Mauro Baldi

Mauro Giuseppe Baldi (born 31 January 1954) is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from Template:F1 to Template:F1. In endurance racing, Baldi won the World Sportscar Championship in 1990 with Sauber, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in Template:24hLM with Porsche; he won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1998 and is a two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona with Doran.

Baldi is one of 11 drivers to complete the informal Triple Crown of endurance racing, achieving the feat at the 1998 12 Hours of Sebring.

Biography

Mauro Giuseppe Baldi was born on 31 January 1954 in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Baldi started his career in rallying in 1972 and turned to circuit racing in 1975 with the Italian Renault 5 Cup. By 1980 he had become a top Formula 3 driver, winning the Monaco F3 Grand Prix and the 1981 European Formula 3 Championship with eight victories. In 1982 he signed to drive for Arrows before moving to Alfa Romeo in 1983, scoring a fifth place in Zandvoort. When Benetton became Alfa Romeo's team sponsor in 1984, Baldi lost his drive, and joined the underfunded Spirit team until 1985.

After retiring from Formula One he went to enjoy a successful career in sports car racing, driving for the works Martini-Lancia team in 1984 and 1985. In 1986, he switched to a Porsche 956 from Richard Lloyd Racing's outfit, returning to a works drive in 1988 with the Sauber-Mercedes team, with whom Baldi won the 1990 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers, sharing the car with Jean-Louis Schlesser. In 1991 and 1992 he was a driver for Peugeot.

He came very close to making a return to F1 in 1989, when he agreed with Coloni to take over one of the team's cars from Enrico Bertaggia for the Italian Grand Prix. The move was blocked by Jochen Neerpasch, the sporting director of Mercedes, his then sportscar team.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Later he had a brief return to F1 in 1990, doing most of the test driving for the Modena Lambo project.

Returning to sports cars, he won the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1994, sharing the Dauer 962 Le Mans (a modified Porsche 962) with Yannick Dalmas and Hurley Haywood. He also won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1998 and 2002, and the 12 Hours of Sebring, again in 1998, with Arie Luyendyk and Didier Theys.

Racing record

Career summary

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Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1976	Coppa Renault 5 Elf		11	1	?	?	5	80	3rd
1977	Coppa Renault 5 Elf		10	3	?	4	7	95	1st
	Renault 5 European Cup		?	2	?	1	4	52	1st
1978	Italian Formula Three		?	?	?	?	?	26	7th
	European Formula Three	Scuderia Tricolore	2	0	0	0	1	4	16th
1979	Italian Formula Three		?	1	?	1	?	35	3rd
	European Formula Three	Scuderia Tricolore	10	0	1	1	3	22	4th
1980	European Formula Three	Mauro Baldi	14	3	2	3	5	45	4th
	Italian Formula Three		?	?	?	?	?	13	8th
	German Formula Three	Automobiles Martini	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1981	European Formula Three	Euroracing	14	8	7	6	11	94	1st
	Italian Formula Three		?	?	?	?	?	27	6th
	German Formula Three		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
1982	Formula One	Arrows Racing Team	11	0	0	0	0	2	25th
	World Sportscar Championship	Momo Racing	3	0	0	0	0	11	38th
1983	Formula One	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	15	0	0	0	0	3	16th
1984	Formula One	Spirit Racing	7	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	World Sportscar Championship	Martini Racing	4	0	0	0	1	28	19th
		Jolly Club	1	0	0	0	0
	24 Hours of Le Mans	Martini Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
1985	World Sportscar Championship	Martini Racing	7	1	0	0	2	36	13th
	IMSA GT Championship	Bayside Disposal	2	0	0	0	2	0	NC
	Formula One	Spirit Enterprises Ltd.	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24 Hours of Le Mans	Martini Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th
1986	World Sportscar Championship	Liqui Moly Equipe	5	1	0	0	2	38	9th
	24 Hours of Le Mans		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th
1987	World Sportscar Championship	Liqui Moly Equipe/Britten-Lloyd Racing	9	1	1	0	3	58	8th
	All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship	Toyota Team TOM'S	1	0	0	0	0	12	22nd
	World Touring Car Championship	CiBiEmme Sport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1988	World Sportscar Championship	Team Sauber Mercedes	10	2	7	2	7	188	3rd
	IMSA GT Championship	Busby Racing	6	0	1	0	2	50	13th
	1988 24 Hours of Le Mans	Team Sauber Mercedes	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNS
1989	World Sportscar Championship	Team Sauber Mercedes	8	3	5	4	6	102	3rd
	24 Hours of Le Mans		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
	IMSA GT Championship	Momo-Gebhardt Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1990	World Sportscar Championship	Team Sauber Mercedes	9	6	7	3	6	49.5	1st
	IMSA GT Championship	Busby Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1991	World Sportscar Championship	Peugeot Talbot Sport	7	1	0	0	3	69	3rd
	24 Hours of Le Mans		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
1992	World Sportscar Championship	Peugeot Talbot Sport	6	2	0	1	4	64	3rd
	24 Hours of Le Mans		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
1993	Italian Superturismo Championship	Peugeot Talbot Sport	1	0	0	0	0	6	22nd
	24 Hours of Le Mans		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
1994	IMSA GT Championship	Euromotorsport	3	0	1	0	0	13	43rd
	24 Hours of Le Mans	Le Mans Porsche Team / Joest Racing	1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
	SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge	Porsche	?	1	?	?	?	0	NC
	PPG Indy Car World Series	Payton/Coyne Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1995	IMSA GT Championship	Scandia Racing Team	11	1	4	1	5	245	3rd
1996	IMSA GT Championship	Scandia Racing Team	2	0	0	0	1	29	33rd
1997	FIA GT Championship	JB Racing	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
		Konrad Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0
	24 Hours of Le Mans		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
1998	IMSA GT Championship	Momo Doran Racing	1	1	0	0	1	0	NC
	International Sports Racing Series	JB Racing Giesse Team Ferrari	1	0	0	1	0	0	NC
	24 Hours of Le Mans	Moretti Racing	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	14th
	24 Hours of Daytona	Doran/Moretti Racing	1	1	0	1	1	N/A	1st
1999	SportsRacing World Cup	JB Giesse Team Ferrari	8	1	0	1	4	85	5th
	American Le Mans Series	Doran Enterprises	3	0	0	0	1	31	34th
	24 Hours of Le Mans	JB Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2000	SportsRacing World Cup	R&M	6	1	0	1	3	51	12th
	Grand American Road Racing Championship	Doran/Lista Racing	2	1	0	0	1	85	24th
	American Le Mans Series		1	0	0	0	0	20	40th
	24 Hours of Le Mans	Team Den Blå Avis	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2001	Grand American Road Racing Championship	Lista Doran Racing	7	2	1	0	6	267	8th
	FIA Sportscar Championship	R&M	8	0	0	0	2	41	13th
2002	FIA Sportscar Championship	R&M	5	0	0	0	3	44	5th
	Rolex Sports Car Series	Doran Lista Racing	4	2	0	0	3	130	7th
	American Le Mans Series		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24 Hours of Daytona		1	1	?	?	1	N/A	1st
2003	FIA Sportscar Championship	R&M	1	0	0	0	0	5	27th
	Rolex Sports Car Series	Ferri Competizione	1	0	0	0	0	26	28th
	American Le Mans Series		1	0	0	0	0	4	60th

^† As Baldi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete European Formula 3 results

