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| Nationality || {{flagiconItaly}} [[Italy|Italian]] | | Nationality || {{flagiconItaly}} [[Italy|Italian]] | ||
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| Last race || [[1991 Australian Grand Prix]] | | Last race || [[1991 Australian Grand Prix]] | ||
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|Years || 1981, 1998 - 2008 | |Years || 1981, 1998 - 2008 | ||
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|Class Wins || 5 ([[2000 24 Hours of Le Mans|2000]], [[2001 24 Hours of Le Mans|2001]], [[2002 24 Hours of Le Mans|2002]], [[2006 24 Hours of Le Mans|2006]], [[2007 24 Hours of Le Mans|2007]]) | |Class Wins || 5 ([[2000 24 Hours of Le Mans|2000]], [[2001 24 Hours of Le Mans|2001]], [[2002 24 Hours of Le Mans|2002]], [[2006 24 Hours of Le Mans|2006]], [[2007 24 Hours of Le Mans|2007]]) | ||
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'''Emanuele Pirro''' (born [[January 12]] [[1962]] in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] former [[Formula One]] driver and five time [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans 24 hour]] winner. | '''Emanuele Pirro''' (born [[January 12]] [[1962]] in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] former [[Formula One]] driver and five time [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans 24 hour]] winner. | ||
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Pirro retired from racing at the end of the 2008 season having finished second in the American Le Mans series and will take on an ambassadorial role with Audi in 2009. | Pirro retired from racing at the end of the 2008 season having finished second in the American Le Mans series and will take on an ambassadorial role with Audi in 2009. | ||
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== Appearances in Video Gaming == | == Appearances in Video Gaming == | ||
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In 2007, the video game ''[[Race Driver: GRID]]'' was released with many, actual race car drivers including Pirro himself. He stars in the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] race featured at the end of every "season" the player finishes. He appears as the main opponent once you reach the [[LMP1]] class of vehicle and drives the [[Audi R10 TDI]]. | In 2007, the video game ''[[Race Driver: GRID]]'' was released with many, actual race car drivers including Pirro himself. He stars in the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] race featured at the end of every "season" the player finishes. He appears as the main opponent once you reach the [[LMP1]] class of vehicle and drives the [[Audi R10 TDI]]. | ||
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+ | [[Image:Pirro 1991.jpg|thumb|left|'''Pirro at the [[1991 United States Grand Prix]]''']] | ||
+ | [[Image:Audi R10 2007.jpg|thumb|left|'''Pirro driving an [[Audi R10]] at the [[2007 24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans 24 Hours]]''']] | ||
===Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results=== | ===Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results=== | ||
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! [[1981 24 Hours of Le Mans|1981]] | ! [[1981 24 Hours of Le Mans|1981]] | ||
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| <font color=black>Ret |
| [[Martini Racing]] | | [[Martini Racing]] | ||
| [[Lancia Monte Carlo|Lancia Beta Monte Carlo]] | | [[Lancia Monte Carlo|Lancia Beta Monte Carlo]] | ||
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! [[1998 24 Hours of Le Mans|1998]] | ! [[1998 24 Hours of Le Mans|1998]] | ||
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| <font color=black>Ret |
| [[Gulf Oil|Gulf]] Team [[Davidoff]] / GTC Competition | | [[Gulf Oil|Gulf]] Team [[Davidoff]] / GTC Competition | ||
| [[McLaren F1 GTR]] | | [[McLaren F1 GTR]] | ||
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! [[1999 24 Hours of Le Mans|1999]] | ! [[1999 24 Hours of Le Mans|1999]] | ||
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| [[Audi Sport Team Joest]] | | [[Audi Sport Team Joest]] | ||
| [[Audi R8R]] | | [[Audi R8R]] | ||
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! [[2000 24 Hours of Le Mans|2000]] | ! [[2000 24 Hours of Le Mans|2000]] | ||
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| [[Audi Sport Team Joest]] | | [[Audi Sport Team Joest]] | ||
| [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] | | [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] | ||
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! [[2001 24 Hours of Le Mans|2001]] | ! [[2001 24 Hours of Le Mans|2001]] | ||
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| [[Audi Sport Team Joest]] | | [[Audi Sport Team Joest]] | ||
| [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] | | [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] | ||
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! [[2002 24 Hours of Le Mans|2002]] | ! [[2002 24 Hours of Le Mans|2002]] | ||
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| [[Audi Sport Team Joest]] | | [[Audi Sport Team Joest]] | ||
| [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] | | [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] | ||
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! [[2003 24 Hours of Le Mans|2003]] | ! [[2003 24 Hours of Le Mans|2003]] | ||
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| [[Champion Racing]] | | [[Champion Racing]] | ||
| [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] | | [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] | ||
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! [[2004 24 Hours of Le Mans|2004]] | ! [[2004 24 Hours of Le Mans|2004]] | ||
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| [[ADT Security Services|ADT]] [[Champion Racing]] | | [[ADT Security Services|ADT]] [[Champion Racing]] | ||
| [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] | | [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] | ||
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| [[ADT Security Services|ADT]] [[Champion Racing]] | | [[ADT Security Services|ADT]] [[Champion Racing]] | ||
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===Complete Formula One results=== | ===Complete Formula One results=== | ||
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| [[1989 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small></small> | | [[1989 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small></small> | ||
| [[1989 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small></small> | | [[1989 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small></small> | ||
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1989 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>9</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1989 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br /><font color=black><small>9</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1989 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>11</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1989 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]<br /><font color=black><small>11</small> |
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− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1989 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>8</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1989 Hungarian Grand Prix|<font color=black>HUN]]<br /><font color=black><small>8</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1989 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>10</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1989 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]<br /><font color=black><small>10</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 Portuguese Grand Prix|<font color=black>POR]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 Spanish Grand Prix|<font color=black>ESP]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 Japanese Grand Prix|<font color=black>JPN]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>5</small> | + | |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 Australian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUS]]<br /><font color=black><small>5</small> |
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| [[1990 Formula One season|1990]] | | [[1990 Formula One season|1990]] | ||
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| [[1990 United States Grand Prix|USA]] | | [[1990 United States Grand Prix|USA]] | ||
| [[1990 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small></small> | | [[1990 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small></small> | ||
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 San Marino Grand Prix|<font color=black>SMR]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Canadian Grand Prix|<font color=black>CAN]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Mexican Grand Prix|<font color=black>MEX]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1990 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>11</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1990 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]<br /><font color=black><small>11</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1990 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>10</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1990 Hungarian Grand Prix|<font color=black>HUN]]<br /><font color=black><small>10</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1990 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>15</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1990 Portuguese Grand Prix|<font color=black>POR]]<br /><font color=black><small>15</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Spanish Grand Prix|<font color=black>ESP]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Japanese Grand Prix|<font color=black>JPN]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Australian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUS]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
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! [[Judd (engine)|Judd]] [[V10]] | ! [[Judd (engine)|Judd]] [[V10]] | ||
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 United States Grand Prix|<font color=black>USA]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>11</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Brazilian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BRA]]<br /><font color=black><small>11</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#FFCFCF"| [[1991 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small> | + | |bgcolor="#FFCFCF"| [[1991 San Marino Grand Prix|<font color=black>SMR]]<br /><font color=black><small>DNPQ</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1991 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>6</small> | + | |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1991 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]<br /><font color=black><small>6</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>9</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Canadian Grand Prix|<font color=black>CAN]]<br /><font color=black><small>9</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#FFCFCF"| [[1991 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small> | + | |bgcolor="#FFCFCF"| [[1991 Mexican Grand Prix|<font color=black>MEX]]<br /><font color=black><small>DNPQ</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#FFCFCF"| [[1991 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small> | + | |bgcolor="#FFCFCF"| [[1991 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br /><font color=black><small>DNPQ</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>10</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]<br /><font color=black><small>10</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>10</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br /><font color=black><small>10</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Hungarian Grand Prix|<font color=black>HUN]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>8</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]<br /><font color=black><small>8</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>10</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]<br /><font color=black><small>10</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Portuguese Grand Prix|<font color=black>POR]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>15</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Spanish Grand Prix|<font color=black>ESP]]<br /><font color=black><small>15</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | + | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Japanese Grand Prix|<font color=black>JPN]]<br /><font color=black><small>Ret</small> |
− | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>7</small> | + | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1991 Australian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUS]]<br /><font color=black><small>7</small> |
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Latest revision as of 05:46, 28 October 2009
Emanuele Pirro | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Years | 1989 - 1991 |
Team(s) | Benetton, Scuderia Italia |
Races | 40 (37 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Points | 3 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First race | 1989 French Grand Prix |
First win | |
Last win | |
Last race | 1991 Australian Grand Prix |
Le Mans Series | |
Years | 1981, 1998 - 2008 |
Team(s) | Martini Racing, GTC Competition, Audi Sport Joest, Champion Racing |
Best Finish | 1st (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007) |
Class Wins | 5 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007) |
Emanuele Pirro (born January 12 1962 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian former Formula One driver and five time Le Mans 24 hour winner.
