Olivier Beretta
Olivier Beretta (born 23 November 1969) is a professional racing driver[1] from Monaco who raced in Formula One[2] in 1994 for the Larrousse team, partnering Érik Comas. He participated in 10 Grands Prix, debuting on 27 March 1994. He scored no championship points, and was replaced when his sponsorship money ran out. During 2003 and 2004, he tested for the Williams team.
 Beretta in 2012 | |
| Born | 23 November 1969 Monte Carlo, Monaco |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Monégasque |
| Active years | 1994 |
| Teams | Larrousse |
| Entries | 10 (9 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1994 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 1996–2015, 2017– |
| Teams | Team Oreca, JML Team Panoz, Corvette Racing, AF Corse |
| Best finish | 4th (2001, 2006, 2012) |
| Class wins | 6 (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011) |
Career
Born in Monte Carlo, Beretta has seen more success in sportscar racing, taking class wins at the 24 Heures du Mans with Viper GTS-Rs in 1999 (10th overall) and 2000 (7th overall), Corvettes in 2004 (C5-R, 6th overall), 2005 (C5-R, 5th overall) and 2006 (C6-R, 4th overall) and driving LMP900 class cars to 6th (2001), 4th (2002) and 3rd (2003) place class finishes.
He made a single NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at Heartland Park Topeka in 1999 for Bobby Hamilton Racing, qualifying 10th and finishing 17th.
For 2012, Beretta made the move from Corvette[3] to Ferrari and started the season at the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona with Risi Competizione's Ferrari F458 Italia Grand Am. He competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship in a GTE-Pro class Ferrari F458 Italia for AF Corse.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Piquet Racing | Reynard 92D | Mugen Honda | SIL 9 |
PAU Ret |
CAT Ret |
PER Ret |
HOC Ret |
NÜR 9 |
NC | 0 | ||||
| Ford Cosworth | SPA Ret |
ALB 17† |
NOG 9 |
MAG Ret | |||||||||||
| 1993 | Forti Corse | Reynard 93D | Ford Cosworth | DON 1 |
SIL 10 |
PAU 4 |
PER Ret |
HOC 4 |
NÜR 5 |
SPA 13 |
MAG 9 |
NOG 4 |
6th | 20 |
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Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Tourtel Larrousse F1 | Larrousse LH94 | Ford HBF7/8 3.5 V8 | BRA Ret |
PAC Ret |
SMR Ret |
MON 8 |
ESP DNS |
CAN Ret |
FRA Ret |
GBR 14 |
GER 7 |
HUN 9 |
BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | JPN | AUS | NC | 0 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
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Complete FIA GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Viper Team Oreca | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT2 | HOC 1 |
SIL 3 |
HEL | NÜR 17 |
SPA 2 |
A1R 2 |
SUZ 1 |
DON 1 |
MUG Ret |
SEB 1 |
LAG 3 |
3rd | 60 |
| 1998 | Viper Team Oreca | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT2 | OSC 1 |
SIL 1 |
HOC 1 |
DIJ 1 |
HUN 2 |
SUZ 1 |
DON 1 |
A1R 2 |
HOM 1 |
LAG 1 |
1st | 92 | |
| 1999 | Viper Team Oreca | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT | MNZ 1 |
SIL 1 |
HOC | HUN 2 |
ZOL 1 |
OSC 1 |
DON 1 |
HOM 2 |
GLN 2 |
ZHU 1 |
1st | 78 | |
| 2002 | Team A.R.T. | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT | MAG | SIL | BRN Ret |
JAR | AND | OSC | SPA | PER | DON | EST | NC | 0 | |
| 2007 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | ZHU | SIL | BUC | MNZ | OSC | SPA 6 |
ADR | BRN | NOG | ZOL | 36th | 7 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Team PlayStation | LMP900 | Chrysler LMP | Mopar 6.0 V8 | SEB | DON 8 |
JAR | EST | MOS | VAL | PET | 23rd | 12 |
| 2014 | SMP Racing | GTC | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 V8 | SIL 2 |
IMO 2 |
RBR 2 |
LEC 1 |
EST 3 |
1st | 94 |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Bobby Hamilton Racing | 4 | Dodge | HOM | PHO | EVG | MMR | MAR | MEM | PPR | I70 | BRI | TEX | PIR | GLN | MLW | NSV | NZH | MCH | NHA | IRP | GTY | HPT 17 |
RCH | LVS | LVL | TEX | CAL | 87th | 112 | ||||||||||||||
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 | SEB 1 |
SPA 4 |
LMS 4 |
SIL Ret |
SÃO 4 |
BHR 4 |
FUJ 4 |
SHA 3 |
53rd | 3.5 | |
| 2013 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS 4 |
SÃO | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 16th | 24 | |
| 2014 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS Ret |
COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | SÃO | NC | 0 | |
| 2015 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS 2 |
NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 13th | 36 | |
| 2017 | Spirit of Race | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 V8t | SIL | SPA | LMS 7 |
NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 12th | 12 |
| 2018–19 | MR Racing | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 V8t | SPA 5 |
LMS 5 |
SIL 7 |
FUJ Ret |
SHA 6 |
SEB 5 |
SPA 8 |
LMS 5 |
10th | 71 | |
| 2019–20 | MR Racing | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SIL 3 |
FUJ 4 |
SHA 7 |
BHR 7 |
COA 10 |
SPA | LMS | BHR | 15th | 43 |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Risi Competizione | GTLM | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 | DAY 11 |
SEB | LBH | LAG | WGL | MOS | IMS | ROA | VIR | COA | PET 11 |
45th | 22 |
| 2015 | Risi Competizione | GTLM | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 | DAY 9 |
SEB | LBH | LAG | WGL | MOS | ROA | VIR | COA | PET | 26th | 23 | |
| 2016 | Risi Competizione | GTLM | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 V8 | DAY 6 |
SEB | LBH | LAG | WGL | MOS | LIM | ROA | VIR | COA | PET | 25th | 26 |
References
- "Olivier Beretta makes his Pirelli World Challenge season opener count". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- "The Monaco Grand Prix – did you know?". Formula1.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- Watkins, Gary. "Olivier Beretta parts company with Corvette Racing". Autosport.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- "All Results of Olivier Beretta". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olivier Beretta. |
- Olivier Beretta driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Profile on F1 Rejects
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Justin Bell |
FIA GT Championship GT2 Champion 1998 With: Pedro Lamy |
Succeeded by Mike Rockenfeller Marc Lieb (2005) |
| Preceded by Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta |
FIA GT Championship Champion 1999 With: Karl Wendlinger |
Succeeded by Julian Bailey Jamie Campbell-Walter |
| Preceded by Inaugural |
American Le Mans Series GTS Champion 1999-2000 |
Succeeded by Terry Borcheller |
| Preceded by Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell (GTS) |
American Le Mans Series GT1 Champion 2005-2007 With: Oliver Gavin |
Succeeded by Jan Magnussen Johnny O'Connell |
| Preceded by Fabio Babini Kirill Ladygin Viktor Shaytar |
European Le Mans Series GTC Champion 2014 With: Anton Ladygin & Devi Markozov |
Succeeded by Franck Perera Eric Dermont Dino Lunardi |