Career
Piccione's career started in karting in 1997, where he stayed until 2001 before moving up to British Formula Ford. He only spent one season there, debuting in British Formula Three's B-Class in 2002 for the T-Sport team. 2003 seen him move up to the main class with the Manor team, and he stayed in the series for 2004 with the Carlin Motorsport team.
In 2005 the Monegasque driver drove in the inaugural GP2 Series season, driving for the Durango team. Although he won a race, he did not score many points and switched to the DPR Direxiv team for 2006, scoring more points despite a troubled start. He competed in the World Series by Renault for 2007.
Piccione will drive in the 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season for the newly-formed A1 Team Monaco. He will also be the nation's joint seat-holder, alongside Hubertus Bahlsen.
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