Emanuele Naspetti (born 24 February 1968) is a racing driver and entrepreneur from Italy.

Career

Karting Naspetti made his racing debut at the age of 12 and spent seven years in karting (1980–1986), participating in more than 200 races and achieving success in Italian and international events.

Formula 3 In 1987, Naspetti joined the Forti Corse Team to compete in the Italian Formula 3 Championship. In 1988, again with the Dallara-Alfa Romeo of Forti Corse, he was crowned Italian Formula 3 Champion.

Formula 3000 In 1989, Naspetti competed in the FIA International Formula 3000 Championship with the Roni Motorsport Team. He enjoyed an extremely good debut season, resulting in him joining the Eddie Jordan Racing team for the following year to replace the reigning champion Jean Alesi, who had moved to Formula 1. In 1991, Naspetti rejoined Forti Corse and came very close to winning the title, taking four race wins. In the meantime he won his debut race (Varano, Class S2) in the Italian Superturismo Championship with the official Peugeot 405 racer.

Formula 1 In 1992, Naspetti made his debut in Formula One at the wheel of a March-Ilmor, an important decision that forced him to abandon the FIA International Formula 3000 Championship while leading it a few races before the end. His Formula 1 career continued in 1993 with Jordan Grand Prix, as the team's official test driver. In the same year he took part in some races of the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship.

Touring and GT cars From 1994, Naspetti focused on racing saloon cars in Super Touring championships. With 31 wins he became the symbol of BMW's sporting heritage and in 1997 he won the Italian Superturismo Championship. In the same year, he participated in the 24 Hours of Spa, winning the diesel classification and finishing third overall. In 2000, he participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans driving a Lola-Judd, while his GT career began in 2001 with a Ferrari 550 Maranello run by the Rafanelli Team in the FIA GT Championship. In 2002 and 2003, he raced in the U.S. in the American Le Mans Series driving a Ferrari 550 Maranello. In 2004, he returned to Europe, again in the FIA GT Championship, at the wheel of a Ferrari 575 run by the GPC Team. In 2005, a call from the legendary Don Panoz, brought him back to the American scene, driving a Panoz in the 12 Hours of Sebring. In 2006, he was at the wheel of a BMW in the reborn Italian Superturismo Championship, taking five wins and finishing second in the overall standings, while in 2009 he took part in the Porsche Carrera Cup in Italy, winning the race in Adria.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points 1989 Roni Motorsport Reynard 89D Cosworth SIL VAL PAU JER PER BRH BIR SPA BUG DIJ 17th 2 1990 Jordan Racing Reynard 90D Mugen-Honda DON SIL PAU JER MNZ PER HOC BRH BIR BUG NOG 22nd 1 1991 Forti Corse Lola T91/50 Ford Cosworth VAL PAU JER 3rd 37 Reynard 91D Cosworth MUG PER HOC BRH SPA BUG NOG 1992 Forti Corse Reynard 92D Cosworth SIL PAU CAT PER HOC NÜR SPA ALB NOG MAG 6th 19

Complete Formula One results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points March F1 March CG911 Ilmor V10 RSA MEX BRA ESP SMR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS NC 0 Sasol Jordan Jordan 193 Hart V10 RSA BRA EUR SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS NC 0

Complete Japanese Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points 1993 Dome SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ AUT SUG FUJ FUJ SUZ FUJ SUZ NC 0

Complete Italian Superturismo Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Pts 1994 CiBiEmme Engineering BMW 318i MNZ114 MNZ27 VAL115 VAL214 MAG15 MAG216 BIN15 BIN24 MIS114 MIS2Ret VAL1Ret VAL27 MUG117 MUG2Ret PER18 PER29 VAR114 VAR2Ret MUG11 MUG2Ret 9th 59 1995 CiBiEmme Engineering BMW 318i MIS15 MIS24 BIN15 BIN25 MNZ17 MNZ2Ret IMO16 IMO25 MAG13 MAG23 MUG12 MUG23 MIS14 MIS2Ret PER1Ret PER2Ret VAR1Ret VAR25 VAL17 VAL26 6th 135 1996 CiBiEmme Engineering BMW 320i MUG13 MUG22 MAG15 MAG24 MNZ18 MNZ2Ret BIN14 BIN24 MIS12 MIS22 IMO13 IMO21 PER11 PER21 PER11 PER21 VAR12 VAR21 VAL16 VAL27 3rd 242 1997 CiBiEmme Engineering BMW 320i MNZ11 MNZ21 MUG11 MUG22 MAG11 MAG21 IMO12 IMO21 IMO12 IMO21 BIN21 BIN12 PER12 PER22 VAR15 VAR2Ret MIS11 MIS21 VAL12 VAL23 1st 325 1998 CiBiEmme Engineering BMW 320i BIN12 BIN21 IMO13 IMO22 MNZ18 MNZ24 VAR11 VAR21 VAL11 VAL21 MAG13 MAG2Ret PER12 PER23 MIS1Ret MIS2Ret MNZ14 MNZ22 VAL1Ret VAL2Ret 2nd 335 1999 CiBiEmme Engineering BMW 320i MIS12 MIS24 BIN11 BIN23 IMO11 IMO21 PER12 PER2Ret MAG12 MAG22 MUG12 MUG24 MIS12 MIS21 VAR12 VAR22 MNZ14 MNZ2Ret VAL13 VAL22 2nd 387 2006 GDL Racing BMW 320i MNZ18 MNZ2DNS MCO13 MCO2Ret IMO11 IMO21 MUG13 MUG28 MAG11 MAG21 VAL12 VAL24 VAL12 VAL21 2nd 85

Complete European Touring Car Championship results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Pts 2000 CiBiEmme Engineering BMW 320i MUG1Ret MUG26 PER14 PER22 A1R16 A1R25 MNZ14 MNZ22 HUN13 HUN22 IMO14 IMO211 MIS13 MIS22 BRN16 BRN24 VAL1Ret VAL24 MOB13 MOB29 5th 174

Le Mans 24 Hours results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Team Rafanelli SRL Domenico Schiattarella Didier de Radiguès Lola B2K/10-Judd LMP900 154 DNF DNF

Complete FIA GT Championship results (key) Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points 2001 Team Rafanelli GT Ferrari 550 Millennio Ferrari F133 6.0 L V12 MNZ BRN MAG SIL ZOL HUN SPA A1R NÜR JAR 22nd 7 Racing Box Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 EST 2004 GPC Giesse Squadra Corse GT Ferrari 575 GTC Ferrari F133 GT 6.0 L V12 MNZ VAL MAG HOC BRN DON SPA A1R OSC DUB ZHU 10th 21

Complete World Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2006 GDL Racing BMW 320i ITA130† ITA2 FRA1 FRA2 GBR1 GBR2 GER1 GER2 BRA1 BRA2 MEX1 MEX2 CZE1 CZE2 TUR1 TUR2 ESP1 ESP2 MAC1 MAC2 NC 0

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