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  Olivier Beretta: Drivers: ALMS - American Le Mans Series: Chevy Racing: Chevrolet
Corvette Racing driver Olivier Beretta is one of the most successful drivers in international endurance racing, winning championships and scoring victories at many of the world’s most renowned circuits.
Beretta switched to a prototype in 2001, driving a Dallara to fourth overall at Le Mans and to fifth overall in 2002.
At the conclusion of the 2005 season, Beretta held the ALMS records for most career victories (24, tied with Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell), the most career poles (17), the most single-season wins in the GT1 class (9, tied with Karl Wendlinger), and the most top-10 finishes in a season (12 in 2000).
www.chevrolet.com /chevyracing/alms/drivers/beretta_o   (544 words)

  
 F1 A.D. Specials: Olivier Beretta
If your name and birthplace has anything to do with where you are headed in life, then Olivier Beretta, born on 23 November, 1969 in Monaco, was destined for greatness as a racing driver.
Beretta's F3000 efforts, though, impressed Gerard Larrousse enough to be signed on for the Frenchman's F1 team in 1994, using a Cosworth V8 engine as team-mate to Erik Comas.
By race end, Gerhard Berger had won for Ferrari, with the Ligiers of Olivier Panis and Bernard 2nd and 3rd, the Footworks of Christian Fittipaldi and Gianni Morbidelli 4th and 5th, and the Larrousses 6th and 7th, Comas ahead.
f1ad.narod.ru /Articles/Drivers/Beretta/index.html   (950 words)

  
  Pratt Miller - Engineering Fabrication   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Olivier Beretta and Ron Fellows were the designated qualifying drivers, and early in the session, they swapped fastest laps around between themselves and with Terry Borcheller in the Saleen.
This also was Beretta’s first time at Lime Rock, and even though he said the track surface made grip difficult to find, he liked the circuit and his car’s setup.
Beretta pitted under green, then the caution came out and the pace car split the two Corvettes, putting Gavin almost a lap down on O’Connell.
www.prattmiller.com /c5r_news.php?NewsID=128   (846 words)

  
 Beretta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Beretta is famous for their 92FS 9 mm Luger pistol, which has seen much exposure in American action movies, such as the Lethal Weapon series.
In 1985, Beretta was chosen during a controversial selection process to produce the M9 9 mm Luger sidearm for the United States military.
Beretta is also well known in hunting circles for their top notch shotguns, often embellished with exquisite handcarved stocks and frames.
www.wikiverse.org /beretta   (371 words)

  
 Fast Friends: Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta - Corvette Racing
Beretta, 35, is a swarthy Monegasque who lives alongside the sun-drenched Mediterranean in an apartment in Monte Carlo.
Beretta is now second on the list of all-time ALMS winners with 23 career victories, and he has a series-leading 17 poles on his resume.
Gavin and Beretta are poised to achieve their greatest feat together at the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Oct. 15.
www.corvetteracing.com /history/2005releases/lagunaseca/lagunaseca2.shtml   (1194 words)

  
 Beretta Shoots for Cadillac Victory at Laguna Seca
GM Racing driver Olivier Beretta, winner of the GTS class for Corvette in the 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans, will drive the #12 CTS-V race car in the event, joining Max Angelelli and Andy Pilgrim on Team Cadillac.
Olivier Beretta has demonstrated the ability to drive different sorts of racing cars-right now he shares duties in the C5-R with testing Formula 1 cars-and we expect him to show that ability at Laguna Seca."
Beretta recently had the opportunity to test the Cadillac at Gingerman Raceway in South Haven, Mich.
www.theautochannel.com /news/2004/10/07/246530.html   (557 words)

