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Michele Alboreto (December 23, 1956 in Milan - April 25, 2001 in Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany) was an Italian racing driver. He is famous for finishing runner up to Alain Prost in the 1985 Formula One World Championship, as well as winning the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans and 2001 12 Hours of Sebring sports car races. Alboreto competed in Formula One from 1981 until 1994, racing for a number of teams, most notably the Ferrari factory team.

The Italian's career in motorsport began in 1976, racing a car he and a number of his friends had built in the Formula Monza series. The car, however, achieved very little success and two years later Alboreto moved up to Formula Three. Wins in the Italian Formula Three championship and a European Formula Three Championship crown in 1980 paved the way for the Italian's entrance into Formula One with the Tyrrell team.

Two wins, the first in the final round of the 1982 season in Las Vegas, and the second a year later in Detroit, earned him a place with the Ferrari team. Alboreto took three wins for the Italian team and challenged Alain Prost for the 1985 Championship, eventually losing out by 20 points. Following a poor 1988 campaign, the Italian left Ferrari and re-signed with his former employers Tyrrell, where he stayed until joining Larrousse mid-way through 1989.

Further seasons with Footwork, Scuderia Italia and Minardi followed during the tail end of his F1 career. In 1995, Alboreto moved on to sportscars and a year later the American IndyCar series. He took his final major victories, the 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours and 2001 Sebring 12 Hours, with German manufacturers Porsche and Audi respectively. In 2001, a month after his Sebring victory, he was killed testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Alain Prost
European Formula Three Champion
1980
Succeeded by
Mauro Baldi
Preceded by
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Nelson Piquet
Winner of the 1000 km Nürburgring
1982 with:
Teo Fabi
Riccardo Patrese
Succeeded by
Jochen Mass
Jacky Ickx
Preceded by
Manuel Reuter
Davy Jones
Alexander Wurz
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1997 with:
Stefan Johansson
Tom Kristensen
Succeeded by
Laurent Aïello
Allan McNish
Stéphane Ortelli
Preceded by
Frank Biela
Tom Kristensen
Emanuele Pirro
Winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring
2001 with:
Laurent Aïello
Rinaldo Capello
Succeeded by
Rinaldo Capello
Christian Pescatori
Johnny Herbert


Career summary : 1993-1994: Scuderia Italia and Minardi
Season Series Team Name Races Poles Wins Points Final Placing
1979 European Formula Three Euroracing 6 2 0 19 6th
Italian Formula Three Euroracing ? ? 3 47 2nd
1980 European Formula Three Euroracing 14 3 4 60 1st
Italian Formula Three Euroracing ? ? 1 25 3rd
British Formula Three Euroracing 1 ? 0 4 13th
World Championship for Makes Lancia Corse 4 0 0 NA NA
1981 Formula One Tyrrell 12 0 0 0 27th
European Formula Two Minardi 10 1 1 13 8th
World Endurance Championship Martini Racing 4 0 1 37 57th
1982 Formula One Tyrrell 16 0 1 25 7th
World Endurance Championship Martini Racing 8 2 3 63 5th
1983 Formula One Tyrrell 15 0 1 10 12th
World Endurance Championship Martini Racing 5 0 0 2 85th
European Endurance Championship Martini Racing 6 0 0 12 28th
1984 Formula One Ferrari 16 1 1 30.5 4th
1985 Formula One Ferrari 16 1 2 53 2nd
1986 Formula One Ferrari 16 0 0 14 8th
1987 Formula One Ferrari 16 0 0 17 7th
1988 Formula One Ferrari 16 0 0 24 5th
1989 Formula One Tyrrell 6 0 0 6 13th
Larrousse 8 0 0 0
1990 Formula One Arrows 16 0 0 0 24th
1991 Formula One Footwork 16 0 0 0 35th
1992 Formula One Footwork 16 0 0 6 10th
1993 Formula One Scuderia Italia 14 0 0 0 29th
1994 Formula One Minardi 16 0 0 1 24th
1995 International Touring Car Championship Alfa Corse 7 0 0 0 NC
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Alfa Corse 13 0 0 4 22nd
1996 IndyCar Series Team Scandia 3 0 0 189 11th
Le Mans 24 Hours Joest Racing (LMP1) 1 0 0 N/A NC
1997 IndyCar Series Team Scandia 2 0 0 62 32nd
Le Mans 24 Hours Joest Racing (LMP1) 1 1 1 N/A 1st
1998 Le Mans 24 Hours Porsche AG/Joest Racing (LMP1) 1 0 0 N/A NC
1999 American Le Mans Series Audi Sport Team Joest (LMP) 1 0 0 24 43rd
Le Mans 24 Hours Audi Sport Team Joest (LMP) 1 0 0 N/A 2nd
2000 Le Mans 24 Hours Audi Sport Team Joest (LMP900) 1 0 0 N/A 3rd
2001 American Le Mans Series Audi Sport North America (LMP900) 1 0 1 31 20th

Complete European Formula Two Championship results :
Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
1981 Minardi Team Minardi FLY281 BMW SIL
11
HOC
8
THR
Ret
NUR
8
VAL
Ret
MUG
14
PAU
Ret
PER
3
SPA
8
DON MIS
1
MAN 8th 13

Complete World Championship Formula One results :
Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Pts
1981 Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 Cosworth V8 USW
BRA
ARG
SMR
Ret
BEL
12
MON
Ret
ESP
DNQ
FRA
16
GBR
Ret
GER
DNQ
AUT
Ret
NC 0
Tyrrell 011 NED
9
ITA
Ret
CAN
11
CPL
13
1982 Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 011 Cosworth V8 RSA
7
BRA
4
USW
4
SMR
3
BEL
Ret
MON
10
DET
Ret
CAN
Ret
NED
7
GBR
NC
FRA
6
GER
4
AUT
Ret
SUI
7
ITA
5
CPL
1
8th 25
1983 Benetton Tyrrell Team Tyrrell 011 Cosworth V8 BRA
Ret
USW
9
FRA
8
SMR
Ret
MON
Ret
BEL
14
DET
1
CAN
8
GBR
13
GER
Ret
AUT
Ret
12th 10
Tyrrell 012 NED
6
ITA
Ret
EUR
Ret
RSA
Ret
1984 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126C4 Ferrari V6 BRA
Ret
RSA
11
BEL
1
SMR
Ret
FRA
Ret
MON
6
CAN
Ret
DET
Ret
DAL
Ret
GBR
5
GER
Ret
AUT
3
NED
Ret
ITA
2
EUR
2
POR
4
4th 30.5
1985 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 156/85 Ferrari V6 BRA
2
POR
2
SMR
Ret
MON
2
CAN
1
DET
3
FRA
Ret
GBR
2
GER
1
AUT
3
NED
4
ITA
13
BEL
Ret
EUR
Ret
RSA
Ret
AUS
Ret
2nd 53
1986 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F1/86 Ferrari V6 BRA
Ret
ESP
Ret
SMR
10
MON
Ret
BEL
4
CAN
8
DET
4
FRA
8
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
AUT
2
ITA
Ret
POR
5
MEX
Ret
AUS
Ret
9th 14
1987 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F1/87 Ferrari V6 BRA
8
SMR
3
BEL
Ret
MON
3
DET
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
AUT
Ret
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
ESP
15
MEX
Ret
JPN
4
AUS
2
7th 17
1988 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F1/87/88C Ferrari V6 BRA
5
SMR
18
MON
3
MEX
4
CAN
Ret
DET
Ret
FRA
3
GBR
17
GER
4
HUN
Ret
BEL
Ret
ITA
2
POR
5
ESP
Ret
JPN
11
AUS
Ret
5th 24
1989 Tyrrell Racing
Organisation
Tyrrell 017B Cosworth V8 BRA
10
11th 6
Tyrrell 018 SMR
DNQ
MON
5
MEX
3
USA
Ret
CAN
Ret
FRA
GBR
Equipe Larrousse Lola LC89 Lamborghini V12 GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
Ret
ITA
Ret
POR
11
ESP
DNPQ
JPN
DNQ
AUS
DNPQ
1990 Footwork Arrows Racing Arrows A11B Cosworth V8 USA
10
BRA
Ret
SMR
DNQ
MON
DNQ
CAN
Ret
MEX
17
FRA
10
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
12
BEL
13
ITA
12
POR
9
ESP
10
JPN
Ret
AUS
DNQ
NC 0
1991 Footwork Grand Prix International Footwork A11C Porsche V12 USA
Ret
BRA
DNQ
SMR
DNQ
NC 0
Footwork FA12 MON
Ret
CAN
Ret
MEX
Ret
Cosworth V8 FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
DNQ
HUN
DNQ
BEL
DNPQ
ITA
DNQ
POR
15
ESP
Ret
JPN
DNQ
AUS
13
1992 Footwork Grand Prix International Footwork FA13 Mugen-Honda V10 RSA
10
MEX
13
BRA
6
ESP
5
SMR
5
MON
7
CAN
7
FRA
7
GBR
7
GER
9
HUN
7
BEL
Ret
ITA
7
POR
6
JPN
15
AUS
Ret
10th 6
1993 Lola BMS Scuderia Italia Lola T93/30 Ferrari V12 RSA
Ret
BRA
11
EUR
11
SMR
DNQ
ESP
DNQ
MON
Ret
CAN
DNQ
FRA
DNQ
GBR
DNQ
GER
16
HUN
Ret
BEL
14
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
JPN
AUS
NC 0
1994 Minardi Scuderia Italia Minardi M193B Ford V8 BRA
Ret
PAC
Ret
SMR
Ret
MON
6
ESP
Ret
24th 1
Minardi M194 CAN
11
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
7
BEL
9
ITA
Ret
POR
13
EUR
14
JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret




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