Martino Finotto was born on 11 November 1933 in Camporosso, Liguria, died 13 August 2014 and was an Italian racing driver, mainly known for his success in touring car and sports car racing.
12 Facts About Martino Finotto
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Martino Finotto finished 3rd in 1975,5th in 1977 and 4th in 1978, abroad a self-run BMW 3.0 CSL, entered under the Jolly Club banner.
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Martino Finotto, who made his fortune in the pharmaceutical industry, only started racing internationally in 1971, in the Campionato Italiano di Turismo, taking two successive class titles in 1972 and 1973.
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Martino Finotto brought a pair of Brabham BT42s, but after a solitary test at Monza, he decided against racing them and instead they were leased to Jurg Dubler under the Scuderia Finotto banner for a number of driver throughout the 1974 season.
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Grano's second place with his partner, Quester secured the Austrian the championship by just six points ahead of Facetti, with Martino Finotto taking fifth place overall.
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For 1978, Martino Finotto had brought the Alpina BMW CSL, and continued to share with Facetti.
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Martino Finotto threw away the front and rear subframes and went to Giorgio Stirano, who ran Alba Engineering to build lighter subframes that were merged with the Ferrari center tub.
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However, Martino Finotto decided to ship the well-used Lancia Beta Turbo, as they intended to race both cars over the 24 hours, and gave a young Emanuele Pirro his first-ever major sports outing.
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For 1982, Facetti and Martino Finotto decided against returning with the Carma and its twin-turbo 308 experiment, instead opting for more conventional Osella-BMW PA9, but equally unsuccessful as they failed to finish a race in the car that season.
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The Alba AR6 continued to use Facetti's engine for the 1985 season, the team lost reliability with it, trying to keep up with pace-setter Gordon Spice, Martino Finotto turned his attention to the IMSA Camel Lights category in America for 1986.
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Martino Finotto had a competitive season in 1986, taking a class fifth place in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte and class win in The Lowenbrau Classic, at Road America.
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Martino Finotto had a short season in 1987, earning 22 points for a class fourth place at Watkings Glen and third on the Ohio Street Circuit, Columbus, but started the 1988 season very well, in the Alba AR6 adapted for the Ferrari engine.