Gabriele Tarquini

Gabriele Tarquini (born March 2, 1962 in Giulianova, Italy) is an Italian racing driver, holder of the most failed attempts to qualify (41). Claudio Langes holds the record for most failed attempts to qualify without ever qualifying for a race (14).
He has since found success in the World Touring Car Championship, winning it in 2009, and becoming the oldest champion in an FIA-sanctioned series, aged 47 years and 266 days. As a result, Tarquini broke Juan Manuel Fangio's record of 46 years and 41 days, set in . He has won at least one race in every year of the championship since it began in 2005.
==Formula One==
Tarquini made his F1 debut with at the 1987 San Marino Grand Prix, which turned out to be a one-off.
His first full drive was for the team in , where he failed to qualify or pre-qualify eight times in 16 races. Driving for , he scored his first point at the 1989 Mexican Grand Prix, after the team failed to materialise.
He started failing to qualify after the French Grand Prix, after the AGS JH24 turned out to be unreliable. Tarquini's worst year was in , where he failed to qualify or pre-qualify for 12 races, out of the total 16. It continued until the end of 1991, when pre-qualifying was discontinued.
He drove for the hapless team in , and only finished once in his 13 starts for the team, before being dropped.
Tarquini was a test driver for , and made his final start at the European Grand Prix when Ukyo Katayama was injured in a crash at Portugal. He finished 14th in the race.
Many people consider Tarquini to have been a talented driver stuck with uncompetitive machinery.
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year 	Entrant 	Team 	WDC Pts. 	WDC Pos. 	Report
 	Toleman Group Motorsport 	 	Test driver 	Test driver 	
1986: Did not compete 	1986: Did not compete 	1986: Did not compete 	1986: Did not compete 	1986: Did not compete 	1986: Did not compete
 	Enzo Coloni Racing Car System 	 	Test driver 	Test driver 	Report
 	Osella Squadra Corse 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Coloni SpA 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	FIRST Racing 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	FIRST Racing 	 	1 	26th 	Report
 	Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives	 	1 	26th 	Report
 	Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Fondmetal SpA 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Fondmetal SpA 	 	0 	NC 	Report
1993–1994: Did not compete	1993–1994: Did not compete 	1993–1994: Did not compete	1993–1994: Did not compete	1993–1994: Did not compete	1993–1994: Did not compete
 	Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha 	 	Test driver 	Test driver 	Report
 	Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha 	 	0 	NC 	Report
*Italic donates as a test driver and Formula One Indoor Trophy entry.
===Career Statistics===
===Career Results===
==Notes==
Category:1962 births
Category:Italian Drivers
Category:1987 Début Drivers
Category:Osella Drivers
Category:Coloni Drivers
Category:First Drivers
Category:AGS Drivers
Category:Fondmetal Drivers
Category:Tyrrell Drivers
Category:Living people
Category:Drivers