Alessandro Santin
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Alessandro Santin is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) was an Italian
Italy
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race car
Auto racing
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driver.
Santin's main title was in the Italian Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship
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in 1984, in which he drove a Ralt-Alfa
Alfa Romeo
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to four wins. From 1985 to 1988, Santin drove in the European Formula 3000 championship for many teams (Sanremo
Sanremo
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in 1985; Coloni
Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems
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, Sanremo, Lola Sport, Eddie Jordan Racing
Eddie Jordan
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and Formula Team in 1986; Genoa in 1987 and Eddie Jordan Racing in 1988), without great results. His better results were two sixth places in Silverstone and Vallelunga
ACI Vallelunga Circuit
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in 1986, driving a Lola T86/50. His best start position was in Mugello in 1986, when he started from the second position, also driving a Lola T86/50.
Santin has also raced in prototypes championships and drove in the 1989 Le Mans 24 Hours
24 Hours of Le Mans
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with Pascal Fabre
Pascal Fabre
Pascal Fabre is a former racing driver from France. He participated in 14 Formula One Grands Prix with the uncompetitive AGS team, debuting on April 12, 1987...
. Nowadays, he attends historical Formula 3 events in Italy.