Fulvio Ballabio (born 8 October 1954) is a

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driver born in

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. He raced in

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in 1983, in

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in 1986 and 6 starts in

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from 1987 to 1989 for

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and

Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing (DCR) is an American professional open-wheel racing team that currently competes in the IndyCar Series and Indy NXT. The team was founded in 1984 and is owned by former driver Dale Coyne. From 1995 to 2000, the team was known ...

. More recently he drove in two races of the 2004 Formula X Sport Series. In 1983 he started the

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car manufacturer. In 1989, he designed the Monte Carlo GTB (MCA Centenaire), a sports car, built of

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, the idea came from Lamborghini Countach Evoluzione (first car in the world made in carbon fiber completed in 1986). The engine, a V12 Biturbo with 720 horsepower, was modified by

Carlo Chiti Carlo Chiti (19 December 1924 – 7 July 1994) was an Italian racing car and engine designer best known for his long association with Alfa Romeo's racing department. He also worked for Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari and was involved in the design of t ...

, who used to work for

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. The company, "

" was based in

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. Originally the project was to make 100 supercars, but the project failed with only 5 cars made in the initial period, including the spider car named "Beau Rivage". Article of Auto Capital monthly magazine, March 1991 In 2005 he started as Montecarlo Automobile the collaboration with FIA/ACI/ CSAI in the challenge of car powered by green energy from the street legal ALA 50 presented in 2008 powered by

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and LPG and the Quadrifuel "Carlo Chiti" powered by Methane,

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, LPG and gasoline with which got the podium in the Methane class of

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to the Montecarlo/BRC W 12 powered by LPG. 25 March 2012, Montecarlo/BRC competed in the 4 hours of international endurance race of Monza getting the eighth position among other car powered by gasoline like

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, Lamborghini,

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Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

CART PPG Indy Car World Series

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ballabio, Fulvio 1954 births Italian racing drivers Champ Car drivers Living people European Formula Two Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers International Formula 3000 drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers Italian automobile designers Dale Coyne Racing drivers Sauber Motorsport drivers Racing drivers from Milan