14 Facts About Rinaldo Capello

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Rinaldo "Dindo" Capello was born on 17 June 1964 and is an Italian professional racing driver.

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Rinaldo Capello is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Bentley in 2003 and Audi in 2004 and 2008.

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Rinaldo Capello has raced in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, the FIA World Endurance Championship, DTM and the Italian GT Championship.

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Rinaldo Capello won the championship again in 1996, but in an Audi A4 this time.

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Rinaldo Capello was selected for the 2000 Le Mans race by the Audi Sport Joest team, driving the Audi R8 - the team finished in third place.

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Rinaldo Capello was one of Audi's six drivers for its first race under Team Joest, the 1999 12 Hours of Sebring.

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Rinaldo Capello would go on to win the race the following two years, in 2001 and 2002.

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8.

Rinaldo Capello currently sits second all-time in overall wins at Sebring, with five outright victories.

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Rinaldo Capello won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2002 and 2012.

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Rinaldo Capello holds the record of most Petit Le Mans victories, with five in total, having won in 2000,2002,2006,2007 and 2008, all of these victories coming for the Audi Sport North America and Team Joest squads.

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Rinaldo Capello was vice-champion of the 2000 American Le Mans Series, winning 6 races.

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In both 2006 and 2007 Rinaldo Capello finished as champion alongside Britain's Allan McNish in the Audi Sport North America run R10.

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Rinaldo Capello officially retired from prototype racing in 2012, while leading the FIA World Endurance Championship after hinting that he may not return to Le Mans in 2013.

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Audi's statement confirmed that Rinaldo Capello would continue to race in GT3 with the Audi R8 LMS Ultra.