| BTCC record | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | |
| Teams | Nissan |
| Drivers championships |
1 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Podium finishes | 15 |
| Poles | 10 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Debut season | 1999 |
| First win | 1999 |
| Best championship position | 1st |
| Final season (1999) position | 1st (244 points) |
Laurent Aïello (born 23 May 1969 in Fontenay-aux-Roses) is a French race car driver.
In 1990 Aïello won the Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race. His two seasons in International Formula 3000 were not successful however, and though he won the French Formula Three Championship. 2005 was his final competitive season. In 1992 he switched to tin-tops the next year, never racing a single seater again.
He has won four touring car championships during his career – French Supertouring Championship in 1994, followed by the German Super Tourenwagen Cup in 1997. In his debut and only year in the British Touring Car Championship[1] in 1999, he won the championship in a works Nissan Primera. He won his fourth title in 2002, in Germany's premier touring car event, the DTM. In 1998 he also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in a Porsche 911 GT1.
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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | DAMS | VAL Ret |
PAU DNS |
JER 7 |
MUG Ret |
PER Ret |
HOC 7 |
BRH 9 |
SPA 3 |
BUG Ret |
NOG Ret |
15th | 4 |
| 1992 | Pacific Racing | SIL Ret |
PAU Ret |
CAT 15 |
PER 11 |
HOC 10 |
NÜR 5 |
SPA 6 |
ALB 15 |
NOG 7 |
MAG Ret |
15th | 3 |
| Year | Class | No | Tyres | Car | Team | Co-Drivers | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | GT1 | 26 | M | Porsche 911 GT1-98 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 |
Porsche AG | Allan McNish Stephane Ortelli |
351 | 1st | 1st |
| 1999 | LMP | 7 | M | Audi R8R Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 |
Audi Sport Team Joest | Michele Alboreto Rinaldo Capello |
346 | 4th | 3rd |
| 2000 | LMP900 | 9 | M | Audi R8 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 |
Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish Stephane Ortelli |
367 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2001 | LMP900 | 2 | M | Audi R8 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 |
Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Christian Pescatori |
320 | 2nd | 2nd |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap - 1 point given)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Vodafone Nissan Racing | Nissan Primera GT | DON 1 11 |
DON 2 Ret |
SIL 1 1 |
SIL 2 6 |
THR 1 1 |
THR 2 1* |
BHI 1 3 |
BHI 2 1* |
OUL 1 1 |
OUL 2 1* |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 2 |
CRO 1 5 |
CRO 2 3 |
SNE 1 Ret |
SNE 2 7 |
THR 1 1 |
THR 2 5* |
KNO 1 1 |
KNO 2 DSQ |
BHI 1 2 |
BHI 2 1* |
OUL 1 1 |
OUL 2 2 |
SIL 1 9 |
SIL 2 Ret |
1st | 244 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Abt Sportsline | Abt-Audi TT-R | HOC 1 15 |
HOC 2 DNS |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 DNS |
SAC 1 12 |
SAC 2 14 |
NÜR 1 11 |
NÜR 2 14 |
OSC 1 5 |
OSC 2 11 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 7 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 DNS |
16th | 14 |
| 2001 | Abt Sportsline | Abt-Audi TT-R | HOC1 7 |
NÜR1 1 |
OSC 5 |
SAC |
NOR 12 |
LAU 12 |
NÜR2 1 |
A1R 2 |
ZAN Ret |
HOC2 |
5th | 75 | ||||||
| 2002 | Abt Sportsline | Abt-Audi TT-R | HOC1 1 |
ZOL 1 |
DON DSQ |
SAC 1 |
NOR 1 |
LAU 4 |
NÜR 2 |
A1R 5 |
ZAN 6 |
HOC2 6 |
1st | 70 | ||||||
| 2003 | Abt Sportsline | Abt-Audi TT-R | HOC1 3 |
ADR 3 |
NÜR1 3 |
LAU 8 |
NOR 6 |
DON Ret |
NÜR2 1 |
A1R 4 |
ZAN 9 |
HOC2 5 |
6th | 41 | ||||||
| 2004 | OPC Team Phoenix | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2004 | HOC1 9 |
EST 8 |
ADR 6 |
LAU 4 |
NOR Ret |
SHA1 |
NÜR 9 |
OSC 6 |
ZAN Ret |
BRN 15 |
HOC2 Ret |
10th | 12 | |||||
| 2005 | OPC Team Phoenix | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | HOC1 Ret |
LAU1 10 |
SPA 7 |
BRN 16 |
OSC 7 |
NOR Ret |
NÜR 9 |
ZAN 14 |
LAU2 4 |
IST 6 |
HOC2 9 |
11th | 12 |
1 - A non-championship one-off race was held in 2004 at the streets of Shanghai, China.
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rickard Rydell |
Autosport National Racing Driver of the Year 1999 |
Succeeded by Antônio Pizzonia |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Antonio Tamburini |
Monaco Formula Three Race Winner 1990 |
Succeeded by Jörg Müller |
| Preceded by Frank Biela |
French Touring Car Champion 1994 |
Succeeded by Yvan Muller |
| Preceded by Michele Alboreto Stefan Johansson Tom Kristensen |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 with: Allan McNish Stéphane Ortelli |
Succeeded by Pierluigi Martini Yannick Dalmas Joachim Winkelhock |
| Preceded by Rickard Rydell |
British Touring Car Champion 1999 |
Succeeded by Alain Menu |
| Preceded by Bernd Schneider |
German Touring Car Champion 2002 |
Succeeded by Bernd Schneider |
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