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{{short description|Italian motor racing team}}
{{for|the surname|Forti (surname)}}
{{Former F1 team
|Short_name = Forti
|Logo = [[Image:Forti logo.png]]
|Long_name = {{nowrap|[[Parmalat]] Forti [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] <small>({{F1|1995}})</small><br />Forti Grand Prix <small>({{F1|1996}})</small>}}
|Base = [[Alessandria]], [[Italy]]
|Founders = [[Guido Forti]]<br />[[Paolo Guerci]]
|Staff = [[Giacomo Caliri]]<br />Daniele Coronna<br />Riccardo de Marco<br />[[Cesare Fiorio]]<br />Hans Fouche<br />[[Carlo Vallarino Gancia|Carlo Gancia]]<br />Chris Radage<br />[[Sergio Rinland]]<br />[[George Ryton]]<br />[[Giorgio Stirano]]
|Drivers = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luca Badoer]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Pedro Diniz]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Montermini]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Moreno]]
|Debut = {{nowrap|[[1995 Brazilian Grand Prix]]}}
|Races = 27<br /><small>(43 starts from 54 entries)</small>
|Cons_champ = 0
|Drivers_champ = 0
|Wins = 0<br />(best result: 7th, [[1995 Australian Grand Prix]])
|Poles = 0<br />(best result: 19th, [[1996 Brazilian Grand Prix]])
|Podiums = 0
|Points = 0
|Fastest_laps = 0<br />(Best: 10th, [[1996 Monaco Grand Prix]])
|Last race = [[1996 British Grand Prix]]
}}

'''Forti Corse''', commonly known as '''Forti''', was an Italian [[Auto racing|motor racing]] team chiefly known for its brief and unsuccessful involvement in [[Formula One]] in the mid-1990s. It was established in the late 1970s and competed in lower formulae for two decades. The team's successes during this period included four Drivers' Championships in [[Italian Formula Three]] during the 1980s, and race wins in the [[International Formula 3000]] championship, in which it competed from [[1987 International Formula 3000 season|1987]] to [[1994 International Formula 3000 season|1994]]. From 1992, team co-founder [[Guido Forti]] developed a relationship with the wealthy [[Brazil]]ian businessman [[Abílio dos Santos Diniz]] that gave Diniz's racing driver son, [[Pedro Diniz|Pedro]], a permanent seat in the team and the outfit a sufficiently high budget  to consider entering Formula One.

Forti graduated to Formula One as a [[List of Formula One constructors|constructor]] and entrant in {{F1|1995}}, but its first car—the [[Forti FG01]]—proved to be uncompetitive, and the team failed to score a [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|point]]. Despite this setback, Forti was committed to a three-year deal with Diniz, which was broken when Pedro moved to the [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]] team prior to the [[1996 Formula One season|1996 season]], taking most of the team's sponsorship money with him. Nevertheless, Forti continued to compete in the sport, and produced the much-improved [[Forti FG03|FG03]] chassis, before succumbing to financial problems mid-season after an ultimately fruitless deal with a mysterious entity known as [[Shannon Racing]]. The team competed in a total of 27&nbsp;Grands Prix, scoring no points, and is recognised as one of the last truly [[Privateer (motorsport)|privateer]] teams to race in an era when many large [[List of automobile manufacturers|car manufacturers]] were increasing their involvement in the sport.

