Laurent Aïello | ||
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Driver Details | ||
Nationality | French | |
P.o.B. | Fontenay-aux-Roses, Paris, France | |
D.o.B. | 23 May 1969 | |
Début | 2000 Hockenheim Opening Race 1 | |
Final Race | 2005 Hockenheim Finale Race | |
Best | 1st (2002) | |
Previous Teams | Team Abt Sportsline; OPC Team Phoenix | |
DTM Career | ||
Total Entries | 84 (80 Starts) | |
No. | 3 | |
Wins | Points | Poles |
13 | 224 | 7 |
Fastest Laps | 8 | |
Podiums | 22 | |
First Win | 2001 Nürburgring I Qualifying Race |
Laurent Aïello (born 23 May 1969 in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Paris, France) is a French racing driver, who won the 2002 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship on behalf of Abt-Audi and ABT Sportsline.[1] A winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, British Touring Cars and Super Tourenwagen Championship before his DTM career, Aïello gained a reputation as one of the best drivers in DTM history, and was noted as the first driver to win a race in the Series for Audi.[2]
Aïello was signed up to lead Audi's semi-factory DTM effort ahead of the 2000 season, partnering Christian Abt for the campaign.[3] The Frenchman would subsequently miss two races, fail to start two more, but scored Abt-Audi's first points, finishing sixteenth in the Championship.[3]
2001 saw Abt-Audi produce a more competitive car, resulting in Aïello claiming his, and Abt-Audi's first victory at the 2001 Nürburgring I Qualifying Race.[4] Indeed, Aïello would claim three additional victories en-route to fifth in the Championship, dominating two race weekends in the process.[4]
Abt-Audi and Aïello would improve again in 2002, with the Frenchman dominating the first half of the campaign with six wins in ten races.[1] His early form, combined with two further victories, would leave Aïello as the Champion with 70 points, becoming the first driver other than Bernd Schneider to claim the title in the revived DTM.[5]
Aïello remained with Abt-Audi for the 2003 season, although a disappointing campaign left him in sixth with a single win.[6] As a result Aïello and Abt-Audi would part ways, with Audi taking over control of the effort.[6]
As a result Aïello would sign up to join Opel for the 2004 season, although their Vectra GTS V8 proved noncompetitive.[7] Indeed, Aïello failed to finish on the podium during a season partnering Marcel Fässler, slumping to tenth in the Championship.[8]
Regardless, Aïello would compete with Opel for the 2005 season, remaining with OPC Team Phoenix albeit with Manuel Reuter as his teammate.[9] Another disappointing campaign for the Frenchman saw him slip down to eleventh, resulting in him retiring from racing at the end of the season.[10]
Background[]
Aïello began karting in his native France at the age of nine, ultimately claiming the French Karting Championship three years in a row between 1983 and 1985.[11] The Frenchman subsequently turned to single-seater racing in 1989, signing up to the French Formula 3 Championship, claiming a single race.[11] He would remain in his native F3 Championship for 1990, notably winning the 1990 Monaco Grand Prix support race, en-route to finishing fifth in the Championship.[11]
Formula Flirtations: 1991 - 1995[]
Aïello moved into the International Formula 3000 series for 1991, although a poor season saw him fail to compete for the title.[11] A similarly disappointing campaign followed in 1992, again finishing fifteenth in International F3000, although he did claim the French F3 title.[11] For 1993 the Frenchman would move into the French Supertouring Championship, claiming second in the Championship.[11]
Becoming a factory Peugeot driver in 1994, Aïello would claim the CFS crown that season, a result which earned him a test in a Peugeot engined Jordan F1 car.[11] He subsequently served as a test/reserve driver for Jordan during 1995, although his services were not required outside of private testing.[11] He would also attempt to retain his CFS crown, although he would slip to third with only one victory.[11]
A European Tour: 1996 - 1999[]
Aïello moved into the Super Tourenwagen Cup for the 1996 season as Peugeot moved their factory racing efforts to Germany, finishing third in the championship with three wins.[11] In 1997 the Frenchman would sweep to the STW title with eleven victories, defeating future DTM rival Joachim Winkelhock with a crushing points tally.[11] Aïello subsequently tried to retain his STW crown but fell short by three points, while also claiming a debut victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Porsche.[11]
