Wladimiro "Tony" de Tommaso (born 1 July 1951) is an Italian former racing driver from Brindisi.
De Tommaso began his career in regional rallying in the late 1970s. He competed in the Italian Formula Three Championship from 1981 to 1983 without a podium finish. He returned to racing in 1988 to race in International Formula 3000, but in three attempts he failed to qualify for any races, so for 1989, he returned to Italian F3 for two races.Also in 1988, he raced in FISA (Federazione Italiana Sportiva Automobilistica) Championship F2000 ranked second at the end of the year. In 1989, he repeated the same result in FISA Championship. In 1990, he was ranked third in FISA Championship. In 1991 he was ranked second and in 1992, 1994, 1995,1996, 1999, 2000 and 2001 he won the title.Wladimiro “Tony” de Tommaso - career detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-01-12 In 1991, he attempted to make his CART World Series debut in Denver but he failed to qualify. The following year, he qualified for the CART race at Laguna Seca Raceway but crashed out 48 laps into the 84 lap event.Tony de Tommaso, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2011-01-12 He is now a racing instructor in Italy.
Racing career
Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points 1988 Pavesi Racing JER VAL PAU SIL MON PER BRH BIR BUGDNQ ZOLDNQ DIJDNQ NC 0
Complete CART/Indycar results Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref 1991 Euromotorsports SRF LBH PHX INDY MIL DET POR CLE MEA TOR MIS DENDNQ VAN MDO ROA NAZ LSNC0 1992 CollexSRFPHXLBHINDDETPORMILNHATORMICCLEROAVANMDONAZLS2254th0
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