Alan Sciuto
| Alan Sciuto | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 American |
| Born |
April 23, 1988 Orange, California |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Atlantic Championship | |
| Years active | 2005-2008 |
| Teams |
Genoa Racing (2008) Alan Sciuto Racing (2007) Polestar Racing Group (2006) PR1 Motorsports (2005) |
| Starts | 27 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 8th in 2006 and 2007 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005 2005 2005 2004 2001-2003 |
USF2000 Star Mazda Skip Barber National Championship Formula BMW USA Karting |
Alan Sciuto (Born 28 April 1988 in Orange, California) is a former racing driver. Sciuto competed previously in the Atlantic Championship among other series.
Racing career
Sciuto started his racing career in 2001 with the SKUSA organisation. In his first season Sciuto finished 26th in the season standings of the national 80cc Junior class.[1] The Californian won the championship in the following year beating many young prospects such as James Hinchcliffe and Graham Rahal.[2] In 2004 Sciuto finished second in the Stars of Karting shifterkart championship. After a shootout race at Infineon Raceway Sciuto was selected for the Red Bull Junior Team in 2004.
Sciuto made his auto racing debut in the Formula BMW USA at Lime Rock Park in 2004. The following year Sciuto mainly competed in the Skip Barber National Championship after winning the Skip Barber Scholarship.[3][4] Sciuto scored his first pole position in the series at Road America in the Dodge powered Reynard R/T 2000.[5] The Californian driver finished eleventh in the championship standings. Sciuto also ran two races at Virginia International Raceway. The fast talent won his first race and finished second in the second race.[6]
In 2005 Sciuto made his debut in the Atlantic Championship. In his second race, in the streets of Denver, Sciuto scored his first pole position. The Californian finished the race in second place. 2006 was Sciuto's first full season in the prestigious series. The best result was again in Denver finishing third. The young driver finished eighth in the championship standings. Sciuto repeated this performance the following season racing for his own team, Alan Sciuto Racing. In 2008 Sciuto made a single outing in the Atlantic Championship. In the streets of Long Beach Sciuto finished second.
Racing record
American open–wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
USF2000 National Championship results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cape Motorsports | ATL1 |
ATL2 |
MDO1 |
MDO2 |
CLE1 |
CLE2 |
ROA1 |
ROA2 |
MDO3 |
MDO4 |
VIR1 1 |
VIR2 2 |
N.C. | N.C. |
Star Mazda Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hearn Motorsports | SEB |
ATL1 |
MDO 17 |
MON |
 PPR |
SON1 41 |
SON2 7 |
POR |
RAM |
MOS |
ATL2 |
LAG |
N.C. | N.C. |
Atlantic Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | PR1 Motorsports | LBH |
 MTY |
POR1 |
POR2 |
CLE1 |
CLE2 |
TOR |
EDM |
SJO 4 |
DEN 2 |
ROA 7 |
MTL |
12th | 69 |
| 2006 | Polestar Racing Group | LBH 10 |
HOU 6 |
MTY 7 |
POR 4 |
CLE1 15 |
CLE2 9 |
TOR 17 |
EDM 11 |
SJO 15 |
DEN 3 |
MTL 6 |
ROA 8 |
8th | 167 |
| 2007 | Alan Sciuto Racing | LVG 7 |
LBH 29 |
HOU 6 |
POR1 7 |
POR2 27 |
CLE 9 |
MTT 12 |
TOR 6 |
EDM1 19 |
EDM2 4 |
SJO 7 |
ROA 20 |
8th | 140 |
| 2008 | Genoa Racing | LBH 2 |
LS |
MTT |
EDM1 |
EDM2 |
ROA1 |
ROA2 |
TRR |
NJ |
UTA |
ATL |
23rd | 27 |
References
- ↑ "Leaf Racewear 80cc Junior (Final)". Pro Moto Tour. Archived from the original on July 3, 2002. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Champion Interkart Junior (Combined)". Pro Moto Tour. Archived from the original on March 1, 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Sciuto wins Stars Skip Barber Scholarship – 16 Karters selected for Run-Off". eKartingnews.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Sciuto Earns 2005 Barber Seat". eKartingnews.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Sciuto Takes His First SBNC Pole". Skip Barber Racing School. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "ALAN SCIUTO - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved 3 February 2016.