Max Angelelli

{{Short description|Italian racecar driver}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Max Angelelli

| image = MaxAngelelliCropped.jpg

| caption = Angelelli at the New Jersey Motorsports Park in 2008

| nationality = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bologna, Italy

| record template1 =

{{Infobox Le Mans driver|child=yes

| Years = 1994, 1999–2002

| Teams =

| Best Finish = 9th (2002)

| Class Wins =

| updated =

}}

}}

File:DP10 Max Angelelli Ricky Taylor 2011 Road America.jpg

Massimiliano Angelelli (born 15 December 1966) is a retired Italian racecar driver.{{cite web|url=http://waynetaylorracing.com/team/|title=Wayne Taylor Racing|website=waynetaylorracing.com|access-date=10 January 2018}} He won the 2005 and 2017 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2001 Six Hours at the Glen. Also he was the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series champion in 2005 and 2013, as well as runner-up in 2010 and 2011.

Angelelli was co-founder of Wayne Taylor Racing, where he drove until his retirement in 2017.[https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/angelelli-departs-wayne-taylor-racing/ Angelelli departs Wayne Taylor Racing] - John Dagys, Sportscar365, 5 October 2020 In 2020 he left WTR and began working at sports prototype projects for Italian manufacturer Dallara.[https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/angelelli-joins-dallara-in-new-senior-level-role/ Angelelli joins Dallara in new senior-level role] - John Dagys, Sportscar365, 17 November 2020

Career

His career began in Italian Formula Alfa Boxer in 1987 and continued for fifteen years. His only championship win was the 1992 Italian Formula Three title. Following that win he also raced German Formula Three (1993–1995), Macau Grand Prix for Formula 3 (1996), FIA GT Championship (1997–1998), All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (select races in 1998), and American Le Mans Series (1999–2002).

Angelelli is nicknamed the Axe, coined by Leigh Diffey because he has a knack of closing up and "chopping" off seconds behind the leader quickly in a race to set himself up to make a clean pass for the win.

Angelelli had a banner year in 2005. Angelelli and teammate Wayne Taylor won the 24 Hours of Daytona and captured the 2005 Grand American Daytona Prototype championship.

Angelelli was selected to run in the 2006 IROC series in America, along with teammate Wayne Taylor, becoming the first tandem in IROC history.

Angelelli is also known for being the safety car driver in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.{{cite news |last=Ciccarone|first=Paolo |date=27 April 2018|title=Ricordando Senna. Quel giorno a Imola, con la morte in pista |trans-title=Remembering Senna. That day in Imola, with death on the track |url=https://www.automoto.it/formula1/ricordando-senna-quel-giorno-a-imola-con-la-morte-in-pista.html|language=it|work=AutoMoto Italia |access-date=25 September 2020}} Ayrton Senna followed Angelelli's safety car for five laps before his fatal accident.

For the past several years, Angelelli has driven for the Wayne Taylor Sun Trust Racing Team in the Daytona Prototype class of the Grand Am Racing Series, a class that requires two drivers per car. He has teamed up with Ricky Taylor, the son of team owner Wayne Taylor.

For 2013 Angelelli was again with Wayne Taylor Racing/Velocity Worldwide but Taylor's son Ricky had left to pursue another driving opportunity. This left a driver vacancy on the team which was quickly filled by Taylor's younger son Jordan. Together Jordan and Angelelli made a potent combination and won the final Grand-Am Driver's Title, narrowly beating Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas who had won the championship 4 of the previous 5 years.

In 2017, Angelelli announced that he would compete in his last career 24 Hours of Daytona for Wayne Taylor Racing alongside the Taylor brothers and Jeff Gordon. The team went on to win the race.

Motorsports career results

=24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

1994

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Strandell
{{flagicon|DEU}} Obermaier Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson
{{flagicon|SUI}} Sandro Angelastro

|align="left"| Ferrari F40

| GT1

| 51

| DNF

| DNF

1999

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Panoz Motorsports

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny O'Connell
{{flagicon|DEN}} Jan Magnussen

|align="left"| Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S

| LMP

| 323

| 11th

| 9th

2000

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Team Cadillac

|align="left"| {{flagicon|RSA}} Wayne Taylor
{{flagicon|BEL}} Eric van de Poele

|align="left"| Cadillac Northstar LMP

| LMP900

| 287

| 22nd

| 12th

2001

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} DAMS

|align="left"| {{flagicon|RSA}} Wayne Taylor
{{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Tinseau

|align="left"| Cadillac Northstar LMP01

| LMP900

| 270

| 15th

| 5th

2002

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Team Cadillac

|align="left"| {{flagicon|RSA}} Wayne Taylor
{{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Tinseau

|align="left"| Cadillac Northstar LMP02

| LMP900

| 345

| 9th

| 8th

colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli Results |url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/max-angelelli/results |access-date=17 August 2024 |publisher=Motorsport Stats}}

= American Le Mans Series results =

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable"

|+

!Year

!Team

!Class

!Make

!Engine

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

!Points

!Ref

1999

!Doyle-Risi Racing

!LMP

!Ferrari 333 SP

!Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEB
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|ATL
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MOS
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SON
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|POR
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PET
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MON
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LSV
8

|

|

|

|

!

!

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 1999 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/1999/LM/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2000

!Team Cadillac

!LMP

!Cadillac Northstar LMP

!Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEB
6

|CHA

|SIL

|NÜR

|SON

|MOS

|TEX

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|ROS
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|PET
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MON
7

|LSV

|ADE

!22nd

!62

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2000 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2000/LM/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2001

!Team Cadillac

!LMP900

!Cadillac Northstar LMP01

!Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8

|TEX

|SEB

|DON

|JAR

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SON
Ret

|POR

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MOS
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MID
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MON
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|PET
4

|

|

!11th

!82

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2001 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2001/LM/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2002

!Team Cadillac

!LMP900

!Cadillac Northstar LMP02

!Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;”|SEB
11

|SON

|MID

|AME

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|WAS
4

|TRO

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|MOS
3

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|MON
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MIA
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|PET
3

|

|

!11th

!118

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2002 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2002/LM/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable"

|+

!Year

!Team

!Class

!Chassis

!Engine

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!Rank

!Points

!Ref

2004

!SunTrust Racing

!DP

!Riley Mk XI

!Pontiac LS6 5.5 L V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DAY
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MIA
5

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|PHX
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MT
13

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|WGL
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|DAY
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MDO
8

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|WGL
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MIA
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|VIR
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|BAR
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|CAL
4

|

|

!4th

!329

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2004 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2004/GA/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR DIgital Media, LLC}}

2005

!SunTrust Racing

!DP

!Riley Mk XI

!Pontiac 5.0 L V8

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|DAY
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|MIA
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|CAL
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LGA
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MON
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|WGL
6

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|DAY
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|BAR
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|WGL
1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|MDO
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|PHO
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|WGL
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|VIR
4

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MEX
2

!style="background:#FFFFBF;”|1st

!style="background:#FFFFBF;”|439

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2005 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2005/GA/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2006

!SunTrust Racing

!DP

!Riley Mk XI

!Pontiac 5.0 L V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DAY
29

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MEX
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MIA
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LBH
8

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|VIR
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|LGA
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|PHO
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|WGL
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MDO
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|DAY
4

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|BAR
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|WGL
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SON
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MIL
14

!style="background:#FFDF9F;”|3rd

!style="background:#FFDF9F;”|431

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2006 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2006/GA/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2007

!SunTrust Racing

!DP

!Riley Mk XI

!Pontiac 5.0 L V8

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|R24
3

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|MEX
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|HOM
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|VIR
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LGA
15

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|S6H
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MDO
4

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|DAY
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|IOW
7

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|BAR
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|MON
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|WGL
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SON
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SLK
18

!style="background:#FFDF9F;”|3rd

!style="background:#FFDF9F;”|395

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2007/GA/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2008

!SunTrust Racing

!DP

!Dallara DP01

!Pontiac 5.0 L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|DAY
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MIA
14

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MEX
18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|VIR
17

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LGA
8

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|WGL
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LEX
10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DAY
20

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|BAR
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MON
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|WGL
7

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|SON
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|NJ
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MIL
2

!6th

!328

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2008/GA/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2009

!SunTrust Racing

!DP

!Dallara DP01

!Ford 5.0L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|R24
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|VIR
13

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|NJ
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|LAG
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|S6H
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LEX
8

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|DAY
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|BAR
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|WGI
12

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|MON
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MIL
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|HOM
7

|

|

!style="background:#FFDF9F;”|3rd

!style="background:#FFDF9F;”|325

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2009 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2009/GA/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2010

!SunTrust Racing

!DP

!Dallara DP08

!Ford 5.0L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|R24
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|HOM
6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|BIR
12

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|VIR
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|LRP
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|S6H
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LEX
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|DAY
9

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|NJ
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|WAT
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|MON
3

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|SLK
3

|

|

!style="background:#DFDFDF;”" |2nd

!style="background:#DFDFDF;”" |332

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2010 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2010/GA/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2011

!SunTrust Racing

!DP

!Dallara Corvette DP

!Chevrolet 5.5L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|R24
5

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|HOM
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|BIR
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|VIR
4

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|LIM
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|S6H
1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|ELK
3

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|LAG
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|NJ
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|WAT
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MON
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LEX
11

|

|

!style="background:#DFDFDF;”" |2nd

!style="background:#DFDFDF;”" |353

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2011 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2011/GA/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2012

!SunTrust Racing

!DP

!Corvette DP (Dallara DP01)

!Chevrolet 5.0L V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;|R24
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|BIR
5

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|HOM
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|NJ
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;|BEL
20

|style="background:#EFCFFF;|LEX
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;|ELK
7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;|S6H
11

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|IMS
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|WAT
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MON
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LGA
7

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|LIM
1

|

!6th

!343

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2012 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2012/GA/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2013

!Wayne Taylor Racing

!DP

!Dallara Corvette DP

!Chevrolet 5.5L V8

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| DAY
2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|COA
10

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|BAR
1

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|ATL
6

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|DET
1

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|LEX
6

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|WGI
10

|style="background:#efcfff;"|IMS
15

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|ROA
7

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|KAN
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|LGA
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|LIM
1

|

|

! style="background:#ffffbf;"|1st

! style="background:#ffffbf;"|339

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2013 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2013/GA/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

=WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results=

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Make

! Engine

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! Rank

! Points

!Ref

2014

! Wayne Taylor Racing

! P

! Dallara Corvette DP

! Chevrolet 5.5L V8

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| DAY
2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SIR
7

| LBH

| LS

| DET

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| S6H
5

| MSP

| IMS

| ELK

| COA

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| PET
1

! 20th

! 121

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2014/TU/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2015

! Wayne Taylor Racing

! P

! Dallara Corvette DP

! Chevrolet 5.5L V8

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| DAY
16

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SIR
2

| LBH

| LS

| DET

|style="background:#efcfff;"| S6H
6

| MSP

| ELK

| COA

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|PET
4

|

! 12th

! 104

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2015/TU/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2016

! Wayne Taylor Racing

! P

! Dallara Corvette DP

! Chevrolet 5.5L V8

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| DAY
2

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SIR
12

| LBH

| LS

| DET

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| S6H
4

| MSP

| ELK

| COA

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| PET
3

|

! 14th

! 113

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2016/TU/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2017

! Wayne Taylor Racing

! P

! Cadillac DPi-V.R

! Cadillac 6.2 L V8

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| DAY
1

| SEB

| LBH

| COA

| DET

| WAT

| MSP

| ELK

| LGA

| PET

|

! 28th

! 35

|{{Cite web |title=Max Angelelli – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2017/TU/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

colspan="19" |Source:

=International Race of Champions=

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=9| International Race of Champions results

Season

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! Pos.

! Points

! Ref

2006

! Pontiac

| DAY

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TEX
6

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DAY
7

| ATL

! 9th1

! 30

! {{cite web|title=Max Angelelli – 2006 IROC Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/angelma01/2006/I/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=3 August 2023}}

{{sup|1}} Ride shared with Wayne Taylor

References