Pedro Lamy Explained

Pedro Lamy
Birth Name:José Pedro Mourão Lamy Viçoso
Birth Date:20 March 1972
Birth Place:Aldeia Galega da Merceana, Alenquer, Portugal
Nationality: Portuguese
Years:
Team(S):Lotus, Minardi
Races:32
Championships:0
Wins:0
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Points:1
First Race:1993 Italian Grand Prix
Last Race:1996 Japanese Grand Prix
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Years:–, –, –
Best Finish:2nd
Class Wins:1

José Pedro Mourão Nunes Lamy Viçoso, OIH, known as Pedro Lamy (pronounced as /pt/; born 20 March 1972), is a Portuguese former professional racing driver. He was the first Portuguese driver to score a point in a Formula One World Championship event, in the 1995 Australian Grand Prix, for Minardi.

Racing career

Early years

Born in Aldeia Galega da Merceana, Alenquer, Portugal, Lamy graduated from karting and won the Portuguese Formula Ford Championship in his debut year, in 1989, at the age of 17. Taking on Domingos Piedade as a manager, Lamy moved to Formula Opel Lotus and won the championship in his second attempt, in 1991.

With Piedade's help, Lamy went to Germany to race in the local Formula Three series. Signing for Willi Weber's team, he defeated Marco Werner in the fight for the Championship, in 1992, also winning the Marlboro Masters in Zandvoort and finishing second in the Macau Grand Prix. In 1993 he raced for Crypton Engineering in Formula 3000 and finished second in the series, one point behind champion Olivier Panis, although he scored a win at Pau, a narrow street course considered even more difficult than Monaco.

Formula One

Lotus (1993–1994)

In, Lamy got the chance to race in the final four Formula One races of the season, replacing injured Alessandro Zanardi in the Lotus team. He scored no points, but was signed for the team to drive the full 1994 season. Lamy drove the first four races, before suffering a serious crash in private testing at Silverstone, breaking both legs and wrists and sitting in the sidelines for over a year.[1]

Minardi (1995–1996)

After intense physical therapy, Lamy signed a contract to race in the second half of the 1995 season for Minardi, replacing Pierluigi Martini, and scoring the team's only point of the season in Adelaide, despite a spectacular spin and struggling to get going again halfway through the race. Lamy stayed with Minardi for 1996, but the team's lack of resources meant the car received little development, and the Portuguese driver finished his F1 career, after 32 Grand Prix starts.

Sports car racing

Afterwards, Lamy moved to the FIA GT Championship, where he won the GT2 class in 1998 in an Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS-R. He then raced in the Le Mans 24 Hours and the DTM for the works Mercedes team, but was unhappy with his treatment within the team.

Switching to the Zakspeed outfit, he won the 24 Hours Nürburgring twice in a row (in 2001 and 2002), taking the V8Star Series crown as well, in 2003. In 2004 he drove for BMW Motorsport in a few selected events including the 24 Hours Nürburgring that he won again. He also won the GTS class in the Le Mans Endurance Series in a Larbre Compétition Ferrari 550 Maranello. For 2005, Lamy was an Aston Martin works driver for the Sebring 12 Hours and Le Mans, also racing for BMW at the 24 Hours Nürburgring where he won again, and for the Larbre team in the FIA GT Championship.

In 2005, Lamy was announced as the driver of A1 Team Portugal in the 2005 A1 Grand Prix. However, Lamy never went beyond testing, and Álvaro Parente was appointed the main driver's seat. Instead, Lamy remained with the Aston Martin Racing squad, taking part in the American Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2007, Lamy became a factory driver for the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP in the Le Mans Series, as well as driving the diesel-powered prototype in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Lamy became LMP1 champion in the LMS in the first season.

In 2010, driving for BMW Motorsport, he won the 24 Hours Nürburgring for the fifth time, to tie with Marcel Tiemann for the most wins at the race. In 2012, Lamy participated in the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving a Larbre Competition Corvette C6.R in GTE-Am.

, he is a FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) commissioner.

