- Teo Fabi
Former F1 driver
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Name = Teo Fabi
Nationality = flagicon|Italy Italian
Years = F1|1982, F1|1984 - F1|1987
Team(s) = Benetton,Brabham ,Toleman
Races = 71 (64 starts)
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 2
Points = 23
Poles = 3
Fastest laps = 2
First race =1982 South African Grand Prix
First win =
Last win =
Last race =1987 Australian Grand Prix Teodorico Fabi (born
March 9 ,1955 ), better known as Teo Fabi, is an Italian formerracing driver .Career
Born in
Milan , Fabi participated in 71Formula One Grands Prix, debuting onJanuary 23 ,1982 . He achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 23 championship points. He took 3 pole positions, but never led a racing lap. He was also runner-up in the 1983 IndyCar championship; during that year, he became the second driver to qualify for the pole position of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race as a rookie, going on to lead the opening 23 laps before eventually retiring with a broken fuel valve O-ring on lap 44.He is the elder brother of
Corrado Fabi , also a racing driver; Corrado shared the 1984Brabham drive with him: since Teo was already committed to a programme in CART racing, Corrado stood in for the races which clashed with his CART commitments.Teo also had a successful sports car racing career, culminating in winning the 1991 World Sportscar Championship for TWR Jaguar.
Race results
Formula One
() (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in "italics" indicate fastest lap)
Indianapolis 500
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