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Grands Prix. The first was in a works

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BT45B, in

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colours, at the

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. He was withdrawn during practice. His second attempt was with

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at the 1981 Spanish Grand Prix, where he was the slowest in practice and failed to qualify. He raced in many categories and competed in

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and

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until the late 1990s, driving a works Osella

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in endurance racing in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and also taking part in the factory

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team in the CIVT (Italian Superturismo) and the DTM.

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