Stéphane Ortelli

Le Mans drivers
Name = Stéphane Ortelli


Caption =
Nationality = flagicon|MON Monagasque
Years = 24hLM|1995 – 24hLM|2002, 24hLM|2004 – 24hLM|2007
Teams = Larbre Compétition
New Hardware Racing/Parr Motorsport
Roock Racing
Porsche AG
Audi Sport UK
Audi Sport Team Joest
Team Bentley
Pescarolo Sport
Freisinger Motorsport
Audi PlayStation Team Oreca
Aston Martin Racing
Team Oreca
Best Finish = 1st (24hLM|1998)
Class Wins = 1 (24hLM|1998)

Stéphane Ortelli (born 30 March 1970, Hyères, France) is a Monagasque motor racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 24hLM|1998. He also won the GT1 Class at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2005, driving for Aston Martin.

2008 Monza Le Mans Series crash

On April 27 2008, during a Le Mans Series race at the Monza circuit, Ortelli lost control of his Courage car under braking which caused him to slide onto the grass. This in turn instigated a cartwheeling motion upon the vehicle, which resulted in most of the car's bodywork and all but one wheel being torn off before it came to rest on the opposite side of the track. It narrowly missed the tail of Allan McNish's Audi R10 which was in front. Ortelli sustained a broken ankle as a result.cite news|last= Strang |first= Simon |date= 2008-04-27 |title= Ortelli breaks ankle in horror crash |url= http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66987 |publisher= Autosport.com |accessdate= 2008-05-06 ]

Career

*1995 : Winner of French Super Touring BMW-Oreca / 5 victories
*2002 : Winner of Porsche Super Cup 3 victories & 4 podiums
*2002 : FIA GT Group N Porsche GT3 RS / 7 victories & 1 podium
*2003 : FIA GT Group N Porsche GT3 RS / 3 victories & 3 podiums en
*2004 : Winner of Porsche Cup Porsche 996 GT3 RS /5 victories& 7 podiums
*2005 : World Touring Car Championship SEAT
* LeMans Series with Audi PlayStation Team ORECA (Audi R8) / 1 Win
* 24 Hours of LeMans with Audi Playstation Team ORECA (Audi R8) / 4th Overall
* Winner of "12 Hours of Sebring" in GT1 Class with Prodrive Aston Martin DBR9.
*2006: LeMans Series with Team ORECA (Saleen S7R) / 2 Victories
*2007: FIA GT Series, GT2 Class AF Corse Motorola (Ferrari F430)

References

External links

* [http://www.stephaneortelli.net Stéphane Ortelli official website] ("French")