Giorgio Francia

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Giorgio Francia
Nationality 3dflagsdotcom italy2bs.gif Italian
Years 1977, 1981
Team(s) Brabham, Osella
Races 2 (0 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Points 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 1977 Italian Grand Prix
First win
Last win
Last race 1981 Spanish Grand Prix


Giorgio Francia (born November 8, 1947 in Bologna) is a former racing driver from Italy. He was the German Formula Three champion in 1974.

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 He was withdrawn during practice.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.


Complete Formula One results

(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
- 0
1981 Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B Cosworth V8 USW
BRA
ARG
SMR
BEL
MON
ESP
DNQ
FRA
GBR
GER
AUT
NED
ITA
CAN
LVS
- 0