Christian Pescatori

Christian Pescatori
Pescatori racing for Audi in 2001
Nationality Italian
Born (1971-12-01) 1 December 1971
Brescia, Italy
Racing licence FIA Platinum (until 2014)[1]
FIA Gold (2015–2021)
FIA Silver (2022–)

Christian Pescatori (born 1 December 1971 in Brescia) is a professional racecar driver from Italy.

Pescatori started his career in single-seater racing, becoming Italian Formula 3 Champion in 1993, before moving up to Formula 3000.

Pescatori later moved on to sports car racing, where he had more success. Pescatori won the Sports Racing World Cup in 2000, and the FIA GT Championship's N-GT class in 2001, both for JMB Racing. In 2002, he became an Audi works driver, winning the 12 Hours of Sebring. In 2001 and 2002, he was also second overall in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2005, he was GTS Champion in the Le Mans Endurance Series.

He is currently team manager of Italian GT team Nova Race,[2] having previously held a similar role at Villorba Corse.[3]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1997 BMS Scuderia Italia Pierluigi Martini
Antônio Hermann de Azevedo 		Porsche 911 GT1 GT1 317 8th 4th
1999 JB Racing Jérôme Policand
Mauro Baldi 		Ferrari 333 SP LMP 71 DNF DNF
2001 Audi Sport North America Laurent Aïello
Rinaldo Capello 		Audi R8 LMP900 320 2nd 2nd
2002 Audi Sport North America Johnny Herbert
Rinaldo Capello 		Audi R8 LMP900 374 2nd 2nd
2005 BMS Scuderia Italia Fabrizio Gollin
Miguel Ramos 		Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello GT1 67 DNF DNF
2006 BMS Scuderia Italia Fabrizio Gollin
Fabio Babini 		Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 3 DNF DNF
Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2014 GT3 Driver Categorisation" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. ^ Goodwin, Graham (1 March 2023). "Nova Race Confirm GT World Challenge Sprint Cup With Pair of Honda NSX GT3". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Christian Pescatori (Dallara): "The LMP2 class will be the most competitive [at Le Mans]."". 24 Hours of Le Mans. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Christian Pescatori". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Christian Pescatori Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 15 August 2023.


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