==Establishment and early years==
Forti was founded by [[Italy|Italian]] businessmen [[Guido Forti]], a former driver, and [[Paolo Guerci]], an engineer, in the late 1970s and was based in [[Alessandria]] in northern Italy.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Constanduros|first=Bob|editor=Henry, Alan|encyclopedia=[[AUTOCOURSE]] 1995–96|title =Formula 1 Review: Forti|year =1995|publisher =Hazleton Publishing Ltd|isbn=1-874557-36-5|page=71|editor-link=Alan Henry}}</ref><ref name="gpprofile">{{cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-forti.html|title=Constructors: Forti Corse S.R.L.|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|access-date=2008-03-14|archive-date=2008-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228220851/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-forti.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Forti - getting ready for action"/> It was registered as a ''Società a Responsabilità Limitata'', or [[Limited liability company]].<ref name="gpprofile"/> It was initially run in lower motor racing categories such as [[Formula Ford]] and [[Formula Three]], both at Italian and [[Europe]]an levels. The team was well equipped and soon became a regular winner. Forti drivers [[Franco Forini]], [[Enrico Bertaggia]], [[Emanuele Naspetti]] and [[Gianni Morbidelli]] (who would all go on to drive in [[Formula One]]) won [[Italian Formula Three Championship|Italian Formula Three]] titles in 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1989 respectively. In addition, Bertaggia won the prestigious [[Macau Grand Prix|Macau F3 Grand Prix]] and the [[List of Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race winners|Monaco Grand Prix F3 support race]] in 1988,<ref name="gpprofile"/> and Morbidelli won the [[FIA European Formula Three Cup]] in 1989.<ref name=EuroF3Cup>Higham, p. 248.</ref> [[Teo Fabi]] and [[Oscar Larrauri]] also raced for the team in its early years, the former winning the Italian FFord 2000 championship in 1977, and the latter racing as far afield as South America, in the [[Argentine Formula Three Championship]].  Forti continued racing in Formula Three until the end of 1992, when it quit the formula in order to concentrate solely on [[International Formula 3000]].<ref name="gpprofile"/>

==Formula 3000==
[[Image:Noda Formula3000.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hideki Noda]] driving for the Forti [[International Formula 3000]] team during the [[1994 Formula 3000 season|1994 season]].]]

For [[1987 International Formula 3000 season|1987]], Forti moved up to [[International Formula 3000]] with less immediate success than experienced in Formula Three.<ref name="gpprofile"/> The main reason for this was the chassis the team chose to compete with. Instead of using customer [[Lola Cars|Lolas]], [[March Engineering|Marches]] or [[Ralt]]s, all of which were produced by established companies who had many years' experience of designing and building such cars, Forti stuck with their Italian Formula Three chassis supplier [[Dallara|Giampaolo Dallara]], who had just designed his company's first F3000 machine. Forti was the first team to use this machine, which was dubbed the [[Dallara 3087]] (a chassis which later would make a single appearance in Formula One for the [[BMS Scuderia Italia]] team, as that team's car was not ready for the first race of the [[1988 Formula One season|1988 season]]). This combination of an inexperienced team and an untested car did not score any points in its first F3000 year, nor did the team attend every race on the schedule.<ref name="gpprofile"/> Forti used 1988 to gain valuable experience in F3000, and this helped the team to perform better in following seasons, as did a change to more competitive [[Lola Cars|Lola]] and then [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] chassis.<ref name="gpprofile"/>

After a full season in [[1988 International Formula 3000 season|1988]] and the team's first championship points, courtesy of [[Claudio Langes]] in [[1989 International Formula 3000 season|1989]], it became apparent that Forti was improving as a competitive force. In [[1990 International Formula 3000 season|1990]], [[Gianni Morbidelli]] scored Forti's first victory in an F3000 race,<ref name="gpprofile"/> and although no Forti driver won a championship title in this category, the team established itself as a frequent front-runner, scoring nine wins and five [[pole position]]s in International F3000. From [[1993 International Formula 3000 season|1993]] onwards, Forti concentrated solely on F3000, and ran drivers such as Naspetti, [[Fabrizio Giovanardi]], [[Andrea Montermini]] and [[Hideki Noda]].<ref name="gpprofile"/> [[1991 International Formula 3000 season|1991]] was Forti's most successful season in F3000, with Naspetti finishing third in the Drivers' Championship, ten points behind champion [[Christian Fittipaldi]]. Although the team's form dipped over subsequent years, by [[1994 International Formula 3000 season|1994]] Forti was the most experienced team in the championship, employing Noda and [[Pedro Diniz]] as drivers.<ref name="gpprofile" />

