12 Facts About Osella

Osella is an Italian racing car manufacturer and former Formula One team.

Osella continued in Formula Two in 1976, but financial problems meant that the team was not competitive and withdrew from the championship before the end of the season.

Enzo Osella tried to make some money by selling a self-penned Formula Three car, the Osella FA3, with little success.

Osella returned to the European Formula Two Championship in 1979, with American driver Eddie Cheever racing the well-used FA2, again powered by a BMW engine.

Enzo Osella gave the young Austrian Jo Gartner his one and only chance to drive a Formula One car in 1984.

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Finally, Osella continued to live hand-to-mouth each year, with little or no improvement in competitiveness.

At least at first, Alfa offered some technical input to the team; the 1984 Osella FA1F was based on the 1983 works Alfa Romeo 183T, which had been loaned to the team for "design assistance" purposes.

On more than one occasion, Osella tried to replace the 890T with more up-to-date Motori Moderni turbos or with Cosworth engines.

The all-new, Cosworth DFR-powered Osella FA1M was a big step ahead, and ultra-sticky qualifying tyres from Pirelli brought some success, at least in the qualifying sessions.

Osella announced his retirement at the season ending Australian Grand Prix.

In 1990, after ten years in Formula One and still without any meaningful sponsorship, Enzo Osella sold shares in his team to metalwork magnate Gabriele Rumi, as part of a sponsorship deal with Rumi's Fondmetal company.

The most prestigious result was during the 1984 Can Am season with a third place in the championship for the 2-litre class; the car was the Osella PA10 driven by Armando Trentini, and was the only two-seater in the championship; the rest of the 2-litre class field comprised single-seater F2 cars with covered wheels.