corrado fabi f1 driver

Retired

Corrado Fabi

Italian

  • Place of Birth Milan, Italy
  • Date of Birth 12 April 1961
  • F1 Debut 1983
  • Current/Last Team Brabham

Corrado Fabi is an Italian former racing driver who competed in Formula One in the early 1980s. He entered 18 Grands Prix between 1983 and 1984, making his debut at the 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix, although he did not score any World Championship points. He is the younger brother of fellow racing driver Teo Fabi.

Driver Bio

NationalityItalian
BirthplaceMilan, Italy
Born12 April 1961
First Grand Prix1983 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix1984 Dallas Grand Prix
Years Active19831984
Current/Last TeamBrabham

Born in Milan, Fabi began his motorsport journey in karting as a teenager with the Birel team. He progressed to Formula Three in 1979 at the age of 18, and in 1980 joined the Euroracing team, partnering Michele Alboreto. That season, he finished third in the European Formula Three Championship.

Fabi moved up to Formula Two in 1981 and achieved his greatest single-seater success in 1982, when he won the championship driving a March-BMW.

In 1983, he stepped up to Formula One with Osella. Despite the car’s limited competitiveness, Fabi demonstrated a strong qualifying pace, frequently outperforming his teammate Piercarlo Ghinzani.

The following year, he joined Brabham, where he shared a race seat with his brother Teo. Corrado substituted for Teo when the latter was competing in CART racing in the United States, notably appearing at events such as the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix.

After his Formula One opportunities came to an end, Fabi briefly raced in CART before retiring from professional motorsport to help manage his family’s business.

Grand Prix Stats

Race Entries18
Race Starts12
Did Not Start0
Best Race Start11th
Best Race Finish7th
Retirements10
First-Lap Retirements0
Not Classified0
Disqualified0
Did Not Qualify6

Qualifying

Qualifying Sessions18
Reached Q30
Q2 Eliminations0
Q1 Eliminations0
Did Not Qualify6

Stats by Season

YearConstructorEntriesStartsWinsPodiumsPolesFastest LapsFront RowsDNFBest StartBest ResultPts FinishesPointsChampionship
1983Osella159000008231000NC
1984Brabham3300000211700NC

Stats by Constructor

ConstructorYearsEntriesStartsWinsPodiumsPolesFastest LapsFront RowsDNFBest StartBest ResultPts FinishesPoints
Osella1983159000008231000
Brabham19843300000211700

Teammates & Qualifying Head-to-Head

TeammateYearsRacesQualifying H2H
Piercarlo Ghinzani1983159-6
Nelson Piquet198431-2

Teammates

Driver Nationality Current/Last Team F1 Debut Status
Italian Osella 1981 Belgian Grand Prix Retired
Brazilian Benetton 1978 German Grand Prix Retired, World Champion

Teams

Team Nationality Debut Season Status
Osella Italian 1980 Historic
Brabham British 1962 Historic, World Constructors' Champions