==Formula One==

===Preparation===
As his team became more successful, Guido Forti started to think about a move upwards, into Formula One. However, there had been several discouragingly recent examples of teams, such as [[Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems|Coloni]] and [[Onyx (racing team)|Onyx]], which had graduated from F3000 into Formula One and failed more or less immediately due to a lack of finance. Conversely, [[Eddie Jordan]] had shown that the move could be made successfully, with an impressive performance in {{F1|1991}} with his [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] team, which had finished fifth in the Constructors' Championship with a total of seven points-scoring finishes. Forti considered a solid financial base to be the most important factor for success. In 1991 he therefore started working on his Formula One project. At the end of {{F1|1992}}, he signed a deal with wealthy [[Brazil]]ian driver [[Pedro Diniz]], whose personal fortune and sponsorship connections proved invaluable in increasing the team's budget.<ref name="gpprofile"/> Diniz's father, [[Abílio dos Santos Diniz|Abílio dos Santos]], was the owner of the large Brazilian distribution company [[Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição]] and the supermarket chain [[Grupo Pão de Açúcar|Pão de Açúcar]].  By offering companies preferential product-placement in the Brazilian market, the Diniz family was able to obtain personal sponsorship deals with brands such as [[Arisco]], [[Duracell]], [[Gillette (brand)|Gillette]], [[Kaiser (beer)|Kaiser]], [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]], [[Parmalat]] and [[Sadia]], in addition to backing from [[Unibanco]], to fund Pedro's career.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Diniz Family buys into Prost|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns03225.html|date=2000-11-30|access-date=2008-07-26|archive-date=2008-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626143307/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns03225.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=F1Ypg26-27/>  By {{F1|1993}}, through Abílio dos Santos, Forti met [[Carlo Vallarino Gancia|Carlo Gancia]], an [[Italian Brazilian|Italo-Brazilian]] businessman.<ref name="gpprofile"/> Gancia became a co-owner of the team, buying Guerci's shares, and started working on the team's Formula One project. He finally managed to ensure a respectable budget for Formula One by late {{F1|1994}}, which was "effectively underwritten by the Diniz family".<ref name="gpprofile"/> He also hired several experienced personnel, including designer [[Sergio Rinland]] and former [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] team manager [[Cesare Fiorio]].<ref name="gpprofile"/> Furthermore, retired driver [[René Arnoux]] was employed as a consultant and driver coach for Diniz.<ref name="BRAQNIB">{{cite journal|last=Dodgins|first=Tony|date=2009-03-30|title=Brazilian GP: News In Brief|journal=Autosport|volume=138|issue=13|page=39}}</ref> Guerci remained with Forti as one of its race engineers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Saward|first=Joe|author-link=Joe Saward|title=Seasonal Preview 1996|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00214.html|date=1996-02-01|access-date=2008-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081128094527/http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00214.html|archive-date=2008-11-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>

This securing of financial assistance and recruitment of staff meant that Forti's ability to participate in [[Formula One]] for {{F1|1995}} was assured. Financed by the companies brought in by Abílio Diniz,<ref name="Tremayne1">Tremayne, p. 95.</ref> the team was guaranteed financial stability in the short term, with a claimed first year budget of around [[United States dollar|$]]17&nbsp;million.<ref name="Rinland leaves Forti?"/> In addition, this was only the first year of a planned three-year contract with Diniz and his backers.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95"/>

===Forti FG01 car===
{{main|Forti FG01}}
The hardest task for the team was designing and building its own car for the first time, instead of buying one from a general supplier such as [[Dallara]] or [[Lola Cars|Lola]], as was required by the Formula One Technical Regulations. Guido Forti's first attempt at an F1 chassis, the [[Forti FG01]], resulted in an outdated, overweight and very slow machine, and has been described as nothing more than "a revised F3000 car"<ref name="GEF1">Ménard, Vol. 2, p. 626.</ref> and, more harshly, "a fearful pile of junk".<ref name="gpreview">{{cite web|last=Saward|first=Joe|author-link=Joe Saward|title=No news is big news!|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00420.html|date=1996-01-01|access-date=2007-08-23|archive-date=2007-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124232/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00420.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Image:Roberto Moreno Forti 1995 Britain (crop).jpg|thumb|left|[[Roberto Moreno]] driving the [[Forti FG01|FG01]] at the [[1995 British Grand Prix]]. He retired on lap 48 when the car's hydraulic pressure dropped.]]