Racing record

Complete German Formula Three results

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

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617Pts
1993Team LotusLotus 107BFord HBD6 3.5 V8RSABRAEURSMRESPMONCANFRAGBRGERHUNBELITA
POR
JPN
AUS
NC0
1994Team LotusLotus 107CMugen Honda MF-351 HC 3.5 V10BRA
PAC
SMR
MON
ESPCANFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPOREURJPNAUSNC0
1995Minardi Scuderia ItaliaMinardi M195Ford EDM 3.0 V8BRAARGSMRESPMONCANFRAGBRGERHUN
BEL
ITA
POR
EUR
PAC
JPN
AUS
18th1
1996Minardi TeamMinardi M195BFord ED2 3.0 V8AUS
BRA
ARG
EUR
SMR
MON
ESP
CAN
FRA
GBR
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
POR
JPN
NC0
Sources:[3] [4]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps
1997 Schübel Engineering Armin Hahne
Patrice Goueslard
Porsche 911 GT1GT13315th3rd
1998 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
Tommy Archer
Chrysler Viper GTS-RGT231213th2nd
1999 AMG-Mercedes Bernd Schneider
Franck Lagorce
Mercedes-Benz CLRLMGTP76DNFDNF
2001 Team PlayStation Olivier Beretta
Karl Wendlinger
Chrysler LMPLMP9002984th3rd
2002 PlayStation Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
Érik Comas
Dallara SP1-JuddLMP9003595th4th
2005 Aston Martin Racing Peter Kox
Tomáš Enge
Aston Martin DBR9GT1327DNFDNF
2006 Aston Martin Racing Stéphane Sarrazin
Stéphane Ortelli
Aston Martin DBR9GT134210th5th
2007 Team Peugeot Total Stéphane Sarrazin
Sébastien Bourdais
Peugeot 908 HDi FAPLMP13592nd2nd
2008 Team Peugeot Total Stéphane Sarrazin
Alexander Wurz
Peugeot 908 HDi FAPLMP13685th5th
2009 Team Peugeot Total Nicolas Minassian
Christian Klien
Peugeot 908 HDi FAPLMP13696th6th
2010 Peugeot Sport Total Sébastien Bourdais
Simon Pagenaud
Peugeot 908 HDi FAPLMP138DNFDNF
2011 Team Peugeot Total Sébastien Bourdais
Simon Pagenaud
Peugeot 908LMP13552nd2nd
2012 Larbre Compétition Patrick Bornhauser
Julien Canal
Chevrolet Corvette C6.RGTE
Am
32920th1st
2013 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Bill Auberlen
Aston Martin Vantage GTEGTE
Pro
221DNFDNF
2014 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Christoffer Nygaard
Aston Martin Vantage GTEGTE
Am
32926th6th
2015 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTEGTE
Am
321NCNC
2016 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTEGTE
Am
281DNFDNF
2017 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTEGTE
Am
32936th8th
2018 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTEGTE
Am
92DNFDNF
2019 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTEGTE
Am
87DNFDNF
Sources:[5]

Complete FIA GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011Pts
1997Schübel RennsportPorsche 911 GT1GT1HOC
SIL
HELNÜRSPAA1R34th1
Porsche AGPorsche 911 GT1 EvoSUZ
DONMUGSEBLAG
1998Viper Team OrecaChrysler Viper GTS-RGT2OSC
SIL
HOC
DIJ
HUN
SUZ
DON
A1R
HOM
LAG
1st92
2005Larbre CompétitionFerrari 550-GTS MaranelloGT1MNZ
MAG
IMO
BRN
OSC
IST
ZHU
DUB
BHR
8th60
Aston Martin RacingAston Martin DBR9SIL
SPA
2006Manthey RacingPorsche 997 GT3-RSRG2SILBRNOSCSPA
PRIDIJMUGHUNADRDUBNC0
2007Vitaphone Racing TeamMaserati MC12 GT1GT1ZHUSILBUCMNZOSCSPA
ADRBRNNOGZOL20th14
2008Larbre CompétitionSaleen S7-RGT1SILMNZADROSCSPA
BUCBUCBRNNOG41st1
Team VitasystemsMaserati MC12 GT1ZOL
SAN
2009Vitaphone Racing TeamMaserati MC12 GT1GT1SILADROSCSPA
BUCALGPRIZOL33rd3
Source:
Not eligible for points

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920Pts
2000Team RosbergAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000HOC
1

HOC
2

OSC
1

OSC
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

SAC
1

SAC
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

OSC
1

OSC
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

13th39
2001Team RosbergAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000HOC
QR

HOC
CR

NÜR
QR

NÜR
CR

OSC
QR
OSC
CR
SAC
QR
SAC
CR
NOR
QR
NOR
CR
LAU
QR
LAU
CR
NÜR
QR
NÜR
CR
A1R
QR
A1R
CR
ZAN
QR
ZAN
CR
HOC
QR
HOC
CR
17th12
Source:[6]

