About Martino Finotto
Martino Finotto (born 11 November 1933 in Camporosso, Liguria, died Panama City, 13 August 2014) was an Italian racing driver, mainly known for his success in touring car and sports car racing. In 1979, he was the European Touring Car Champion. He also finished 3rd in 1975, 5th in 1977 and 4th in 1978, abroad a self-run BMW 3.0 CSL, entered under the Jolly Club banner. As team owner, he won the inaugural World Group C Junior Championship in 1983, as well as the 1984 World C2 title, driving with long-time business partner and racing driver Carlo Facetti. Later, he would finish second in the 1990 IMSA Camel Lights championship in the United States. It was with the ex-works BMW that Finotto first visited the podium, with a second place in the Austria-Trophäe, at the Salzburgring alongside Manfred Mohr.
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