67 Facts About Teo Fabi

Teodorico "Teo" Fabi was born on 9 March 1955 and is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1982 to 1987.

In sportscar racing, Fabi won the World Sportscar Championship in 1991 with Jaguar.

Teo Fabi claimed pole position in his rookie year at the 1983 Indianapolis 500.

At the 1984 Indianapolis 500, Teo Fabi became the last active Formula One driver to race at the event until Fernando Alonso in 2017.

Teo Fabi was European Karting Champion in 1975 and followed that up with the European Formula Ford 1600 title in 1977.

Teo Fabi competed in European Formula Three in 1978 for Forti Corse in a March-Toyota.

Teo Fabi contested seven races for wins at Circuit Zolder, Dijon-Prenois and Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi.

Teo Fabi then competed in European Formula Two in 1979 for March Racing in a March 792-BMW.

Teo Fabi returned to the series in 1980 for the ICI Roloil Racing Team in a March 802-BMW.

Teo Fabi scored three wins, at the Jim Clark Rennen at Hockenheimring, the Eifelrennen at Nurburgring and the Preis Baden-Wurttemberg at Hockenheimring.

Teo Fabi ended the season third in points, with 38 points.

Teo Fabi moved to Formula One in 1982, driving the No 36 Candy Toleman TG181C-Hart 415T.

Under pressure from Toleman manager Alex Hawkridge, Teo Fabi was the only driver to break the strike.

Teo Fabi's place was then jeopardised when Candy switched support to Tyrrell, but he saw out the season.

Teo Fabi then failed to qualify at the Monaco Grand Prix before skipping both the Detroit Grand Prix and the Canadian Grand Prix.

Teo Fabi failed to qualify at the German Grand Prix and the Caesars Palace Grand Prix.

In those races his younger brother, Corrado Teo Fabi, drove in his place.

The mixed approach led to disappointing results in both categories and mid-season saw Teo Fabi decide to concentrate solely on Formula One.

Teo Fabi's performances improved, including a strong run at Italian Grand Prix where he ran second behind Piquet in the first half of the race before retiring with engine failure, the major problem for Brabham during the year.

Teo Fabi scored points on three occasions, with a best finish of third at the Detroit Grand Prix and was twelfth in points with nine.

Teo Fabi drove the No 19 Toleman Motorsports Group Toleman TG185-Hart 415T.

Teo Fabi's race was ruined when a slipping clutch meant he was well down the order at the end of the first lap.

Teo Fabi drove for Benetton Formula in the No 19 Benetton B186-BMW M12 after Toleman were fully taken over before the 1986 season to become Benetton, with powerful engines, and talented young Austrian Gerhard Berger joining.

Teo Fabi managed pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix and the Italian Grand Prix but his best finish was fifth at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Teo Fabi gained a reputation for being most competitive on faster circuits and struggling on slower, more technical courses.

Teo Fabi continued at Benetton Formula in 1987, driving the No 19 B187-Ford Cosworth GBA V6 and was joined by Thierry Boutsen.

Teo Fabi had a best finish of third, at the Austrian Grand Prix, held at one of Teo Fabi's favourite tracks, the Osterreichring.

Teo Fabi scored three pole positions, two fastest laps and two thirds in his career, scoring a total of 23 points.

Teo Fabi made his Indy car debut at the Kraco Dixie 200 at Atlanta International Speedway, starting ninth and finishing twentieth after retiring after 41 laps due to suspension failure.

Teo Fabi led 23 of the first 47 laps before retiring during his second pit stop due to a broken fuel filter.

Teo Fabi was credited with twenty-sixth place and won the rookie of the year award.

Teo Fabi won the Domino's Pizza 500 at Pocono International Raceway and then the Escort Radar Warnings 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Teo Fabi moved into second place in the championship behind veteran Al Unser Teo Fabi then won the Cribari Wines 300K at Laguna Seca Raceway and the championship was decided at the season-ending Miller High Life 150 at Phoenix International Raceway Fabi won pole position, led 138 of 150 laps and won the race to score 22 points.

