14 Facts About Pedro Lamy

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Jose Pedro Mourao Lamy Vicoso, OIH, known as Pedro Lamy is a Portuguese professional racing driver currently racing in endurance races teaming up with Mathias Lauda and gentleman driver Paul Dalla Lana.

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Pedro Lamy was the first Portuguese driver to score a point in a Formula One World Championship event, in the 1995 Australian Grand Prix, for Minardi.

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In 1993, Pedro Lamy got the chance to race in the final four Formula One races of the season, replacing injured Alessandro Zanardi in the Lotus team.

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Pedro Lamy scored no points, but was signed for the team to drive the full 1994 season.

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Pedro 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.

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Pedro 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.

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Pedro Lamy 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.

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Pedro Lamy won the GTS class in the Le Mans Endurance Series in a Larbre Competition Ferrari 550 Maranello.

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For 2005, Pedro Lamy was an Aston Martin works driver for the Sebring 12 Hours and Le Mans, racing for BMW at the 24 Hours Nurburgring where he won again, and for the Larbre team in the FIA GT Championship.

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In 2005, Pedro Lamy was announced as the driver of A1 Team Portugal in the 2005 A1 Grand Prix.

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However, Pedro Lamy never went beyond testing, and Alvaro Parente was appointed the main driver's seat.

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In 2007, Pedro 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.

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Pedro Lamy became LMP1 champion in the LMS in the first season.

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In 2012, Pedro Lamy participated in the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving a Larbre Competition Corvette C6.