Born | Bologna, Italy | 8 November 1947
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Active years | 1977, 1981 |
Teams | Brabham, Osella |
Entries | 2 (0 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1977 Italian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1981 Spanish Grand Prix |
Giorgio Francia (born 8 November 1947) is a former racing driver from Italy. He was the Polifac Formel 3 Trophy champion in 1974. [1]
Francia unsuccessfully entered two Formula One Grands Prix. The first was in a works Brabham BT45B, in Martini Racing colours, at the 1977 Italian Grand Prix. He was withdrawn during practice. His second attempt was with Osella at the 1981 Spanish Grand Prix, where he was the slowest in practice and failed to qualify.
He raced in many categories and competed in sports car racing and touring cars until the late 1990s, driving a works Osella sports prototype in endurance racing in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and also taking part in the factory Alfa Romeo team in the CIVT (Italian Superturismo) and the DTM.
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
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1977 | Martini Racing | Brabham BT45B | Alfa Romeo Flat-12 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA DNQ | USA | CAN | JPN | NC | 0 |
1981 | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella FA1B | Cosworth V8 | USW | BRA | ARG | SMR | BEL | MON | ESP DNQ | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | CPL | NC | 0 |
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