Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
| Born | 31 August 1942 Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy |
|---|---|
| Died | 21 February 2026 (aged 83) Val Brembilla, Lombardy, Italy |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Active years | 1976 |
| Teams | non-works Tyrrell |
| Entries | 4 (3 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1976 German Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1976 Italian Grand Prix |
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi (31 August 1942 – 21 February 2026) was an Italian racing driver. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix in 1976 with a privately entered Tyrrell. He scored no championship points, but managed to finish every race that he started.
Biography
Pesenti-Rossi was born in Bergamo on 31 August 1942.[1] Prior to his brief time in Formula One, Pesenti-Rossi was a regular race winner in Italian Formula Three, narrowly missing the 1975 title when the final race was abandoned due to rain as he was leading it. He lost the title to Luciano Pavesi by a single point. After racing in Formula Two in two events in 1974, scoring points on both occasions, Pesenti-Rossi was hired by Bergamo-based Scuderia Rondini in 1975, finishing second at Mugello with a March 742. In 1977 Scuderia Rondini's owners, Francesco Randon and Giuseppe Zugan, decided to enter a Tyrrell car in Formula One with sponsorship by petrol company Gulf. The team was not successful and Pesenti-Rossi returned to Formula Two with Alfa Romeo after his four Grands Prix.[2][3]
Pesenti-Rossi died on 21 February 2026, at the age of 83.[4]
Racing record
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Equipe Nationale | March 732 | BMW | BAR | HOC | PAU | SAL | HOC | MUG | KAR | PER | HOC 6 |
20th | 2 | |||||
| Beta Racing Team | VAL 7 |
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| 1975 | Scuderia Citta del Mille | March 742 | BMW | EST | THR | HOC 7 |
NÜR | PAU | HOC | SAL | ROU | 9th | 13 | ||||||
| Scuderia Gulf Rondini | MUG 2 |
PER 6 |
SIL | ZOL | NOG 5 |
VAL 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1976 | Scuderia Gulf Rondini | March 742 | BMW | HOC Ret |
15th | 2 | |||||||||||||
| March 762 | THR DNQ |
VAL 5 |
SAL 8 |
PAU DNQ |
HOC | ROU | MUG | PER | EST | NOG | HOC | ||||||||
| 1977 | AFMP Euroracing | March 772 | BMW | SIL | THR NC |
PAU Ret |
MUG 4 |
ROU NC |
NOG Ret |
PER 11 |
MIS 4 |
EST | DON | 9th | 13 | ||||
| Hart | HOC 4 |
NÜR 17 |
VAL 4 |
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| 1978 | Trivellato Racing Team | Chevron B42 | BMW | THR | HOC | NÜR | PAU | MUG | VAL | ROU | DON | NOG | PER | MIS | HOC DNQ |
NC | 0 |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Scuderia Gulf Rondini | Tyrrell 007 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER 14 |
AUT 11 |
NED DNQ |
ITA 18 |
CAN | USA | JPN | NC | 0 |
References
- ^ Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". Oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
- ^ Sukup, Anton (2019-09-26). "Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | The "forgotten" drivers of F1". F1forgottendrivers.com. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ^ "Alessandro PESENTI-ROSSI • STATS F1". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ^ "Addio ad Alessandro Pesenti Rossi di Gerosa, il primo pilota bergamasco di Formula 1". Lavocedellevalli.it. 23 February 2026.