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Fabrizio Barbazza

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Fabrizio Barbazza
Born (1963-04-02) 2 April 1963 (age 61)
Monza, Lombardy, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityItaly Italian
Active years1991, 1993
TeamsAGS, Minardi
Entries20 (8 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points2
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1991 San Marino Grand Prix
Last entry1993 French Grand Prix
Fabrizio Barbazza
CART Championship Car
Years active1987, 1989, 1992
TeamsArciero Racing
Starts25
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish12th in 1987
Previous series
1986
1983-1985
1982
American Racing Series
Italian Formula Three
Formula Monza
Championship titles
1986American Racing Series Champion
Awards
1987
1987
CART Rookie of the year
Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the year

Fabrizio Barbazza (born 2 April 1963) is an Italian former Formula One driver who raced for the AGS and Minardi teams and was the 1987 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.

Career

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Early career

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Barbazza was born in Monza, Lombardy. After a career in motocross in his teens, he began racing Formula Monza in 1982. The following year, he moved into Italian Formula Three Championship and, in 1984, finished sixth in the series. In 1985, he won four races and finished third in the championship. He then went to the United States and entered the American Racing Series, where he won four races and the title in his first attempt.

CART, F3000, and Formula One

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After his success in ARS, Barbazza entered CART in 1987 and finished third in the 1987 Indianapolis 500, becoming CART's Rookie of the Year. Despite his success he could not find a ride in CART for 1988 and only made two starts in Formula 3000, along with failing to qualify three times. He returned to CART for 1989 for eight races with a best finish of eighth at Toronto. He also drove in eight Japanese Formula 3000 races.

Barbazza at the 1992 Long Beach Grand Prix.

In 1990 he joined International F3000 full-time driving for the Crypton team, finishing 16th in points with a best finish of fourth at his home track in Monza, his only point-scoring finish of the season. For 1991 Barbazza signed on with the struggling AGS Formula One team for the third round of the championship, replacing Stefan Johansson. Barbazza failed to qualify for all twelve races he attempted with the team and the team shut down after both Barbazza and his teammate Olivier Grouillard both failed to pre-qualify for the 1991 Spanish Grand Prix. For the 1992 racing season, Barbazza again returned to the Arciero team in CART. However, after respectable performances in two-year-old equipment for the first three races of the season, he wrecked his 1990-vintage Lola in practice for the 1992 Indianapolis 500 and was not able to qualify. It would be his last appearance in CART. In 1993 Barbazza rejoined Formula One with the Minardi team, scoring points twice in his first four races. However, Barbazza would be replaced by Pierluigi Martini after eight races. In 1995, while racing a Ferrari 333SP sports prototype at the Road Atlanta circuit, he was involved in a major accident with Jeremy Dale, which resulted in heavy head and chest injuries which left him in critical condition, in a coma and on artificial respiration. Although he fully recovered, he did not return to racing. Instead he started a go-kart circuit in Monza and began designing crash barriers.

He has since relocated to Cuba where he has set up a fishing resort in the north of the country called La Villa Clara. He has also raced again, at a local karting track in Cuba, where he has re-discovered his love for the sport.[citation needed]

Career summary

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American open wheel racing

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Indy Lights

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(key)

Year Team Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points Ref
1986 Arciero Racing ARS LBH
DNS
PHX
3
MIL
DNS
MEA
1
CLE
1
TOR
10
POC
2
MDO
7
NAZ
1
LS
1
MIA
1
1st 145 [1]

CART

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref
1987 Arciero Racing LBH
17
PHX
12
INDY
3
MIL
14
POR
4
MEA
16
CLE
24
TOR
11
MIS
6
POC
14
ROA
8
MDO
24
NAZ
13
LS
DNS
MIA
28
12th 42 [2]
1989 Arciero Racing PHX LBH INDY MIL DET
20
POR
21
CLE
26
MEA
24
TOR
8
MIS POC MDO
20
ROA
12
NAZ LS
21
24th 6 [3]
1992 Arciero Racing SRF
12
PHX
20
LBH
21
INDY
DNQ
DET POR MIL NHM TOR MIS CLE ROA VAN MDO NAZ LS 35th 1 [4]

Indy 500 results

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1987 March Cosworth 17 3
1992 Lola Buick DNQ
Source:[5]

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
1988 Pavesi Racing JER VAL
DNQ
PAU
DNQ
SIL
18
NC 0
Genoa Racing MNZ
Ret
PER
DNQ
BRH BIR BUG ZOL DIJ
1990 Crypton Engineering DON SIL
Ret
PAU
Ret
JER
Ret
MNZ
4
PER
Ret
HOC
Ret
BRH
9
BIR
Ret
BUG
Ret
NOG
18
16th 3
1991 Crypton Engineering VAL
18
PAU JER MUG PER HOC BRH SPA BUG NOG NC 0
Sources:[6][5]

Complete Japanese Formula 3000 results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
1989 Motor Sport Development SUZ
Ret
FUJ
9
MIN
11
SUZ
6
SUG
Ret
FUJ
19
SUZ
7
SUZ
Ret
17th 1
Source:[5]

Complete Formula One results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1991 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH25 Cosworth V8 USA BRA SMR
DNQ
MON
DNQ
CAN
DNQ
MEX
DNQ
NC 0
AGS JH25B FRA
DNQ
GBR
DNQ
GER
DNPQ
HUN
DNPQ
BEL
DNPQ
ITA
DNPQ
AGS JH27 POR
DNPQ
ESP
DNPQ
JPN AUS
1993 Minardi Team Minardi M193 Ford V8 RSA
Ret
BRA
Ret
EUR
6
SMR
6
ESP
Ret
MON
11
CAN
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS 19th 2
Sources:[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Fabrizio Barbazza – 1986 CART American Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Fabrizio Barbazza – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Fabrizio Barbazza – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Fabrizio Barbazza – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Fabrizio Barbazza". Motor Sport. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Fabrizio Barbazza Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ^ Small, Steve (2000). "Barbazza, Fabrizio". Grand Prix Who's Who (Third ed.). Reading, Berkshire: Travel Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-902007-46-5. Retrieved 7 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural
American Racing Series
Champion

1986
Succeeded by
Preceded by Indianapolis 500
Rookie of the Year

1987
Succeeded by
Preceded by CART
Rookie of the Year

1987
Succeeded by