Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi

Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi (31 August 1942 – 21 February 2026) was an Italian racing driver. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix in with a privately entered Tyrrell. He scored no championship points, but managed to finish every race that he started.

Biography Pesenti-Rossi was born in Bergamo on 31 August 1942. Prior to his brief time in Formula One, Pesenti-Rossi was a regular race winner in Italian Formula Three, narrowly missing the 1975 title when the final race was abandoned due to rain as he was leading it. He lost the title to Luciano Pavesi by a single point. After racing in Formula Two in two events in 1974, scoring points on both occasions, Pesenti-Rossi was hired by Bergamo-based Scuderia Rondini in 1975, finishing second at Mugello with a March 742. In 1977 Scuderia Rondini's owners, Francesco Randon and Giuseppe Zugan, decided to enter a Tyrrell car in Formula One with sponsorship by petrol company Gulf. The team was not successful and Pesenti-Rossi returned to Formula Two with Alfa Romeo after his four Grands Prix.

Pesenti-Rossi died on 21 February 2026, at the age of 83.

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 Pts Equipe Nationale March 732 BMW BAR HOC PAU SAL HOC MUG KAR PER HOC 20th 2 Beta Racing Team VAL Scuderia Citta del Mille March 742 BMW EST THR HOC NÜR PAU HOC SAL ROU 9th 13 Scuderia Gulf Rondini MUG PER SIL ZOL NOG VAL Scuderia Gulf Rondini March 742 BMW HOC 15th 2 March 762 THR VAL SAL PAU HOC ROU MUG PER EST NOG HOC AFMP Euroracing March 772 BMW SIL THR PAU MUG ROU NOG PER MIS EST DON 9th 13 Hart HOC NÜR VAL Trivellato Racing Team Chevron B42 BMW THR HOC NÜR PAU MUG VAL ROU DON NOG PER MIS HOC NC 0

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 Pts 1976 Scuderia Gulf Rondini Tyrrell 007 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA JPN NC 0