Piergiuseppe Perazzini

Piergiuseppe Perazzini
Perazzini in 2014
Nationality Italian
Born (1956-01-25) 25 January 1956
Florence, Italy
Categorisation FIA Silver (until 2013)[1]
FIA Bronze (2014–2019)[2]
Championship titles
2011
2003-2004
Endurance Champions Cup
Italian GT Championship – GT

Piergiuseppe Perazzini (born 25 January 1956) is an Italian surgeon and racing driver who last competed in the GT3 class of the Le Mans Cup for AF Corse. A long-lasting gentleman driver, he was successful for Ferrari at LMGTE Am level in WEC and ELMS, and is a six-time winner of the 6 Hours of Vallelunga, a record he shares with Marco Cioci.

Personal life

Alongside his racing career, Perazzini works as a surgeon and is the president of Clinica San Francesco in Verona,[3][4] which was founded by his parents in 1956.[5]

Career

Perazzini made his car racing debut in 1997, racing in the Misano 12 Hours for Megadrive.[6] Six years later, Perazzini made his full-time debut in cars, as he joined Racing Box to compete in the Italian GT Championship aboard a Chrysler Viper GTS-R.[7] After securing wins at Misano and Pergusa,[8] Perazzini won both races at Magione and secured his first Italian GT title with a sixth win of the season at Vallelunga.[9] During 2003, Perazzini also made a one-off appearance in the GT class of the FIA GT Championship for Megadrive at Monza.[10]

Remaining with Megadrive for 2004, Perazzini began the season by taking wins at Imola, Monza and Magione,[11] before ending the season with a win at Vallelunga five rounds later to clinch his second consecutive Italian GT title.[12] Continuing with Megadrive as they switched to a Maserati MC12 for 2005, Perazzini scored five wins and four other podiums en route to a third-place points finish.[13] During 2005, Perazzini also finished third in the Mil Milhas Brasileiras for Racing Box.[14] Another season in Italian GT with Racing Box then ensued, in which he scored a lone win at Monza en route to a ninth-place points finish.[15] During 2006, Perazzini also raced with the same team for most of the International GT Open season,[16] as well as the 6 Hours of Vallelunga, which he won alongside Pedro Lamy and Marco Cioci.[17]

In 2007, Perazzini moved to the Le Mans Series as Racing Box campaigned a Saleen S7-R in the GT1 class, scoring a lone podium at Valencia to end the year seventh in points.[18] Perazzini then returned to the Italian GT Championship for 2008, beginning a prolific Ferrari career with three podiums as he ended the season 10th in points, before capping off the year with his second win at the 6 Hours of Vallelunga, this time for Advanced Engineering.[19] The following year, Perazzini continued with Megadrive for a dual program in both International GT Open and Italian GT,[20] in which he found more success in the latter as he secured runner-up honors in GT2 with five wins to his name.[21]

Joining AF Corse for 2010, Perazzini raced a Ferrari F430 GTC in the GT2 class of the Italian GT Championship, in which he scored an outright win at Mugello and a class win at Magione to secure a fifth-place points finish.[22] During 2010, Perazzini also competed in the LMP2 class of the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Racing Box.[23] Remaining with AF Corse for 2011, Perazzini finished runner-up in the LMGTE Am standings of the Le Mans Series with a best result of second.[24] During 2011, Perazzini also raced with them at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as the 6 Hours of Vallelunga, which he won as he secured the Endurance Champions Cup title.[25]

The following year, Perazzini won the inaugural Gulf 12 Hours,[26] before finishing runner-up in the LMGTE Am standings of the European Le Mans Series with the new Ferrari 458 Italia GT2.[27] During the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans, Perazzini suffered a spectacular crash as he tagged the rear of the No. 8 Toyota of Anthony Davidson at Mulsanne corner, sending Davidson airborne and into the barrier at high speed.[28] Davidson fractured his T11 and T12 vertebrae.[29] Perazzini was unhurt, and returned two months later to take his first FIA World Endurance Championship win at the 6 Hours of Silverstone.[30] In 2013, Perazzini remained with AF Corse for another season in the LMGTE class of the European Le Mans Series, in which he scored a pair of podiums to end the year fourth in points.[31] During 2013, Perazzini also finished second in class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and scored his third 6 Hours of Vallelunga win towards the end of the year.[32]

Continuing with AF Corse for another ELMS season in 2014,[33] Perazzini finished sixth in the LMGTE standings with a best result of second at Estoril,[34] before ending the year with a win at the 6 Hours of Vallelunga and a class podium at the Gulf 12 Hours.[35] During 2014, Perazzini also raced in select rounds of the United SportsCar Championship for Spirit of Race in GTD.[36] After a season in the Blancpain Endurance Series and an appearance at the 2015 12 Hours of Sebring,[37][38] Perazzini returned to the European Le Mans Series for the following year, scoring a best result of second at the Red Bull Ring en route to an eighth-place points finish in GTE.[39] During 2016, Perazzini also raced a Ferrari 488 for AF Corse in a one-off appearance in International GT Open, as well as competing for AT Racing at the 24 Hours of Spa.[40]

In 2017, Perazzini remained with AF Corse as he returned to International GT Open,[41] in which he scored a lone Pro-Am win at Spa and three other podiums to end the year runner-up in points.[42] At the end of the year, Perazzini won the 6 Hours of Vallelunga for the same team, driving a Ligier JS P3.[43] After starting 2018 in the 24H Proto Series for Spirit of Race,[44] Perazzini returned to AF Corse for the rest of the year to race in the GT3 class of the Le Mans Cup, in which he scored a lone win at Road to Le Mans to end the season fourth in points.[45] Towards the end of 2018, Perazzini represented Italy in the only edition of the FIA GT Nations Cup alongside Matteo Cressoni.[46]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1997 Misano 12 Hours Megadrive 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 7th
2000 Italian GT Championship 1 0 0 0 1
2003 Italian GT Championship – GT Racing Box 16 6 3 4 12 118 1st
FIA GT Championship – GT Megadrive 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2004 Italian GT Championship – GT Megadrive 16 4 1 2 10 189 1st
6 Hours of Vallelunga Racing Box 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF
2005 Mil Milhas Brasileiras Racing Box 1 0 0 0 1 N/a 3rd
Italian GT Championship – GT1 Megadrive 14 5 3 5 9 181 3rd
2006 Italian GT Championship – GT1 Racing Box 7 1 1 1 5 80 9th
International GT Open – GTB 1 1 2 0 1
International GT Open – GTS 7 3 0 0 6
6 Hours of Vallelunga 1 1 0 0 1 N/a 1st
2007 Le Mans Series – GT1 Racing Box 5 0 0 0 1 20 7th
Belcar 12 Hours of Zolder 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 7th
2008 Italian GT Championship – GT2 Megadrive 14 0 0 0 3 72 10th
6 Hours of Vallelunga Advanced Engineering 1 1 0 0 1 N/a 1st
2009 International GT Open – Super GT Megadrive 16 0 0 0 3 45 6th
Italian GT Championship – GT2 14 5 0 0 7 131 2nd
6 Hours of Vallelunga AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF
2010 Dubai 24 Hour – A6 De Lorenzi Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF
Le Mans Series – LMP2 Racing Box 3 0 0 0 0 15 15th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF
Superstars GTSprint Series – GT2 AF Corse 2 1 1 0 1 31 6th
Italian GT Championship – GT2 13 2 0 1 6 110 5th
6 Hours of Vallelunga 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 8th
2011 Dubai 24 Hour – A6 AF Corse 1 0 0 0 1 N/a 2nd
Le Mans Series – LMGTE Am 5 0 0 0 3 58 2nd
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup – LMGTE Am 4 1 0 0 2 / /
Endurance Champions Cup – Gold Cup 4 0 0 0 3 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF
Blancpain Endurance Series – GT3 Pro 1 0 0 0 0 6 34th
6 Hours of Vallelunga 1 1 0 0 1 N/a 1st
2012 Gulf 12 Hours AF Corse 1 1 0 0 1 N/a 1st
European Le Mans Series – LMGTE Am 3 0 1 0 2 34 2nd
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am AF Corse-Waltrip 2 0 0 0 0 / /
AF Corse 1 1 0 0 1
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF
2013 European Le Mans Series – LMGTE AF Corse 5 0 0 0 2 63 4th
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 1 36 16th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 1 N/a 2nd
6 Hours of Vallelunga 1 1 0 0 1 N/a 1st
2014 United SportsCar Championship – GTD Spirit of Race 2 0 0 0 0 32 60th
European Le Mans Series – LMGTE AF Corse 5 0 0 0 1 48 6th
6 Hours of Vallelunga 1 1 0 0 1 N/a 1st
Gulf 12 Hours – Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 1 N/a 2nd
2015 United SportsCar Championship – GTD AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 1 62nd
Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am 5 0 0 0 0 12 22nd
2016 Blancpain GT Sports Club AF Corse 2 0 0 1 2 21 11th
European Le Mans Series – GTE 6 0 0 0 1 50 8th
International GT Open – Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 1 12 16th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am AT Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge – Am 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2017 International GT Open – Pro-Am AF Corse 14 1 0 0 4 65 2nd
Blancpain GT Sports Club 2 2 1 1 2 33 9th
6 Hours of Vallelunga – LMP3 1 1 0 0 1 N/a 1st
2018 24H Proto Series Continents – P3 Spirit of Race 3 0 0 0 3 37 3rd
Le Mans Cup – GT3 AF Corse 6 1 1 0 4 78 4th
FIA GT Nations Cup Team Italy 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 6th
Sources:[47][48]

Complete FIA GT Championship 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 Pos. Pts
2003 Megadrive Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT CAT
MAG
PER
BRN
DON
SPA
6H

SPA
12H

SPA
24H

AND
OSC
EST
MNZ
13
NC 0

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2007 Racing Box GT1 Saleen S7-R Ford 7.0L V8 MNZ
5
VAL
2
NUR
4
SPA
Ret
SIL
6
MIL 7th 20
2010 Racing Box LMP2 Lola B09/80 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 LEC
Ret
SPA
WD
ALG HUN
6
SIL
7
15th 15
2011 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 LEC
2
SPA
2
IMO
3
SIL
5
EST
4
2nd 58
2012 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 LEC
3
DON
2
PET
Ret
2nd 34
2013 AF Corse LMGTE Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL
7
IMO
2
RBR
4
HUN
3
LEC
4
4th 63
2014 AF Corse LMGTE Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL
6
IMO
Ret
RBR
5
LEC
4
EST
2
6th 48
2016 AF Corse LMGTE Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL
7
IMO
7
RBR
2
LEC
Ret
SPA
6
EST
4
8th 50

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2010 Racing Box Luca Pirri
Marco Cioci
Lola B08/80 LMP2 57 DNF DNF
2011 AF Corse Marco Cioci
Seán Paul Breslin
Ferrari F430 GTE LMGTE Am 188 DNF DNF
2012 AF Corse Niki Cadei
Matt Griffin
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 LMGTE Am 70 DNF DNF
2013 AF Corse Darryl O'Young
Lorenzo Casè
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 LMGTE Am 305 26th 2nd

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2011 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 GT3 Pro MNZ
NAV
SPA
6H

SPA
12H

SPA
24H

MAG
SIL
7
34th 6
2015 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Pro-Am MNZ
10
SIL
51
LEC
38
SPA
6H

54
SPA
12H

54
SPA
24H

Ret
NÜR
32
22nd 12
2016 AT Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro-Am MNZ
SIL
LEC
SPA
6H

48
SPA
12H

34
SPA
24H

Ret
NÜR
NC 0

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2012 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 SEB
SPA
4
LMS
Ret
88th 1
AF Corse-Waltrip SIL
1
SÃO
BHR
FUJ
SHA
2013 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 SIL
SPA
LMS
2
SÃO
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
16th 36

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2014 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DAY
18
SEB
LAG DET WGL
MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET
16
60th 32
2015 AF Corse GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DAY
SEB
10†
LAG DET WGL
LIM ELK VIR COA PET 62nd 1

Complete Le Mans Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2018 AF Corse GT3 Ferrari 488 GT3 LEC
6
MNZ
2
LMS
1

1
LMS
2

Ret
RBR
2
SPA
WD
ALG
2
4th 78

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