{{quote box|quote="It simply wasn't efficient and we had to restart it. We took off more than 60&nbsp;kg from the first version to the last and by Silverstone [for the 1995 British Grand Prix] we were on the minimum weight limit. During the year we also had to re-homologate the nose and side pods, develop the semi-automatic gearbox, which was worth about half a second a lap, and redesign the monocoque, not in terms of shape but in terms of the lay-up of the skins."|source=–Giorgio Stirano on the problems experienced with the FG01.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95"/>|width=300px|align=right}}

The FG01 had many influences. Design consultant Rinland had previously worked on the [[Brabham BT60]] chassis in {{F1|1991}} and [[Fondmetal GR02]] chassis in {{F1|1992}}, the latter under the auspices of his own company, Astauto, before moving to the United States to work on a [[Champ Car]] project. In late 1994, Forti bought the remaining assets of the now defunct [[Fondmetal]] team, including the remaining GR02 chassis, and requested Rinland's assistance in developing the bespoke Forti chassis based on a planned Fondmetal chassis for the {{F1|1993}} season. Rinland thus provided a great deal of input on the FG01 chassis,<ref name="ASpreview"/> assisting experienced Italian engineers [[Giorgio Stirano]]<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95"/> and [[Giacomo Caliri]] in designing and building the car.<ref name="Forti - getting ready for action">{{cite web|title=Forti – getting ready for action|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00011.html|date=1995-02-06|access-date=2007-04-03|archive-date=2017-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115094749/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00011.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rinland leaves Forti?"/> The car's [[aerodynamics]] were completed by former Brabham, Fondmetal and Astauto employee Hans Fouche using [[wind tunnel]]s in [[South Africa]], and composite work was done by the Belco Avia company.<ref name="gpprofile"/><ref name="Rinland leaves Forti?"/> However, it was rumoured that the FG01 was little more than a re-working of the GR02.<ref name="Rinland leaves Forti?"/>

Thus the FG01 did not promise much in terms of performance. It was angular and bulky, with poor aerodynamic performance negatively affecting grip and handling; it had a plump nose, initially no airbox, and was overweight and under-powered, using a small Ford-[[Cosworth]] ED [[V8 engine|V8]] customer engine largely financed by [[Ford do Brasil]], which developed an estimated 100&nbsp;[[Horsepower|bhp]] less than the most powerful engine in the field, the [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[V10 engine|V10]] supplied to the [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] and [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] teams.<ref>Domenjoz (ed.), pp. 36–37.</ref> It was also the only car to have a [[manual gearbox]] in the 1995 F1 season. The car was liveried in a distinctive yellow-and-blue colour scheme accompanied by fluorescent green wheel-rims, illustrating the team's Brazilian influence in its first year. The precise hue of each colour was chosen as a tribute to [[Ayrton Senna]], who had been killed at the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]]; the cars were liveried in identical shades to those used on the Brazilian's helmet design.<ref name="BRAQNIB"/>

