Stephane Ortelli
Monday 30th March 1970 Born on this day, Stephane Ortelli, Monagasque motor racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1998. He also won the GT1 Class at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2005, driving for Aston Martin.
Michael Krumm
Thursday 19th March 1970 Born on this day, Michael Krumm, German driver, winner of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship driving for JR Motorsports.
Allan McNish
Monday 29th December 1969 Born on this day, Allan McNish, Scottish racing driver, three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1998 , 2008, 2013) and three-time American Le Mans Series champion. He won the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) in 2013.
Boullion Jean-Christophe
Saturday 27th December 1969 Born on this day, Boullion Jean-Christophe, racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Sauber team. He started karting in 1982 and moved to cars in 1988 after attending a racing school outside Paris. He started racing in Formula Ford 1600 in 1989.
Richard Hammond
Friday 19th December 1969 Born on this day, Richard Hammond, English broadcaster, writer, and journalist most noted for co-hosting the car programme Top Gear.
Olivier Beretta
Sunday 23rd November 1969 Born on this day, Olivier Beretta, Monaco driver 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.
Phillipe Adams
Wednesday 19th November 1969 Born on this day, Phillipe Adams, Belgium driver, runner-up in the 1992 British F3 championship, and, after appeal, belatedly crowned 1993 British F2 champion. Adams seemed a fair choice for Lotus to run the Belgian driver in his home GP in 1994 at Spa. A reported cash injection of $500,000 might…
Gareth Rees
Wednesday 12th November 1969 Born on this day, Gareth Rees, motorsport commentator. He has commentated on a wide variety of series, including Champ Car, IndyCar, the World Series, Formula 3000, Euro 3000, DTM and GP2. Rees has worked for both British Eurosport and Motors TV.
Massimiliano Papis
Friday 3rd October 1969 Born on this day, Massimiliano Papis. “Mad Max” , racing driver from Italy who has competed in several top-level motorsports series such as Formula One and Champ Car. He currently drives in the Grand Am Rolex Sportscar Series as of 2007.
Sascha Maassen
Sunday 28th September 1969 Born on this day, Sascha Maassen, veteran sports car driver. He is currently a Porsche factory driver, and drives the #6 Porsche RS Spyder for Penske Racing in the American Le Mans Series.
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