In 1999 Aïello, having left Peugeot, would move to the British Touring Car Championship, serving as a factory Nissan driver.[11] The Frenchman duly secured the Championship with ten victories out of sixteen races, while also finishing third in the 24 Hours of Le Mans after being signed as a factory driver by Audi.[11]
DTM History[]
After missing out on a factory Honda seat in the BTCC to Tom Kristensen, Aïello would use his Audi connections to get a seat in the inaugural 2000 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship.[3] Signed by ABT Sportsline, Aïello was made their lead driver alongside Christian Abt in their semi-factory supported DTM effort, and would help their rapid development of the TT-R DTM.[3] Yet, in-spite of the impressive development programme Aïello would have a difficult debut at the Hockenheimring, claiming a lonely fifteenth in Race 1, before an engine issue ruled him out of the second race.[12]
Debut Difficulties: 2000[]
Aïello missed the second round of the 2000 season due to his Audi commitments at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (finishing second), before returning for the races at the Norisring.[13] Ultimately engine issues would cause him to retire from the first race and miss the second, before improving to twelfth in the 2000 Sachsenring Race 1.[14] Fourteenth in the Second Race would follow, before two more pointless races followed at the Nürburgring.[15]
However, the Abt-Audi TT-R was improving, and Aïello duly claimed his, and Abt-Audi's, maiden DTM points finish at the 2000 Oschersleben II Race 1, battling up to fifth after benefiting from an early red flag.[16] A disappointing run to eleventh would follow in the Second Race, before Aïello secured ninth at the 2000 Nürburgring II Race 1, and then improved to seventh in the Second Race.[17] Yet, more troubles for the Frenchman would follow at the season finale in Hockenheim, with engine issues again preventing Aïello from competing in the final race.[18]
As a result Aïello would secure sixteenth in the Championship with fourteen points to his name, hence ending the season as the best Abt-Audi driver in the field.[18]
Sophomore Successes: 2001[]
Title Trials: 2002[]
Wavering Fortunes: 2003[]
Opel Opportunities: 2004[]
Final Flings: 2005[]
Towards the end of the season Aïello would decide to call time on his DTM and racing career, holding a press conference after the Lausitzring.[10]
Full DTM Record[]
Laurent Aïello's full results from his 80 starts in the DTM are outlined in a series of tables below.
DTM Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Laurent Aïello during their DTM career:
Laurent Aïello's Overall DTM Record | ||||||
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Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
2000 | Abt Sportsline I[3] | 9 | Abt-Audi TT-R DTM 2000 | 16th | 4 | |
2001 | Team Abt Sportsline[4] | 19 | Abt-Audi TT-R DTM 2001 | 5th | 75 | File:AIE 01 Livery.png |
2002 | Team Abt Sportsline[1] | 3 | Abt-Audi TT-R DTM 2002 | 1st | 70 | |
2003 | Hasseröder Abt-Audi[6] | 1 | Abt-Audi TT-R DTM 2003 | 6th | 41 | |
2004 | OPC Team Phoenix[7] | 4 | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2004 | 10th | 12 | |
2005 | Team OPC[9] | 11 | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 11th | 12 | File:AIE 05 Livery.png |
Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Laurent Aïello's full DTM record.
Laurent Aïello DTM Championship Record | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||
2000 | 16th | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||||
15th | DNS | Ret | DNS | 12th | 14th | 11th | 14th | CAN | CAN | 5th | 11th | 9th | 7th | Ret | DNS | |||||||
2001 | 5th | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | |||
8th | 7th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 10th | 12th | 6th | 12th | 1st | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 5th | Ret | Ret | DNS | |||||
2002 | 1st | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | |||
2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 18th | DSQ | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | DSQ | 6th | 1st | 6th | |||
2003 | 6th | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||
3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 6th | Ret | 1st | 4th | 9th | 5th | |||||||||||||
2004 | 10th | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | NC† | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||
9th | 8th | 6th | 4th | Ret | 9th | 6th | Ret | 15th | Ret | |||||||||||||
2005 | 11th | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||
Ret | 10th | 7th | 16th | 7th | 12th | 9th | 14th | 4th | 6th | 9th |
Results Key | ||||
