Franco Comotti

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Franco Comotti
Nationality link=Italy Italian
Formula One World Championship career
Active years 1950, 1952
Teams Maserati, Ferrari
Races 2
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 1950 Italian Grand Prix
Last race 1952 French Grand Prix

Gianfranco "Franco" Comotti (July 24, 1906May 10, 1963) was an Italian racecar driver.

A native of Brescia, he first appeared at the 1928 Italian Grand Prix in a Talbot before he joined Alfa Romeo around 1930, winning the 1933 Grand Prix of Naples in an Alfa Romeo 2600, and the 1934 Grand Prix du Comminges. After World War II he joined Talbot-Lago. His only Formula One racing was between 1950 and 1952, first with Maserati and in 1952 he briefly was with Scuderia Ferrari. After his retirement from racing he was with BP in North Africa. Comotti was one of nine founders of the Club international des anciens pilotes de Grand Prix F1 (1962).

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Points
1950 Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CLT/50 Maserati Straight-4 GBR
MON
500
SUI
BEL
FRA
ITA
Ret
NC 0
1952 Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 166 Ferrari V12 SUI
500
BEL
FRA
12
GBR
GER
NED
ITA
NC 0
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