  
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Beretta and Gavin also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans again with Jan Magnussen, the third consecutive year the trio stood on the top of the podium.
Beretta is the winningest driver in Series history with 28 class wins - the most among the 679 drivers who have competed in the Series - and its only four-time class champion.
Olivier Edges O'Connell in Qualifying for Inaugural ALMS Street Race in St. Pete Olivier Beretta claimed his record-setting 19th career ALMS pole today in qualifying for Saturday's inaugural Acura Sports Car Challenge of St....
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 car.kak.net
Beretta started from position six on the grid and made a brilliant start aboard the #10 Panoz to slot into fourth position on the opening lap.
Beretta pitted after 55 minutes to hand over to Saelens who then completed a double stint on his Michelin tires to bring the car home.
OLIVIER BERETTA: "I am really thrilled for all the team because getting four podium finishes in a row is great achievement.
car.kak.net /print.php?sid=1210&POSTNUKESID=449b9e571714089059b667e43a3727cb   (553 words)

  
 f1 statistics - Olivier Beretta : Autocourse Grand Prix Archive
Olivier brought much-needed funds to Larrousse for 1994, and he was certainly not outclassed by his team-mate Comas.
The 1999 season saw Olivier and Karl Wendlinger crowned FIA GT champions as the Viper crushed the opposition.
Olivier and Gavin have also been convincing Champions in the GT1 class of the American Le Mans Series with their Corvette in both 2005 and 2006.
www.autocoursegpa.com /driver~driver_id~11597.htm   (418 words)

  
 Driver Profile: Beretta, Olivier; www.TheRaceSite.com
Beretta raced go-karts for the six years between 1982 and 1988 before moving straight into the French Formula Three series in 1989.
Beretta was third in the championship in 1990, and took the final podium step at the Monaco Grand Prix support race that year.
He became involved in the development of the Chrysler Viper in 1996 with Viper Team ORECA and stayed with the team in 1997, finishing third in the drivers' championship with four wins and eight pole positions.
www.theracesite.com /index.cfm?pagetype=2&form_article=575   (296 words)

  
 car.kak.net :: your source to car news
Olivier Beretta and David Saelens both got the chance to sample the car this week which is being pressed into service for the first time since 1998.
Olivier Beretta, David Saelens and Max Papis took 2nd aboard their #10 Panoz LMP-01, while the #11 car of Gunnar Jeannette, Scott Maxwell and Benjamin Leuenberger were unlucky to suffer some problems during the 1000 mile journey - just missing out on a podium spot in 4th.
Olivier Beretta qualified the #10 Panoz LMP-01 in 4th position with a time of 59.148 seconds, while young star Gunnar Jeannette was just behind the two-time ALMS GTS champion in 5th place, stopping the clocks at 59.644 seconds.
car.kak.net /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index&catid=&topic=24&allstories=1&POSTNUKESID=449b9e571714089059b667e43a3727cb   (4027 words)

  
 Olivier Beretta 23-11-69 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Olivier Beretta 23-11-69 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Beretta reed in 1994 voor het Franse Larrousse team en heeft al eerder testwerk voor Williams gedaan in de afgelopen jaren.
Naast Olivier Beretta was de andere testrijder van Williams, Marc Gene, aan het werk.
www.flickr.com /photos/gavrila/216790511   (110 words)

  
 Chrysler Team Oreca Wednesday Qualifying Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Chrysler Team ORECA set fifth fastest time in qualifying for the 69th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours, Olivier Beretta setting a time of three minutes 36.155s in the Chrysler LMP that he shares with Karl Wendlinger and Pedro Lamy.
It was the first time that the Monegasque had ever driven a prototype around the 13.6km Le Mans circuit having missed much of the trials session on May 6 with minor problems that prevented the car from running.
Olivier says that he can go faster, and could break the 3m35 barrier but we are satisfied.
www.endurancesportscar.com /chry01lmwed.htm   (292 words)

  
 O'Connell Smashes Record As Beretta Secures Front Row
Olivier Beretta secured second place on the grid for the Grand Prix of Atlanta in the #4 Compuware Corvette C6.R as team mate Johnny O'Connell won pole in a record lap time.
Olivier Beretta was the second fastest qualifier in Corvette Racing's No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R. Both yellow Corvettes eclipsed the track record set by Ron Fellows in a Corvette C5-R in September 2000.
Olivier Beretta will start alongside O'Connell on the front row after posting a 1:17.323 qualifying time (118.257 mph).
www.olivergavin.com /news.cfm/title/O%27%27Connell%20Smashes%20Record%20As%20Beretta%20Secures%20Front%20Row/flag/2/id/191   (628 words)

