Introduction
Stéphane Ortelli (born 30 March 1970 in Hyères, Var, France) is a Monegasque professional racing driver with three world championship titles. He's won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1998 with Allan McNish and Laurent Aïello and the Spa 24 Hours in 2003 with Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb. He's 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
- 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 his 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.
Career results
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 |  Larbre Compétition |
Dominique Dupuy Emmanuel Collard |
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | GT1 | 82 | DNF | DNF |
| 1996 |  New Hardware Racing Parr Motorsport |
 Andy Pilgrim Andrew Bagnall |
Porsche 911 GT2 | GT2 | 299 | 17th | 4th |
| 1997 |  Roock Racing |
Allan McNish Karl Wendlinger |
Porsche 911 GT1 | GT1 | 8 | DNF | DNF |
| 1998 | Porsche AG |
Laurent Aïello Allan McNish |
Porsche 911 GT1-98 | GT1 | 351 | 1st | 1st |
| 1999 | Audi Sport UK Ltd. |
 Stefan Johansson Christian Abt |
Audi R8C | LMGTP | 55 | DNF | DNF |
| 2000 | Audi Sport Team Joest |
Laurent Aïello Allan McNish |
Audi R8 | LMP900 | 367 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2001 | Team Bentley |
Martin Brundle Guy Smith |
Bentley EXP Speed 8 | LMGTP | 56 | DNF | DNF |
| 2002 | Pescarolo Sport |
Éric Hélary Ukyo Katayama |
Courage C60-Peugeot | LMP900 | 144 | DNF | DNF |
| 2004 | Freisinger Motorsport |
Ralf Kelleners Romain Dumas |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | GT | 321 | 13th | 3rd |
| 2005 | Audi PlayStation Team Oreca |
Franck Montagny Jean-Marc Gounon |
Audi R8 | LMP1 | 362 | 4th | 4th |
| 2006 | Aston Martin Racing |
 Pedro Lamy Stéphane Sarrazin |
Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | 342 | 10th | 5th |
| 2007 | Team Oreca |
Soheil Ayari Nicolas Lapierre |
Saleen S7-R | GT1 | 318 | 16th | 9th |
| 2009 | Team Oreca-Matmut AIM |
 Bruno Senna Tiago Monteiro |
Oreca 01-AIM | LMP1 | 219 | DNF | DNF |
| 2011 | Luxury Racing |
Frédéric Makowiecki Jaime Melo |
Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | GTE Pro |
183 | DNF | DNF |
Partial Porsche Supercup 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kadach Tuning + Service | Porsche 996 GT3 | ITA 7 |
ESP 1 |
AUT 3 |
MON Ret |
GER 7 |
GBR 5 |
GER 1 |
HUN 3 |
BEL 1 |
ITA 6 |
USA 3 |
USA 8 |
1st | 164 |
| 2003 | Walter Lechner Racing School Team | Porsche 996 GT3 | ITA | ESP | AUT | MON 2 |
GER | FRA 2 |
GBR 3 |
GER 20† |
HUN 7 |
ITA Ret |
USA | USA | NC‡ | 0‡ |
| 2005 | Porsche AG | Porsche 997 GT3 | ITA | ESP | MON 2 |
GER | USA | USA | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | ITA | BEL | NC‡ | 0‡ |
† — 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)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Team Oreca PlayStation | SEAT Toledo Cupra | ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
SMR 1 |
SMR 2 |
MEX 1 |
MEX 2 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
GER 1 6 |
GER 2 15 |
TUR 1 Ret |
TUR 2 Ret |
ESP 1 9 |
ESP 2 22 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
20th | 3 |
FIA GT competition results
Complete GT1 World Championship results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi | NOG QR 1 |
NOG CR 1 |
ZOL QR 12 |
ZOL CR 6 |
NAV QR 9 |
NAV QR 10 |
SVK QR 11 |
SVK CR 6 |
ALG QR 10 |
ALG CR 6 |
SVK QR 5 |
SVK CR 5 |
MOS QR 1 |
MOS CR 4 |
NUR QR 2 |
NUR CR 6 |
DON QR |
DON CR |
5th | 104 |
Complete FIA GT Series results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 16 |
NOG CR 2 |
ZOL QR 1 |
ZOL CR 2 |
ZAN QR 1 |
ZAN CR 2 |
SVK QR 2 |
SVK CR 3 |
NAV QR 7 |
NAV CR 15 |
BAK QR 2 |
BAK CR 1 |
1st | 132 |
Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | G-Drive Racing | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 4 |
NOG CR 2 |
BRH QR Ret |
BRH CR 13 |
ZAN QR 9 |
ZAN CR Ret |
7th | 54 | ||||||||
| Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | SVK QR 12 |
SVK CR Ret |
ALG QR 17 |
ALG CR 3 |
ZOL QR 23 |
ZOL CR 10 |
BAK QR 3 |
BAK CR 4 |
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| 2015 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 1 |
NOG CR 2 |
BRH QR 11 |
BRH CR 7 |
ZOL QR Ret |
ZOL CR 10 |
MOS QR 9 |
MOS CR 4 |
ALG QR 15 |
ALG CR 5 |
MIS QR 5 |
MIS CR 7 |
ZAN QR 5 |
ZAN CR 5 |
6th | 76 |