Corrado Fabi (born 12 April 1961) is a former

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from Italy. He participated in 18

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Grands Prix, debuting on 13 March 1983, scoring no championship points. He is the younger brother of

Teo Fabi Teodorico "Teo" Fabi (born 9 March 1955) is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . In sportscar racing, Fabi won the World Sportscar Championship in 1991 World Sportscar Championship, 1991 with Jaguar Cars, Jagu ...

, also a racing driver.

Career

Corrado Fabi was born in Milan. He took up karting as a teenager, driving for the Birel Team. In 1979, age 18, he made his debut in

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. In 1980 he partnered

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in the Euroracing European F3 team, finishing third in the championship.https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-fabcor.html In 1981 Fabi graduated to

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and in 1982 he won the

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driving a

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Corrado Fabi Brabham BT53 1984 Dallas F1

In 1983 Fabi made his debut in

with

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at the

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. Despite the car's lack of competitiveness, which marred his season, Fabi was able to show form, regularly outqualifying his team mate

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. In 1984 he shared a

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Formula One drive with his brother Teo, deputising for him when Teo's commitments to

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racing in the USA took precedence. After his opportunities in Formula One dried up, Corrado Fabi raced briefly in

before retiring to look after the family business.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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American Open-Wheel racing

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

CART PPG Indy Car World Series

Complete International Formula 3000 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)

References

Profile at grandprix.com
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