Stéphane Ortelli
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| Stéphane Ortelli | |
| Nationality |  Monagasque |
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| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 1995 – 2002, 2004 – 2007 |
| Teams | Larbre Compétition New Hardware Racing/Parr Motorsport Roock Racing Porsche AG Audi Sport UK Audi Sport Team Joest Team Bentley Pescarolo Sport Freisinger Motorsport Audi PlayStation Team Oreca Aston Martin Racing Team Oreca |
| Best finish | 1st (1998) |
| Class wins | 1 (1998) |
Stéphane Ortelli (born 30 March 1970, Hyères, France) is a Monagasque motor racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1998. He also won the GT1 Class at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2005, driving for Aston Martin.
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[edit] 2008 Monza Le Mans Series crash
On April 27, 2008, during a Le Mans Series race at the Monza circuit, Ortelli lost control of his Courage car under braking which caused him to slide onto the grass. This in turn instigated a cartwheeling motion upon the vehicle, which resulted in most of the car's bodywork and all but one wheel being torn off before it came to rest on the opposite side of the track. It narrowly missed the tail of Allan McNish's Audi R10 which was in front. Ortelli sustained a broken ankle as a result.[1]
[edit] Career
- 1995 : Winner of French Super Touring BMW-Oreca / 5 victories
- 2002 : Winner of Porsche Super Cup 3 victories & 4 podiums
- 2002 : FIA GT Group N Porsche GT3 RS / 7 victories & 1 podium
- 2003 : FIA GT Group N Porsche GT3 RS / 3 victories & 3 podiums en
- 2004 : Winner of Porsche Cup Porsche 996 GT3 RS /5 victories& 7 podiums
- 2005 : World Touring Car Championship SEAT
- LeMans Series with Audi PlayStation Team ORECA (Audi R8) / 1 Win
- 24 Hours of LeMans with Audi Playstation Team ORECA (Audi R8) / 4th Overall
- Winner of "12 Hours of Sebring" in GT1 Class with Prodrive Aston Martin DBR9.
- 2006: LeMans Series with Team ORECA (Saleen S7R) / 2 Victories
- 2007: FIA GT Series, GT2 Class AF Corse Motorola (Ferrari F430)
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| Preceded by Michele Alboreto Stefan Johansson Tom Kristensen |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 with: Laurent Aïello Allan McNish |
Succeeded by Pierluigi Martini Yannick Dalmas Joachim Winkelhock |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Stéphane Ortelli official website (French)
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