moved back to Italy for 1999, competing in the Italian Formula 3000 championship. He scored two wins during the season on his way to third place in the championship. Apicella also tried to qualify for the Spa round of the International Formula 3000 championship in 1999 for Monaco Motorsport, but failed to do so due to adverse weather conditions. Apicella has since gone back to Japan, to compete in touring cars with the All Japan GT Championship. Apicella has also competed in several 24 Hours of Le Mans races. He was scheduled to compete in the 2007 event with the JLOC Isao Noritake team, but on the first day of practice he was involved in an accident on the Mulsanne Straight, which heavily damaged his Lamborghini Murciélago car. Apicella competed in the 2009 event, again with the JLOC team. This and a start for JLOC in the 2009 Super GT Series saw the end of Apicella's professional racing career. Racing record Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) Complete Japanese Formula 3000/Formula Nippon results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) † Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance. Complete Formula One results (key) 24 Hours of Le Mans results References External links 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Bologna Italian racing drivers Italian Formula One drivers Japanese Formula 3000 Championship drivers Jordan Formula One drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Formula Nippon drivers Auto GP drivers Super GT drivers International Formula 3000 drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Paul Stewart Racing drivers Team LeMans drivers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Scuderia Coloni drivers TOM'S drivers