===1995 season===
Forti's number one driver for the {{F1|1995}} season was rookie Pedro Diniz who had raced for Forti in F3000, but without much success. However, he was guaranteed a seat as his family and sponsors were paying a significant amount of the team's budget.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95"/> The second driver was later confirmed as his more experienced compatriot [[Roberto Moreno]], who had last competed in F1 back in {{F1|1992}} when he had a disastrous year driving for the infamous [[Andrea Moda Formula|Andrea Moda]] team. However, his seat was initially only guaranteed on a race-by-race basis,<ref name="Rinland joins Forti"/> as [[Portugal|Portuguese]] driver [[Pedro Lamy]], in addition to the team's former F3000 drivers [[Emanuele Naspetti]] and [[Andrea Montermini]], were also considered.<ref name="Forti - getting ready for action"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Pedro Lamy for Forti?|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00092.html|date=1995-04-10|access-date=2007-01-14|archive-date=2007-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125554/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00092.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was speculated that whoever joined the team would be contractually bound to be number two to Diniz and that his father had insisted on an all-Brazilian driver line-up.<ref name=F1Ypg26-27>Domenjoz (ed.), pp. 26–27.</ref><ref name="GEF1"/><ref>Tremayne, p. 67.</ref> A Forti spokesman indeed confirmed that Moreno's nationality, in addition to his experience, was the main reason for his selection.<ref>{{cite journal|editor-last=Benson|editor-first=Andrew |date=1995-03-23|title=Formula 1 News: News In Brief|journal=Autosport|volume=138|issue=12|page=7}}</ref> The team later attempted to enter its former F3000 driver [[Hideki Noda]] for the [[1995 Pacific Grand Prix]], but he was refused an [[FIA Super Licence]] despite driving in three races for [[Larrousse]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Dodgins|first=Tony|date=1995-10-26|title=Pacific GP: F1 team by team|journal=[[Autosport]]|volume=141|issue=4|pages=41, 43}}</ref>

Unlike some of the existing teams, Forti was able to test its chassis extensively prior to the start of the season.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95"/> However, Diniz proved to be around seven seconds per lap off the pace of the leading runners in group testing at the [[Autódromo do Estoril|Estoril]] circuit in March, indicating that the team was likely to be mired at the back of the field.<ref name="ASpreview">{{cite journal|editor-last=Jones|editor-first=Bruce |date=1995-03-23|title=Grand Prix '95 Preview: Formula 1 Team Guide|journal=Autosport|volume=138|issue=12|page=45}}</ref> Diniz finished 10th in the season-opening [[1995 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazilian GP]], but was seven laps down on winner [[Michael Schumacher]]. In [[1995 Argentine Grand Prix|Argentina]], this situation became worse, as, although both drivers finished, they were both nine laps down on winner [[Damon Hill]] at the end of the race (with Diniz ahead) and neither were classified, as they had failed to complete 90% of the race distance. The drivers' similar fastest laps during the race were over ten seconds slower than Schumacher's fastest race lap, and almost five seconds slower than the next slowest runner's fastest lap ([[Domenico Schiattarella]] in the [[Simtek]]).<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Henry|first=Alan|editor=Henry, Alan|encyclopedia=AUTOCOURSE 1995–96|title=1995 Grands Prix: Argentine Grand Prix|year=1995|publisher=Hazleton Publishing Ltd|isbn=1-874557-36-5|page=103}}</ref> [[1995 San Marino Grand Prix|Imola]] was similarly poor, as both drivers finished seven laps down (with Diniz again ahead) and again failed to reach the 90 per cent threshold for classification. Forti was already the butt of [[List of motorsport terminology#P|paddock]] jokes,<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95"/> and were far slower than the other (and financially poorer) backmarkers: [[Pacific Racing|Pacific]], Simtek, and [[Minardi]]. However, the budget enabled improvements to be made to the car. During the season, its weight was reduced by a significant 60 kilograms (approximately 10 per cent of the F1 minimum weight limit of {{Convert|595|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95"/>), and a [[Semi-automatic transmission|semi-automatic]] gearbox, an airbox and redesigns of the front wing, sidepods and [[monocoque]] were introduced. The personnel count also doubled during the course of the season. This resulted in a gradual improvement in pace throughout the year, and there were no more non-classified finishes.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95"/>

