Massimo "Max" Pigoli (born 23 February 1958 in
Menaggio
Menaggio ( ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy, located on the western shore of Lake Como at the mouth of the river Senagra.
Menaggio has three ''frazioni'' (parishes): Croce, Loveno and Nobiallo.
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) is an Italian
auto racing
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non ...
driver. He presently competes in the Italian
Superstars Series
The Superstars International Series was a production-based touring car racing championship held between 2004 and 2013. It was managed by the "Superstars World of Racing SpA", SWR, a company of FG Group with headquarters in Rome and sanctioned by ...
.
Career
Most of his career has been spent in
touring car racing
Touring car racing is a motorsport road racing competition that uses race-prepared touring cars. It has both similarities to and significant differences from stock car racing, which is popular in the United States.
While the cars do not move a ...
. He was independent champion in the
Italian Superturismo Championship
The Italian Superturismo Championship (Campionato Italiano Superturismo) is Italy's national motorsport series for touring cars. It was established in 1987 and its drivers' title has been held by such notable drivers as Le Mans winners Emanuele P ...
in 1997. Between 2003 and 2005 he competed in the Italian GT championship with a Porsche GT-3 RS. In 2006 he first competed in the Superstars Series, winning the drivers title in his debut year in a
Jaguar S-Type
Jaguar S-Type is the name of two vehicles:
* Jaguar S-Type (1963) (1963–1968)
* Jaguar S-Type (1999) (1999–2008)
File:1966-Jaguar-S-type.jpg, 1963–1968 Jaguar S-Type
File:2001 Jaguar S-Type V6 SE Automatic 3.0 Front.jpg, 1999–2007 Ja ...
. His best year since came in 2009, finishing third in the championship and runner-up in the International Superstars Series. For 2010 he drives for the Romeo Ferraris team with a
Mercedes C63 AMG.
Complete Italian Superturismo Championship results
Complete European Touring Car Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
External links
Official websiteProfile at Superstars Series official site
*
1958 births
Living people
Italian racing drivers
People from Menaggio
Superstars Series drivers
European Touring Car Championship drivers
Sportspeople from the Province of Como
Long stubs with short prose
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