12.04.2022
Emanuele Pirro appointed “Ambassador of the Automobile Club of Rome for motor sport”
The “Roman Driver of the Year” award to Daniele Di Amato and the “Lifetime Achievement” award to Stefano Comandini, were awarded today by Giuseppina Fusco, President of the Automobile Club Rome, in a ceremony that took place at the new institutional headquarters in via Parigi n. 11.
In the year of the centenary of the foundation of the organization, Emanuele Pirro was appointed “Ambassador of the Automobile Club of Rome for motor sport”. Daniele Di Amato, born in 1990, made his debut in 2011. Winner of the Ferrari Challenge in 2017, he is one of the most consistent and growing drivers in the GT Championship. Stefano Comandini, official BMW driver, made his debut in 1996, distinguished himself in the Porsche single-make Championships, and then continued his career in the Italian GT Championship with excellent results. Emanuele Pirro has participated in over 500 national and international races, also getting behind the wheel of Formula 1 cars, the Touring Championship and endurance races. He has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans 5 times, the Italian Turismo formula twice, the American Le Mans Series, the Sebring 12 Hours, the Petit Le Mans 3 times, and the Nurburgring 24 Hours once. He has also held prestigious positions in the International Automobile Federation (FIA).
Present at the ceremony was the young driver Andrea Cola, “Roman driver of the year” in 2019 and in force today at Lamborghini Corse.
“The Automobile Club of Rome, in its role as regional representative for motor sport in CONI Lazio, continues with the traditional awarding of the young promises of Capitoline motoring – said Giuseppina Fusco, President of the Automobile Club Rome. We wanted to assign the young Daniele Di Amato the driver of the year award, as a special wish for the achievement of the best sporting successes, and to Stefano Comandini a career award, crowned, in 2017, by the victory of the Gran Turismo championship with BMW ” .
“In the year of the centenary of the foundation of our Club, which since the origins of this exciting sport has organized the first competitions that became the legend of motoring, (such as the Grand Prix of Rome, the Vermicino-Rocca di Papa and the Frascati -Tuscle), – continued the President – I am honored to confer on Emanuele Pirro the role of “Ambassador of the Rome Automobile Club. The great successes obtained as a driver and the prestigious roles held in the International Federation designate him by right as the best candidate to represent the values of sport in the world, which has always been supported by the Rome Automobile Club “.
“Motoring has always had a great fascination for Italians and Romans – said Alessandro Onorato, Councilor for Major Events, Sport and Tourism of the Municipality of Rome. Many follow it as enthusiasts, many dream of practicing it. This is why the initiative that the Automobile Club of Rome is carrying out, on the occasion of the centenary of the Club, is important. A way to finally give space and opportunities to young talents who would otherwise risk remaining in the shadows. As an administration, we have already promoted highly successful events such as the Rome E-Prix and the Rally Roma. We can only encourage initiatives of this kind, which are in line with our desire to offer the possibility to anyone who wishes to approach this exciting sport and represent a prestigious showcase for Roman tourism. My congratulations to Emanuele Pirro who, thanks to his prestigious career, I am sure will be able to best interpret the role of ambassador of motor sport ”.