Emanuele pirro born 12 january 1962 in rome, italy is an italian former racing driver, who competed in formula one between 1989 and 1991 and is a fivetime 24 hours of le mans winner. Browse through indepth news on emanuele pirro along with latest information, updates, biography, expert analysis and opinions. With dwindling f1 opportunites, pirro moved to touring cars, landing with audi in 95. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Italys emanuele pirro is one of the worlds greatest sports car drivers. The stewards, who include fivetime le mans winner, and former f1 driver, emanuele pirro, deemed that sebastian vettel left the track at turn 3 and rejoined at turn 4 in an unsafe manner and forced lewis hamilton off track, causing the world champion to take evasive action to avoid a collision. Five times a winner of the le mans 24 hours and twice american le mans series champion are the achievements that define his career. He is a member of the fia drivers commission responsible for prototypes, gt and touring cars and an fia steward in formula 1. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. Beginning in 99, pirro was a member of one of audis prototype racing teams, scoring five victories and four other podiums in the 24 hours of lemans.
The wave hit its crescendo this week at sebring international raceway when driver emanuele pirro rome attacked from fourth on the starting grid to bring the no. Find everything in one place on emanuele pirro including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. Click on the site to see emanuele pirro s career results at that track. Emanuele pirro born 12 january 1962, in rome, italy is an italian former formula one driver and five time le mans 24hour winner le mans career edit. Yet hell be ticking a box when he races at daytona this month. He began his racing career at age 11, when he competitively raced karts. Early racing career profile for racing driver emanuele pirro from italy.
Emanuele pirro has few ambitions still to fulfill as a driver. They said they would like me at daytona, then they said just in case you have to do the race we would like you to test the car. Emanuele pirro entertains at hmi 2017 historic racing news. Sep 06, 2018 the benetton of emanuele pirro comes with the wheels on a curb and after this the uncontrollable car goes straight into a bunch of harmless polystyrene barriers. Wiki authority control authority control is a method of creating and maintaining index terms for bibliographical material in a library catalogue. In 1997, he won the race with the joest racing team, driving a tom walkinshaw racing designed and porschepowered wsc95, after being a late inclusion in the team following davy. Sim racing is getting so serious a nascar driver got. Gp racing stats is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the formula 1 companies. Emanuele pirro, frank biela and marco werner made history by becoming the first drivers to win the le mans 24hour race with the audi r10 tdi turbo direct injection dieselpowered car. This pleasant roman was part of the audi juggernaut that dominated sports car racing during the 2000s. Browse through our highres professional motorsports photography.
Driver emanuele pirro 1991 formula one results racing. Fia steward emanuele pirro reacts to sebastian vettel. Three drivers, who have made a major contribution to audi ags successful. Raced in alms in 2008 but dropped in 2009, he retired from major. I can only wonder how cool it must have been to drive this car around the targa florio roads a unique experience, emanuele pirro told grr when we had a chat with the affable roman at fos this year the car. Champion racing history archives audi r8, finishes 1st. Now drivers at 18 seem much more grown up but back then i was little more than a toddler in a way. Emanuele pirro, p1 driver receiving a standing ovation at.
Pages in category emanuele pirro this category contains only the following page. Emanuele pirro is a member of famous people who are known for being a race car driver, celebrities who are 58 years old, was born in january, in the year 1962. He transitioned to ownerdriver status with fernandez racing in the 2000s across first champ car then indycar and the american le mans series. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Join facebook to connect with emanuele pirro and others you may know. No little than five le mans 24hour race victories and nine consecutive years on the le mans podium are testament to this. Pirro started in karts aged 11, and aged 18 he drove in formula fiat abarth. Emanuele pirro born 12 january 1962 is an italian racing driver who has raced in formula one, touring cars and in endurance races such as the 24 hours of. Raced in alms in 2008 but dropped in 2009, he retired from major events. Profile for racing driver emanuele pirro from italy. He won sebring in 2000 and took a hattrick of le mans wins between 20002002. Click on the site to see emanuele pirros career results at that track glossary. Mar 30, 2020 sim racing is getting so serious a nascar driver got parked for crashing.
The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of emanuele pirro and jyrki jarvilehto over time since january 1st 20. Driver emanuele pirro career statistics racingreference. The italian driver shares his thoughts on endurance racing in australia as the qualifying sessions take place for the alms round today ahead of the. Sim racing is getting so serious a nascar driver got parked for crashing. This is on top of touring car titles, a career he eked after leaving f1 and he also won the alms title in 2005. Fia steward emanuele pirro reacts to sebastian vettel penalty.
He took the title in his debut season, winning four of 15 races. He holds the record for the most wins at the 24 hours of le mans with nine, six of which were consecutive from 2000 to 2005. He is the oldest driver of his group, and helps audi pick the new drivers. After all, hes won the 24 hours of le mans no fewer than five times and twice triumphed in the sebring 12 hours. Emanuele pirro is an italian former formula one driver and five time le mans 24hour winner. Na zijn formule 1carriere reed hij ook nog in tourwagens en sportwagens voor joest racing. Emanuele pirro, a driver who has taken the start in endurance races all over the. He completed for the benetton and scuderia italia teams, and scored three points. He completed for the benetton and scuderia italia dallara teams, and scored three points. F1, formula one, formula 1, fia formula one world championship, grand prix and related marks are trade marks of formula one licensing b. Pirro hopes postcoronavirus f1 more viable newsonf1. Emanuele pirro, alms audi race car driver drivingthenation. Emanuele pirro, p1 driver receiving a standing ovation.
