Olivier Beretta : biography
Olivier Beretta (born November 23, 1969 in Monte Carlo) is a racing driver from Monaco who raced in Formula One in 1994 for the Larrousse team, partnering Érik Comas. He participated in 10 grands prix, debuting on March 27, 1994. He scored no championship points, and was replaced when his sponsorship money ran out. During 2003 and 2004, he tested for the Williams team.
Beretta has seen more success in sportscar racing, taking class wins at the 24 Heures du Mans with Viper GTS-Rs in 1999 (10th overall) and 2000 (7th overall), Corvettes in 2004 (C5-R, 6th overall), 2005 (C5-R, 5th overall) and 2006 (C6-R, 4th overall) and driving LMP900 class cars to 6th (2001), 4th (2002) and 3rd (2003) place class finishes.
He made a single NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at Heartland Park Topeka in 1999 for Bobby Hamilton Racing, qualifying 10th and finishing 17th.
For 2012, Beretta made the move from Corvette to Ferrari and started the season at the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona with Risi Competizione’s Ferrari F458 Italia Grand Am. He competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship in a GTE-Pro class Ferrari F458 Italia for AF Corse.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
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1992 | Piquet Racing | SIL9 | PAURet | CATRet | PERRet | HOCRet | NÜR9 | SPARet | ALB17† | NOG9 | MAGRet | NC | 0 |
1993 | Forti Corse | DON1 | SIL10 | PAU4 | PERRet | HOC4 | NÜR5 | SPA13 | MAG9 | NOG4 | 6th | 20 |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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1994 | Tourtel Larrousse F1 | Larrousse LH94 | Ford V8 | BRARet | PACRet | SMRRet | MON8 | ESPRet | CANRet | FRARet | GBR14 | GER7 | HUN9 | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | JPN | AUS | NC | 0 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos.|Overall Position}} | ClassPos.|Class Position}} |
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1996 | Viper Team Oreca | Philippe Gache Eric Hélary | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT1 | 283 | 21st | 12th |
1997 | Viper Team Oreca | Philippe Gache Dominique Dupuy | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT2 | 263 | DNF | DNF |
1998 | Viper Team Oreca | Pedro Lamy Tommy Archer | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT2 | 312 | 13th | 2nd |
1999 | Viper Team Oreca | Karl Wendlinger Dominique Dupuy | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GTS | 325 | 10th | 1st |
2000 | Viper Team Oreca | Karl Wendlinger Dominique Dupuy | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GTS | 333 | 7th | 1st |
2001 | Team PlayStation | Karl Wendlinger Pedro Lamy | Chrysler LMP | LMP900 | 298 | 4th | 3rd |
2002 | PlayStation Team Oreca | Érik Comas Pedro Lamy | Dallara SP1-Judd | LMP900 | 359 | 5th | 4th |
2003 | JML Team Panoz | Gunnar Jeannette Max Papis | Panoz LMP01 Evo-Élan | LMP900 | 360 | 5th | 3rd |
2004 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Jan Magnussen | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | GTS | 345 | 6th | 1st |
2005 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Jan Magnussen | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 349 | 5th | 1st |
2006 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Jan Magnussen | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 355 | 4th | 1st |
2007 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Max Papis | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 22 | DNF | DNF |
2008 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Max Papis | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 341 | 15th | 3rd |
2009 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Marcel Fässler | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 311 | DNF | DNF |
2010 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Emmanuel Collard | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT2 | 255 | DNF | DNF |
2011 | Corvette Racing | Tommy Milner Antonio García | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GTEPro | 314 | 11th | 1st |
2012 | AF Corse | Andrea Bertolini Marco Cioci | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | GTEPro | 326 | 22nd | 4th |
2013 | AF Corse | Kamui Kobayashi Toni Vilander | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | GTEPro | 312 | 21st | 5th |