Giorgio Francia

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Giorgio Francia
Born (1947-11-08) 8 November 1947 (age 76)
Bologna, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1977, 1981
TeamsBrabham, Osella
Entries2 (0 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1977 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry1981 Spanish Grand Prix

Giorgio Francia (born November 8, 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 He was withdrawn during practice.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.

A Brabham BT45, similar to the car Francia used at the 1977 Italian Grand Prix

Complete Formula One results[edit]

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Punktestand 1974 Polifac Formel 3 Trophy". formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
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Polifac Formel 3 Trophy champion
1974
Succeeded by
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