Mauro Baldi

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Mauro Baldi
Mauro Baldi 1982.jpg
Baldi at the 1982 Dutch Grand Prix
Born
Mauro Giuseppe Baldi

(1954-01-31) 31 January 1954 (age 71)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Active years 19821985
Teams Arrows, Alfa Romeo, Spirit
Entries41 (36 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points5
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1982 South African Grand Prix
Last entry 1985 San Marino Grand Prix
World Sportscar Championship career
Years active 1982, 19841992
Teams Momo, Martini, Jolly Club, RLR, Sauber, Peugeot
Starts69
Championships1 (1990)
Wins17
Podiums34
Poles20
Fastest laps10
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years 19841986, 19881989, 19911994, 19972000
Teams Martini, Porsche, Sauber, Peugeot, Konrad, Moretti, JB, Panoz
Best finish1st (1994)
Class wins1 (1994)

Mauro Giuseppe Baldi (born 31 January 1954) is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1982 to 1985. In endurance racing, Baldi won the World Sportscar Championship in 1990 with Sauber, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1994 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.

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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. [1]

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. [2] 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

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
1976 Coppa Renault 5 Elf 111??5803rd
1977 Coppa Renault 5 Elf 103?47951st
Renault 5 European Cup ?2?14521st
1978 Italian Formula Three ?????267th
European Formula Three Scuderia Tricolore20001416th
1979 Italian Formula Three ?1?1?353rd
European Formula Three Scuderia Tricolore100113224th
1980 European Formula Three Mauro Baldi143235454th
Italian Formula Three ?????138th
German Formula Three Automobiles Martini 200000NC
1981 European Formula Three Euroracing1487611941st
Italian Formula Three ?????276th
German Formula Three 100000NC†
1982 Formula One Arrows Racing Team 110000225th
World Sportscar Championship Momo Racing 300001138th
1983 Formula One Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo 150000316th
1984 Formula One Spirit Racing 700000NC
World Sportscar Championship Martini Racing 400012819th
Jolly Club 10000
24 Hours of Le Mans Martini Racing10000N/ADNF
1985 World Sportscar Championship Martini Racing 710023613th
IMSA GT Championship Bayside Disposal200020NC
Formula One Spirit Enterprises Ltd. 300000NC
24 Hours of Le Mans Martini Racing10000N/A7th
1986 World Sportscar Championship Liqui Moly Equipe 51002389th
24 Hours of Le Mans 10000N/A9th
1987 World Sportscar Championship Liqui Moly Equipe/Britten-Lloyd Racing 91103588th
All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship Toyota Team TOM'S 100001222nd
World Touring Car Championship CiBiEmme Sport100000NC
1988 World Sportscar Championship Team Sauber Mercedes 1027271883rd
IMSA GT Championship Busby Racing601025013th
1988 24 Hours of Le Mans Team Sauber Mercedes10000N/ADNS
1989 World Sportscar Championship Team Sauber Mercedes 835461023rd
24 Hours of Le Mans 10001N/A2nd
IMSA GT Championship Momo-Gebhardt Racing 100000NC
1990 World Sportscar Championship Team Sauber Mercedes 9673649.51st
IMSA GT Championship Busby Racing100000NC
1991 World Sportscar Championship Peugeot Talbot Sport 71003693rd
24 Hours of Le Mans 10000N/ADNF
1992 World Sportscar Championship Peugeot Talbot Sport 62014643rd
24 Hours of Le Mans 10001N/A3rd
1993 Italian Superturismo Championship Peugeot Talbot Sport 10000622nd
24 Hours of Le Mans 10001N/A3rd
1994 IMSA GT Championship Euromotorsport 301001343rd
24 Hours of Le Mans Le Mans Porsche Team / Joest Racing 11001N/A1st
SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge Porsche ?1???0NC
PPG Indy Car World Series Payton/Coyne Racing 100000NC
1995 IMSA GT Championship Scandia Racing Team 1114152453rd
1996 IMSA GT Championship Scandia Racing Team 200012933rd
1997 FIA GT Championship JB Racing 500000NC
Konrad Motorsport 40000
24 Hours of Le Mans 10000N/ADNF
1998 IMSA GT Championship Momo Doran Racing110010NC
International Sports Racing Series JB Racing Giesse Team Ferrari 100100NC
24 Hours of Le Mans Moretti Racing 10001N/A14th
24 Hours of Daytona Doran/Moretti Racing 11011N/A1st
1999 SportsRacing World Cup JB Giesse Team Ferrari 81014855th
American Le Mans Series Doran Enterprises300013134th
24 Hours of Le Mans JB Racing 10000N/ADNF
2000 SportsRacing World Cup R&M610135112th
Grand American Road Racing Championship Doran/Lista Racing210018524th
American Le Mans Series 100002040th
24 Hours of Le Mans Team Den Blå Avis10000N/ANC
2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship Lista Doran Racing721062678th
FIA Sportscar Championship R&M800024113th
2002 FIA Sportscar Championship R&M50003445th
Rolex Sports Car Series Doran Lista Racing420031307th
American Le Mans Series 100000NC
24 Hours of Daytona 11??1N/A1st
2003 FIA Sportscar Championship R&M10000527th
Rolex Sports Car Series Ferri Competizione100002628th
American Le Mans Series 10000460th

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)

