Consalvo Sanesi is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Alfa Romeo. Sanesi has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,807 ranks Sanesi 479th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1951-07-14 | Silverstone Circuit | P6 | +77 |
| 1951-07-01 | Reims-Gueux | P10 | +21 |
| 1951-06-17 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | DNF | −97 |
| 1951-05-27 | Circuit Bremgarten | P4 | +111 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | P12 | +113 | 4,814 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −98 | 4,702 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | 6,092 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Consalvo Sanesi was an Italian racing driver and test pilot for Alfa Romeo who competed in the Formula 1 World Championship during its inaugural era. Between 1950 and 1951 he started five Grands Prix for the factory team, driving the Alfa Romeo Tipo 158/159. Although his experience as a works test driver and his intimate knowledge of the machinery meant he was often quick in practice and qualifying, he failed to convert that speed into championship results; he scored only three points across his five entries and never finished on the podium. His performances against the grid's elite were mixed. Over three shared races he was regularly outpaced by Juan Fangio, the five-time champion and the period's dominant force, finishing behind him each time. Yet he occasionally demonstrated competitive pace relative to his peers, outrunning Stirling Moss, the two-time champion Alberto Ascari, and other professional drivers on single occasions.[1]
Sanesi's brief Formula 1 career averaged a finishing position of sixth when classified, reflecting a driver capable of holding a respectable grid position but unable to sustain a challenge in the race itself. His true strength lay in sports car racing, a discipline in which he found considerably greater success and to which he devoted much of his career into the mid-1960s. After his final Grand Prix start in 1951, he stepped away from single-seater competition and became remembered more as a development driver and technical specialist than as a race winner at the sport's highest level.[2]