Maurizio Sandro Sala
Maurizio Sandro Sala (born August 27, 1958 in São Paulo ) is a former Brazilian racing car driver .
Career
Maurizio Sandro Sala began his career in the Brazilian Formula Ford Championship . He came to Europe in 1984 and that year won the overall standings of the British Formula Ford 2000 championship after six victories in 24 races. Success in Formula 3 followed . In 1986 he was second overall in the British Formula 3 Championship behind Andy Wallace .
In 1987 he moved his activities to Japan, where he was seventh in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship and a year later third overall. At the same time, he drove touring and sports car races there in the years that followed . The move to Japan was influenced by the failure of a seemingly possible Formula 1 career . Before the start of the 1986 season , the first test drives of the new Toleman emergency vehicle took place . Teo Fabi drove the first shakedown with the later Benetton B186 . In addition to Sandro Sala and Fabi, Paolo Barilla and Alessandro Nannini were also involved in the test work. Despite the pleasant test times, he did not receive a contract. Since Toleman had meanwhile been sold to the Italian Benetton Group , the team leadership of Benetton Formula decided on the drivers. In addition to the Italian Fabi, the Austrian Gerhard Berger was hired. After a contract with the Brabham team also failed, his manager at the time, Bernie Ecclestone , moved him to work in Japan.
At the end of the 1980s, Sandro Sala left the monoposto scene and almost only competed in sports car races. He became one of the most successful sports car drivers of the 1990s. During 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans he finished fourth. In 1995 he finished second in the BPR Global GT Series and again fourth in Le Mans .
After the end of his career in 2004, he worked for a few years as a racing engineer and since then has run a car dealership in his hometown of São Paulo .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1989 | Brun Motorsport | Porsche 962C | Roland Ratzenberger | Walter Lechner senior | failure | Tire damage | |
1990 | Team Le Mans | Nissan R89C | Not so Olofsson | Takao Wada | failure | ignition | |
1991 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Mazda 787 | Dave Kennedy | Stefan Johansson | Rank 6 | ||
1992 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Mazda MXR-01 | Bertrand Gachot | Volker Weidler | Johnny Herbert | Rank 4 | |
1995 | GTC Gulf Racing | McLaren F1 GTR | Ray Bellm | Mark Blundell | Rank 4 | ||
1996 | Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing | McLaren F1 GTR | Jean-Denis Delétraz | Fabien Giroix | failure | Engine failure |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1994 | Konrad Motorsport | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Antonio de Azevedo Hermann | Eric van Vliet | Rank 14 |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sandro Sala, Maurizio |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | São Paulo |