Joe Macari

The Ferrari 250 GT SWB California from 1961, chassis number 2377, restored by Joe Macari

Joe Macari (born September 27, 1966 in Aldershot ) is a British entrepreneur and former racing driver .

Racing career

Joe Macari had been an amateur club racing enthusiast since 1988, when he started to compete in national and international sports car races in 2005 . In 2005 he drove a Ferrari 360 Modena in the FIA GT Championship and made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans . After 21st place in the RAC Tourist Trophy (winner Pedro Lamy and Peter Kox in the factory - Aston Martin DBR9 ) there was a retirement at Le Mans .

In 2007 Macari started in Le Mans for AF Corse alongside his assignments for JMB Racing , where he drove a Maserati MC12 GT1 in the FIA GT Championship . His partners in the Ferrari 430 GT were Ben Aucott and the British racing car designer Adrian Newey . The trio came in 22nd overall and fourth in the GT2 class.

Entrepreneur

In 1988, Joe Macari began repairing automobiles in order to finance his racing car with the profits. The beginnings of a backyard workshop became a restorer of historic Ferrari and Maserati vehicles, well-known beyond the borders of the United Kingdom . At Joe Macari Performance Cars in London , accident vehicles are also rebuilt and exclusive historic sports and racing cars are sold.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
2005	Cirtek Motorsport	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	Stefan Eriksson	Rob Wilson	failure	Tire damage
2007	AF Corse	Ferrari 430 GT	Ben Aucott	Adrian Newey	Rank 22

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
2007	JMB Racing	Ferrari F430 GT	Ben Aucott	Rob Wilson	Rank 19

Web links

• Joe Macari at the Driver Database
• Joe Macari at Racing Sports Cars
• Official website of Joe Macari Performance Cars

Individual evidence

1. ^ RAC Tourist Trophy 2005