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

Year	Team	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Template:Tooltip	Pts
1978	Mauro Baldi	Toyota	ZAN	NÜR	ÖST	ZOL	IMO Template:Small	NÜR	DIJ	MNZ Template:Small	PER Template:Small	MAG	KNU	KAR	DON	KAS	JAR	VLL Template:Small	16th	4
1979	Mauro Baldi	Toyota	VLL Template:Small	ÖST Template:Small	ZOL Template:Small	MAG Template:Small	DON Template:Small	ZAN Template:Small	PER Template:Small	MNZ Template:Small	KNU Template:Small	KIN Template:Small	JAR	KAS					4th	22
1980	Ecurie Oreca	Renault	NÜR Template:Small	ÖST Template:Small	ZOL Template:Small	MAG Template:Small	ZAN Template:Small	LAC Template:Small	MUG Template:Small	MNZ Template:Small	MIS Template:Small	KNU Template:Small		JAR Template:Small	KAS Template:Small	ZOL Template:Small			4th	45
		Toyota											SIL Template:Small
1981	Euroracing	Alfa Romeo	VLL Template:Small	NÜR Template:Small	DON Template:Small	ÖST Template:Small	ZOL Template:Small	MAG Template:Small	LAC Template:Small	ZAN Template:Small	SIL Template:Small	CET Template:Small	MIS Template:Small	KNU Template:Small	JAR Template:Small	IMO Template:Small	MUG Template:Small		1st	94
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Complete Formula One results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Points
Template:F1	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A4	Cosworth V8	RSA Template:Small	BRA Template:Small	USW Template:Small	SMR	BEL Template:Small	MON Template:Small	DET Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	NED Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	GER Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	SUI Template:Small		CPL Template:Small	25th	2
		Arrows A5																ITA Template:Small
Template:F1	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T	Alfa Romeo V8	BRA Template:Small	USW Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	MON Template:Small	BEL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	GER Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	NED Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	EUR Template:Small	RSA Template:Small		16th	3
Template:F1	Spirit Racing	Spirit 101	Hart Straight-4	BRA Template:Small	RSA Template:Small	BEL Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	MON Template:Small	CAN	DET	DAL	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	EUR Template:Small	POR Template:Small	NC	0
Template:F1	Spirit Enterprises Ltd.	Spirit 101D	Hart Straight-4	BRA Template:Small	POR Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	MON	CAN	DET	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	BEL	EUR	RSA	AUS	NC	0
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24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Martini Racing	Template:Flagicon Paolo Barilla Template:Flagicon Hans Heyer	Lancia LC2-Ferrari	C1	275	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Martini Lancia	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	Lancia LC2-Ferrari	C1	358	7th	7th
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Liqui Moly Equipe	Template:Flagicon Price Cobb Template:Flagicon Rob Dyson	Porsche 956 GTi	C1	318	9th	7th
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Team Sauber Mercedes	Template:Flagicon James Weaver Template:Flagicon Jochen Mass	Sauber C9-Mercedes	C1	-	DNS	DNS
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Team Sauber Mercedes	Template:Flagicon Kenny Acheson Template:Flagicon Gianfranco Brancatelli	Sauber C9-Mercedes	C1	384	2nd	2nd
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Peugeot Talbot Sport	Template:Flagicon Philippe Alliot Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Peugeot 905	C1	22	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Peugeot Talbot Sport	Template:Flagicon Philippe Alliot Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Peugeot 905 Evo 1B	C1	345	3rd	3rd
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Peugeot Talbot Sport	Template:Flagicon Philippe Alliot Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Peugeot 905 Evo 1B	C1	367	3rd	3rd
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Le Mans Porsche Team Template:Flagicon Joest Racing	Template:Flagicon Yannick Dalmas Template:Flagicon Hurley Haywood	Dauer 962 Le Mans	GT1	344	1st	1st
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Konrad Motorsport	Template:Flagicon Franz Konrad Template:Flagicon Robert Nearn	Porsche 911 GT1	GT1	138	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Moretti Racing	Template:Flagicon Gianpiero Moretti Template:Flagicon Didier Theys	Ferrari 333 SP	LMP1	311	14th	3rd
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon JB Racing	Template:Flagicon Jérôme Policand Template:Flagicon Christian Pescatori	Ferrari 333 SP	LMP	71	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Team Den Blå Avis	Template:Flagicon John Nielsen Template:Flagicon Klaus Graf	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S-Élan	LMP900	205	NC	NC
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American Open Wheel racing results

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IndyCar World Series

Year	Team	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points	Ref
1994	Payton/Coyne Racing	19	SRF	PHX	LBH	INDY	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MIS	MDO Template:Small	NHM	VAN	ROA	NZR	LAG	47th	0	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Sources

• Profile at www.grandprix.com