Biography
Pirro started his racing career in karts at the age of 11. At 18, he raced with the Formula Fiat Abarth, then moving on to F300, F2, F3. From 1989 to 1991, he was a Formula One driver and participated in 40 grands prix, first for Benetton and later for Scuderia Italia. He scored a total of 3 championship points.
After leaving Formula One, Pirro became involved in touring car winning the Macau Guia race twice in 1991 and 1992 at the wheel of a BMW M3 Evolution and the Italian Touring car championship in 1994 and 1995 driving for Audi.
Further success followed in sports car racing, with three wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in three consecutive years (2000 to 2002) partnered with Frank Biela and Tom Kristensen for Audi Sport Team Joest.
Emanuele Pirro, Frank Biela and Marco Werner made history by becoming the first drivers to win the Le Mans 24-hour race in a diesel-powered car. Pirro was driving the Audi R10 Diesel when it completed a record 380 laps of the La Sarthe circuit. The team repeated the feat the following year.
Pirro, alongside teammates Dindo Capello and Allan McNish won a historic race at Petit Le Mans in 2008, driving for Audi Sport North America.
Pirro retired from racing at the end of the 2008 season having finished second in the American Le Mans series and will take on an ambassadorial role with Audi in 2009.
Appearances in Video Gaming
In 2007, the video game Race Driver: GRID was released with many, actual race car drivers including Pirro himself. He stars in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race featured at the end of every "season" the player finishes. He appears as the main opponent once you reach the LMP1 class of vehicle and drives the Audi R10 TDI.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Result | Team | Car | Class |
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1981 | Ret | Martini Racing | Lancia Beta Monte Carlo | Gr.5 |
1998 | Ret | Gulf Team Davidoff / GTC Competition | McLaren F1 GTR | GT1 |
1999 | 3 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R8R | LMP |
2000 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R8 | LMP900 |
2001 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R8 | LMP900 |
2002 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R8 | LMP900 |
2003 | 3 | Champion Racing | Audi R8 | LMP900 |
2004 | 3 | ADT Champion Racing | Audi R8 | LMP1 |
2005 | 3 | ADT Champion Racing | Audi R8 | LMP1 |
2006 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R10 | LMP1 |
2007 | 1 | Audi Sport North America | Audi R10 | LMP1 |
2008 | 6 | Audi Sport North America | Audi R10 | LMP1 |
Complete Formula One results
Yr | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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1989 | Benetton Formula Ltd | Benetton B188 | Cosworth V8 | BRA |
SMR |
MON |
MEX |
USA |
CAN |
FRA 9 |
GBR 11 |
23rd | 2 | ||||||||
Benetton B189 | GER Ret |
HUN 8 |
BEL 10 |
ITA Ret |
POR Ret |
ESP Ret |
JPN Ret |
AUS 5 | |||||||||||||
1990 | Scuderia Italia | BMS Dallara 190 | Cosworth V8 | USA | BRA |
SMR Ret |
MON Ret |
CAN Ret |
MEX Ret |
FRA Ret |
GBR 11 |
GER Ret |
HUN 10 |
BEL Ret |
ITA Ret |
POR 15 |
ESP Ret |
JPN Ret |
AUS Ret |
NC | 0 |
1991 | Scuderia Italia | BMS Dallara 191 | Judd V10 | USA Ret |
BRA 11 |
SMR DNPQ |
MON 6 |
CAN 9 |
MEX DNPQ |
FRA DNPQ |
GBR 10 |
GER 10 |
HUN Ret |
BEL 8 |
ITA 10 |
POR Ret |
ESP 15 |
JPN Ret |
AUS 7 |
18th | 1 |