BIOGRAPHY
Gabriele   T A R Q U I N I           (ITA)
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Nationality:     Italian
Birth place:     Giulianova
Birthday:        March 2, 1962
Age:             33
Status:          Single
Children:        -
Resident:        Monaco
Height:          1.78 m
Weight:          70 kg
First race:      1983 F3


Gabriele began to drive at the age of
seven on the karting track run by his
father. Racing for the Kali team he became
Italian Champion in 1982. 

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COMPETITION HISTORY

1983 - Italian Kart Champion. Started F3
       participating in only two events
       with an old '79 March. 

1984 - Italian and World Kart Champion.
       Won the Italian Federation
       Supercoursa. Joined the F3000 team
       Sanremo Racing and finished an
       excellent fifth in the Championship 

1986 - Moved to the new F3000 Coloni team
       running a March from the previous
       year. Finished twice on the podium
       and eighth in the Championship. 

1987 - Joined the new First Racing F3000
       team, finished second at Imola and
       seventh in the Championship. Raced
       for the Formula 1 team Osella at
       the San Marino Grand Prix. 

1988 - Joined the new Formula 1 team,
       Coloni, qualified eight times and
       finished a brilliant eighth at the
       Canadian GP, the best ever result
       for the team in its brief history. 

1989 - Moved to the AGS team and again
       scored the best ever finish of the
       team with a sixth place at the
       Mexican GP. Raced a private BMW for
       the Bigazzi team in touring cars,
       scored one victory finishing fifth
       in the Championship. 

1990 - Raced for the AGS team in Formula
       1. Stayed with the Bigazzi team in
       touring cars. 

1991 - Started the season with the AGS
       team and moved to the Fondmetal
       team for the last three races.
       Qualified twice and finished a
       strong 11th and 12th. 

1992 - Remained with the Fondmetal team,
       qualified in all races, but poor
       engine dashed his hopes. Joined BMW
       and finished sixth in the Italian
       Touring Car Championship. 

1993 - Moved to Alfa Romeo finishing third
       in the Italian Touring Car
       Championship with five wins. 

1994 - British Touring Car Champion
       scoring eight victories for
       Alfa Romeo. 

1995 - Test and reserve driver of the
       Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha team. Alfa
       Romeo driver in the Italian Touring
       Car Championship, BTCC and the
       Class 1 DTM/ITC series. 


F1 Scorecard
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Number of GPs
entered:             37
Best qualifying
position:            11th
Best finish:         6th - Mexican GP 1989 
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27-Sep-95
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