Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
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Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
Val Brembilla, Lombardy, Italy
Italian| Born | 31 August 1942 Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy |
|---|---|
| Died | 21 February 2026 (aged 83) Val Brembilla, Lombardy, Italy |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Active years | 1976 |
| Teams | non-works Tyrrell |
| Entries | 4 (3 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1976 German Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1976 Italian Grand Prix |
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi (31 August 1942 – 21 February 2026) was an Italian racing driver. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix in 1976 with a privately entered Tyrrell. He scored no championship points, but managed to finish every race that he started.
Pesenti-Rossi was born in Bergamo on 31 August 1942.[1] Prior to his brief time in Formula One, Pesenti-Rossi was a regular race winner in Italian Formula Three, narrowly missing the 1975 title when the final race was abandoned due to rain as he was leading it. He lost the title to Luciano Pavesi by a single point. After racing in Formula Two in two events in 1974, scoring points on both occasions, Pesenti-Rossi was hired by Bergamo-based Scuderia Rondini in 1975, finishing second at Mugello with a March 742. In 1977 Scuderia Rondini's owners, Francesco Randon and Giuseppe Zugan, decided to enter a Tyrrell car in Formula One with sponsorship by petrol company Gulf. The team was not successful and Pesenti-Rossi returned to Formula Two with Alfa Romeo after his four Grands Prix.[2][3]
Pesenti-Rossi died on 21 February 2026, at the age of 83.[4]