Pierluigi Martini
Nation: | Italy | ||||||||
Formula 1 world championship | |||||||||
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First start: | 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last start: | German Grand Prix 1995 | ||||||||
Constructors | |||||||||
1985, 1988-1991, 1993-1995 Minardi · 1992 Scuderia Italia | |||||||||
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World Cup balance: | World Cup eleventh ( 1991 ) | ||||||||
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World Cup points : | 18th | ||||||||
Podiums : | - | ||||||||
Leadership laps : | 1 over 4.35 km |
Pierluigi Martini (born April 23, 1961 in Lugo ( RA )) is a former Italian racing driver who competed in 119 Formula 1 races from 1985 to 1995 . Since he never had a competitive racing car, he only scored 18 points in the drivers' championship and never reached a podium. His greatest success in motor racing was the overall victory in the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans .
Career
Formula 3 and Formula 2
Martini won the European Formula 3 championship in 1983 in a racing car from the manufacturer Ralt . In the same year he contested a race in the Formula 2 European Championship for Minardi : He finished second in the 1983 Gran Premio dell'Adriatico in Misano and thus achieved the best position for his team that year. With six points from this race, Martini was eleventh in the drivers' standings at the end of the season.
formula 1
In 1984 he tried to get into Formula 1 in the Toleman team , but failed at the Italian Grand Prix at the qualifying hurdle. In 1985 he entered the premier class together with team boss Giancarlo Minardi , making him the team's first driver in Formula 1. Martini reached three finishings that year, but remained outside the points. At the end of the season he turned his back on Formula 1 and returned to Minardi in 1988 . He stayed with the team until 1991. In 1992 he drove the Dallara BMS192 for Scuderia Italia , but returned to Minardi in 1993 , where he ended his career in 1995 .
Martini drove a total of 119 Grand Prix, 103 of them for Minardi. His best racing results were fourth place each at the San Marino Grand Prix and the Portuguese Grand Prix in 1991 . The Italian also made it to the front row once (at the US Grand Prix in 1990 ). Overall, he was Minardi's most successful driver as he scored almost half of the team's points (16 of 38), the only two fourth places, the only front row position and the only lead lap.
According to Formula 1
Martini celebrated his greatest success in international motorsport in 1999 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans . Together with Joachim Winkelhock and Yannick Dalmas he achieved overall victory in a BMW V12 Le Mans Roadster .
After his active career, no one heard from Martini for a long time. It was not until 2006 that his name reappeared in the media when he competed in the Grand Prix Masters series for former Formula 1 drivers. At Silverstone he finished seventh out of 16 participants.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1984 | Scuderia Jolly Club | Lancia LC2 | Xavier Lapeyre | Beppe Gabbiani | failure | Overheated cylinder |
1996 | Joest Racing | TWR-Porsche WSC-95 | Michele Alboreto | Didier Theys | failure | Electrics |
1997 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Porsche 911 GT2 | Christian Pescatori | Antonio de Azevedo Hermann | Rank 8 | |
1998 | Team BMW Motorsport | BMW V12 LM | Joachim Winkelhock | Johnny Cecotto | failure | Wheel bearings |
1999 | Team BMW Motorsport | BMW V12 LMR | Joachim Winkelhock | Yannick Dalmas | Overall victory |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1999 | BMW Motorsport | BMW V12 LMR | Yannick Dalmas | Joachim Winkelhock | failure | accident |
2000 | Team Rafanelli SRL | Lola B2K / 10 | Domenico Schiattarella | Didier de Radiguès | failure | steering |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Martini, Pierluigi |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lugo (Emilia-Romagna) , Italy |