Max Angelelli
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Masimiliano Angelelli (nickname "Max" or "Max the Ax") is a race car driver born in Bologna, Italy on 15 December 1966.
His career begun in Italian Formula Alfa Boxer in 1987 and continued for 15 years. His only championship win as the 1992 Italian Formula Three title. Following that win he also raced German Formula Three (1993-1995), Macau Grand Prix for Formula 3 (1996), FIA GT Championship (1997-1998) and American Le Mans Series (1999-2002).
Max is nicknamed the Axe because he has a knack of closing up and "chopping" off seconds behind the leader quickly in a race to set himself up to make a clean pass for the win.
Max had a banner year in 2005. Max and teammate Wayne Taylor won the 24 Hours of Daytona and captured the 2005 Grand American Daytona Prototype championship.
Max was selected to run in the 2006 IROC series in America, along with teammate Wayne Taylor, becoming the first tandem in IROC history.
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| Preceded by Giambattista Busi |
Italian Formula Three Champion 1992 |
Succeeded by Christian Pescatori |
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