Vinicio Salmi (born 3 July 1956) is an Italian former Grand Prix

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road racer and racing driver from Ferrara. Salmi competed in the

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250cc motorcycle road racing world championship on a

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. His best result was a fourth-place finish at the 1977 250cc German Grand Prix held at the Hockenheimring circuit. He competed in the

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part-time from 1979 to 1981 and Italian Formula Three in 1981. He raced motorcycles from 1982 until 1988. In

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he returned to professional racing in the American Racing Series which would later be known as Indy Lights. In

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he captured a win in

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and finished 9th in series points despite missing the first four races of the season. He entered but failed to qualify for the

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. In 1992, he competed in a partial road course season in the CART Indy Car World Series for

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using an outdated

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chassis. His best finish was 15th place at Road America and he scored no championship points. Little has been heard of him after his CART experience.

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1956 births Sportspeople from Ferrara Italian motorcycle racers Italian racing drivers Champ Car drivers Indy Lights drivers FIA European Formula 3 Championship drivers Italian Formula Three Championship drivers 250cc World Championship riders Living people {{Italy-motorcycle-racing-bio-stub EuroInternational drivers