Franco Forini

Forini
Nationality Swiss
Date of Birth 22 September, 1958
Teams Osella (1987)
Races Entered 3
DNQ/DNPQ 1
Best Result DNF (32 laps)
Portugal, 1987

Spent 5 years in Italian F3, finally winning the title in 1985. Made his F1 debut at Monza, but it was for an underpowered and ailing Osella team. Forini's career plummeted from that point onward, back through F3 and into obscurity.

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Career Summary
Before F1
1979 • Italian Kart Championship.
• Italian Alfasud Series.
1980 • Italian Alfasud Series, 5th overall.
• Italian Ice-Racing Championship, 3rd overall.
1981 • Italian F3.
1982 • Italian F3, =15th overall, 1 point in an FB Squadra Corse Martini Mk37 Alfa Romeo.
• European F3, =16h overall, 3 points.
1983 • Italian F3, 3rd overall, 32 points, 1 win in a Del Porto Venturini Dallara 383 Toyota.
1984 • Italian F3, 5th overall, 27 points, 2 wins in a Venturini Dallara 384 Toyota/Alfa Romeo.
• European F3, one 3rd place finish.
1985 • Italian F3, 1st overall, 70 points, 6 wins in a Forti Dallara 385 Volkswagen.
1986 • F3000, =21st overall, 1 point in a San Remo March 86B Cosworth.
Formula One
1987 • Osella FA1I Alfa Romeo turbo, 3 entries, 1 DNQ.
After F1
1988 • German F3, 12th overall, 62 points in a JSK Generalbau Dallara 388 Volkswagen.
1989 • Italian F3 in a Wayner Dallara 389 Alfa Romeo.
1990 • Manager of the MC Motorsport team in Italian F3.
1993 • Swiss Rally Championship in a Ford Sierra Cosworth.
1998 • Master Kart Series representing Switzerland.
1999 • Swiss celebrity karting event in a Hutless Parilla.
2001 • Gonzalo Rodriguez Master Kart event, 2nd overall.

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