Alberto Colombo (23 February 1946 – 7 January 2024) was an Italian
racing driver
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. He unsuccessfully entered three
Formula One Grands Prix in 1978 with
ATS
ATS or Ats may refer to:
Businesses
* ATS Wheels, or ''Auto Technisches Spezialzubehör'', a German wheel manufacturer and sponsor of a Formula One racing team
* ATS Automation Tooling Systems, an Ontario, Canada-based factory automation company
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(two failures to qualify) and
Merzario (one failure to pre-qualify). He won the 1974
Italian Formula Three Championship and also enjoyed some success in
Formula Two. Colombo died on 7 January 2024, at the age of 77.
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Racing record
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
)
Complete British Formula One Championship results
(key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
Profile at F1 Rejects
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1946 births
2024 deaths
Italian racing drivers
Italian Formula One drivers
ATS Wheels Formula One drivers
Merzario Formula One drivers
British Formula One Championship drivers
European Formula Two Championship drivers
Italian Formula Three Championship drivers
Sportspeople from the Province of Monza e Brianza