Complete Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassCarEngine123456Pts
2004Larbre CompétitionGTSFerrari 550-GTS MaranelloFerrari 5.9 V12MNZ
NÜR
SIL
SPA
1st35
2005MenX RacingGT1Ferrari 550-GTS MaranelloFerrari 5.9 V12SPAMNZSILNÜRIST
23rd6
2006Aston Martin Racing LarbreGT1Aston Martin DBR9Aston Martin 6.0 V12IST
SPA
NÜR
DON
JAR
1st32
2007Team Peugeot TotalLMP1Peugeot 908 HDi FAPPeugeot HDi 5.5 Turbo V12MNZ
VAL
NÜR
SPA
SIL
INT
1st40
2008Team Peugeot TotalLMP1Peugeot 908 HDi FAPPeugeot HDi 5.5 Turbo V12CAT
MNZ
SPA
NÜR
SIL
7th21
2010Team Peugeot TotalLMP1Peugeot 908 HDi FAPPeugeot HDi 5.5 Turbo V12LECSPA
ALGHUNSIL21st18
2011Peugeot Sport TotalLMP1Peugeot 908Peugeot HDi 3.7 Turbo V8LECSPA
8
IMOSILESTNC0
BMW MotorsportGTE ProBMW M3 GT2BMW 4.0 V8LECSPAIMO
8
SILESTNC0
Sources:
Notes

Complete GT1 World Championship results

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassCarEngine123456789RankPts
2012Larbre CompétitionLMGTE AmChevrolet Corvette C6.RChevrolet 5.5 L V8SEB
SPALMS
SILSÃOBHRFUJ
SHA
67th†2.5
2013Aston Martin RacingLMGTE ProAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SIL
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
11th42.75
2014Aston Martin RacingLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SIL
SPA
LMS
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
SÃO
2nd164
2015Aston Martin RacingLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SIL
SPA
LMS
NÜR
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
3rd144
2016Aston Martin RacingLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SIL
SPA
LMS
NÜR
MEX
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
3rd149
2017Aston Martin RacingLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SIL
SPA
LMS
NÜR
MEX
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
1st192
2018–19Aston Martin RacingLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SPA
LMS
SIL
FUJ
SHA
SEB
SPA
LMS
8th77
2019–20Aston Martin RacingLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage AMRAston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8SILFUJSHABHRCOASPALMSBHR
33rd4
Sources:[7]
Rank indicates standings in Drivers' World Championship.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112PointsRef
2014Aston Martin RacingGTLMAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 V8DAY
SEBLBHLGAWGLMOSIMSELKVIRCOAPET40th24[8]
2015Aston Martin RacingGTLMAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 V8DAY
SEB
LBHLGAWGLMOSELKVIRCOAPET19th52[9]
2016Aston Martin RacingGTDAston Martin Vantage GT3Aston Martin 6.0 V12DAY
SEB
LGAMOSPET28th51[10]
2017Aston Martin RacingGTDAston Martin Vantage GT3Aston Martin 6.0 V12DAY
SEBLBHCOADETWGLMOSLIMELKVIRLGAPET69th19[11]
2018Spirit of RaceGTDFerrari 488 GT3Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
SEB
MDODETWGLMOSLIMELKVIRLGAPET48th29[12]
2019Spirit of RaceGTDFerrari 488 GT3Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
SEBMDODETWGLMOSLIMELKVIRLGAPET67th11[13]
2020Aston Martin RacingGTDAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8DAY
DAYSEBELKVIRATLMDOCLTPETLGASEB58th14[14]
Source:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Derick Allsop . Motor Racing: Lamy in 'horrifying' crash at Silverstone: Lotus driver breaks kneecaps and thigh as car disintegrates following 150mph smash during testing for Spanish Grand Prix — Sport . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing-lamy-in-horrifying-crash-at-silverstone-lotus-driver-breaks-kneecaps-and-thigh-as-car-disintegrates-following-150mph-smash-during-testing-for-spanish-grand-prix-1438481.html . 25 May 2022 . subscription . live . The Independent . 1994-05-25 . 2014-02-04.
  2. Web site: Pedro Lamy . 13 March 2024 . Motor Sport.
  3. Web site: Pedro Lamy - Seasons . 13 March 2024 . Stats F1.
  4. Web site: Pedro Lamy Results . 13 March 2024 . Motorsport Stats.
  5. Web site: Pedro Lamy . 13 March 2024 . Automobile Club de l'Ouest.
  6. Web site: Pedro Lamy race results . 13 March 2024 . TouringCars.net.
  7. Web site: Pedro Lamy . 13 March 2024 . FIA World Endurance Championship.
  8. Web site: Pedro Lamy – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results . 13 March 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  9. Web site: Pedro Lamy – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results . 13 March 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  10. Web site: Pedro Lamy – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 13 March 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  11. Web site: Pedro Lamy – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 13 March 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  12. Web site: Pedro Lamy – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 13 March 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  13. Web site: Pedro Lamy – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 13 March 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  14. Web site: Pedro Lamy – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 13 March 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.