Background
He was born in Brescia, on 1 December 1971.
He was born in Brescia, on 1 December 1971.
He later moved on to sports car racing, where he had more success. In 2002, he became an Audi works driver, winning the 12 Hours of Sebring. In 2001 and 2002 he was also second overall in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Pescatori started his career in single-seater racing, becoming Italian Formula 3 Champion in 1993, before moving up to Formula 3000. Pescatori won the Sports Racing World Cup in 2000, and the FIA GT Championship"s North-GT class in 2001, both for JMB Racing. In 2005 he was GTS Champion in the Le Mans Endurance Series.