Emanuele Pirro was born on 12 January 1962 and is an Italian racing driver who has raced in Formula One, touring cars and in endurance races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans which he has won a total of five times.
11 Facts About Emanuele Pirro
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Emanuele Pirro has taken part in over 500 official national and international races.
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Emanuele Pirro was born in Rome, however he traces his roots to the small town of Latera near Viterbo through his mother's family.
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Emanuele Pirro is married to Marlene, with whom he has two sons, Cristoforo, born in 1993 and Goffredo, born in 1996.
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Emanuele Pirro began racing cars in 1980 after having raced seven years in go-karts, where he was two time Italian Champion and runner up in both the European and the World Karting Championships.
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Emanuele Pirro went on to win races in all the feeder series he competed in including F3, F3000 and Formula Nippon.
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Emanuele Pirro's racing career in F1 started at the 1989 French Grand Prix for the Benetton-Ford team, replacing Johnny Herbert who was still recovering from injuries sustained in a F3000 accident.
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Emanuele Pirro raced and won in ETCC, WTCC, Italian Supertouring and DTM.
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In 2010 Pirro won the Monaco Historic Grand Prix in the Formula 3 Class.
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Emanuele Pirro is a Steward for F1 races, TV pundit and is a frequent guest speaker at events hosted by multinational companies.
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Emanuele Pirro owns the Faloria Mountain Spa Resort, a 5-star hotel in Cortina d'Ampezzo.