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| Olivier Beretta | |
|---|---|
| 👁 Image Beretta in 2012 | |
| Born | Olivier Henri Aldo Léopold Beretta (1969-11-23) 23 November 1969 (age 56) Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Racing licence | 👁 Image FIA Platinum (until 2019) 👁 Image FIA Gold (2020–) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | 👁 Monaco 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, 2017–2019 |
| 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) |
Olivier Henri Aldo Léopold Beretta[1] (born 23 November 1969) is a professional racing driver[2] from Monaco who raced in Formula One[3] in 1994 for the Larrousse team, partnering Érik Comas. He participated in ten 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.
Career
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Born in Monte Carlo, Beretta has seen more success in sportscar racing, taking class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Viper GTS-Rs in 1999 (tenth overall) and 2000 (seventh overall), Corvettes in 2004 (C5-R, sixth overall), 2005 (C5-R, fifth overall) and 2006 (C6-R, fourth overall) and driving LMP900 class cars to sixth (2001), fourth (2002) and third (2003) place class finishes.[citation needed]
Beretta made a single NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at Heartland Park Topeka in 1999 for Bobby Hamilton Racing, qualifying tenth and finishing 17th.[4] Beretta was the first European to compete in the Truck Series, describing the vehicle as "much heavier" than expected and commenting that he "wasn't used to seeing my hands in front of me on the steering wheel. I'm used to them sitting much lower in the car."[5][6]
For 2012, Beretta made the move from Corvette[7] 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.[citation needed]
Racing record
[edit]Complete International Formula 3000 results
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| 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 |
Complete Formula One results
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| 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 |
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
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Complete FIA GT Championship results
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| 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
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| 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 |
| 2007 | Luc Alphand Aventures | GT1 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8 | MNZ | VAL | NÜR | SPA | SIL | INT 2 |
25th | 4 | |
| 2008 | Luc Alphand Aventures | GT1 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8 | CAT | MNZ 2 |
SPA | NÜR Ret |
SIL | 10th | 8 | ||
| 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
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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 | Ref | |||||||||||||
| 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 | [10] | |||||||||||||
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
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| 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 IMSA SportsCar Championship results
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| 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
[edit]- ^ "In Charles' backyard after a one year break". Ferrari. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Said on Truck Series pole". The News & Advance. AP. 28 August 1999. Retrieved 19 November 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frazier, Duane (28 August 1999). "Said earns pole with record run". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 19 November 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bliss ends year-long dry spell". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. AP. 29 August 1999. Retrieved 19 November 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Watkins, Gary. "Olivier Beretta parts company with Corvette Racing". Autosport.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Small, Steve (2000). Grand Prix Who's Who (3 ed.). Travel Publishing. p. 70. ISBN 1902007468.
- ^ "All Results of Olivier Beretta". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Olivier Beretta – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
External links
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- Olivier Beretta driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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