| Vicky Piria | |
| Nationality: |  Italian |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Milan, Italy |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Silver |
| Current Series: | Pro Mazda Championship |
| First Year: | 2014 |
| Current Team: | JDC MotorSports |
| Car Number: | 11 |
| Prev Series: | European F3 Open Championship GP3 Series Formula Abarth Formula 2000 Light Italy Formula Lista Junior Formula Renault 2.0 Italy |
| Prev Series Years: | 2013 2012 2010–11 2009 2009 2009 |
Vittoria "Vicky" Piria (born 11 November 1993) is an Italian-British racing driver who races in Italian GT, and previously competed in Formula Renault Eurocup and W Series.
Born in Milan, Lombardia, Piria grew up in Perugia, in the Umbria region. She 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.
In 2009, Piria graduated to single-seaters but had only part-time entries. She contested in Italian Formula 2000 Light and Formula Renault 2.0 championships for Tomcat Racing, having participate just six and two races, respectively.[1] [2] She also competed in Formula Lista Junior opening round at Dijon.[3]
In 2010, Piria switched to the newly launched Formula Abarth series in Italy, stating with Tomcat Racing. Her best result was a finish in fourteenth place at Magione that brought her 34th place in the series standings.[4] 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. She had five-pointscoring finishes in Italian and three European Series and finally finished fifteenth and eighteenth respectively.[5] [6]
Piria made her debut in the GP3 Series in 2012 with Trident Racing, who took over Addax Team's entry.[7] Piria finished the season without scoring championship points and a best finish of 12th.
In 2013, Piria raced in European F3 Open with BVM Racing. She finished tenth in points.
In 2014, Piria raced for JDC MotorSports in the Pro Mazda Championship, part of the Mazda Road to Indy.[8] She was one of three female drivers contesting the 2014 championship.
In 2019, Piria participated to the selections for the newly created W Series. She 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.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Points | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Formula 2000 Light | Tomcat Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 19th |
| Formula 2000 Light Winter Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9th | ||
| Italian Formula Renault Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29th | ||
| Formula Lista Junior | Daltec Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | |
| 2010 | Formula Abarth | Tomcat Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th |
| 2011 | Formula Abarth Italian Series | Prema Powerteam | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15th |
| Formula Abarth European Series | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th | ||
| 2012 | GP3 Series | Trident Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| 2012–13 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14th |
| 2013 | European F3 Open | BVM Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10th |
| 2014 | Pro Mazda Championship | JDC MotorSports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26th |
| 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italy | Dinamic Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2019 | W Series | Hitech GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9th |
| 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Bhaitech Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20th |
| 2021 | W Series | Sirin Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19th |
| 2022 | Italian GT Championship - GT Cup | Tsunami RT | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 8th |
| 2023 | Italian GT Championship - GT Cup | Enrico Fulgenzi Racing | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 2nd |
| 2024 | Swiss Porsche Sprint Challenge | Enrico Fulgenzi Racing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40* | 9th* |
| E1 Series | Team Checo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11* | 11th* |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hitech GP | HOC | ZOL | MIS | NOR | ASS | BRH | 9th | 24 | |||
| 2021 | Sirin Racing | RBR1 | RBR2 | SIL | HUN | SPA | ZAN | COA1 | COA2 | 19th | 1 |