  
 Olivier Secures Pole at Lime Rock
Olivier Beretta, taking his turn to qualify after Oliver's pole at Mid-Ohio, repeated the feat with a great GTS pole position lap at Lime Rock.
As times slowly got better Olivier put in a 51.425s on his tenth lap of the session which was shortened and delayed due to problems with the track surface.
Olivier said, "I must thank the team and Olly (Gavin) for setting up the car well and we are all delighted to be on pole.
www.olivergavin.com /news.cfm/flag/2/id/49   (195 words)

  
 :: IMSA - International Motor Sports Association ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
One of the most prolific winners in the brief history of the American Le Mans Series, Olivier Beretta returns to the series in 2003 as a driver for the JML Team Panoz team.
It will be Beretta's first action in the ALMS since the end of the 2000 season, though he has raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans the past two seasons for Team ORECA.
In the 1999 and 2000 seasons, Beretta was the GTS class champion of the ALMS in the Dodge Vipers of ORECA.
imsaracing.net /2003/drivers/makedriver5.cfm?drivername=Olivier+Beretta   (273 words)

  
 Olivier Beretta - Grand Prix Racing - the whole story
Olivier scored several wins during his karting days before graduating to the French F3 chmapionship in 1989.
In 1990 he began to cause a bit of a stir with third place in the Monaco race and a win at Pau.
He moved to F3000 in 1992 with Piquet's well-funded team but Beretta struggled with the car making too many mistakes.
www.gpracing.net192.com /drivers/careers/55.cfm   (183 words)

  
 GMInsideNews Forums - Olivier Beretta shoots for Cadillac victory
Beretta is probably the most talented of the GM factory drivers.
Aside from Jan Magnussen, who is probably his equal in terms of talent, Beretta is in a different league than the SCCA/NASCAR/Trans-AM vets that typically run the GM road race contenders.
I remember when the Viper GTS was having its awesome run, Beretta was the cornerstone of that program.
www.gminsidenews.com /forums/showthread.php?t=7763   (1004 words)

  
 DAVID BRABHAM - The Official Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Olivier Beretta set the fastest lap with a time of 1min 21.679secs in the #4 Compuware Corvette C5-R while Johnny O'Connell qualified second with a lap of 1min 22.238secs.
Beretta's fast lap marks his 14th pole position of his career in the ALMS, tying Ron Fellows for the all-time record.
O'Connell qualified second after a tight battle with Beretta and was pleased with his qualifying performance.
www.davidbrabham.com /news_detail.asp?championship_id=9&news_id=101410   (405 words)

  
 Olivier Beretta Joins CITGO SAMAX; www.TheRaceSite.com
In addition, the team welcomes Corvette Racing driver Olivier Beretta to race with CITGO Racing regular Milka Duno in up to 6 of the remaining 9 races and Riley Technologies Factory driver Marc Goossens to compete in 3 races - beginning with the race at Laguna Seca.
Olivier Beretta, a Corvette Racing driver, is one of the most successful drivers in international endurance racing.
Since 2000, Beretta has also worked as a Formula One test driver with Michelin developing tires and since 2002 with the Williams F1 Team.
www.theracesite.com /index.cfm?pagetype=2&form_article=11483   (300 words)

  
 News about the Cadillac CTS-V Team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Olivier Beretta has demonstrated the ability to drive different sorts of racing cars—right now he shares duties in the C5-R with testing Formula 1 cars—and we expect him to show that ability at Laguna Seca.”
Beretta recently had the opportunity to test the Cadillac at Gingerman Raceway in South Haven,
, where Beretta knew from a young age that he would chose racing as a career.
www.prattmiller.com /cts-vr_news.php?NewsID=43   (434 words)

