8 Star Motorsports
| Founded | November 2012 |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Enzo Potolicchio |
| Current series |
United SportsCar Championship (2014 - present) Cooper Tires Prototype Lites (2013 - present) |
| Former series | American Le Mans Series (2013) |
| Noted drivers |
 Dalton Sargeant (2014) Lamont Harris (2014)  Remo Rusciti (2014) Daniel Conway (2014) Eric Lux (2014)  Luis Diaz (2014)  Enzo Potolicchio (2013-2014)  Robert Huff (2014) Tom Kimber-Smith (2014) Michael Marsal (2014) Sean Rayhall (2013-2014)  Oswaldo Negri (2013) Christian Potolicchio (2013-2014) Gianncarlo Potolicchio (2013) Gustavo Torres (2013) |
8 Star Motorsports LLC is a sports car racing team founded by racing driver Enzo Potolicchio in 2012. The team currently races in the United SportsCar Championship PC class and the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites L1.
History
2013
After a business and racing career in Venezuela Enzo Potolicchio emigrated to the USA in 2011. He founded 8 Star Motorsports in November of 2012.[1] 8 Star Motorsports raced full time in the 2013 IMSA Prototype Lites season. The team fielded several Venezuelan drivers. Seventeen-year-old Christian Potolicchio scored the best results. The son of the team principal scored one podium finish and ended sixth in the final standings. The team made their debut in the PC class of the American Le Mans Series at the 2013 Petit Le Mans. Sean Rayhall and Oswaldo Negri finished the Oreca FLM09 second in class.
The team also raced in the LMGTE Am class of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship. Team principal Enzo Potolicchio and Rui Aguas raced all rounds of the championship supported by various drivers. The Ferrari 458 Italia won its class at the 2013 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and 2013 6 Hours of Shanghai. At the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans the team finished second in class. The team led several laps and finished tenth.
2014
For 2014 the team joined the newly formed United SportsCar Championship in the PC class. Sean Rayhall, graduating from the IMSA Lites, joined the team full time. The team fielded two cars at the 2014 24 Hours of Daytona. The car driven by Enzo Potolicchio, Tom Kimber-Smith and Michael Marsal finished tenth overall, second in class.
Rayhall and Luis Diaz scored the team's first win in United SportsCar Championship at Virginia International Raceway and repeated one race later at Circuit of The Americas. 8Star finished 2nd in the PC Teams Championship.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Entrant | No | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8 Star Motorsports |
81 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Enzo Potolicchio Rui Águas Jason Bright |
LMGTE Am | 294 | 37 | 11 |
| 2014 | 8 Star Motorsports |
90 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Frankie Montecalvo Paolo Ruberti Gianluca Roda |
LMGTE Am | 330 | 23 | 4 |
References
- ↑ "Enzo Potolicchio". LinkedIn. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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