Piergiuseppe Perazzini (born 25 January 1956) is an Italian surgeon and racing driver who last competed in the GT3 class of the Le Mans Cup for AF Corse. A long-serving gentleman driver, he was successful for Ferrari at LMGTE Am level in WEC and ELMS, and is a six-time winner of the 6 Hours of Vallelunga, a record he shares with Marco Cioci.
Personal life Alongside his racing career, Perazzini works as a surgeon and is the president of Clinica San Francesco in Verona, which was founded by his parents in 1956.
Career Perazzini made his car racing debut in 1997, racing in the Misano 12 Hours for Megadrive. Six years later, Perazzini made his full-time debut in cars, as he joined Racing Box to compete in the Italian GT Championship aboard a Chrysler Viper GTS-R. After securing wins at Misano and Pergusa, Perazzini won both races at Magione and secured his first Italian GT title with a sixth win of the season at Vallelunga. During 2003, Perazzini also made a one-off appearance in the GT class of the FIA GT Championship for Megadrive at Monza.
Remaining with Megadrive for 2004, Perazzini began the season by taking wins at Imola, Monza and Magione, before ending the season with a win at Vallelunga five rounds later to clinch his second consecutive Italian GT title. Continuing with Megadrive as they switched to a Maserati MC12 for 2005, Perazzini scored five wins and four other podiums en route to a third-place points finish. During 2005, Perazzini also finished third in the Mil Milhas Brasileiras for Racing Box. Another season in Italian GT with Racing Box then ensued, in which he scored a lone win at Monza en route to a ninth-place points finish. During 2006, Perazzini also raced with the same team for most of the International GT Open season, as well as the 6 Hours of Vallelunga, which he won alongside Pedro Lamy and Marco Cioci.
In 2007, Perazzini moved to the Le Mans Series as Racing Box campaigned a Saleen S7-R in the GT1 class, scoring a lone podium at Valencia to end the year seventh in points. Perazzini then returned to the Italian GT Championship for 2008, beginning a prolific Ferrari career with three podiums as he ended the season 10th in points, before capping off the year with his second win at the 6 Hours of Vallelunga, this time for Advanced Engineering. The following year, Perazzini continued with Megadrive for a dual program in both International GT Open and Italian GT, in which he found more success in the latter as he secured runner-up honors in GT2 with five wins to his name.
Joining AF Corse for 2010, Perazzini raced a Ferrari F430 GTC in the GT2 class of the Italian GT Championship, in which he scored an outright win at Mugello and a class win at Magione to secure a fifth-place points finish. During 2010, Perazzini also competed in the LMP2 class of the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Racing Box. Remaining with AF Corse for 2011, Perazzini finished runner-up in the LMGTE Am standings of the Le Mans Series with a best result of second. During 2011, Perazzini also raced with them at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as the 6 Hours of Vallelunga, which he won as he secured the Endurance Champions Cup title.
The following year, Perazzini won the inaugural Gulf 12 Hours, before finishing runner-up in the LMGTE Am standings of the European Le Mans Series with the new Ferrari 458 Italia GT2. During the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans, Perazzini suffered a spectacular crash as he tagged the rear of the No. 8 Toyota of Anthony Davidson at Mulsanne corner, sending Davidson airborne and into the barrier at high speed. Davidson fractured his T11 and T12 vertebrae. Perazzini was unhurt, and returned two months later to take his first FIA World Endurance Championship win at the 6 Hours of Silverstone. In 2013, Perazzini remained with AF Corse for another season in the LMGTE class of the European Le Mans Series, in which he scored a pair of podiums to end the year fourth in points. During 2013, Perazzini also finished second in class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and scored his third 6 Hours of Vallelunga win towards the end of the year.
Continuing with AF Corse for another ELMS season in 2014, Perazzini finished sixth in the LMGTE standings with a best result of second at Estoril, before ending the year with a win at the 6 Hours of Vallelunga and a class podium at the Gulf 12 Hours. During 2014, Perazzini also raced in select rounds of the United SportsCar Championship for Spirit of Race in GTD. After a season in the Blancpain Endurance Series and an appearance at the 2015 12 Hours of Sebring, Perazzini returned to the European Le Mans Series for the following year, scoring a best result of second at the Red Bull Ring en route to an eighth-place points finish in GTE. During 2016, Perazzini also raced a Ferrari 488 for AF Corse in a one-off appearance in International GT Open, as well as competing for AT Racing at the 24 Hours of Spa.
In 2017, Perazzini remained with AF Corse as he returned to International GT Open, in which he scored a lone Pro-Am win at Spa and three other podiums to end the year runner-up in points. At the end of the year, Perazzini won the 6 Hours of Vallelunga for the same team, driving a Ligier JS P3. After starting 2018 in the 24H Proto Series for Spirit of Race, Perazzini returned to AF Corse for the rest of the year to race in the GT3 class of the Le Mans Cup, in which he scored a lone win at Road to Le Mans to end the season fourth in points. Towards the end of 2018, Perazzini represented Italy in the only edition of the FIA GT Nations Cup alongside Matteo Cressoni.
