🇮🇹 Teo Fabi

Teo Fabi was an established professional single-seater driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1982 to 1987, racing for Benetton across 64 starts. His rating of 5,968 places him in the established professional band; he was a capable competitor in a field that ranged from amateurs to multiple champions, though without the consistency or results to reach the elite tier.[1]

Fabi took two podium finishes across his six seasons in the championship. He finished ninth in the 1987 title fight, his final year in the series, accruing the bulk of his points that season. His career in Formula 1 ended in 1987. Later, racing in sportscar machinery, Fabi won the World Sportscar Championship in 1991 with Jaguar, a significant achievement that came after his single-seater career had closed.[2]

In Formula 1, Fabi was closely matched with Michele Alboreto, an established professional and frequent rival across their shared years. Against Alain Prost, the era's dominant driver and a five-time Formula 1 champion, Fabi finished ahead on four occasions across their meetings, though he usually ran behind him. He also beat Gerhard Berger, another established competitor and prolific Formula 1 driver, three times in their races together.