Alberto Colombo (racing driver)
Appearance
Born | Varedo, Lombardy, Italy | 23 February 1946
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Died | 7 January 2024 | (aged 77)
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Active years | 1978 |
Teams | ATS, Merzario |
Entries | 3 (0 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1978 Belgian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1978 Italian Grand Prix |
Alberto Colombo (23 February 1946 – 7 January 2024) was an Italian racing driver. He unsuccessfully entered three Formula One Grands Prix in 1978 with ATS (two failures to qualify) and Merzario (one failure to pre-qualify). He won the 1974 Italian Formula Three Championship and also enjoyed some success in Formula Two. Colombo died on 7 January 2024, at the age of 77.[1]
Racing record
[edit]Complete European Formula Two Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Pts |
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1973 | Silvio Moser Racing Team | Surtees TS10 | Ford | MAL | HOC | THR | NÜR | PAU | KIN | NIV | HOC | ROU | MNZ | MAN | KAR | PER | SAL | NOR | ALB | VAL Ret |
NC | 0 |
1974 | Vittorio Brambilla | March 732 | BMW | BAR | HOC | PAU | SAL | HOC | MUG | KAR | PER | HOC | VAL Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||||
1975 | Trivellato Racing Team | March 752 | BMW | EST 7 |
THR Ret |
HOC | PAU 9 |
HOC 9 |
SAL 7 |
ROU Ret |
MUG Ret |
PER Ret |
SIL NC |
ZOL Ret |
NOG 6 |
VAL DNQ |
25th | 1 | ||||
March 742 | NÜR Ret |
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1976 | Delta Squadra Corse | March 752 | BMW | HOC 9 |
THR 10 |
VAL 7 |
SAL 12 |
PAU Ret |
HOC 8 |
ROU Ret |
17th | 1 | ||||||||||
Alberto Colombo | MUG Ret |
PER Ret |
EST 6 |
NOG 12 |
HOC 18 |
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1977 | AFMP Euroracing | March 772 | BMW | SIL 5 |
THR 4 |
HOC 6 |
NÜR 11 |
VAL 5 |
PAU 4 |
MUG 3 |
ROU 6 |
NOG 6 |
PER Ret |
MIS Ret |
EST 13 |
DON 13 |
7th | 18 | ||||
1978 | San Remo Racing | March 782 | BMW | THR 8 |
HOC 5 |
NÜR 7 |
PAU NC |
MUG 5 |
VAL | ROU 4 |
DON Ret |
NOG 4 |
PER Ret |
MIS 8 |
HOC 15 |
8th | 11 | |||||
1979 | San Remo Racing | March 782 | BMW | SIL 6 |
HOC 10 |
THR 3 |
NÜR Ret |
VAL 8 |
MUG 7 |
PAU 7 |
HOC NC |
ZAN 4 |
PER Ret |
MIS 10 |
DON Ret |
13th | 8 | |||||
1980 | Sanremo Racing | March 782 | BMW | THR Ret |
HOC 3 |
NÜR 9 |
VAL 6 |
PAU 6 |
SIL 17 |
ZOL 14 |
MUG 9 |
PER Ret |
10th | 9 | ||||||||
Toleman TG280 | Hart | ZAN 8 |
MIS 6 |
HOC 5 |
Complete Formula One World Championship results
[edit]Key | |
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Colour | Result |
Gold | Winner |
Silver | Second place |
Bronze | Third place |
Green | Other points position |
Blue | Other classified position |
Not classified, finished (NC) | |
Purple | Not classified, retired (Ret) |
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | |
Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
White | Did not start (DNS) |
Race cancelled (C) | |
Light blue | Practiced only (PO) |
Thursday/Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) | |
Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) | |
Did not arrive (DNA) | |
Withdrawn (WD) | |
Text formatting | Meaning |
Bold | Pole position |
Italics | Fastest lap |
Superscript | Sprint race result |
Abbreviation | Meaning |
WDC | World Drivers' Championship position |
WCC | World Constructors' Championship position |
NC | Not classified |
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
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1978 | ATS Racing Team | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | MON | BEL DNQ |
ESP DNQ |
SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | NC | 0 | |||
Team Merzario | Merzario A1 | ITA DNPQ |
USA | CAN |
Complete British Formula One Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
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1980 | Sanremo Racing | March 782 | BMW | OUL | BRH | SIL | MAL | THR | MNZ Ret |
MAL | SNE | BRH | THR | OUL | SIL | NC | 0 |
References
[edit]Categories:
- 1946 births
- 2024 deaths
- Italian racing drivers
- Italian Formula One drivers
- ATS Wheels Formula One drivers
- Merzario Formula One drivers
- British Formula One Championship drivers
- European Formula Two Championship drivers
- Italian Formula Three Championship drivers
- Sportspeople from the Province of Monza e Brianza