In between the Brazilian and Argentine Grands Prix, Rinland returned to Europe full-time to take the official post of the team's Technical Director.<ref name="Rinland joins Forti">{{cite web|title=Rinland joins Forti|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00069.html|date=1995-03-27|access-date=2006-01-13|archive-date=2007-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124630/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00069.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His long-term task was to establish an [[England|English]]-based design office for the team, but his initial job was to improve the competitiveness of the FG01 through a series of technical upgrades. However, Rinland subsequently left the team after a few weeks, after falling out with the team's management over the car's lack of competitiveness.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95"/><ref name="Rinland leaves Forti?">{{cite web|title=Rinland leaves Forti?|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00124.html|date=1995-05-08|access-date=2007-01-13|archive-date=2009-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319094250/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00124.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Image:Pedro Diniz Forti 1995 Britain (crop).jpg|thumb|right|[[Pedro Diniz]] driving the FG01 at the 1995 British GP. He retired on lap 13 with a broken gearbox.]]

Indeed, Forti's finishing record was good for rookies at 50 per cent (excluding the non-classifications),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autocoursegpa.com/season_team~season~1995~teamsroot_id~7519.htm|title=Forti – 1995 Statistics|access-date=2007-08-24|publisher=Autocourse Grand Prix Archive|work=autocoursegpa.com|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926232757/http://www.autocoursegpa.com/season_team~season~1995~teamsroot_id~7519.htm|archive-date=2007-09-26}}</ref> helping Diniz to establish a reputation as a steady, dependable driver.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95"/> Forti were then elevated when Simtek folded after the [[1995 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco GP]], and Pacific's lack of finance and development enabled Forti to start matching them from the half-way point of the season.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95"/> At the [[1995 German Grand Prix|German GP]], both Fortis outqualified both the Pacifics for the first time, and this happened on two further occasions during 1995. Forti's improvement was also aided by Pacific taking on two slower [[pay driver]]s, [[Giovanni Lavaggi]] and [[Jean-Denis Délétraz]], to ensure that the team finished the season. At the final race of the season, in [[1995 Australian Grand Prix|Adelaide]], Forti seemed to have established a firm base for the {{F1|1996}} season, emphasised by Moreno qualifying within [[Formula One racing#107% rule|107%]] of [[pole position]] for the first time – a crucial result, as this percentage of the pole time would be used to determine non-qualifiers in 1996 – and Diniz scoring the team's best result in F1, with a reliable run to seventh place, ahead of Gachot in the Pacific. This was only one position behind the points-scoring placings.<ref>See [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems]] for more information.</ref> Nevertheless, despite not scoring any points, Forti finished a ''de facto'' 11th in the [[1995 Formula One season|Constructors' Championship]], ahead of Pacific and Simtek by virtue of better finishes outside of the points.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95" />

[[File:Vittorio Zoboli Forti FG01 1995.jpg|thumb|right|[[Vittorio Zoboli]] competing in the 1995 [[Bologna Motor Show]].]]

Post-championship, Forti took part in the 1995 [[Bologna Motor Show]], where three FG01s—driven by Montermini, Lavaggi and [[Vittorio Zoboli]]—raced against, and lost to three Minardis in the [[1995 Formula One Indoor Trophy|Formula One Indoor Trophy]].<ref name="f1rejects">{{cite web|url=http://www.f1rejects.com/teams/forti/profile.html|title=Forti-Corse – full profile |publisher=f1rejects.com|access-date=2006-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010053720/http://www.f1rejects.com/teams/forti/profile.html|archive-date=2007-10-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bologna Sprint|publisher=The GEL Motorsport Information Page|work=silhouet.com|url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/bologna.html|access-date=2009-05-02|archive-date=2009-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606133057/http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/bologna.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite the progress made by Forti during the course of the season, 1995 was still regarded as a failure. The team had spent more money than its immediate rivals in designing, building and developing a fundamentally inefficient car.<ref name="Rinland leaves Forti?"/> Diniz and his sponsors were described as "throwing their money away",<ref name="gpreview"/> and the Brazilian's reputation as a serious F1 driver was damaged, as it took him several years to prove that he was not just in the sport because of his funding.<ref>Jones, p. 91.</ref> In addition, Moreno's participation with Forti was lamented by many observers, who felt that the experienced driver did not deserve the ignominy of such an uncompetitive car.<ref name="gpreview"/> The only positives were the reasonable reliability record and the fact that the Diniz family were contracted to fund the team for the next two years.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95"/>

===1996 season===
[[File:Forti Qualifying Percentage.png|thumb|right|500px|A graph showing the Forti team's qualifying performances as a percentage of the [[pole position]] time throughout its involvement in Formula One.  The [[107% rule]] introduced for 1996 was a contributary factor to the team's failure mid-season.]]

