10-second stop and go penalty for ignoring blue flags. Quizzed about this attitude on the occasion of the 1995 San Marino Grand Prix, where he held up winner Damon Hill, Martini replied: 'What should I exactly apologise for? My trajectories are always clean. Should I just park the car on the grass? I'm here to do my race like anybody else. I've always been correct. Those who complain about my conduct should explain why they cannot overtake me when their car has at least 150 hp more than mine'. Sportscars Prior to commencing his Formula One career, Martini drove a Lancia LC2 in the 1984 24 Hours of Le Mans. After leaving Formula One, he began a successful career in sportscar racing. He contested the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Porsche run by Joest Racing. 1997 brought a fourth-place finish in a Porsche 911 GT1 which he also raced in the FIA GT Championship that year. In 1998, he joined the brand new Le Mans program of BMW Motorsports. In 1999, Martini, Yannick Dalmas and Joachim Winkelhock won the Le Mans 24 Hours. The trio drove for BMW. The team had to fight both Toyota and Mercedes works cars and won the race by a lap from the runner-up Toyota. Martini returned to motorsports in 2006, competing in the Grand Prix Masters series for retired Formula One drivers. Racing record Career summary Complete European Formula Two Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) Complete Formula One results (key) Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Complete Grand Prix Masters results (key) Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap. Sources DRIVERS: PIERLUIGI MARTINI, GrandPrix.com External links F1 Rejects article Driver Database Stats Racing Reference Stats 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Ravenna Italian racing drivers Italian Formula One drivers European Formula Two Championship drivers Italian Formula Three Championship drivers FIA European Formula 3 Championship drivers Toleman Formula One drivers Minardi Formula One drivers Scuderia Italia Formula One drivers Grand Prix Masters drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers International Formula 3000 drivers American Le Mans Series drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers Superstars Series drivers BMW M drivers