Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón, Duke of Galliera
Spanish aristocrat, racing driver, and founder of Racing Engineering.
He is a Spanish aristocrat, founder and president of the motorsport team Racing Engineering, and a professional racing driver.[1] The Spanish aristocrat and professional racing driver Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón y Ferrara-Pignatelli, who holds the title 7th Duke of Galliera, came into the world on 2 January 1968 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.[1]
Quick Facts
- Reign
- 22 August 1997 – present
- Reign type
- Tenure
- Predecessor
- Infante Álvaro
- Issue
- Don Alonso de Orleans-Borbón y Goeders
- Full name
- Alfonso de Orleans-Borbón y Ferrara-Pignatelli
- House
- Orléans-Galliera
- Father
- Don Alonso de Orleans-Borbón y Parodi-Delfino
- Born
- 2 January 1968
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
He returned to racing in the early 1990s as a passionate car enthusiast and driver.[2] The 8000vueltas.com account notes that his co-drivers at Le Mans in 1994 were Tomás Saldaña and Andrés Vilariño.[3] The same source states that the Ferrari 348 GT/C-LM he drove was the first Ferrari since 1982 to complete the Le Mans race.[3] The lavozdigital article confirms that Racing Engineering was founded in 1999 by Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón and competes in GP2.[4]
Racing Engineering won six consecutive Spanish Formula 3 team titles from 2001 to 2006.[5] The team also won the 2002 World Series by Nissan championship and the 2013 GP2 Series driver's title with Fabio Leimer.[5] His first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans occurred in 1994, where he secured a 4th-place result in the GT2 class.[2]
What the cited sources add
The 8000vueltas.com article reports that the Ferrari 348 GT/C-LM was prepared for the Le Mans race between March and June 1994.[3] It also lists a race on 10 April 1994 at Jarama where the team did not finish.[3] The same source mentions that Repsol wanted to be involved and the team was formed with Alfonso de Orléans.[3] The lavozdigital article notes that Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón was a driver before becoming the team owner.[4]
According to the source, Alfonso de Orleans possessed less driving experience compared to his fellow co-drivers.[3]
References
- Wikipedia, "Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón, Duke of Galliera" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sacrifices pay off for Racing International", Gulf News, 6 November 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón, Duke of Galliera" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Ferrari 348 GT/C-LM en las 24 horas de Le Mans de 1994", 8000vueltas.com, 2017-09-07 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Ferrari 348 GT/C-LM en las 24 horas de Le Mans de 1994", 8000vueltas.com, 2017-09-07. facts only, no text reused. 8000vueltas.com
- "Así es Racing Engineering, la escudería española que compite en GP2", lavozdigital, 2015-08-29. facts only, no text reused. lavozdigital.es
- Wikipedia, "Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón, Duke of Galliera" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: costanoroestetv 2011-2014, "Noches de Palacio programa 12: Alfonso de Orleans-Borbón", 2013-11-18; "Así es Racing Engineering, la escudería española que compite en GP2", lavozdigital, 2015-08-29; "Sacrifices pay off for Racing International", Gulf News, 6 November 2013 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón, Duke of Galliera (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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