Claudio Francisci is an Italian

Italy

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 racing driver.

Francisci competed in the Italian Formula Three Championship

Italian Formula Three Championship

The Italian Formula Three Championship is the Formula Three racing competition in Italy.-History:Formula Three has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone for F1 hopefuls - it is typically the first point in a driver's career at which most drivers in the series are aiming at...

 in 1969 finishing third and made his European Formula Two Championship

European Formula Two Championship

The European Formula Two Championship was a Formula Two motor racing series that was held between 1967–84. The races were held across Europe, and were contested both by drivers aiming to compete in Formula One in the future as well as current Formula One drivers wishing to practice...

 debut later that season. He returned to Italian F3 the next year and finished second in points. In 1971 he made three European F2 starts in a Tecno

Tecno

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. In 1972 he drove in six of the fourteen European F2 races for Elcom Racing in a Brabham BT38. He finished fifth at Thruxton Circuit

Thruxton Circuit

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 but was awarded third-place European F2 points as he was the third of only three European F2 drivers eligible for points to finish the race. Francisci made one European F2 start in 1973 but was then largely away from racing until 2003 when he began racing a Tiga

Tiga Race Cars

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 in the Italian Prototype Championship. He raced there from 2003 until 2009.