Michele Alboreto

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michele Alboreto
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Dec 23, 1956(1956-12-23)
Age	68
Date Of Death	2001-04-25
Birthplace	Milan
Country	Italy
Birth City	Lombardy
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Michele Alboreto Biography

Michele Alboreto is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on December 23, 1956 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Italian racing car driver, who was a legend in Formula One and American IndyCar series.

He was a competitor in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. He competed in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, where Ayrton Senna Da Silva was tragically killed. was tragically murdered.

In his debut season for Ferrari, Alboreto took victory in the third round at Zolder becoming the first Italian driver to win an F1 Grand Prix for Ferrari since Ludovico Scarfiotti won the 1966 Italian Grand Prix. He finished on the podium a further three times: at the Österreichring where he finished third; Ferrari’s home circuit of Monza where he finished second; and at the Nürburgring, where he also finished in second place despite running out of fuel going into the final turn (the close following Brabham-BMW of reigning World Champion Nelson Piquet also ran out of fuel at the final turn allowing Alboreto to keep his 2nd place). Alboreto finished the 1984 season in fourth with 30.5 points, the half point coming from his sixth place at the Monaco Grand Prix which was cut to under half its original race distance due to heavy rain, resulting in half points being awarded.

Alboreto’s helmet was blue with a yellow stripe with white edges covering the centre of the helmet. The colours were a tribute to Swedish driver Ronnie Peterson, whose helmet design also used them to reflect the Swedish flag. Alboreto and Peterson first met in 1972 and were friends until the Swedish driver’s death in 1978.

He had two children with Nadia Alboreto.

Michele Alboreto Net Worth

Michele Alboreto is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michele Alboreto 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He and his friends built a car as a child and competed in Formula Monza.

For most of the 1980s, he raced in European races for Ferrari.

Michele Alboreto (23 December 1956 – 25 April 2001) was an Italian racing driver. He was runner up to Alain Prost in the 1985 Formula One World Championship, as well as winning the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans and 2001 12 Hours of Sebring sports car races. Alboreto competed in Formula One from 1981 until 1994, racing for a number of teams, including five seasons (1984–88) for Ferrari.

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Who is Michele Alboreto Dating?

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At the age of 24, Alboreto made his Formula One debut at the 1981 San Marino Grand Prix for the Cosworth-powered Tyrrell Racing team, replacing Ricardo Zunino after the Argentine failed to impress team boss Ken Tyrrell. Unfortunately for the Italian, a collision with fellow countryman Beppe Gabbiani put him out of the race after completing 31 of the 60 laps. Alboreto failed to score a single point during his debut year, his highest position being ninth at the Dutch Grand Prix.

Facts & Trivia

Michele Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Michele Alboreto celebrates birthday on December 23 of every year.

Alboreto’s European title earned him a move into Formula Two, a feeder series for Formula One, with the Minardi team. He scored Minardi’s only F2 victory, at Misano, during the 1981 season where he finished eighth in the championship.

Top Facts about Michele Alboreto

1. Michele Alboreto was an Italian Formula One driver.
2. He won five Grand Prix races during his career.
3. Alboreto finished runner-up in the 1985 F1 World Championship.
4. He drove for top teams such as Ferrari and McLaren.
5. Alboreto also competed in endurance racing, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1997.
6. He started his racing career in karts at age 15.
7. Alboreto made his F1 debut with Tyrrell Racing in 1981.
8. In total, he competed in 194 Grand Prix races.
9. Alboreto tragically died in a testing accident at Lausitzring circuit in Germany on April 25, 2001, aged 44.
10. He is remembered as one of Italy’s greatest racing drivers ever.

What happened to Michele Alboreto?

Michele Alboreto was fatally injured on Wednesday while testing the Audi R8 racing sportscar on the Lausitzring. The funeral speech of Dr Wolfgang Ullrich: “Caro Michele, your whole life was dedicated to motorsport, the love for your family and your close friends.

Is Michele Alboreto still alive?

April 25, 2001