Olivier Beretta
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| Olivier Beretta | |
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Nationality  Monegasque |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1994 |
| Teams | Larrousse |
| Races | 10 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1994 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 1996 - 2007 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Team Oreca, JML Team Panoz, Corvette Racing |
| Best finish | 4th (2001, 2006) |
| Class wins | 5 (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006) |
Olivier Beretta (born in Montecarlo, November 23, 1969) is a racing driver from Monaco who raced in Formula One in 1994 for the Larrousse team, partnering Érik Comas. He participated in 10 grands prix, debuting on March 27, 1994. He scored no championship points, and was replaced when his sponsorship money ran out. During 2003 and 2004, he tested for the Williams team.
Beretta has seen more success in sportscar racing, taking class wins at the 24 Heures du Mans with Viper GTS-Rs in 1999 (10th overall) and 2000 (7th overall), Corvettes in 2004 (C5-R, 6th overall), 2005 (C5-R, 5th overall) and 2006 (C6-R, 4th overall) and driving LMP900 class cars to 6th (2001), 4th (2002) and 3rd (2003) place class finishes.
[edit] Complete Formula One results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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| 1994 | Tourtel Larrousse F1 | Larrousse LH94 | Ford V8 | BRA Ret |
PAC Ret |
SMR Ret |
MON 8 |
ESP Ret |
CAN Ret |
FRA Ret |
GBR 14 |
GER 7 |
HUN 9 |
BEL |
ITA |
POR |
EUR |
JPN |
AUS |
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Justin Bell |
FIA GT2 Champion 1998 with: Pedro Lamy |
Succeeded by none |
| Preceded by Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta |
FIA GT Champion 1999 with: Karl Wendlinger |
Succeeded by Julian Bailey Jamie Campbell-Walter |
| Preceded by none |
ALMS GTS/GT1 Champion 1999-2000 |
Succeeded by Terry Borcheller |
| Preceded by Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell |
ALMS GTS/GT1 Champion 2005-2007 with: Oliver Gavin |
Succeeded by none |
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