Gabriele Tarquini
Gabriele Tarquini | |
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Tarquini at the 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium | |
| Born | 2 March 1962 Giulianova, Abruzzo, Italy |
| WTCC / WTCR career | |
| Years active | 1987, 2005–2021 |
| Teams | Alfa Romeo, SEAT, Sunred, Lukoil, Honda, Lada, BRC |
| Starts | 269 |
| Championships | 2 (2009, 2018) |
| Wins | 30 |
| Podiums | 91 |
| Poles | 20 |
| Fastest laps | 32 |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Active years | 1987–1992, 1995 |
| Teams | Osella, Coloni, First, AGS, Fondmetal, Tyrrell |
| Entries | 78 (38 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 1 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1987 San Marino Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1995 European Grand Prix |
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Gabriele Tarquini (born 2 March 1962) is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1987 and 1995, and World Touring Car from 2005 to 2021. In touring car racing, Tarquini won the World Touring Car Championship in 2009 with SEAT; he also won the British Touring Car Championship in 1994, the European Touring Car Championship in 2003, and the World Touring Car Cup in 2018.
Born in Giulianova, Tarquini began competitive kart racing aged 14. He participated in 78 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting at the 1987 San Marino Grand Prix. Across seven seasons, he competed for Osella, Coloni, First, AGS, Fondmetal, and Tyrrell. He scored a single championship point at the 1989 Mexican Grand Prix, and holds the record for the most failed attempts to qualify (40).
Tarquini subsequently competed in touring cars, winning the 1994 British Touring Car Championship with Alfa Romeo, and the 2003 European Touring Car Championship with Nordauto. By winning the 2009 World Touring Car Championship with SEAT, he became the oldest FIA World Champion, aged 47 years and 266 days. He later won the 2018 World Touring Car Cup with BRC, aged 56.