  
 Jan Magnussen - News Center
Both Corvettes eclipsed the 1:17.034 qualifying record set by O'Connell in April, and they were the only GT1 entries to run quicker than 1:17 on this roller coaster 12-turn circuit.
Beretta teamed with Oliver Gavin and Jan Magnussen to win last year's Petit Le Mans.
He and Gavin trail O'Connell and Ron Fellows by one point in the GT1 drivers championship going into the ninth round of the 10-race American Le Mans Series.
www.janmagnussen.com /news.asp?NewsID=1128113073   (386 words)

  
 Corvette C6.R Passes First Le Mans Test with Flying Colors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Today's test was the only opportunity for Chevy's factory team to evaluate its new cars on the 8.5-mile course before the start of official practice and qualifying on June 15.
The No. 64 Compuware Corvette C6.R driven by Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Jan Magnussen ran a fast lap of 3:54.183, placing it fourth among the nine GT1 class cars on the course today.
Olivier Beretta is a fan favorite at Le Mans; he's won the race three times previously, including a victory in his first season with Corvette Racing in 2004.
www.speedarena.com /news/publish/sportscar/printer_5966.shtml   (992 words)

  
 Michelin | Motorsports | News Article
New driver Olivier Beretta is a two-time ALMS GTS Champion aboard a Michelin-shod Dodge Viper and is also a Michelin Formula One test driver – having completing thousands of development miles each year aboard a Williams BMW F1 Team machine.
Beretta also set a record of six consecutive podium finishes for JML Team Panoz last year with Michelin rubber.
The ex-Formula 1 and Champ car ace drove with Beretta last year to finish fifth at Sebring and Le Mans and second at Petit Le Mans for the JML team Panoz Michelin squad.
www.michelinman.com /motorsports/news/03152004B.html   (405 words)

  
 Le Mans 24 Hours news and history from "Maison Blanche"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The works Corvette team recently announced the addition of drivers Olivier Beretta, Max Papis and Jan Magnussen to the Chevrolet family.
Beretta, 34, will join Oliver Gavin in the #4 Corvette C5-R for the full season of the ALMS and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, bringing years of racing at the top levels of international competition, from Le Mans to Formula 1, to a driver roster already rich in talent.
Papis, 34, a veteran open-wheel and sports car racer, and Magnussen, 30, a champion in sports cars, touring cars and single-seaters, will join the team for the three long-distance events during 2004, including the 12 Hours of Sebring, 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1,000-mile Petit Le Mans.
www.maisonblanche.co.uk /n040109.html   (452 words)

  
 CHEVY & CORVETTE PARTS / POWER BOOKS: Olivier Beretta
Olivier Beretta / MC Tomy Archer / USA
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Oliver Gavin / GB Olivier Beretta / MC Jan Magnussen / DK Xenon Laboratories
homepage.hispeed.ch /Corvette-Plus/DRIVER/beretta_olivier.htm   (71 words)

  
 FW: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Barcelona Test Summary
Drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher joined test team driver Marc GenÈ on his home track alongside Olivier Beretta who was also driving at the test for the team.
Olivier Beretta deputised for Ralf Schumacher who rested a back condition as a precautionary measure.
Ralf's condition is being assessed daily but is not a cause for concern and he is expected to return to testing duty shortly.
www.theautochannel.com /news/2003/01/17/152941.html   (339 words)

  
 American Le Mans Series :: World Class   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Olivier Beretta will enter the 2007 season as the most successful driver in America Le Mans Series history with 28 class wins.
With driving mate Oliver Gavin, Beretta drove the No. 4 Corvette to victory in 2006 giving Corvette Racing its sixth American Le Mans Series GT1 Championship.
With a challenging 2006 season and new venues in 2007, we wanted to chat with Beretta to find out what this champion driver thought of the previous and upcoming seasons.
www.americanlemans.com /News/Article.aspx?ID=2749   (485 words)

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