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Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | |
1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | |
2nd | Second | DSQ | Disqualified | |
3rd | Third | DNS | Did Not Start | |
7th | Points Scorer | NC | Not Classified | |
Italics | Fastest Lap | CAN | Race Cancelled | |
16th | Non-points finish | † | Non-Championship Race | |
Bold | Pole Position | 3 | Points for Qualifying |
References[]
Images and Videos:
- Liveries: byggxx, 'Rennwagen (2002)', dtm.fandom.com/de, (DTM Wiki/de, 2015), https://dtm.fandom.com/de/wiki/Kategorie:Rennwagen_(2002), (Accessed 29/05/2020)
References:
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2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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Manufacturers |
Abt-Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
Car/engine |
Abt-Audi TT-R 2000 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
Teams |
24h Service AMG-Mercedes • Abt Sportsline I • Abt Sportsline II • D2 AMG-Mercedes • Euroteam • Opel Team Holzer I • Opel Team Holzer II • Opel Team Irmscher • Opel Team Phoenix • Original Teile AMG-Mercedes • Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes |
Drivers |
1 Bernd Schneider • 2 Thomas Jäger • 3 Uwe Alzen • 4 Joachim Winkelhock • 5 Klaus Ludwig • 6 Marcel Fässler • 7 Manuel Reuter • 8 Michael Bartels • 9 Laurent Aïello • 10 Christian Abt • 11 Éric Hélary • 12 Christian Menzel • 14/24 Pedro Lamy • 15/42 Darren Turner • 16 Stefano Modena • 17 Timo Scheider • 18 Marcel Tiemann • 19 Peter Dumbreck • 20 Kris Nissen • 21 James Thompson • 23 Roland Asch |
Races |
Rennsport-Festival 1 • Rennsport-Festival 2 • ADAC-Preis von Sachsen-Anhalt 1 • ADAC-Preis von Sachsen-Anhalt 2 • Norisring 1 • Norisring 2 • Sachsenring 1 • Sachsenring 2 • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen 1 • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen 2 • ADAC-Preis von Niedersachsen 1 • ADAC-Preis von Niedersachsen 2 • Eifelrennen 1 • Eifelrennen 2 • ADAC-Preis Hockenheim 1 • ADAC-Preis Hockenheim 2 |
Cancelled Races |
2000 Lausitzring Race |
Related Content |
1996 ITCC Season • 2001 DTM Season |
2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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Manufacturers |
Abt-Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
Car/engine |
Abt-Audi TT-R 2001 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
Teams |
D2 AMG-Mercedes • Eschmann AMG-Mercedes • Mamerow Racing Team • OPC Euroteam • OPC Team Holzer I • OPC Team Holzer II • OPC Team Phoenix • Original Teile AMG-Mercedes • Service 24h AMG-Mercedes • Team Abt Sportsline • Team Abt Sportsline Junior • Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes |
Drivers |
1 Bernd Schneider • 2 Peter Dumbreck • 3 Joachim Winkelhock • 4 Timo Scheider • 5 Uwe Alzen • 6 Marcel Fässler • 7 Manuel Reuter • 8 Yves Olivier • 9 Bernd Mayländer/Marcel Tiemann • 10 Patrick Huisman • 11 Michael Bartels • 14 Thomas Jäger • 15 Christijan Albers • 16 Alain Menu • 17 Hubert Haupt • 18 Christian Abt • 19 Laurent Aïello/Kris Nissen • 20 Peter Mamerow • 22 Mattias Ekström • 23 Martin Tomczyk • 24 Pedro Lamy • 42 Darren Turner |
Races |
Rennsport-Festival QR • Rennsport-Festival FR • Eifelrennen QR • Eifelrennen FR • Oschersleben QR • Oschersleben FR • Sachsenring QR • Sachsenring FR • Norisring QR • Norisring FR • Lausitzring QR • Lausitzring FR • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen QR • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen FR • Spielberg QR • Spielberg FR • Zandvoort QR • Zandvoort FR • DMV-Preis Hockenheim QR • DMV-Preis Hockenheim FR |
Related Content |
2000 DTM Season • 2002 DTM Season |
2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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Manufacturers |
Abt-Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
Car/engine |
Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
Teams |
CEB/OASE AMG-Mercedes • OPC Euroteam • OPC Team Holzer • OPC Team Phoenix • Original Teile AMG-Mercedes • Service 24h AMG-Mercedes • Team Abt • Team Abt Sportsline • Team Abt Sportsline Junior • Vodafone AMG-Mercedes • Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes |
Drivers |
1 Bernd Schneider • 2 Jean Alesi • 3 Laurent Aïello • 4 Karl Wendlinger • 5 Uwe Alzen • 6 Marcel Fässler • 7 Manuel Reuter • 8 Joachim Winkelhock • 9 Mattias Ekström • 10 Christian Abt • 11 Thomas Jäger • 12 Peter Dumbreck • 14 Timo Scheider • 15 Michael Bartels • 16 Marcel Tiemann/Bernd Mayländer • 17 Patrick Huisman • 18 Alain Menu • 19 Yves Olivier • 23 Martin Tomczyk • 24 Stefan Mücke • 31 Johnny Cecotto • 42 Christijan Albers • 43 JJ Lehto • 44 Éric Hélary |
Races |
