Stephane_Ortelli
Stéphane Ortelli
Monegasque racing driver
Stéphane Ortelli (born 30 March 1970 in Hyères, Var, France) is a Monégasque professional racing driver with three world championship titles. He has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1998 with Allan McNish and Laurent Aïello and the Spa 24 Hours in 2003 with Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb. He's also won the GT1 Class at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2005 with David Brabham and Darren Turner. Currently, he is an Emil Frey Racing driver competing and developing the Jaguar and Lexus GT racing cars in the Blancpain Endurance Series and the VLN series.
| Nationality |  Monégasque |
|---|---|
| Born | (1970-03-30) 30 March 1970 (age 54) Hyères, Var, France |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1995 – 2002, 2004 – 2007, 2009 - 2011 |
| Teams | Larbre Compétition New Hardware Racing/Parr Motorsport Roock Racing Porsche AG Audi Sport UK Audi Sport Team Joest Team Bentley Pescarolo Sport Freisinger Motorsport Audi PlayStation Team Oreca Aston Martin Racing Team Oreca Matmut AF Corse Luxury Racing |
| Best finish | 1st (1998) |
| Class wins | 1 (1998) |
- 1995: Winner of Supertouring Criterium BMW/Oreca / 5 victories[1]
- 1998: Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans, Porsche 911 GT1-98
- 2002: Winner of Porsche Supercup 3 victories & 4 podiums
- 2002: Winner of FIA GT World Championship N-GT class Porsche 911 GT3-RS / 7 victories & 1 podium
- 2003: Winner of FIA GT World Championship N-GT class Porsche 911 GT3-RS / 3 victories & 3 podiums
- 2003: Winner of Spa 24 Hours Porsche 911 GT3-RS
- 2004: Winner of Porsche Cup / 5 victories & 7 podiums
- 2005: Winner of 12 Hours of Sebring in GT1 Class with Prodrive Aston Martin DBR9.
- 2005: World Touring Car Championship with Team Oreca (SEAT Toledo)
- 2005: Le Mans Series with Audi PlayStation Team Oreca (Audi R8) / 1 Win
- 2005: 24 Hours of Le Mans with Audi PlayStation Team ORECA (Audi R8) / 4th Overall
- 2006: Le Mans Series with Team Oreca (Saleen S7R) / 2 Victories
- 2007: Winner of Le Mans Series with Team Oreca (Saleen S7R)
- 2007: FIA GT Championship GT2 class with AF Corse (Ferrari F430)
- 2012: Winner of Blancpain Endurance Series with Belgian Audi Club Team WRT (Audi R8 LMS ultra)
- 2013: Winner of Blancpain Sprint Series/2013 FIA GT Series season with Belgian Audi Club Team WRT (Audi R8 LMS ultra)
- 2014: 3rd overall of Blancpain Endurance Series with Saintéloc Racing (Audi R8 LMS ultra)
- 2015: 3rd overall of Blancpain Endurance Series with Belgian Audi Club Team WRT (Audi R8 LMS ultra)
- 2015: Winner of the Sepang 12 Hours with Belgian Audi Club Team WRT (Audi R8 LMS)
Monza Le Mans Series 2008 crash
On 27 April 2008, during a Le Mans Series race at the Monza circuit, a mechanic issue caused his Courage car to slide and spin onto the grass. This in turn instigated a cartwheeling motion upon the vehicle, which resulted in most of the car's bodywork and all but one wheel being torn off before it came to rest on the opposite side of the track. It narrowly missed the tail of Allan McNish's Audi R10 which was in front. Ortelli sustained a broken ankle as a result.[2]
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Partial Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kadach Tuning + Service | Porsche 996 GT3 | ITA 7 |
ESP 1 |
AUT 3 |
MON Ret |
GER 7 |
GBR 5 |
GER 1 |
HUN 3 |
BEL 1 |
ITA 6 |
USA 3 |
USA 8 |
1st | 164 |
| 2003 | Walter Lechner Racing School Team | Porsche 996 GT3 | ITA | ESP | AUT | MON 2 |
GER | FRA 2 |
GBR 3 |
GER 20† |
HUN 7 |
ITA Ret |
USA | USA | NC‡ | 0‡ |
| 2005 | Porsche AG | Porsche 997 GT3 | ITA | ESP | MON 2 |
GER | USA | USA | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | ITA | BEL | NC‡ | 0‡ |
† — Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ — Not eligible for points.
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
FIA GT competition results
Complete GT1 World Championship results
Complete FIA GT Series results
Complete Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | G-Drive Racing | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 4 |
NOG CR 2 |
BRH QR Ret |
BRH CR 13 |
ZAN QR 9 |
ZAN CR Ret |
7th | 54 | ||||||||
| Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | SVK QR 12 |
SVK CR Ret |
ALG QR 17 |
ALG CR 3 |
ZOL QR 23 |
ZOL CR 10 |
BAK QR 3 |
BAK CR 4 | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 1 |
NOG CR 2 |
BRH QR 11 |
BRH CR 7 |
ZOL QR Ret |
ZOL CR 10 |
MOS QR 9 |
MOS CR 4 |
ALG QR 15 |
ALG CR 5 |
MIS QR 5 |
MIS CR 7 |
ZAN QR 5 |
ZAN CR 5 |
6th | 76 |
| 2017 | Emil Frey Lexus Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | Pro | MIS QR |
MIS CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
HUN QR |
HUN CR |
NÜR QR 22 |
NÜR CR 21 |
NC | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Emil Frey Lexus Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | Pro | ZOL 1 14 |
ZOL 2 13 |
BRH 1 9 |
BRH 2 9 |
MIS 1 5 |
MIS 2 8 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
19th | 10 | ||||
| 2019 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Pro-Am | BRH 1 DNS |
BRH 2 DNS |
MIS 1 13 |
MIS 2 19 |
ZAN 1 21 |
ZAN 2 21 |
7th | 40.5 | ||||||||
| Pro | NÜR 1 16 |
NÜR 2 11 |
HUN 1 15 |
HUN 2 17 |
NC | 0 |
- "FIA GT Championship — Driver Biography; Stephane Ortelli". FIA GT Championship. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- Strang, Simon (27 April 2008). "Ortelli breaks ankle in horror crash". Autosport.com. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
- Stéphane Ortelli on Facebook
- Stéphane Ortelli career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 With: Laurent Aïello & Allan McNish |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Porsche Supercup Champion 2002 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Blancpain Endurance Series Champion 2012 With: Christopher Mies & Christopher Haase |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by None |
FIA GT Series 2013 With: Laurens Vanthoor |
Succeeded by Maximilian Götz (Blancpain Sprint Series) |