Gabriele Gardel
| Gabriele Gardel | |
|---|---|
 Gardel (right) and Bervillé in the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans Driver's Parade | |
| Nationality |  Swiss |
| Born | 22 October 1977 Milan, Italy |
| Blancpain Endurance Series career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Previous series | |
| 2003–05 2006–07, 2010 | FIA GT Championship Le Mans Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2005 2006 | FIA GT Championship GT1 Le Mans Series GT1 |
Gabriele Gardel (born 22 October 1977 in Milan, Italy) is a Swiss former racing driver. Having competed in sports cars for most of his career, Gardel won the 2005 FIA GT Championship driver's title, and took home two class victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2010 and 2011.
Career
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Complete chronology:[1]
- 1995: Formula Ford, best finish: 4th.
- 1996: Italian F3, Italian runner, best driver under 21 (2 wins, 7 podiums).
- 1997: Italian F3, best finish: 6th.
- 1998: Italian F3, best finish: 5th.
- 1999: German F3, Junior Team Benetton, best finish: 4th.
- 2000–2002: Euroseries 3000, 8th absolute.
- 2003: 2003 FIA GT Championship season, N-GT class best finish: 3rd.
- 2004: 2004 FIA GT Championship season, vice world champion GT1 (2 wins, 7 podiums) with Ferrari Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello.
- 2005: 2005 FIA GT Championship season, GT1 World Champion (3 wins, 6 podiums) with Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello.
- 2006: 2006 Le Mans Series season, World Champion GT1 (2 wins, 3 podiums) with Aston Martin DBR9.
- 2007: 2007 Le Mans Series season, 4th absolute GT1 category (5 podiums) with Aston Martin DBR9.
- 2007: 24 Hours of Silverstone, 3rd absolute category GTR.
- 2008: Grand-Am, best finish: 6th and participation in the 2008 24 Hours of Daytona.
- 2009: Porsche Carrera Cup Italy.
- 2010: 2010 Le Mans Series season, LMS GT1 champion with Ford Saleen S7R.
- 2010: 24 Hours of Le Mans, GT1 winner with Saleen S7R with Ford.
- 2010: 2010 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, Intercontinental Champion with Ford Saleen S7R in GT1 category.
- 2011: 24 Hours of Le Mans, winner of the GTE-am class with Corvette C6 – ZR1.
- 2011: 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup Intercontinental Champion category Gt-am with Corvette C6-ZR1.
- 2012: 2012 Blancpain Endurance Series season with Emil Frey GT3 Jaguar Racing and 2012 International GT Open season with Maserati MC3.
- 2013: 2013 Blancpain Endurance Series season with Emil Frey GT3 Jaguar Racing and 2013 Italian GT Championship season with Porsche.
- 2014: 2014 Blancpain Endurance Series season with Emil Frey GT3 Jaguar Racing. Trofeo Maserati, 4th absolute (2 wins, 6 podiums). NASCAR Whelen Euro Series 2 Elite 2 race winner at Le Mans.
- 2015: 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series season with Emil Frey GT3 Jaguar Racing.
Motorsport results
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24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Larbre Compétition
|
Jean-Luc Blanchemain Patrick Bornhauser
|
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GT1 | 222 | DNF | DNF |
| 2010 | Larbre Compétition
|
Roland Bervillé Julien Canal
|
Saleen S7-R | GT1 | 331 | 13th | 1st |
| 2011 | Larbre Compétition
|
Patrick Bornhauser Julien Canal
|
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GTE Am |
302 | 20th | 1st |
NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2
[edit]| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2 results | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | NWES | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2014 | PK Carsport | 11 | Chevy | VAL | VAL | BRH | BRH | TOU | TOU | NÜR | NÜR | UMB | UMB | BUG 4 |
BUG 1 |
– | – | [4] | ||
| 2016 | PK Carsport | 24 | Chevy | VAL 4 |
VAL 23 |
VEN 11 |
VEN 4 |
BRH 23 |
BRH 6 |
TOU 5 |
TOU 5 |
ADR 1 |
ADR 2 |
ZOL 1 |
ZOL 5 |
2nd | 604 | [5] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Human Resource".
- ^ "Gabriele Gardel Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Gabriele Gabriel". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Gabriele Gardel – 2014 Whelen Euro Elite 2 Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Gabriele Gardel – 2016 Whelen Euro Elite 2 Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
External links
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Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Swiss racing drivers
- FIA GT Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- NASCAR drivers
- Emil Frey Racing drivers
- Larbre Compétition drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
- Piquet GP drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Italy drivers
- Racing drivers from Milan
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers