Fulvio Ballabio

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Fulvio Ballabio (born 8 October 1954) is a race car driver born in Milan, Italy. He raced in Formula Two in 1983, in Formula 3000 in 1986 and 6 starts in CART from 1987 to 1989 for Dick Simon Racing and Dale Coyne Racing. More recently he drove in two races of the 2004 Formula X Sport Series.

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In 1983 he started the Monte Carlo Automobile car manufacturer.

In 1989, he designed the Monte Carlo GTB (MCA Centenaire), a sports car, built of carbon fiber, the idea came from Lamborghini Countach Evoluzione (first car in the world made in carbon fiber completed in 1986). The engine, a V12 Biturbo with 720 horsepower, was modified by Carlo Chiti, who used to work for Alfa Romeo. The company, "Monte Carlo Automobile" was based in Fontvieille, Monaco. Originally the project was to make 100 supercars, but the project failed with only 5 cars made in the initial period, including the spider car named "Beau Rivage". [1]

In 2005 he started as Montecarlo Automobile the collaboration with FIA/ACI/CSAI in the challenge of car powered by green energy from the street legal ALA 50 presented in 2008 powered by Methane and LPG and the Quadrifuel "Carlo Chiti" powered by Methane, Ethanol fuel, LPG and gasoline with which got the podium in the Methane class of FIA Alternative Energies Cup to the Montecarlo/BRC W 12 powered by LPG.

25 March 2012, Montecarlo/BRC competed in the 4 hours of international endurance race of Monza getting the eighth position among other car powered by gasoline like Ferrari 458, Lamborghini, Porsche, Chevrolet Corvette.

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112Pos.Pts
1983 Merzario Team Srl Merzario M28 BMW SIL
Ret
THR
Ret
HOC
14
NÜR
Ret
16th3
Ecurie Armagnac Bigarre Nogaro AGS JH19 VAL
Ret
PAU
7
JAR
12
DON
Ret
MIS
5
PER
9
ZOL
NC
MUG
6

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112Pos.Pts
1985 Lola Motorsport Lola T950 Cosworth SIL THR EST NÜR VAL PAU SPA DIJ PER ÖST ZAN DON
14
NC0
1986 Écurie Monaco Monte Carlo 001 Cosworth SIL VAL PAU SPA IMO
DNQ
MUG PER ÖST BIR BUG JAR NC0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1986 Flag of Germany.svg Obermaier Racing Team Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Lässig
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dudley Wood
Porsche 956 C13455th5th

CART PPG Indy Car World Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamChassisEngine12345678910111213141516RankPtsRef
1987 Dick Simon Racing Lola T87/00 Cosworth DFX V8 t LBH PHX INDY MIL POR MEA CLE TOR MCH POC ROA MDO NAZ LAG MIA
26
48th0 [2]
1988 Dick Simon Racing Lola T87/00 Cosworth DFX V8 t PHX LBH
25
INDY MIL POR CLE TOR MEA MCH POC MDO
17
ROA
18
NAZ LAG MIA 39th0 [3]
1989 Dale Coyne Racing Lola T88/00 Cosworth DFX V8 t PHX LBH
21
INDY MIL DET POR CLE MEA TOR MCH POC MDO
18
ROA
DNQ
NAZ LAG 46th0 [4]
1990 Gohr Racing Lola T88/00 Cosworth DFX V8 t PHX LBH INDY MIL DET POR CLE MEA TOR MCH DEN VAN MDO ROA NAZ LAG
DNQ
NC- [5]

See also

Notes

  1. Article of Auto Capital monthly magazine, March 1991
  2. "Fulvio Ballabio – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. "Fulvio Ballabio – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  4. "Fulvio Ballabio – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  5. "Fulvio Ballabio – 1990 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

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