Lamberto Leoni

Lamberto Leoni (born 24 May 1953) is a former Italian racing driver. Although most of his success came in Formula 2 and Formula 3000, he also participated in five Formula One Grand Prix between and with and . His only Formula One race start was at the 1978 Argentine Grand Prix, where he retired with a mechanical failure.
After his stint in Formula One, he returned to Formula 2 before moving to the Formula 3000 series in 1985. He eventually founded First Racing, a Formula 3000 team that attempted to join Formula One in .
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==First Racing==
In 1987, he founded First Racing, which competed in the Formula 3000 series. The team had intended to enter the 1989 Formula One Season with sole driver Gabriele Tarquini. A car was commissioned and tested in some non-championship events. However, due to a manufacturing fault, the chassis needed to be re-commissioned. The new chassis would not be ready in time for the start of the season.
In an effort to avoid missing the first rounds of the 1989 championship, the team tried to strengthen the chassis by injecting a material. This was sufficient to pass the mandatory FIA crash tests, but left the car overweight.
The team predicted that the car would be not be competitive. With significantly more entries in the 1989 season, meaning the team would need to pre-qualify, Leoni withdrew the team from the championship ahead of the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix.
The chassis was sold to Life, which used the chassis in the 1990 Formula One Season.
First Racing folded in 1991.
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year	Entrant 	Team	Points	Pos.
 	Team Surtees 	 	0 	NC
 	Team Tissot Ensign	 	0 	NC
===Career Statistics===
===Career Results===
==Notes==
Category:Drivers
Category:Italian Drivers
Category:Surtees Drivers
Category:Ensign Drivers
Category:1953 births
Category:1977 Début Drivers
Category:Living people