Olivier Beretta Explained

Olivier Beretta
Nationality: Monégasque
Birth Date:23 November 1969
Birth Place:Monte Carlo, Monaco
Team(S):Larrousse
Races:10 (9 starts)
Championships:0
Wins:0
Podiums:0
Points:0
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
First Race:1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last Race:1994 Hungarian Grand Prix
Years:–, –
Team(S):Team Oreca, JML Team Panoz, Corvette Racing, AF Corse
Best Finish:4th
Class Wins:6

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 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.

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[4] 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) (Racesin italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910Pts
1992Piquet RacingReynard 92DMugen HondaSIL
PAU
CAT
PER
HOC
NÜR
NC0
Ford CosworthSPA
ALB
NOG
MAG
1993Forti CorseReynard 93DFord CosworthDON
SIL
PAU
PER
HOC
NÜR
SPA
MAG
NOG
6th20

Complete Formula One results

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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps
1995 Courage Compétition Eric van de Poele
Matiaz Tomlje
Courage C41-ChevroletWSC-DNQDNQ
1996 Viper Team Oreca Philippe Gache
Éric Hélary
Chrysler Viper GTS-RGT128321st12th
1997 Viper Team Oreca Philippe Gache
Dominique Dupuy
Chrysler Viper GTS-RGT2263DNFDNF
1998 Viper Team Oreca Pedro Lamy
Tommy Archer
Chrysler Viper GTS-RGT231213th2nd
1999 Viper Team Oreca Karl Wendlinger
Dominique Dupuy
Chrysler Viper GTS-RGTS32510th1st
2000 Viper Team Oreca Karl Wendlinger
Dominique Dupuy
Chrysler Viper GTS-RGTS3337th1st
2001 Team PlayStation Karl Wendlinger
Pedro Lamy
Chrysler LMPLMP9002984th3rd
2002 PlayStation Team Oreca Érik Comas
Pedro Lamy
Dallara SP1-JuddLMP9003595th4th
2003 JML Team Panoz Gunnar Jeannette
Max Papis
Panoz LMP01 Evo-ÉlanLMP9003605th3rd
2004 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Jan Magnussen
Chevrolet Corvette C5-RGTS3456th1st
2005 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Jan Magnussen
Chevrolet Corvette C6.RGT13495th1st
2006 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Jan Magnussen
Chevrolet Corvette C6.RGT13554th1st
2007 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Max Papis
Chevrolet Corvette C6.RGT122DNFDNF
2008 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Max Papis
Chevrolet Corvette C6.RGT134115th3rd
2009 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Marcel Fässler
Chevrolet Corvette C6.RGT1311DNFDNF
2010 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Emmanuel Collard
Chevrolet Corvette C6.RGT2255DNFDNF
2011 Corvette Racing Tommy Milner
Antonio García
Chevrolet Corvette C6.RGTE
Pro
31411th1st
2012 AF Corse Andrea Bertolini
Marco Cioci
Ferrari 458 Italia GTCGTE
Pro
32622nd4th
2013 AF Corse Kamui Kobayashi
Toni Vilander
Ferrari 458 Italia GTCGTE
Pro
31220th5th
2014 AF Corse Davide Rigon
Pierre Kaffer
Ferrari 458 Italia GTCGTE
Pro
28DNFDNF
2015 AF Corse Davide Rigon
James Calado
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2GTE
Pro
33221st2nd
2017 Spirit of Race Thomas Flohr
Francesco Castellacci
Ferrari 488 GTEGTE
Am
32641st12th
2018 MR Racing Eddie Cheever III
Motoaki Ishikawa
Ferrari 488 GTEGTE
Am
32438th9th
2019 MR Racing Eddie Cheever III
Motoaki Ishikawa
Ferrari 488 GTEGTE
Am
32841st10th

Complete FIA GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011Pts
1997Viper Team OrecaChrysler Viper GTS-RGT2HOC
SIL
HELNÜR
SPA
A1R
SUZ
DON
MUG
SEB
LAG
3rd60
1998Viper Team OrecaChrysler Viper GTS-RGT2OSC
SIL
HOC
DIJ
HUN
SUZ
DON
A1R
HOM
LAG
1st92
1999Viper Team OrecaChrysler Viper GTS-RGTMNZ
SIL
HOCHUN
ZOL
OSC
DON
HOM
GLN
ZHU
1st78
2002Team A.R.T.Chrysler Viper GTS-RGTMAGSILBRN
JARANDOSCSPAPERDONESTNC0
2007Luc Alphand AventuresChevrolet Corvette C6.RGT1ZHUSILBUCMNZOSCSPA
ADRBRNNOGZOL36th7

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine1234567Pts
2001Team PlayStationLMP900Chrysler LMPMopar 6.0 V8SEBDON
JARESTMOSVALPET23rd12
2007Luc Alphand AventuresGT1Chevrolet Corvette C6.RChevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8MNZVALNÜRSPASILINT
25th4
2008Luc Alphand AventuresGT1Chevrolet Corvette C6.RChevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8CATMNZ
SPANÜR
SIL10th8
2014SMP RacingGTCFerrari 458 Italia GT3Ferrari 4.5 V8SIL
IMO
RBR
LEC
EST
1st94

NASCAR

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassCarEngine123456789Pts
2012AF CorseLMGTE ProFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari F142 4.5 V8SEB
SPA
LMS
SIL
SÃO
BHR
FUJ
SHA
53rd3.5
2013AF CorseLMGTE ProFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari F142 4.5 V8SILSPALMS
SÃOCOAFUJSHABHR16th24
2014AF CorseLMGTE ProFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari 4.5 V8SILSPALMS
COAFUJSHABHRSÃONC0
2015AF CorseLMGTE ProFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari 4.5 V8SILSPALMS
NÜRCOAFUJSHABHR13th36
2017Spirit of RaceLMGTE AmFerrari 488 GTEFerrari F154CB 3.9 V8tSILSPALMS
NÜRMEXCOAFUJSHABHR12th12
2018–19MR RacingLMGTE AmFerrari 488 GTESPA
LMS
SIL
FUJ
SHA
SEB
SPA
LMS
10th71
2019–20MR RacingLMGTE AmFerrari 488 GTE EvoFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8SIL
FUJ
SHA
BHR
COA
SPALMSBHR15th43

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567891011Pts
2014Risi CompetizioneGTLMFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari F142 4.5 V8DAY
SEBLBHLAGWGLMOSIMSROAVIRCOAPET
45th22
2015Risi CompetizioneGTLMFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari F142 4.5 V8DAY
SEBLBHLAGWGLMOSROAVIRCOAPET26th23
2016Risi CompetizioneGTLMFerrari 488 GTEFerrari F154CB 3.9 V8DAY
SEBLBHLAGWGLMOSLIMROAVIRCOAPET25th26

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: In Charles' backyard after a one year break. 18 May 2021. 15 June 2023. Ferrari.
  2. News: Olivier Beretta makes his Pirelli World Challenge season opener count. 10 June 2017. Motorsport.com. en.
  3. News: The Monaco Grand Prix – did you know?. 10 June 2017. Formula1.com.
  4. News: Watkins. Gary. Olivier Beretta parts company with Corvette Racing. 10 June 2017. Autosport.com. en.
  5. Web site: Olivier Beretta – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 August 2023.