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Sporting Curriculum

Synthesis
Quick and experienced driver, adds to undoubted driving skills a remarquable technical background (he is an engineer from Polytechnic of Milan) and a great "sensibility" that makes him an excellent tester too. His father ran with success in the 60's, he has grown up with motor sport passion. Being only 14, he approached motorcycle riding in the national F.I.M. trophy of Enduro, imposing himself as one of the best Sicilian motor bikers. In the following years, he has won almost all the races he has run, until when, cause of studies, he left the competition. He returned to racing only in 1979, with a very short experience in rallies, then committing to car racing definitively in 1984. "Excerpt from sportive curriculum of Salvati Team."

Synthesis

Quick and experienced driver, adds to undoubted driving skills a remarquable technical background (he is an engineer from Polytechnic of Milan) and a great "sensibility" that makes him an excellent tester too. His father ran with success in the 60's, he has grown up with motor sport passion. Being only 14, he approached motorcycle riding in the national F.I.M. trophy of Enduro, imposing himself as one of the best Sicilian motor bikers. In the following years, he has won almost all the races he has run, until when, cause of studies, he left the competition. He returned to racing only in 1979, with a very short experience in rallies, then committing to car racing definitively in 1984.
"Excerpt from sportive curriculum of Salvati Team."

Races:

157

Categories:

Formula 1 World Championship
Indy Car Championship
International Formula 3000 Championship
World Championship Sport Prototypes – SportsRacing World Cup - FIA Sportscar Championship - LMES
IMSA Championship and Japanese Sport Prototypes Championship
European Inter-series Championship - European Touring Car Championship
Italian Touring Car Championship – Italian Sport Prototypes
Italian Formula 3 Championship – Peugeot-Talbot Cup
Italian Formula Panda Championship – Trofeo Cadetti Formula Panda
BPR – Maserati Ghibli Open Cup - Rally

Results:

15 Absolutes Victories
11 2^nd place overall
8 3^rdplace overall
5 4^th place overall
8 5^th place overall
2 6^th place overall

12 Pole Positions

10 Fastest laps in race

4 Category Victories
2 Category 2^nd place
1 Category 3^rd place

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4 Victories in single heats
3 2^nd place in single heats
2 3^rd place in single heats

2nd Place in Formula Panda Italian Championship	1984
20 points in World Championship Sport Prototype	1988
17 points in World Championship Prototype	1989
Autosprint Gold Medal	1989
27 points in European Interserie Championship	1990
7th position at 24h of Le Mans	1992
Official Test Driver March Formula 1	1992
European Champion of Interserie Div. 1	1993
Autosprint “Italia che Vince”	1993
Winner of 24 h of Daytona	1995
Official Driver Lotus-Pacific Formula 1	1995
Official Driver Minardi Formula 1	1996
Sport Prototype with GLV Racing	1998-2003
(2 victories, 6 podiums, 2 pole-positions)

Winner of the "1.000 KM Monza"

2001