About Pierluigi Martini
Pierluigi Martini (Italian pronunciation: [ˌpjɛrluˈiːdʒi marˈtiːni]; born 23 April 1961) is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1985 and from 1988 to 1995. In endurance racing, Martini won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1999 with BMW. Born in Lugo, Emilia-Romagna, Martini is the nephew of Formula Two driver Giancarlo Martini and the older brother of Oliver. He finished runner-up to Ivan Capelli in the 1986 International Formula 3000 Championship. Martini contested 124 Formula One Grands Prix between 1984 and 1995 for Toleman, Minardi, and Scuderia Italia, achieving 18 championship points. In 1999, Martini, Yannick Dalmas and Joachim Winkelhock won the Le Mans 24 Hours. The team had to fight both Toyota and Mercedes works cars and won the race by a lap over the runner-up Toyota.
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