ADAC-Preis Hockenheim QR • ADAC-Preis Hockenheim FR • Zolder QR • Zolder FR • Donington Park QR • Donington Park FR • Sachsenring QR • Sachsenring FR • Norisring QR • Norisring FR • Lausitzring QR • Lausitzring FR • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen QR • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen FR • Spielberg QR • Spielberg FR • Zandvoort QR • Zandvoort FR • DMV-Preis Hockenheim QR • DMV-Preis Hockenheim FR |
Related Content |
2001 DTM Season • 2003 DTM Season |
2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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Manufacturers |
Abt-Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
Car/engine |
Abt-Audi TT-R 2003 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2003 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
Teams |
AMG-Mercedes • ARTA AMG-Mercedes • Hasseröder Abt-Audi • OPC Euroteam • OPC Team Holzer • OPC Team Phoenix • Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes • PlayStation 2 Red Bull Abt-Audi • S Line Audi Junior Team • Service 24h AMG-Mercedes • Vodafone/Express Service AMG-Mercedes |
Drivers |
1 Laurent Aïello • 2 Christian Abt • 3 Bernd Schneider • 4 Christijan Albers • 5 Mattias Ekström • 6 Karl Wendlinger • 7 Manuel Reuter • 8 Alain Menu • 9 Marcel Fässler • 10 Jean Alesi • 11 Thomas Jäger • 12 Bernd Mayländer • 14 Martin Tomczyk • 15 Peter Terting • 16 Joachim Winkelhock • 17 Jeroen Bleekemolen • 18 Timo Scheider • 19 Peter Dumbreck • 20 Katsutomo Kaneishi • 24 Patrick Huisman/Gary Paffett • 42 Stefan Mücke |
Races |
Hockenheim Opening • Adria • Nürburgring I • Lausitzring • Norisring • Donington Park • Nürburgring II • Spielberg • Zandvoort • Hockenheim Finale |
Related Content |
2002 DTM Season • 2004 DTM Season |
2004 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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Manufacturers |
Abt-Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
Car/engine |
Abt-Audi TT-R 2003 • Audi A4 DTM 2004 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003 • AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2003 • Vectra GTS V8 2004 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
Teams |
AMG-Mercedes • Audi Sport Infineon Team Joest • Audi Sport Team Abt • Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline • OPC Euroteam • OPC Team Holzer • OPC Team Phoenix • Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes • Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes • Vodafone/Chrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes |
Drivers |
1 Bernd Schneider • 2 Christijan Albers • 3 Marcel Fässler • 4 Laurent Aïello • 5 Mattias Ekström • 6 Martin Tomczyk • 7 Gary Paffett • 8 Jean Alesi • 9 Heinz-Harald Frentzen • 10 Manuel Reuter • 11 Christian Abt • 12 Tom Kristensen • 14 Peter Dumbreck • 15 Timo Scheider • 16 Jeroen Bleekemolen • 17 Markus Winkelhock • 18 Stefan Mücke • 20 Jarek Janiš • 21 Bernd Mayländer • 22 Rinaldo Capello • 23 Peter Terting • 44 Emanuele Pirro • 45 Frank Biela |
Races |
Hockenheim Opening • Estoril • Adria • Lausitzring • Norisring • Nürburgring • Oschersleben • Zandvoort • Brno • Hockenheim Finale |
Non-Championship Races |
Shanghai 1 • Shanghai 2 |
Related Content |
2003 DTM Season • 2005 DTM Season • Formula 3 Euro Series |
2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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Manufacturers |
Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
Car/engine |
Audi A4 DTM 2005 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Vectra GTS V8 2005 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
Teams |
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline • Audi Sport Team Abt • Audi Sport Team Joest • Audi Sport Team Joest Racing • DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes • GMAC/Stern Team OPC • Mücke Motorsport • Team OPC • Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes • Vodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes |
Drivers |
1 Mattias Ekström • 2 Martin Tomczyk • 3 Gary Paffett • 4 Jean Alesi • 5 Tom Kristensen • 6 Allan McNish • 7 Bernd Schneider • 8 Mika Häkkinen • 9 Marcel Fässler • 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen • 11 Laurent Aïello • 12 Manuel Reuter • 14 Christian Abt • 15 Pierre Kaffer • 16 Stefan Mücke • 17 Alexandros Margaritis • 18 Rinaldo Capello • 19 Frank Stippler • 20 Bruno Spengler • 21 Jamie Green |
Races |
Hockenheim Opening • Lausitzring I • Spa-Francorchamps • Brno • Oschersleben • Norisring • Nürburgring • Zandvoort • Lausitzring II • Istanbul Park • Hockenheim Finale |
Related Content |
2004 DTM Season • 2006 DTM Season • Formula 3 Euro Series |