Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi

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Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
Born (1942-08-31) 31 August 1942 (age 81)
Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Active years 1976
Teamsnon-works Tyrrell
Entries4 (3 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1976 German Grand Prix
Last entry 1976 Italian Grand Prix

Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi (born 31 August 1942 [1] ) is a former racing driver from Italy, born in Bergamo. [1] He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix with a privately entered Tyrrell, debuting on 1 August 1976. He scored no championship points, but managed to finish every race that he started.

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Prior to his brief time in Formula One, Pesenti-Rossi was a regular race winner in Italian Formula Three, narrowly missing the 1975 title when the final race was abandoned due to rain as he was leading it. He lost the title to Luciano Pavesi by a single point. He also fielded a private March 742 in Formula Two in 1976 but with only moderate success, and he returned to Formula Two in 1977 after his four Grands Prix.

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314Pos.Pts
1974 Equipe Nationale March 732 BMW BAR HOC PAU SAL HOC MUG KAR PER HOC
6
20th2
Beta Racing Team VAL
7
1975 Scuderia Citta del Mille March 742 BMW EST THR HOC
7
NÜR PAU HOC SAL ROU 9th13
Scuderia Gulf Rondini MUG
2
PER
6
SIL ZOL NOG
5
VAL
4
1976 Scuderia Gulf Rondini March 742 BMW HOC
Ret
15th2
March 762 THR
DNQ
VAL
5
SAL
8
PAU
DNQ
HOC ROU MUG PER EST NOG HOC
1977 AFMP Euroracing March 772 BMW SIL THR
NC
PAU
Ret
MUG
4
ROU
NC
NOG
Ret
PER
11
MIS
4
EST DON 9th13
Hart HOC
4
NÜR
17
VAL
4
1978 Trivellato Racing Team Chevron B42 BMW THR HOC NÜR PAU MUG VAL ROU DON NOG PER MIS HOC
DNQ
NC0

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDC Pts
1976 Scuderia Gulf Rondini Tyrrell 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR GER
14
AUT
11
NED
DNQ
ITA
18
CAN USA JPN NC0

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References

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