In 1981,
the "young gun" Pirro was part of the
Martini Racing Team which was responsible for
Lancia's engagement in the sportscar world
championship. In Le Mans, he teamed-up with
Gabbianni who badly crashed the car in the fourth
hour. Up to that point of the race, a driver and
a marshal had been killed in an accident; for the
first time in his career, Emanuele had been
confronted with the possibility of death in a
race, hence he felt somehow eased by the fact
that it was already over for him.
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