1. Roberto Ravaglia was born on 26 May 1957 and is an Italian former racing driver, who currently runs ROAL Motorsport, who operate a Chevrolet operation in the World Touring Car Championship.
11 Facts About Roberto Ravaglia
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Roberto Ravaglia was twice Italian karting champion and raced in Formula 3 in the early 1980s.
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Roberto Ravaglia switched with BMW to the DTM in 1989, and the Italian Superturismo Championship in 1990, winning both on the first attempt.
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Roberto Ravaglia was now approaching 40 and did not win another championship as a driver.
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Roberto Ravaglia was successful in the famed Spa 24 Hours race at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, winning the race three times.
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Roberto Ravaglia won his first 24 hours in 1985 driving a BMW 635 CSi partnered by Formula One drivers Gerhard Berger and Marc Surer.
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Roberto Ravaglia followed that win with a 3rd place in 1986 and second in 1987 before winning again in 1988 in a BMW M3 partnered by Dieter Quester and Altfrid Heger.
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Roberto Ravaglia returned in 1986, again in a Schnitzer 635 for Goold Motorsport, this time painted in BMW's famous cut-away paint scheme, and initially qualified a surprising 2nd before ending up 9th on the grid after the "Hardies Heroes" Top 10 run-off.
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Roberto Ravaglia later apologised to Goss and professed regret for his actions.
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Roberto Ravaglia returned to Australia for two rounds of the inaugural World Touring Car Championship.
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Roberto Ravaglia was successful in other 24-hour races, twice winning the famous Nurburgring 24 Hours.