Alberto Colombo (racing driver)

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Alberto Colombo

Born	(1946-02-23)23 February 1946 Varedo, Lombardy, Italy
Died	7 January 2024(2024-01-07) (aged 77)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Italian
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.

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(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
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
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
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

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Pts
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

(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
1980	Sanremo Racing	March 782	BMW	OUL	BRH	SIL	MAL	THR	MNZ Ret	MAL	SNE	BRH	THR	OUL	SIL	NC	0

References

• Profile at F1 Rejects