Nationality Italian Championships 0 Active years 1995–1996 Wins 0 | Name Giovanni Lavaggi Entries 10 (7 starts) Role Racing driver | |
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Similar People Andrea Montermini, Pedro Lamy, Pierluigi Martini, Martin Brundle, Keith Wiggins | ||
Giovanni lavaggi pacific pr02 qualifying run 1995 italian grand prix
Giovanni Lavaggi (born 18 February 1958) is an Italian racing driver.
Contents
- Giovanni lavaggi pacific pr02 qualifying run 1995 italian grand prix
- Formula 1 1996 germany giovanni lavaggi
- Racing career
- Family
- Complete International Formula 3000 results
- American Open Wheel racing results
- PPG Indycar Series
- Complete Formula One results
- References
A nobleman by background, Lavaggi raised the money to buy ten Formula One Grand Prix drives, for Pacific and Minardi, debuting on July 30, 1995. In 1995 he was the only driver not to finish any of the F1 races that they started. He scored no championship points and was never close to the car's performance limits, being described as "desperately slow" by Jonathan Palmer, although he did well in his forays in sportscar racing.
Formula 1 1996 germany giovanni lavaggi
Racing career
His Formula One career started in 1992, where he tested for the March team.
Lavaggi was 1993 Interserie champion and won the 1995 Daytona 24 Hours, as well as scoring two wins in the FIA Sportscar Championship. Prior to Formula One Lavaggi made two starts and failed to qualify for two additional races in CART for Euromotorsport and Leader Cards Racing.
Lavaggi races under the banner of his own Lavaggi Sport (formerly known as GLV Brums) sportscar racing team, which in 2007 started building and racing its own Le Mans Prototype, the Lavaggi LS1, in the Le Mans Series.
He was nicknamed "Johnny Carwash" (a liberal translation of his name from Italian to English, John Washing) by people in the paddock; US talk show host David Letterman helped bring the nickname to popular attention.
Family
In the city of Catania, a major road has been dedicated to his uncle: Via Giovanni Lavaggi (Giovanni Lavaggi Road). He was a famous war pilot killed in 1941 on the same airplane with Italo Balbo.
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
PPG Indycar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Complete Formula One results
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