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Consalvo Sanesi
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| Consalvo Sanesi | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
|---|---|
| World Championship Career | |
| Active years | 1950 – 1951 |
| Team(s) | Alfa Romeo |
| Races | 5 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1950 Italian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1951 British Grand Prix |
Consalvo Sanesi (b. 28 March 1911, Terranuova Bracciolini, Arezzo - d. 28 July 1998, Milan) was best known as the Alfa Romeo works' test driver in the period following WWII, but he also competed in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on September 3, 1950. Although, on his day, his experience with the cars meant that he was often one of the fastest men on the racetrack, somehow this rarely translated into good results. He scored only 3 championship points. He found some success driving in sports car racing, continuing into the mid-1960s.
On the 1953 Mille Miglia he posted the fastest stage average speed, 112.8mph, beating greats such as Nino Farina and Juan Manuel Fangio, but on this occasion his car let him down and he failed to finish.[1] A year later he won his class in the Carrera Panamericana. He gave up front line racing following a near-death accident during the 1964 12 Hours of Sebring race, when following a crash his Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ burst into flames. Only the prompt and courageous actions of Jocko Maggiocommo, a fellow driver watching at the trackside who dived into the flames and pulled Sanesi clear, saved his life.
(Note: grands prix in bold denote points scoring races.)
| Yr | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Alfa | GBR | MON | IND | SWI | BEL | FRA | ITA | Alfa | |
| 1951 | Alfa | SWI | IND | BEL | FRA | GBR | DEU | ITA | SPA | Alfa |
- ^ Public Proving Ground. TIME. Retrieved on April 5, 2007.
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