Christian Pescatori
Christian Pescatori is a professional racecar driver from Italy. He was born in Brescia, on 1 December 1971.
Pescatori started his career in single-seater racing, becoming Italian Formula 3 Champion in 1993, before moving up to Formula 3000.
He later moved on to sports car racing, where he had more success. Pescatori won the Sports Racing World Cup in 2000, and the FIA GT Championship's N-GT class in 2001, both for JMB Racing. In 2002, he became an Audi works driver, winning the 12 Hours of Sebring. In 2001 and 2002 he was also second overall in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2005 he was GTS Champion in the Le Mans Endurance Series.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |  |
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Porsche 911 GT1 | GT1 | 317 | 8th | 4th |
| 1999 |  |
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Ferrari 333 SP | LMP | 71 | DNF | DNF |
| 2001 |  |
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Audi R8 | LMP900 | 320 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2002 | |
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Audi R8 | LMP900 | 374 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2005 | |
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Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GT1 | 67 | DNF | DNF |
| 2006 | |
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Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | 3 | DNF | DNF |
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External links
- Official website
- Christian Pescatori career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Max Angelelli |
Italian Formula Three Champion 1993 |
Succeeded by Giancarlo Fisichella |
| Preceded by Emmanuel Collard Vincenzo Sospiri |
FIA Sportscar Championship Champion 2000 with: David Terrien |
Succeeded by Marco Zadra |
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