Alan Richard Sciuto[1] (born 28 April 1988 in Orange, California) is a former racing driver. Sciuto competed previously in the Atlantic Championship among other series.

Alan Sciuto
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1988-04-23) April 23, 1988 (age 36)
Orange, California
Retired2008
Atlantic Championship
Years active2005-2008
TeamsGenoa Racing (2008)
Alan Sciuto Racing (2007)
Polestar Racing Group (2006)
PR1 Motorsports (2005)
Starts27
Wins0
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Best finish8th in 2006 and 2007
Previous series
2005
2005
2005
2004
2001-2003
USF2000
Star Mazda
Skip Barber National Championship
Formula BMW USA
Karting

Racing career

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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.[2] The Californian won the championship in the following year beating many young prospects such as James Hinchcliffe and Graham Rahal.[3] 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.[4][5] Sciuto scored his first pole position in the series at Road America in the Dodge powered Reynard R/T 2000.[6] 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.[7]

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

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American open–wheel racing results

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

USF2000 National Championship results

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Alan Richard Sciuto, Born 04/28/1988 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Leaf Racewear 80cc Junior (Final)". Pro Moto Tour. Archived from the original on July 3, 2002. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Champion Interkart Junior (Combined)". Pro Moto Tour. Archived from the original on March 1, 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Sciuto wins Stars Skip Barber Scholarship – 16 Karters selected for Run-Off". eKartingnews.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Sciuto Earns 2005 Barber Seat". eKartingnews.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Sciuto Takes His First SBNC Pole". Skip Barber Racing School. July 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  7. ^ "ALAN SCIUTO - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved 3 February 2016.