Gabriele Tarquini


Friday 2nd March 1962

Born on this day, Gabriele Tarquini, racing driver from Italy. He participated in 78 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on May 3, 1987. He scored 1 championship point, and holds the record for the most failed attempts to qualify. He won the 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship title at the age of 47 years and 266 days. This made him the oldest ever world champion in an FIA series, breaking Juan Manuel Fangio’s record of being FIA Formula One World Drivers’ Champion at the age of 46 years and 41 days in 1957.


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