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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Franco Cortese&#039;&#039;&#039; (February 10 1903 in Oggebbio Novara near Turin - November 13 1986) was an Italian automobile racing driver, who started the [[Mille Miglia]] a record 14 times (1927-1956).<br /> He started with [[Itala]] (1926), then [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]], [[Bugatti]], for [[Scuderia Ferrari]] (1930). With [[Maserati]] he did [[voiturette]] racing (1937-39).<br /> <br /> Cortese became most famous for his affiliation with [[Ferrari]] (1947-1951), which brought victories at:<br /> <br /> *1947 [[Grand Prix of Rome]]<br /> *1947 [[Circuito di Vercelli]]<br /> *1947 [[Circuito di Vigevano]]<br /> *1947 [[Circuito di Varese]]<br /> *1950 [[Grand Prix of Naples]]<br /> <br /> With [[Frazer-Nash]] he won the 1951 [[Targa Florio]], and again, with [[Ferrari]] he won the 1956 Italian 2-litre championship in a [[Ferrari Tipo 500|Ferrari 500]].<br /> <br /> {{italy-autoracing-bio-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Italian racecar drivers]]<br /> [[Category:Ferrari people]]</div>

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