In 1984 Teo Fabi returned with Forsythe Racing in their No 33 Skoal Bandit March 84C-Cosworth DFX.

Teo Fabi was eighteenth and nineteenth due to a crash at Long Beach and a blown engine at Phoenix.

Teo Fabi's return to the Indianapolis 500 was a disappointment as he qualified seventeenth and finished thirtieth after losing a wheel after 30 laps.

Teo Fabi ended the season ranked tenth with 44 points.

In 1989 Teo Fabi drove the No 8 Quaker State March 89P-Porsche Indy V8.

At the final two races of the season, the Firestone Indy 225 at Pennsylvania International Raceway and the Champion Spark Plug 300K at Laguna Seca Raceway, Teo Fabi retired due to handling issues at Nazareth and a crash at Laguna Seca.

Teo Fabi returned with Porsche Motorsports in 1990 to drive their No 4 Foster's-Quaker State March 90P-Porsche Indy V8.

Teo Fabi led one lap but crashed after seven laps and finished twenty-seventh.

Teo Fabi achieved a best finish of third, at the Marlboro Grand Prix at the Meadowlands, at Meadowlands Sports Complex, and ended the season fourteenth in points.

In 1992 Teo Fabi drove at the ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit at Belle Isle Park to substitute for Mario Andretti who suffered injuries at the Indianapolis 500.

At the Indianapolis 500 Teo Fabi started seventeenth and finished ninth.

For 1994 Teo Fabi drove for the re-organized Hall Racing in the No 11 Pennzoil Reynard 94i-Ilmor Indy V8.

Teo Fabi had a best finish of third, at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

At the Indianapolis 500 Teo Fabi started fifteenth and finished eighth.

Teo Fabi won pole at the Miller Genuine Draft 200 at the Milwaukee Mile, led for 27 laps but finished fourth, two laps down.

Teo Fabi started second at the Marlboro 500 at Michigan International Speedway, and finished fourth.

Teo Fabi was unable to get a car to drive for 1996 as Forsythe Racing hired Indy Lights driver Greg Moore.

Teo Fabi was to drive for PacWest Racing in their No 18 Motorola Reynard 96i-Ford Cosworth XD to replace Mark Blundell, who was injured at the IndyCar Rio 400 at Autodromo de Jacarepagua.

Teo Fabi did compete in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and the Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix at Nazareth Speedway.

Blundell returned for the US 500 at Michigan International Speedway and Teo Fabi was withdrawn from the car.

Teo Fabi scored no points for the first time in his career and finished thirty-sixth.

Teo Fabi competed in Can-Am in 1981 for Newman Freeman Racing in their No 6 Budweiser March 817-Chevrolet V8.

Teo Fabi took four wins, at Mosport Park, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Laguna Seca Raceway.

Teo Fabi began competing in the World Sportscar Championship in 1980 for Scuderia Lancia Corse in the No 51 Lancia Beta Monte Carlo-Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4 for the Group 5 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Hans Heyer and Bernard Darniche.

Teo Fabi returned to the series in 1982 for Martini Racing in the No 51 Lancia LC1-Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4.

Teo Fabi competed in the Group 6 class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the same car with Alboreto and Rolf Stommelen.

Teo Fabi ended the season ranked fourth with 66 points.

In 1983 Teo Fabi drove the No 4 Martini Porsche 956 in the No 4 Lancia LC2-Ferrari 268C 2.6L Turbo V8.

Teo Fabi won the 1000km of Imola at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari with Hans Heyer.

Teo Fabi then drove the team's second car, No 5 which started fourth and finished thirty-sixth after retiring after 121 laps due to fuel pressure problems.

Teo Fabi won the Castrol BRDC Empire Trophy at the Silverstone Circuit with Derek Warwick.

Teo Fabi went on to win the World Endurance Championship for Drivers with 86 points.

Teo Fabi ended the season twenty-seventh in points with eight points.

Teo Fabi drove for Peugeot Talbot Sport in their No 1 Peugeot 905 Evo 1B-Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10 with Thierry Boutsen and Yannick Dalmas in the C1 Class.