1. Franco Comotti participated in two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 3 September 1950.
14 Facts About Franco Comotti
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Franco Comotti returned in 1931, winning the cyclecar race at the Circuito di Alessandria in a Salmson.
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Franco Comotti then brought an Alfa Romeo Monza sports car to Scuderia Ferrari in Modena for servicing and became an official driver for the team in 1932.
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In 1934 Franco Comotti won the Grand Prix du Comminges for Ferrari.
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Franco Comotti continued to drive for Ferrari until the end of 1935.
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In 1937 Franco Comotti moved to France and joined the Talbot team as a test driver.
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Franco Comotti tested cars for clients and was a reserve driver for the racing team.
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Franco Comotti left the team at the end of the season and joined Laurie and Lucy Schell's Ecurie Bleue racing for 1938, driving a Delahaye.
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Franco Comotti made some Grand Prix start with that car in 1948.
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In 1950 Franco Comotti became a test driver for Scuderia Milano and made his first World Championship Formula One Grands Prix at the Italian Grand Prix.
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Franco Comotti made his second and last World Championship Grand Prix start at the 1952 French Grand Prix, driving a Ferrari for Scuderia Marzotto.
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Franco Comotti was one of nine founders of the Club international des anciens pilotes de Grand Prix F1.
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Franco Comotti was born in Brescia, but grew up in Bergamo.
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Franco Comotti worked in the oil business for his entire life.