Rinaldo Capello | |||||||||||
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||
Born |
17 June 1964 (age 52) Asti, Italy |
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24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
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Participating years | 1998–2004, 2006–2012 |
Teams | GTC Competition, Audi Sport Joest, Team Bentley, Audi Sport Goh |
Best finish | 1st (2003, 2004, 2008) |
Class wins | 3 (2003, 2004, 2008) |
Rinaldo "Dindo" Capello (born 17 June 1964) is an Italian professional racing driver.
Born in Asti, Capello started his racing career in 1976, driving go-karts, but didn't move into single-seaters until 1983, starting in Formula Fiat Abarth. 1990 saw Capello's first major championship victory, winning the Italian Supertourismo Championship in a Volkswagen Golf. He won the championship again in 1996, but in an Audi A4 this time.
1997 saw Capello's first major endurance victory, at Vallelunga, in the Vallelunga 6 Hours, driving a Volkswagen Golf again. Capello was selected for the 2000 Le Mans race by the Audi Sport Joest team, driving the Audi R8 - the team finished in third place.
Capello was on the winning team in both the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2003 and 2004, driving a Bentley Speed 8 and an Audi R8 respectively, and has also finished on the podium on three other occasions.
Capello also won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2002 and 2012. He holds the record of most Petit Le Mans victories, having won in 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2008.