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 1997 Misano 12 Hours Megadrive 1 0 0 0 0 7th 2000 Italian GT Championship 1 0 0 0 1 2003 Italian GT Championship – GT Racing Box 16 6 3 4 12 1181st FIA GT Championship – GT Megadrive 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2004 Italian GT Championship – GT Megadrive 16 4 1 2 10 1891st 6 Hours of Vallelunga Racing Box 1 0 0 0 0 DNF2005 Mil Milhas Brasileiras Racing Box 1 0 0 0 1 3rd Italian GT Championship – GT1 Megadrive 14 5 3 5 9 1813rd2006 Italian GT Championship – GT1 Racing Box 7 1 1 1 5 80 9th International GT Open – GTB 1 1 2 0 1 International GT Open – GTS 7 3 0 0 6 6 Hours of Vallelunga 1 1 0 0 1 1st2007 Le Mans Series – GT1 Racing Box 5 0 0 0 1 20 7th Belcar 12 Hours of Zolder 1 0 0 0 0 7th2008 Italian GT Championship – GT2 Megadrive 14 0 0 0 3 72 10th 6 Hours of Vallelunga Advanced Engineering 1 1 0 0 1 1st2009 International GT Open – Super GT Megadrive 16 0 0 0 3 45 6th Italian GT Championship – GT2 14 5 0 0 7 1312nd 6 Hours of Vallelunga AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 DNF2010 Dubai 24 Hour – A6 De Lorenzi Racing 1 0 0 0 0 DNF Le Mans Series – LMP2 Racing Box 3 0 0 0 0 15 15th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 DNF Superstars GTSprint Series – GT2 AF Corse 2 1 1 0 1 31 6th Italian GT Championship – GT2 13 2 0 1 6 110 5th 6 Hours of Vallelunga 1 0 0 0 0 8th2011 Dubai 24 Hour – A6 AF Corse 1 0 0 0 1 2nd Le Mans Series – LMGTE Am 5 0 0 0 3 582nd Intercontinental Le Mans Cup – LMGTE Am 4 1 0 0 2 / / Endurance Champions Cup – Gold Cup 4 0 0 0 3 1st 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 DNF Blancpain Endurance Series – GT3 Pro 1 0 0 0 0 6 34th 6 Hours of Vallelunga 1 1 0 0 1 1st2012 Gulf 12 Hours AF Corse 1 1 0 0 1 1st European Le Mans Series – LMGTE Am 3 0 1 0 2 342nd FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am AF Corse-Waltrip 2 0 0 0 0// AF Corse 1 1 0 0 1 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 DNF2013 European Le Mans Series – LMGTE AF Corse 5 0 0 0 2 63 4th FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 1 36 16th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 1 2nd 6 Hours of Vallelunga 1 1 0 0 1 1st2014 United SportsCar Championship – GTD Spirit of Race 2 0 0 0 0 32 60th European Le Mans Series – LMGTE AF Corse 5 0 0 0 1 48 6th 6 Hours of Vallelunga 1 1 0 0 1 1st Gulf 12 Hours – Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 1 2nd2015 United SportsCar Championship – GTD AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 1 62nd Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am 5 0 0 0 0 12 22nd2016 Blancpain GT Sports Club AF Corse 2 0 0 1 2 21 11th European Le Mans Series – GTE 6 0 0 0 1 50 8th International GT Open – Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 1 12 16th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am AT Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Intercontinental GT Challenge – Am 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2017 International GT Open – Pro-Am AF Corse 14 1 0 0 4 652nd Blancpain GT Sports Club 2 2 1 1 2 33 9th 6 Hours of Vallelunga – LMP3 1 1 0 0 1 1st2018 24H Proto Series Continents – P3 Spirit of Race 3 0 0 0 3 373rd Le Mans Cup – GT3 AF Corse 6 1 1 0 4 78 4th FIA GT Nations Cup Team Italy 1 0 0 0 0 6thSources:
Complete FIA GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts 2003 Megadrive Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT CAT MAG PER BRN DON SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H AND OSC EST MNZ NC 0
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2007 Racing Box GT1 Saleen S7-R Ford 7.0L V8 MNZ VAL NUR SPA SIL MIL 7th 20 2010 Racing Box LMP2 Lola B09/80 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 LEC SPA ALG HUN SIL 15th 15 2011 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 LEC SPA IMO SIL EST 2nd58 2012 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8LEC DON PET2nd34 2013 AF Corse LMGTE Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR HUN LEC 4th 63 2014 AF Corse LMGTE Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC EST 6th 48 2016 AF Corse LMGTE Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA EST 8th 50
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2010 Racing Box Luca Pirri Marco Cioci Lola B08/80 LMP2 57 DNF DNF 2011 AF Corse Marco Cioci Seán Paul Breslin Ferrari F430 GTE LMGTE Am 188 DNF DNF 2012 AF Corse Niki Cadei Matt Griffin Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 LMGTE Am 70 DNF DNF 2013 AF Corse Darryl O'Young Lorenzo Casè Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 LMGTE Am 305 26th 2nd
Complete GT World Challenge results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2011 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 GT3 Pro MNZ NAV SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H MAG SIL 34th 6 2015 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR 22nd 12 2016 AT Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR NC 0
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points2012 AF CorseLMGTE AmFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 SEB SPA LMS88th1 AF Corse-Waltrip SIL SÃO BHR FUJ SHA 2013 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 SIL SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ SHA BHR 16th 36
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points 2014 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DAY SEB LAG DET WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET 60th 32 2015 AF Corse GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DAY SEB LAG DET WGL LIM ELK VIR COA PET 62nd 1
Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2018 AF Corse GT3 Ferrari 488 GT3 LEC MNZ LMS1 LMS2 RBR SPA ALG 4th 78
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