Coloni competed during the 1970s and after participating in the Italian Formula 3 series for several years, he won the drivers' title in 1982 when he was 36 years old.
Coloni competiu durante a década de 1970 e logo de participar na serie italiana de Fórmula 3 durante varios anos, gañou o título de pilotos en 1982 cando tiña 36 anos.