First Racing

Italy First Racing
Founded 1969
Founder(s) Lamberto Leoni
Folded 1991
Team principal(s) Lamberto Leoni
Former series European F2
International Formula 3000
Noted drivers Italy Marco Apicella
Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi
France Éric Hélary
Italy Lamberto Leoni
Italy Pierluigi Martini
Italy Gabriele Tarquini
United Kingdom Peter Westbury
The Life L190 which was initially developed by FIRST in 1989

First Racing (sometimes written as FIRST Racing) was an Italian motor racing team founded by Lamberto Leoni, which competed in International Formula 3000 from 1987 to 1991. The team built a car for entry into the 1989 Formula One series, designed by Richard Divila,[1] and powered by a Judd V8 engine. Italian Gabriele Tarquini was signed to drive the lone entry, giving it a run at the 1989 Attilio Bettega Memorial event in Bologna [2] and the Formula One Indoor Trophy. However, the chassis itself was poorly built, and Divila disowned the design, claiming it was unsafe, even going as far as saying that the car was good for nothing but "an interesting flowerpot".[3][4] The car then failed a mandatory FIA pre-season crash test, and FIRST withdrew before the opening Brazilian Grand Prix, folding thereafter when attempts to regroup and strengthen the chassis failed to come together.

The chassis would later turn up in 1990 as the Life L190.

Competition record

Complete Formula 3000 results

first column of every race10= grid position
second column of every race10= race result
YearNameCountryPlaceChassisEngine1234567891011
1987Gabriele Tarquini Italy= 8thMarchFord Cosworth9109R11125R111519731817714821954R
1987Lamberto Leoni Italy= 8thMarchFord Cosworth1888825131866R105171118R
MarchJudd94124174
1987Beppe Gabbiani ItalyNCMarchFord Cosworth--201219R----------------
1987Claudio Langes ItalyNCMarchFord Cosworth--------29NQ20R21R2410----15R
1987Alain Ferté FranceNCMarchFord Cosworth------------------22R--
1988Pierluigi Martini Italy4thMarchJudd1781611437106R213243--10R1210
1988Marco Apicella Italy11thMarchJudd20137717566327R18R5R11R21R15R
1988Alain Ferté FranceNCMarchJudd----------------2012----
1989Marco Apicella Italy4thMarchJudd138
ReynardJudd2R12535412R22838R9R
1989Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy10thMarchJudd28NQ71
ReynardJudd6R211412R29NQ21NS261328NQ2012
1989Jean-Denis Délétraz  SwitzerlandNCMarchJudd261419R16R2515
ReynardJudd18R15R131227NQ15R129
1990Marco Apicella Italy6thReynardMugen Honda313633R22752R225DIS(3)1R5R115
1990Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy10thReynardMugen Honda16R10R22136211015613719R18518R10R
1990Jean-Denis Délétraz  SwitzerlandNCReynardFord Cosworth21731NQ18R27NQ25R------------
1990Marco Greco BrazilNCReynardFord Cosworth------------------28NQ32NQ
1991Éric Hélary France8th †ReynardFord Cosworth14117316R17R16--------------
1991Michael Bartels GermanyNCReynardFord Cosworth-11810R1415--------------
1991Giovanni Bonanno ItalyNCReynardFord Cosworth22R--------------------
1991Jean-Denis Délétraz  SwitzerlandNCReynardFord Cosworth15NS24NQ13R----------------

† Éric Hélary finished season with Cobra Racing

References

  1. ↑ "Richard Divila Profile". Grandprix.com. Inside F1. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bologna Sprint". Silhouette.com. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Teams that barely existed". F1 Database. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Life team profile". F1Rejects.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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