Manuel Mello-Breyner
Manuel Mello-Breyner (born September 15, 1953 in Cascais ) is a former Portuguese car racing driver and motorsport official.
family
Manuel Mello-Bryner is the oldest of the three Mello-Bryner brothers. Even Pedro (* 1959 ) and Thomaz (* 1957 ) were active as a racing driver.
Career
Manuel Mello-Breyner drove GT and sports car races in the 1990s and 2000s . He competed three times in the Le Mans 24-hour race . In 1997 he was eleventh overall and third in the GT2 class. He was successful in the Spanish GT championship. In 2005 he achieved the best placement in this racing series with fourth place. He contested his last race in 2011 in the European Le Mans Series .
Manuel Mello-Breyner is President of the Portuguese Automobile Sports Federation - Federação Portuguesa de Automobilismo e Karting (FPAK).
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |
 Roock Racing
|
Porsche 911 GT2 |
 Thomaz Mello-Breyner
|
Pedro Mello-Breyner
|
Rank 11 | |
| 1998 |
 Chamberlain Engineering
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R |
Ni Amorim
|
Gonçalo Gomes
|
Rank 21 | |
| 1999 |
 CICA Team Oreca
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R |
Thomaz Mello-Breyner
|
Pedro Mello-Breyner
|
Rank 15 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Spanish GT Championship 1995
- ↑ Article of May 11, 2015 about a visit by Manuel Mello-Breyner as President of the Portuguese Automobile Sports Federation to Madeira, accessed on September 4, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mello-Breyner, Manuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese car racing driver and motorsport official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cascais |