Marco Cioci was born in Rome, Italy on 26 September 1975.
Cioci began his racing career in 1995, competing sporadically in junior formulae for eight years, including appearances in Formula Palmer Audi, Euro Formula 3000 and Infiniti Pro Series. He made his sportscar debut in 2004, racing for Megadrive in the Italian GT Championship. In 2005, he raced part-time in the FIA GT Championship for GPC Sport and finished third in the Mil Milhas Brasil for Racing Box.
In 2006, Cioci won the 1000 km of Nürburgring in GT2 and the 6 Hours of Vallelunga overall. He scored a lone podium at the 1000 km of Valencia in 2007 during his maiden full-time campaign in the Le Mans Series. He then won the International GT Open GTS title in 2008, followed by five wins in Italian GT in 2009, securing runner-up honors in GT2.
Joining AF Corse for 2010, Cioci continued to find success in Italian GT, winning twice and finishing fifth in the GT2 standings. He also finished third in the GT2 class of the 24 Hours of Spa for the same team. Remaining with AF Corse in 2011, Cioci embarked on his maiden campaign in the Le Mans Series' LMGTE Am class, taking three podiums and ending the year as runner-up in points. He also raced with the team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and secured his second overall win at the 6 Hours of Vallelunga.
In 2012, Cioci raced primarily in the Blancpain Endurance Series and the European Le Mans Series, achieving success in the latter, scoring two podiums and finishing runner-up in the LMGTE Am class. He also made select starts in the FIA World Endurance Championship for AF Corse, winning the 12 Hours of Sebring in LMGTE Pro and the 6 Hours of Silverstone in LMGTE Am.
Cioci remained with AF Corse for 2013, competing full-time in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and the European Le Mans Series. He finished third at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, ending the year 12th in LMGTE Am in the FIA WEC, and scored podiums at Imola and the Hungaroring to finish fourth in LMGTE in the ELMS. He also won the 6 Hours of Vallelunga, finished second at the Gulf 12 Hours, and won the first segment of the Dubai 24 Hour.
Continuing with AF Corse in 2014, Cioci raced full-time in the European Le Mans Series and select rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship. He scored a lone podium at Estoril to secure sixth in the LMGTE standings in ELMS, and won the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and finished third at the 24 Hours of Le Mans to end the year sixth in LMGTE Am in the FIA WEC. He also won the 6 Hours of Vallelunga overall and the 24 Hours of Spa in Pro-Am, as well as racing in select rounds of the United SportsCar Championship for Spirit of Race in GTD.
In 2017, Cioci led the six-hour mark at the 24 Hours of Spa, finishing third at the halfway point while racing for Kaspersky Motorsport in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. He also finished second at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and secured his sixth overall win at the 6 Hours of Vallelunga.
In 2021, Cioci, together with Giancarlo Fisichella, founded Top Gun by Pro Racing, a racing school aiming to help young karting drivers transition to cars.
Cioci is the most decorated driver at the 6 Hours of Vallelunga with six overall wins.
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