Enzo Calderari
{{Short description|Swiss racecar driver}}
Enzo Calderari (born 18 April 1952, Bienne, Switzerland) is a Swiss entrepreneur and former car racing driver.
Career
Enzo Calderari is the son of Jacques Calderari, who was active as a sports car driver in the 1960s.{{cite web |url=https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=3354 |title=Enzo Calderari |publisher=Historic racing |access-date=28 October 2022}} The son, a real estate agent in his day job, can look back on a racing career spanning almost 30 years. He began GT and touring car racing in the 1970s and, together with Marco Vanoli, finished sixth overall in the 1980 European Touring Car Championship (overall winner Helmut Kelleners and Siegfried Müller junior).{{cite web |url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/european-touring-car-championship/1980/ |title=European Touring Car Championship 1980 standings |publisher=DriverDB |access-date=28 October 2022}} In addition to further appearances in the European Touring Car Championship, he competed in the German Racing Championship and the World Sportscar Championship.
In 1992, he secured the overall championship of the 1992 Porsche Carrera Trophy ahead of Stefan Oberndorfer{{cite web |url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/porsche-carrera-trophy-germany/1992/ |title=Porsche Carrera Trophy Germany 1992 standings |publisher=DriverDB |access-date=28 October 2022}} and was runner-up in the Porsche Supercup in 1993 behind Altfrid Heger. He celebrated further successes in the FIA GT Championship, where he finished fifth overall in the 2004 championship in a Ferrari 550 Maranello entered by BMS Scuderia Italia. That year he also celebrated overall victory in the Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours.{{cite web |url=https://www.gt-world-challenge-europe.com/news/1595/throwback-thursday-lilian-bryner-makes-history-at-the-2004-spa-24-hours |title=Throwback Thursday - Lilian Bryner makes history at the 2004 Spa 24 Hours |date=11 July 2019 |publisher=GT World challenge |access-date=28 October 2022}}
The competed five times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He made his debut in 1985 and his best finish in the final classification was in 1994 with his then regular co-driver Lilian Bryner and the Italian Renato Mastropietro,{{cite web |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/Enzo-Calderari-CH.html |title=Enzo Calderari, Switzerland |publisher=Racing Sports Cars |access-date=28 October 2022}} when he finished ninth overall.{{cite web |url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/enzo-calderari-4913 |title=Track record |publisher=24h Le Mans |access-date=28 October 2022}} He had his last active season in 2009 in the Italian Touring Car Championship, then retired from active racing.{{cite web |url=https://www.24hseries.com/news/10-fascinating-facts-about-the-2021-hankook-12h-hockenheimring |title=Enzo Calderari's first race in more than a decade! |publisher=24h Series |access-date=28 October 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{DriverDB driver|enzo-calderari}}
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Category:12 Hours of Sebring drivers
Category:24 Hours of Spa drivers
Category:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers