Stéphane Ortelli (born 30 March 1970) is a Monégasque professional racing driver with three world championship titles. He has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in with Allan McNish and Laurent Aïello and the Spa 24 Hours in 2003 with Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb. He has 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.
Career
- 1995: Winner of Supertouring Criterium BMW/Oreca / 5 victories[2]
- 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 Ortelli's 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.[3]
Career results
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Partial Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) † — 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 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)
External links
References
- Graham Goodwin. 2020 FIA Driver Categorisation List Published Dailysportscar, 19 November 2019, retrieved 31 December 2025^
- FIA GT Championship — Driver Biography; Stephane Ortelli FIA GT Championship, retrieved 13 January 2013^
- Simon Strang. Ortelli breaks ankle in horror crash Autosport.com, 2008-04-27, retrieved 2008-05-06^