Roberto Bussinello (4 October 1927 in
Pistoia
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– 24 August 1999 in
Vicenza
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Vicenza is a th ...
) was a
racing driver
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Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
from Italy.
He participated in three
Formula One
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World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 10 September 1961. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.
Bussinello travelled to Australia in 1964 for a production car race at the
Sandown Park
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circuit in
Melbourne
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. Teaming with Australian driver Ralph Sachs in an
Alec Mildren Racing
Alec Mildren (1915–1998) was active in Australian motor racing as a driver from 1938 to 1961, and subsequently as the owner of Alec Mildren Racing.
Racing career
Mildren began his racing career in an Austin Motor Company, Austin in 1938Mike K ...
Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super, Bussinello would win the
1964 Sandown 6 Hour International. The race was the forerunner of what would become the
Sandown 500
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.
Career record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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)
Complete British Saloon Car Championship results
(
key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
References
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1927 births
1999 deaths
People from Pistoia
Italian racing drivers
Italian Formula One drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
De Tomaso Formula One drivers
Scuderia Centro Sud Formula One drivers
World Sportscar Championship drivers
Sportspeople from the Province of Pistoia