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Claudio Francisci
Claudio Francisci (born 7 November 1944) is an Italian racing driver. Francisci competed in the Italian Formula Three Championship in 1969 finishing third and made his European Formula Two Championship debut later that season. He returned to Italian F3 the next year and finished second in points. In 1971 he made three European F2 starts in a Tecno (motorsport), Tecno. In 1972 he drove in six of the fourteen European F2 races for Elcom Racing in a Brabham, Brabham BT38. He finished fifth at Thruxton Circuit but was awarded third-place European F2 points as he was the third of only three European F2 drivers eligible for points to finish the race. Francisci made one European F2 start in 1973 but was then largely away from racing until 2003 when he began racing a Tiga Race Cars, Tiga in the Italian Prototype Championship. He raced there from 2003 until 2009. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Formula Three Championship
The Italian Formula Three Championship was the Formula Three racing competition in Italy. History Formula Three has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone for F1 hopefuls - it is typically the first point in a driver's career at which most drivers in the series are aiming at professional careers in racing rather than being amateurs and enthusiasts. Success in F3 can lead directly to more senior formulae such as GP2, A1 Grand Prix, or even a Formula One test or race seat. Most notably in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Italian F3 championship produced drivers who graduated to Formula One to varying success. As of 2010, the last Italian Formula Three driver to graduate to Formula One was 1994 Italian F3 champion Giancarlo Fisichella, who debuted with Minardi's F1 team in . Other champions include successful World Sportscar driver Max Angelelli (1992 series champion) and Riccardo Patrese. In December 2012, CSAI (the Italian motorsports commission) announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |