Pedro Lamy

José Pedro Mourão Nunes Lamy Viçoso, OIH, (; born 20 March 1972) is a Portuguese former professional racing driver. He was the first Portuguese driver to score a point in a Formula One World Championship event, in the 1995 Australian Grand Prix, for Minardi.

Racing career

Early years Born in Aldeia Galega da Merceana, Alenquer, Portugal, Lamy graduated from karting and won the Portuguese Formula Ford Championship in his debut year, in 1989, at the age of 17. Taking on Domingos Piedade as a manager, Lamy moved to Formula Opel Lotus and won the championship in his second attempt, in 1991.

With Piedade's help, Lamy went to Germany to race in the local Formula Three series. Signing for Willi Weber's team, he defeated Marco Werner in the fight for the Championship, in 1992, also winning the Marlboro Masters in Zandvoort and finishing second in the Macau Grand Prix. In 1993, he raced for Crypton Engineering in Formula 3000 and finished second in the series, one point behind champion Olivier Panis, although he scored a win at Pau, a narrow street course considered even more difficult than Monaco.

Formula One Pedro Lamy during free practice of the 1996 San Marino Grand Prix while racing for Minardi. Lotus (1993–1994) In , Lamy got the chance to race in the final four Formula One races of the season, replacing injured Alessandro Zanardi in the Lotus team. He scored no points, but was signed for the team to drive the full 1994 season. Lamy drove the first four races, before suffering a serious crash in private testing at Silverstone, breaking both legs and wrists and sitting in the sidelines for over a year.

Minardi (1995–1996) After intense physical therapy, Lamy signed a contract to race in the second half of the 1995 season for Minardi, replacing Pierluigi Martini, and scoring the team's only point of the season in Adelaide, despite a spectacular spin and struggling to get going again halfway through the race. Lamy stayed with Minardi for 1996, but the team's lack of resources meant the car received little development, and Lamy finished his F1 career, after 32 Grand Prix starts.

Sports car racing

Afterwards, Lamy moved to the FIA GT Championship, where he won the GT2 class in 1998 in an Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS-R. He then raced in the Le Mans 24 Hours and the DTM for the works Mercedes team, but was unhappy with his treatment within the team.

Switching to the Zakspeed outfit, Lamy won the 24 Hours Nürburgring twice in a row (in 2001 and 2002), taking the V8Star Series crown as well, in 2003. In 2004 he drove for BMW Motorsport in a few selected events including the 24 Hours Nürburgring that he won again. He also won the GTS class in the Le Mans Endurance Series in a Larbre Compétition Ferrari 550 Maranello. For 2005, Lamy was an Aston Martin works driver for the Sebring 12 Hours and Le Mans, also racing for BMW at the 24 Hours Nürburgring where he won again, and for the Larbre team in the FIA GT Championship.

In 2005, Lamy was announced as the driver of A1 Team Portugal in the 2005 A1 Grand Prix. However, Lamy never went beyond testing, and Álvaro Parente was appointed the main driver's seat. Instead, Lamy remained with the Aston Martin Racing squad, taking part in the American Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2007, Lamy became a factory driver for the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP in the Le Mans Series, as well as driving the diesel-powered prototype in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Lamy became LMP1 champion in the LMS in the first season.

In 2010, driving for BMW Motorsport, Lamy won the 24 Hours Nürburgring for the fifth time, to tie with Marcel Tiemann for the most wins at the race. In 2012, Lamy participated in the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving a Larbre Competition Corvette C6.R in GTE-Am.

, Lamy is a FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) commissioner.

Racing record

Complete German Formula Three results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1997 Schübel Engineering Armin Hahne Patrice Goueslard Porsche 911 GT1 GT1 331 5th 3rd 1998 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta Tommy Archer Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT2 312 13th 2nd 1999 AMG-Mercedes Bernd Schneider Franck Lagorce Mercedes-Benz CLR LMGTP 76 DNF DNF 2001 Team PlayStation Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger Chrysler LMP LMP900 298 4th 3rd 2002 PlayStation Team Oreca Olivier Beretta Érik Comas Dallara SP1-Judd LMP900 359 5th 4th 2005 Aston Martin Racing Peter Kox Tomáš Enge Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 327 DNF DNF 2006 Aston Martin Racing Stéphane Sarrazin Stéphane Ortelli Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 342 10th 5th 2007 Team Peugeot Total Stéphane Sarrazin Sébastien Bourdais Peugeot 908 HDi FAP LMP1 359 2nd 2nd 2008 Team Peugeot Total Stéphane Sarrazin Alexander Wurz Peugeot 908 HDi FAP LMP1 368 5th 5th 2009 Team Peugeot Total Nicolas Minassian Christian Klien Peugeot 908 HDi FAP LMP1 369 6th 6th 2010 Peugeot Sport Total Sébastien Bourdais Simon Pagenaud Peugeot 908 HDi FAP LMP1 38 DNF DNF 2011 Team Peugeot Total Sébastien Bourdais Simon Pagenaud Peugeot 908 LMP1 355 2nd 2nd 2012 Larbre Compétition Patrick Bornhauser Julien Canal Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GTEAm 329 20th 1st 2013 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana Bill Auberlen Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEPro 221 DNF DNF 2014 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana Christoffer Nygaard Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 329 26th 6th 2015 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana Mathias Lauda Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 321 NC NC 2016 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana Mathias Lauda Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 281 DNF DNF 2017 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana Mathias Lauda Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 329 36th 8th 2018 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana Mathias Lauda Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 92 DNF DNF 2019 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana Mathias Lauda Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 87 DNF DNFSources:

Complete FIA GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts 2004 Larbre Compétition GTS Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Ferrari 5.9 V12 MNZ NÜR SIL SPA 1st 35 2005 MenX Racing GT1 Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Ferrari 5.9 V12 SPA MNZ SIL NÜR IST 23rd 6 2006 Aston Martin Racing Larbre GT1 Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0 V12 IST SPA NÜR DON JAR 1st 32 2007 Team Peugeot Total LMP1 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Peugeot HDi 5.5 Turbo V12 MNZ VAL NÜR SPA SIL INT 1st 40 2008 Team Peugeot Total LMP1 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Peugeot HDi 5.5 Turbo V12 CAT MNZ SPA NÜR SIL 7th 21 2010 Team Peugeot Total LMP1 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Peugeot HDi 5.5 Turbo V12 LEC SPA ALG HUN SIL 21st 18 2011 Peugeot Sport Total LMP1 Peugeot 908 Peugeot HDi 3.7 Turbo V8 LEC SPA8 IMO SIL EST NC 0 BMW Motorsport GTE Pro BMW M3 GT2 BMW 4.0 V8 LEC SPA IMO8 SIL EST NC 0Sources: † Rank indicates standings in Drivers' World Championship.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)