Mauro Giuseppe Baldi (born 31 January 1954) is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . In endurance racing, Baldi won the World Sportscar Championship in 1990 with Sauber, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in with Porsche; he won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1998 and is a two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona with Doran.

Baldi is one of 11 drivers to complete the informal Triple Crown of endurance racing, achieving the feat at the 1998 12 Hours of Sebring.

Biography Mauro Giuseppe Baldi was born on 31 January 1954 in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna.

Baldi started his career in rallying in 1972 and turned to circuit racing in 1975 with the Italian Renault 5 Cup. By 1980 he had become a top Formula 3 driver, winning the Monaco F3 Grand Prix and the 1981 European Formula 3 Championship with eight victories. In 1982, he signed to drive for Arrows before moving to Alfa Romeo in 1983, scoring a fifth place in Zandvoort. When Benetton became Alfa Romeo's team sponsor in 1984, Baldi lost his drive, and joined the underfunded Spirit team until 1985.

After retiring from Formula One, Baldi went to enjoy a successful career in sports car racing, driving for the works Martini-Lancia team in 1984 and 1985. In 1986, he switched to a Porsche 956 from Richard Lloyd Racing's outfit, returning to a works drive in 1988 with the Sauber-Mercedes team, with whom Baldi won the 1990 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers, sharing the car with Jean-Louis Schlesser. In 1991 and 1992, he was a driver for Peugeot.

Baldi came very close to making a return to F1 in 1989, when he agreed with Coloni to take over one of the team's cars from Enrico Bertaggia for the Italian Grand Prix. The move was blocked by Jochen Neerpasch, the sporting director of Mercedes, his then sportscar team. Later he had a brief return to F1 in 1990, doing most of the test driving for the Modena Lambo project.

Returning to sports cars, Baldi won the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1994, sharing the Dauer 962 Le Mans (a modified Porsche 962) with Yannick Dalmas and Hurley Haywood. He also won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1998 and 2002, and the 12 Hours of Sebring, again in 1998, with Arie Luyendyk and Didier Theys.

Racing record Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition1976Coppa Renault 5 Elf111??5803rd1977Coppa Renault 5 Elf103?47951stRenault 5 European Cup?2?14521st1978Italian Formula Three?????267thEuropean Formula ThreeScuderia Tricolore20001416th1979Italian Formula Three?1?1?353rdEuropean Formula ThreeScuderia Tricolore100113224th1980European Formula ThreeMauro Baldi143235454thItalian Formula Three?????138thGerman Formula ThreeAutomobiles Martini200000NC1981European Formula ThreeEuroracing1487611941stItalian Formula Three?????276thGerman Formula Three100000NC†1982Formula OneArrows Racing Team110000225thWorld Sportscar ChampionshipMomo Racing300001138th1983Formula OneMarlboro Team Alfa Romeo150000316th1984Formula OneSpirit Racing700000NCWorld Sportscar ChampionshipMartini Racing400012819thJolly Club1000024 Hours of Le MansMartini Racing10000N/ADNF1985World Sportscar ChampionshipMartini Racing710023613thIMSA GT ChampionshipBayside Disposal200020NCFormula OneSpirit Enterprises Ltd.300000NC24 Hours of Le MansMartini Racing10000N/A7th1986World Sportscar ChampionshipLiqui Moly Equipe51002389th24 Hours of Le Mans10000N/A9th1987World Sportscar ChampionshipLiqui Moly Equipe/Britten-Lloyd Racing91103588thAll-Japan Sports Prototype ChampionshipToyota Team TOM'S100001222ndWorld Touring Car ChampionshipCiBiEmme Sport100000NC1988World Sportscar ChampionshipTeam Sauber Mercedes1027271883rdIMSA GT ChampionshipBusby Racing601025013th1988 24 Hours of Le MansTeam Sauber Mercedes10000N/ADNS1989World Sportscar ChampionshipTeam Sauber Mercedes835461023rd24 Hours of Le Mans10001N/A2ndIMSA GT ChampionshipMomo-Gebhardt Racing100000NC1990World Sportscar ChampionshipTeam Sauber Mercedes9673649.51stIMSA GT ChampionshipBusby Racing100000NC1991World Sportscar ChampionshipPeugeot Talbot Sport71003693rd24 Hours of Le Mans10000N/ADNF1992World Sportscar ChampionshipPeugeot Talbot Sport62014643rd24 Hours of Le Mans10001N/A3rd1993Italian Superturismo ChampionshipPeugeot Talbot Sport10000622nd24 Hours of Le Mans10001N/A3rd1994IMSA GT ChampionshipEuromotorsport301001343rd24 Hours of Le MansLe Mans Porsche Team / Joest Racing11001N/A1stSCCA Pro Racing World ChallengePorsche?1???0NCPPG Indy Car World SeriesPayton/Coyne Racing100000NC1995IMSA GT ChampionshipScandia Racing Team1114152453rd1996IMSA GT ChampionshipScandia Racing Team200012933rd1997FIA GT ChampionshipJB Racing500000NCKonrad Motorsport4000024 Hours of Le Mans10000N/ADNF1998IMSA GT ChampionshipMomo Doran Racing110010NCInternational Sports Racing SeriesJB Racing Giesse Team Ferrari100100NC24 Hours of Le MansMoretti Racing10001N/A14th24 Hours of DaytonaDoran/Moretti Racing11011N/A1st1999SportsRacing World CupJB Giesse Team Ferrari81014855thAmerican Le Mans SeriesDoran Enterprises300013134th24 Hours of Le MansJB Racing10000N/ADNF2000SportsRacing World CupR&M610135112thGrand American Road Racing ChampionshipDoran/Lista Racing210018524thAmerican Le Mans Series100002040th24 Hours of Le MansTeam Den Blå Avis10000N/ANC2001Grand American Road Racing ChampionshipLista Doran Racing721062678thFIA Sportscar ChampionshipR&M800024113th2002FIA Sportscar ChampionshipR&M50003445thRolex Sports Car SeriesDoran Lista Racing420031307thAmerican Le Mans Series100000NC24 Hours of Daytona11??1N/A1st2003FIA Sportscar ChampionshipR&M10000527thRolex Sports Car SeriesFerri Competizione100002628thAmerican Le Mans Series10000460th † As Baldi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete European Formula 3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 1978 Mauro Baldi Toyota ZAN NÜR ÖST ZOL IMO NÜR DIJ MNZ PER MAG KNU KAR DON KAS JAR VLL 16th 4 1979 Mauro Baldi ToyotaVLL ÖST ZOL MAG DON ZAN PER MNZ KNU KIN JAR KAS 4th 22 1980 Ecurie Oreca RenaultNÜR ÖST ZOL MAG ZAN LAC MUG MNZ MIS KNU JAR KAS ZOL 4th 45 Toyota SIL 1981 Euroracing Alfa Romeo VLL NÜR DON ÖST ZOL MAG LAC ZAN SIL CET MIS KNU JAR IMO MUG1st94

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 Arrows Racing Team Arrows A4 Cosworth V8 RSA BRA USW SMR BEL MON DET CAN NED GBR FRA GER AUT SUI CPL 25th 2 Arrows A5 ITA Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 183T Alfa Romeo V8 BRA USW FRA SMR MON BEL DET CAN GBR GER AUT NED ITA EUR RSA 16th 3 Spirit Racing Spirit 101 Hart Straight-4 BRA RSA BEL SMR FRA MON CAN DET DAL GBR GER AUT NED ITA EUR POR NC 0 Spirit Enterprises Ltd. Spirit 101D Hart Straight-4 BRA POR SMR MON CAN DET FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA BEL EUR RSA AUS NC 0

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Martini Racing Paolo Barilla Hans Heyer Lancia LC2-Ferrari C1 275 DNF DNF Martini Lancia Henri Pescarolo Lancia LC2-Ferrari C1 358 7th 7th Liqui Moly Equipe Price Cobb Rob Dyson Porsche 956 GTi C1 318 9th 7th Team Sauber Mercedes James Weaver Jochen Mass Sauber C9-Mercedes C1 - DNS DNS Team Sauber Mercedes Kenny Acheson Gianfranco Brancatelli Sauber C9-Mercedes C1 384 2nd 2nd Peugeot Talbot Sport Philippe Alliot Jean-Pierre Jabouille Peugeot 905 C1 22 DNF DNF Peugeot Talbot Sport Philippe Alliot Jean-Pierre Jabouille Peugeot 905 Evo 1B C1 345 3rd 3rd Peugeot Talbot Sport Philippe Alliot Jean-Pierre Jabouille Peugeot 905 Evo 1B C1 367 3rd 3rd Le Mans Porsche Team Joest Racing Yannick Dalmas Hurley Haywood Dauer 962 Le Mans GT1 344 1st 1st Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad Robert Nearn Porsche 911 GT1 GT1 138 DNF DNF Moretti Racing Gianpiero Moretti Didier Theys Ferrari 333 SP LMP1 311 14th 3rd JB Racing Jérôme Policand Christian Pescatori Ferrari 333 SP LMP 71 DNF DNF Team Den Blå Avis John Nielsen Klaus Graf Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S-Élan LMP900 205 NC NC

American Open Wheel racing results (key)

IndyCar World Series Year Team No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref 1994 Payton/Coyne Racing 19SRFPHXLBHINDYMILDETPORCLETORMISMDONHMVANROANZRLAG47th0

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