Claudio Langes (born 4 August 1961)
is a former
racing driver from Italy.
In 1978 he won the Italian 125 cc go-kart championship. In subsequent years he competed in
Formula 3 and in
Formula 3000
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Formula 3000 championships
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, where his best result was a second place at
Pergusa-Enna, achieved in 1989 with a
Lola
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Formula 3000.
Reaching
Formula One
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in 1990, he failed to pre-qualify for all 14 of the grands prix that he entered with
EuroBrun
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Background
The team was a combination of two outfits – the ...
(still a record). Aside from
Gary Brabham
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and
Bruno Giacomelli
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He won one of the two 1976 British Formula 3 Championships and the Formula Two championship. He participated in 82 Formula One Grands Prix, competing for the fi ...
in the
Life
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entries, and at times
Bertrand Gachot's
Coloni, Langes was always the next slowest, often several seconds slower than his teammate
Roberto Moreno
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before the cash-strapped team was closed. Langes later raced in touring cars.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
Complete Formula One results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
Profile at F1 Rejects
Italian racing drivers
Italian Formula One drivers
EuroBrun Formula One drivers
1961 births
Living people
International Formula 3000 drivers
World Touring Car Championship drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
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