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🇨🇭 Franco Forini

Racing driver from Switzerland. Formula 1, Osella.
Driver facts
Full name
Franco Forini
Born
22 September 1958(b. 1958)
Nationality
Switzerland
Current team
Osella
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
7
Career DNFs
2
Racer Rating
5,785
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
5,785
Rank 387 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Franco Forini is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in Formula 1 for Osella. Forini has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 7 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,785 ranks Forini 387th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1987 form
Last 7 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFITAPOR
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1987-09-20Autódromo do EstorilFormula 1DNF−37
1987-09-06Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaFormula 1DNF−78
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+95Imola 1986International Formula 3000P6
+27Macau 1986Formula 3 MacauP7
+27Macau 1986Formula 3 MacauP7
+25Macau 1986Formula 3 MacauP7
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1987▸Formula 1Osella200200P17↑340−1155,785
1986▸Formula 3 MacauForti Corse300000—+795,560
▸International Formula 3000Scuderia Coloni200000P22+4,210
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Forini finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇮🇹 Ivan Capelli5,00373443%
🇮🇹 Pierluigi Martini5,65253260%
🇩🇰 John Nielsen5,498550100%
🇮🇹 Emanuele Pirro5,49651420%
🇧🇷 Maurício Gugelmin5,53641325%
🇯🇵 Satoru Nakajima5,51541325%
🇬🇧 Andrew Gilbert-Scott4,984440100%
🇫🇷 Philippe Alliot4,30443175%
🇫🇷 Jean Alesi6,063330100%
🇫🇷 Yannick Dalmas5,9293030%
🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze6,417220100%
🇬🇧 Nigel MansellHigher-rated, 1× champion6,38921150%
🇮🇹 Alex CaffiHigher-rated6,074220100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Franco Forini is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in Formula 1 for Osella. Forini has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 7 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,785 ranks Forini 387th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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