but at the wheel of new machinery as the team switched to the Aston Martin Vantage GT4 in IMSA, as well Kyle continued with HPD and Racers Edge Motorsports in the Acura NSX GT3 Evo in SRO. The two championships kicked off in January at Daytona and March in Texas, then nearly fourth months of lock down before series' resumed to competition. Once back to business, Kyle continued his winning ways taking home victories in SRO and the driver, team and manufacture championships in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.
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Following his career aspirations of professional auto racing; Kyle is a consummate professional both on and off the race track. Kyle represents his passion, sport, sponsors, team and fans proudly and effectively. He’s winning, engaging and always visible.

The Business Man.

Kyle and his Marketing Team have successfully campaigned many partnerships and brand ambassador roles with industry leaders including; Lafarge – a Global leader in construction material, MBRP Performance Exhaust Inc. – a North American leader in performance exhaust, DynaPep Energy – the World’s first micro-energy shot, Merchant Services Ltd – a full-service credit card processing company, Pfaff Automotive Group – One of Canada’s premier automotive sales and service groups, and many others.

Some drivers have that special “it” factor, that “something” that separates them from the rest of the pack. From what I have personally seen, I believe that Kyle Marcelli has it. He has the opportunity to grow into a successful professional race car driver.
Derek Daly - Ex Formula 1 / Indy Car Driver