Macéo Capietto

Macéo Capietto (born 12 January 2006) is a French racing driver competing in the Formula Regional European Championship with Monolite Racing.

Macéo Capietto
Nationality French
Born (2006-01-12) 12 January 2006
Montereau, France
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2022
Current teamMonolite Racing
Car number5
Starts2 (2 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2022
Previous series
2021
2021		French F4 Championship
Italian F4 Championship

Early and personal life

Born in Montereau and based in Veneux-les-Sablons, Capietto has spent all his life in the Île-de-France, the most populous region of France.[1] He is the son of Prema Racing team manager and former karting driver Guillaume Capietto.[2]

Career

Karting

Following in the footsteps of his father, Capietto started competing in karting from a very young age. After spending three seasons in Minikart in which he became the regional Île-de-France champion,[1] he moved onto the international scene in 2018 and was briefly coached by Anthoine Hubert.[3] He came runner-up to Esteban Masson in the 2019 French Junior Karting Championship,[4] and in his last year of karting, driving for Giorgio Pantano's team, was a podium finisher in the WSK Euro Series.[5][6]

Formula 4

In 2021 Capietto joined the French F4 Championship to make his single-seater debut.[7] Despite his inexperience, he achieved his first F4 victory in only his fourth race at the Magny-Cours circuit. Taking three more wins across the season but never actually leading the championship, Capietto entered the season finale only four points behind title rival Esteban Masson.[8][9] The pair ended up coming together in controversial fashion in the final race: pole-sitting Masson remained in the lead of the race and the standings until the last lap, when Capietto, in a last-gasp attempt at an overtake, collided with Masson, putting him out of the race and provisionally handing Capietto the title.[10] However, following an investigation by the race stewards, Capietto was later disqualified from all results of that weekend and thus stripped of the title. He ended up 3rd in the standings, behind champion Masson and Hugh Barter.[11]

In late 2021 Capietto also made two appearances in the Italian F4 Championship with his father's Prema Powerteam.[12] He scored two points in the final round of the season at Monza.

Formula Regional

After testing for several teams during the winter,[13] Capietto moved into the Formula Regional European Championship in 2022, partnering Pietro Armanni and Cenyu Han at Monolite Racing.[14][15]

Racing record

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 19 4 3 6 10 203 3rd
Italian F4 Championship Prema Powerteam 6 0 0 0 0 2 30th
2022 Formula Regional European Championship FA Racing 2 0 0 0 0 1 12th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2021 NOG
1
DNS		 NOG
2
8		 NOG
3
2		 MAG1
1
1		 MAG1
2
13		 MAG1
3
3		 HUN
1
2		 HUN
2
8		 HUN
3
1		 LÉD
1
1		 LÉD
2
7		 LÉD
3
2		 MNZ
1
2		 MNZ
2
2		 MNZ
3
C		 LEC
1
1		 LEC
2
5		 LEC
3
4		 MAG2
1
DSQ		 MAG2
2
DSQ		 MAG2
3
DSQ		 3rd 203

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2022 Monolite Racing MNZ
1
12		 MNZ
2
10		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 MCO
1		 MCO
2		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 MUG
1		 MUG
2		 12th* 1*

* Season still in progress.

References
  1. Faucheux, Geoffrey (21 January 2022). "Seine-et-Marne. Pour franchir une étape de plus vers son rêve, Macéo a besoin de sponsors". Actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. "Partenariat Maceo Capietto". Toyota BR Motors (in French). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. "Anthoine Hubert: Un coach de choix pour Macéo Capietto". kartmag.fr (in French). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. "Prema talent Maceo Capietto eyes FRECA: 'French Federation pushing to get me in'". F1 Feeder Series. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. "Maceo Capietto | Racing career profile". DriverDB. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. Benichou, Jules (20 May 2020). "5 questions pour Maceo Capietto". kart-actu.com (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  7. "F4 Academy: The Easter Cup at Nogaro launches the 2021 season". FFSA Academy. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  8. Satis, Jérémy (8 July 2021). "Macéo Capietto, le cerveau au service du coup de volant". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  9. Berthelot, Maxime (7 August 2021). "Seine-et-Marne. Grand espoir de Formule 4, Macéo Capietto rêve de F1!". Actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  10. Allen, Peter (24 October 2021). "Capietto and Masson collide over French F4 title, Barter wins finale". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  11. Kartcom (11 December 2021). "French F4 Championship standings confirm Esteban Masson's title". Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  12. Satis, Jérémy (21 July 2021). "Maceo Capietto avec Prema en F4 italienne à Imola". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  13. Satis, Jérémy (11 December 2021). "Macéo Capietto après ses tests en FRECA : « Une belle surprise »". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  14. "Monolite Racing, Maceo Capietto join forces for 2022". Formula Regional by Alpine. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  15. Satis, Jérémy (22 March 2022). "Macéo Capietto monte en FRECA avec Monolite". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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