Angelo Barretto (born September 29, 1969) is a Filipino race car driver.
He made his European debut in 1999, participating in the Group N class of the European Sportscar Endurance Championships. He and teammate Matthew Marsh drove a BMW M3 and were in the running for the Rookie Championship. They won at
Spa-Francorchamps
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), frequently referred to as ''Spa'', is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, and has he ...
of Belgium, and later that year in the same series, Barretto made a startling solo-win at Misano in Italy, after which BMW awarded him the Sport Pokal trophy.
Barretto subsequently participated in various other series, including the Le Mans Classic held at the
Circuit de la Sarthe
The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hou ...
, where his team won the Inaugural event, various FIA GT events, the Guia Race of the
Macau Grand Prix
The Macau Grand Prix ( pt, Grande Prémio de Macau; ) is a motorsport road race for automobiles and motorcycles held annually in Macau. It is the only street circuit racing event in which both cars and motorcycles participate, and one of onl ...
, and the ALMS series in the United States.
External links
Angelo Barretto driver profile on the FIA GT website
Filipino racing drivers
1969 births
Living people
24 Hours of Spa drivers
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