Franco Cortese (10 February 1903 in
Oggebbio,
Piedmont
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– 13 November 1986 in
Milan
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)
was an Italian
racing driver. He entered 156 races between 1927 and 1958, of which one was a
Formula 1 Grand Prix and three were
Formula 2 Grands Prix. Cortese holds the record of most finishes in a
Mille Miglia race: fourteen.
Besides having entered many races in an
Alfa Romeo, Cortese became most famous for his affiliation with
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello. Founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988), the company built Auto Avio Costruzioni 815, its first car in 1940, adopted its current name in 1945, and be ...
between 1947 and 1949, driving the first race car built by Ferrari in 1947, the
Ferrari 125 S, which brought victories at four races in 1947. In 1950 he co-founded the Formula One team
Scuderia Ambrosiana with
Giovanni Lurani,
Luigi Villoresi and Eugenio Minetti.
Complete results
References
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1903 births
1986 deaths
Sportspeople from the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Italian racing drivers
Ferrari people
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
Mille Miglia drivers
Italian Formula One drivers
Formula One team owners
Italian motorsport people
European Championship drivers