As a child pirro went to the vallelunga race track on a regular basis with his father and in 1973, at the age of 11, had his first race in a kart. Mar 28, 2020 he transitioned to owner driver status with fernandez racing in the 2000s across first champ car then indycar and the american le mans series. Apr 25, 2016 goodwood explores the passion of motorsport with austrian former grand prix winner and formula one racing driver gerhard berger, and italian former five time le mans 24hour winner emanuele pirro. Pirro, frank biela and marco werner made history by becoming the first drivers to win the le mans 24hour race in a dieselpowered car. Emanuele pirro is an italian racing driver who has raced in formula one, touring cars and in endurance races such as the 24 hours of le mans which he has won a total of five times. Emanuele pirro born 12 january 1962 is an italian racing driver who has raced in formula one, touring cars and in endurance. Further success followed in sports car racing, with three wins at the 24 hours of le mans in three consecutive years 2000 to 2002 partnered with frank biela and tom kristensen for audi sport team joest.
Goodwood explores the passion of motorsport with austrian former grand prix winner and formula one racing driver gerhard berger, and italian former five time le mans 24hour winner emanuele pirro. Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. Nine races have already been either cancelled or postponed, and now silverstone and paul ricard look set to follow. A driverbydriver rundown of the entry list for the legends trophy online event, which will pit past motorsport greats against each other. Mar 02, 2017 we join him when he is talking about racing at daytona and le mans in 1981, a teenager with just one season of single seaters behind him. Button and pirro win in easter weekend allstar esports. Career details the racing career of emanuele pirro. Drayson racing has signed sports car racing legend emanuele pirro rome. Handing sebastian vettel a 5s time penalty which was to cost him. In our first interview of this series, bookaclassic had the pleasure of sitting down and speaking to emanuele pirro. In emanuele pirros case, its not so much that he won the le mans 24 hours five times a total beaten only by his frequent teammate tom kristensen and by jacky ickx, and the same. Although every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate and up to date, gp racing stats does not accept any.
His last result is the 5th place for the brunn gp 2004. Emanuele pirro fivetime le mans 24 hours winner i think theres a difference between an engine you hear when driving and an engine you hear when standing trackside. One of motorsports most versatile racers with a hugely successful career spanning 28 years. Emanuele pirro born 12 january 1962 is an italian racing driver who has raced in formula one, touring cars and in endurance races such as the 24 hours of le mans which he has won a total of five times. He started racing with gokarts and after winning few italian titles as a teenager, emanuele switched to the bigger race cars in 1980, entering the formula fiat abarth. Emanuele pirro and 0 related entities entities finder. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Emanuele pirro celebrates his third consecutive win at le mans, photo audi press. During biela and pirros first pit stop and driver change, the no. Photo by richard sloop on november 11th, 2011 at laguna seca. The italian driver shares his thoughts on endurance racing in.
Jun 11, 2019 the stewards, who include fivetime le mans winner, and former f1 driver, emanuele pirro, deemed that sebastian vettel left the track at turn 3 and rejoined at turn 4 in an unsafe manner and forced lewis hamilton off track, causing the world champion to take evasive action to avoid a collision. As a formula one racer, he notched his first career victory at the 1989 french grand prix. Emanuele pirro member of the fia drivers commission emanuele pirro is an italian former formula one driver and five time the 24 hours le mans winner. Sim racing is getting so serious a nascar driver got parked. Emanuele pirro on endurance racing in australia aco.
Jyrki jarvilehto career overview years in numbers the following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Pirro has enjoyed nine times, out of the ten he has raced, on the podium. Emanuele pirro was born on january 12, 1962, in rome. As the asian le mans series gears up for a race this weekend at the new the bend circuit in australia, fivetime 24 hours of le mans winner emanuele pirro looks back on the race of a thousand years where he represented audi on 31 december 2000.
With so many facets to the sport, motor racing will often be decided by small statistics. He was soon a frontrunner and won several italian national titles before moving into formula fiat abarth in 1980 with the university motors team. Go to next page for details on emanuele pirros net worth and earnings. Emanuele pirro himself not using a highend gaming rig, rather a tenyear old wheel and a tv balanced on a shoebox took the reverse grid race win ahead of helio castroneves, with button in fifth and villeneuve in sixth. Emanuele pirro inteview with a racing driver bookaclassic. The links produced by the authority control template on wikipedia go to authority control data in worldwide library catalogues. Tom kristensen born 7 july 1967 is a danish former racing driver. Full details of racing driver emanuele pirros record. The scot grabbed the lead after emanuele pirro and juan pablo montoya collided in the opening moments and was able to. The one he was driving up the hill this year, the ex brian redman, targawinning porsche 9083 the 908 was conceived as a lightweight and compact sister to the. Emanuele pirro born 12th january 1962 in roma is a former professional racing driver who competed internationally for italy.
Emanuele pirro born 12 january 1962 in rome, italy is an italian former racing driver, who competed in formula one between 1989 and. The italian driver shares his thoughts on endurance racing in australia as the qualifying sessions take place for the alms. Full details of racing driver emanuele pirro s record. Adtchampion racing, adt champion racing, audi sport team joest, audi sport north america, drayson racing. Emanuele pirro was a professional from 1989 to 1991. Emanuele pirro bio, facts, family famous birthdays. The benetton of emanuele pirro comes with the wheels on a curb and after this the uncontrollable car goes straight into a bunch of harmless polystyrene barriers. When racing in several series in a season the chronologically later participation is always on top. Emanuele pirro racing career profile driver database. All things 24 hours of le mans at the goodwood revival this weekend. View f1 statistics and a f1 career summary of emanuele pirro, including career stats, yearly summary, stats per grands prix and circuits, and more. The most successful le mans prototype ever made its race debut exactly five. Media in category emanuele pirro the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.