Emanuele Pirro
Emanuele Pirro | |
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Pirro at the 2012 6 Hours of Fuji | |
| Born | 12 January 1962 Rome, Italy |
| Spouse |
Marie-Hélène (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Active years | 1989–1991 |
| Teams | Benetton, Scuderia Italia |
| Entries | 40 (37 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 3 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1989 French Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1991 Australian Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1981, 1998–2008, 2010 |
| Teams | Martini, Gulf, Joest, Champion, Drayson |
| Best finish | 1st (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007) |
| Class wins | 6 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007) |
| Championship titles | |
Emanuele Pirro (Italian pronunciation: [emanuˈɛːle ˈpiːro]; born 12 January 1962) is an Italian racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1989 to 1991. In endurance racing, Pirro is a five-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and a two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring with Audi.
Pirro is a two-time Italian Karting Champion (1976, 1979), Formula Fiat Abarth Champion (1980), two-time Italian Superturismo Champion (1994, 1995), and winner of the Super Tourenwagen Cup (1996).
In sportscar racing, he is a two-time American Le Mans Series champion (2001, 2005), three-time winner of Petit Le Mans (2001, 2005, 2008), winner of the 24 Hours Nürburgring (1989), and two-time winner of the Macau Guia Race (1991, 1992). He has contested over 500 official national and international races, winning over 90.