RACING DRIVER
Franco Forini
1958 - Today

Franco Forini
Franco Forini (born 22 September 1958) is a former racing driver from Switzerland. He competed in the Italian Formula Three Championship between 1981 and 1985, winning the title in his final year in a Dallara-Volkswagen with future Formula One team Forti Corse, and finishing as runner up in the Monaco Grand Prix Formula 3 support race in the same year. He moved up to Formula 3000 in 1986 with little success. He participated in three Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 6 September 1987. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franco Forini is the 632nd most popular racing driver (down from 495th in 2019), the 662nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 585th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Swiss Racing Driver.
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Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Franco Forini ranks 632 out of 1,080. Before him are Jac Nellemann, Gaetano Starrabba, Eddie Keizan, Pierre-Henri Raphanel, Renato Pirocchi, and Mike Sparken. After him are Jim Hall, Marcel Balsa, Juan Manuel Bordeu, John James, Dries van der Lof, and Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJac Nellemann
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 626
Gaetano Starrabba
1932 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 627
Eddie Keizan
1944 - 2016
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 628
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 629
Renato Pirocchi
1933 - 2002
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 630
Mike Sparken
1930 - 2012
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 631
Franco Forini
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 632
Jim Hall
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 633
Marcel Balsa
1909 - 1984
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 634
Juan Manuel Bordeu
1934 - 1990
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 635
John James
1914 - 2002
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 636
Dries van der Lof
1919 - 1990
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 637
Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg
1997 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 638
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Franco Forini ranks 463. Before him are Serse Cosmi, Rick Rude, Maria das Neves, Veselin Vuković, Alain Couriol, and Serik Akhmetov. After him are Mark Lester, Alexander Wendt, Martin Whitmarsh, Eddy Planckaert, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, and Shalva Natelashvili.
Others Born in 1958
Go to all RankingsSerse Cosmi
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 457
Rick Rude
WRESTLER
1958 - 1999
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 458
Maria das Neves
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 459
Veselin Vuković
HANDBALL PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 460
Alain Couriol
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 461
Serik Akhmetov
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 462
Franco Forini
RACING DRIVER
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 463
Mark Lester
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 464
Alexander Wendt
BIOLOGIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 465
Martin Whitmarsh
BUSINESSPERSON
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 466
Eddy Planckaert
CYCLIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 467
Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 468
Shalva Natelashvili
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 469
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Franco Forini ranks 662 out of 1,015. Before him are Rudolf Thurneysen (1857), Uri Rosenthal (1945), Eren Derdiyok (1988), Urs Zimmermann (1959), Kurt Schmid (1932), and Barış Arduç (1987). After him are Manuel Akanji (1995), Henry Wirz (1823), Roger Staub (1936), C. Douglas Dillon (1909), Burkhard Gantenbein (1912), and Georges Bregy (1958).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsRudolf Thurneysen
LINGUIST
1857 - 1940
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 656
Uri Rosenthal
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 657
Eren Derdiyok
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 658
Urs Zimmermann
CYCLIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 659
Kurt Schmid
ATHLETE
1932 - 2000
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 660
Barış Arduç
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 661
Franco Forini
RACING DRIVER
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 662
Manuel Akanji
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 663
Henry Wirz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1823 - 1865
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 664
Roger Staub
SKIER
1936 - 1974
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 665
C. Douglas Dillon
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2003
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 666
Burkhard Gantenbein
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 2007
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 667
Georges Bregy
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 668
Among RACING DRIVERS In Switzerland
Among racing drivers born in Switzerland, Franco Forini ranks 19. Before him are Jean-Denis Délétraz (1963), Ottorino Volonterio (1917), Heini Walter (1927), Albert Scherrer (1908), Sébastien Buemi (1988), and Peter Hirt (1910). After him are Jean-Claude Rudaz (1942), Gregor Foitek (1965), Thomas Lüthi (1986), Marcel Fässler (1976), Alain Menu (1963), and Dominique Aegerter (1990).
Jean-Denis Délétraz
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 13
Ottorino Volonterio
1917 - 2003
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 14
Heini Walter
1927 - 2009
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 15
Albert Scherrer
1908 - 1986
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 16
Sébastien Buemi
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 17
Peter Hirt
1910 - 1992
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 18
Franco Forini
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 19
Jean-Claude Rudaz
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 20
Gregor Foitek
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 21
Thomas Lüthi
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 22
Marcel Fässler
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 23
Alain Menu
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 24
Dominique Aegerter
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 25