About Franco Forini
Born 1958. Franco Forini is a Swiss engineer, racing automobile driver and formula One driver.
Franco Forini (born 22 September 1958) is a former racing driver from Switzerland. He competed in the Italian Formula Three Championship between 1981 and 1985, winning the title in his final year in a Dallara-Volkswagen with future Formula One team Forti Corse, and finishing as runner up in the Monaco Grand Prix Formula 3 support race in the same year. He moved up to Formula 3000 in 1986 with little success. He participated in three Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 6 September 1987. He scored no championship points.
After his brief stint in Formula One, Forini returned to Formula 3 in 1988 and 1989 without any further success. He later ran a transportation and shipment company in Minusio.
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Who is Franco Forini?
Swiss racing driver
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Franco Forini was born on 22 September 1958 in Muralto.
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Franco Forini is an engineer, racing automobile driver and formula One driver.
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Franco Forini is Swiss.
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