YearTeamEngine12345678910111213141516Pos.Pts
1978 Mauro Baldi Toyota ZAN NÜR ÖST ZOL IMO
DNQ
NÜR DIJ MNZ
DNQ
PER
11
MAG KNU KAR DON KAS JAR VLL
3
16th4
1979 Mauro Baldi Toyota VLL
3
ÖST
Ret
ZOL
Ret
MAG
9
DON
Ret
ZAN
2
PER
5
MNZ
2
KNU
Ret
KIN
Ret
JAR KAS 4th22
1980 Ecurie Oreca Renault NÜR
4
ÖST
8
ZOL
15
MAG
5
ZAN
1
LAC
3
MUG
3
MNZ
18
MIS
1
KNU
11
JAR
1
KAS
5
ZOL
4
4th45
Toyota SIL
Ret
1981 Euroracing Alfa Romeo VLL
1
NÜR
5
DON
6
ÖST
1
ZOL
1
MAG
2
LAC
6
ZAN
1
SIL
2
CET
1
MIS
1
KNU
1
JAR
2
IMO
1
MUG
DNS
1st94
Source: [3]

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDC Points
1982 Arrows Racing Team Arrows A4 Cosworth V8 RSA
DNQ
BRA
10
USW
DNQ
SMR BEL
NC
MON
DNQ
DET
Ret
CAN
8
NED
6
GBR
9
FRA
Ret
GER
Ret
AUT
6
SUI
DNQ
CPL
11
25th2
Arrows A5 ITA
12
1983 Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 183T Alfa Romeo V8 BRA
Ret
USW
Ret
FRA
Ret
SMR
10
MON
6
BEL
Ret
DET
12
CAN
10
GBR
7
GER
Ret
AUT
Ret
NED
5
ITA
Ret
EUR
Ret
RSA
Ret
16th3
1984 Spirit Racing Spirit 101 Hart Straight-4 BRA
Ret
RSA
8
BEL
Ret
SMR
8
FRA
Ret
MON
DNQ
CAN DET DAL GBR GER AUT NED ITA EUR
8
POR
15
NC0
1985 Spirit Enterprises Ltd. Spirit 101D Hart Straight-4 BRA
Ret
POR
Ret
SMR
Ret
MON CAN DET FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA BEL EUR RSA AUS NC0
Sources: [4] [5]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1984 Flag of Italy.svg Martini Racing Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Barilla
Flag of Germany.svg Hans Heyer
Lancia LC2-Ferrari C1275DNFDNF
1985 Flag of Italy.svg Martini Lancia Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Lancia LC2-Ferrari C13587th7th
1986 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liqui Moly Equipe Flag of the United States.svg Price Cobb
Flag of the United States.svg Rob Dyson
Porsche 956 GTiC13189th7th
1988 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Team Sauber Mercedes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver
Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass
Sauber C9-Mercedes C1-DNSDNS
1989 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Team Sauber Mercedes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenny Acheson
Flag of Italy.svg Gianfranco Brancatelli
Sauber C9-Mercedes C13842nd2nd
1991 Flag of France.svg Peugeot Talbot Sport Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot
Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Peugeot 905 C122DNFDNF
1992 Flag of France.svg Peugeot Talbot Sport Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot
Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Peugeot 905 Evo 1BC13453rd3rd
1993 Flag of France.svg Peugeot Talbot Sport Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot
Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Peugeot 905 Evo 1BC13673rd3rd
1994 Flag of Germany.svg Le Mans Porsche Team
Flag of Germany.svg Joest Racing
Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood
Dauer 962 Le Mans GT13441st1st
1997 Flag of Germany.svg Konrad Motorsport Flag of Austria.svg Franz Konrad
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Nearn
Porsche 911 GT1 GT1138DNFDNF
1998 Flag of Italy.svg Moretti Racing Flag of Italy.svg Gianpiero Moretti
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Didier Theys
Ferrari 333 SP LMP131114th3rd
1999 Flag of France.svg JB Racing Flag of France.svg Jérôme Policand
Flag of Italy.svg Christian Pescatori
Ferrari 333 SP LMP71DNFDNF
2000 Flag of Denmark.svg Team Den Blå Avis Flag of Denmark.svg John Nielsen
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Graf
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S-Élan LMP900205NCNC
Sources: [4] [6]

American Open Wheel racing results

(key)

IndyCar World Series

YearTeamNo.12345678910111213141516RankPointsRef
1994 Payton/Coyne Racing 19 SRF PHXLBH INDY MILDETPORCLETORMISMDO
19
NHMVANROANZRLAG47th0 [7]

References

  1. "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Mauro Giuseppe Baldi". www.24h-en-piste.com (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. "Speciale Monza: Prosegue Bertaggia" [Monza Special: Bertaggia continues]. AutoSprint (in Italian). Italy: AutoSprint. 4 September 1989.
  3. "Mauro Baldi". Motor Sport . Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Mauro Baldi Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  5. Small, Steve (2000). "Mauro Baldi". Grand Prix Who's Who (Third ed.). Reading, Berkshire: Travel Publishing. pp. 52–53. ISBN   978-1-902007-46-5 . Retrieved 24 May 2025 via Internet Archive.
  6. "Mauro Baldi". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  7. "Mauro Baldi – 1994 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

Sources

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Yves Frémont
Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine
Champion

1977
Succeeded by
Wolfgang Schütz
Preceded by Monaco Formula Three
Race Winner

1980
Succeeded by
Preceded by European Formula Three Championship
Champion

1981
Succeeded by
Preceded by World Sportscar Championship
Champion

1990
With: Jean-Louis Schlesser
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1994
With: Yannick Dalmas & Hurley Haywood
Succeeded by