With a solid base to build on and a healthy budget, {{F1|1996}} looked promising for Forti.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE95"/> The team negotiated for the most powerful and expensive [[Cosworth]] V8 engines in late 1995 to replace the outdated and underpowered ED models,<ref>{{cite web|title=Forti bids for new Ford V8|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00312.html|date=1995-10-02|access-date=2007-01-13|archive-date=2007-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929100250/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00312.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and its financial security was demonstrated by rumours during the 1995 season that the more competitive but less well-funded Minardi team was considering a merger with Forti as a means of maintaining its own presence in the sport.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Henry|first=Alan|editor=Henry, Alan|encyclopedia=AUTOCOURSE 1995–96|title=1995 Grands Prix: Belgian Grand Prix|year=1995|publisher=Hazleton Publishing Ltd|isbn=1-874557-36-5|page=177}}</ref> However, these aspirations were dealt a devastating blow when Pedro Diniz signed for the more competitive [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]] team, taking [[Martin Brundle]]'s vacated seat as the latter moved to [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]. Forti's sponsors brought in by the Diniz family, including Parmalat and Marlboro, all left; the budget was significantly dented. For a time it seemed that the team would not compete in 1996 at all,<ref>{{cite web|title=...Forti to follow|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00385.html|date=1995-12-04|access-date=2007-01-13|archive-date=2007-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083705/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00385.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and its survival was constantly questioned.<ref name="Tremayne1"/> The new car was delayed, and the team was forced to use the uprated [[Forti FG01|FG01B]] car for the start of the season with the only slightly more competitive [[Cosworth|Ford Zetec-R]] [[V8 engine]] (instead of the "JS" unit it had been negotiating for),<ref name="AUTOCOURSE96">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Henry|first=Alan|editor=Henry, Alan|encyclopedia=AUTOCOURSE 1996–97|title =Formula 1 Review: Forti|year=1996|publisher=Hazleton Publishing Ltd|isbn=1-874557-91-8|page=92}}</ref> and to rely on temporary sponsors. Nevertheless, Forti remained in the sport for the 1996 season. Moreno was not retained; the team signed Minardi and Pacific refugees [[Luca Badoer]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Forti signs Badoer|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00495.html|date=1996-02-26|access-date=2007-01-13|archive-date=2007-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926231937/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00495.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and Montermini to take the two empty seats (although [[Hideki Noda]] was also considered<ref>{{cite web|title=Noda close to Forti|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00437.html|date=1996-01-15|access-date=2006-11-24|archive-date=2006-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109021206/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00437.html|url-status=live}}</ref>), both drivers bringing a small amount of personal backing.  Frenchman [[Franck Lagorce]] was also signed as a test driver.<ref name="gpprofile"/> Pacific had folded during the off-season, and it was clear that Forti would be some way behind the rest of the field in the slow FG01B.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE96"/> Badoer and Montermini failed to make the new 107 per cent cut in qualifying for the {{F1GP|1996|Australian}} and thus did not start the race, but both then managed to qualify for the Grands Prix held in [[1996 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]] and [[1996 Argentine Grand Prix|Argentina]], scoring a 10th- and an 11th-place finish between them in the races. Badoer, however, attracted attention in Argentina for a different reason. As Diniz attempted to lap him, the two collided and Badoer's car flipped over; the Italian escaping injury. Both cars then failed to qualify at the [[1996 European Grand Prix|Nürburgring]].<ref name="AUTOCOURSE96" />

[[File:1996 San Marino Andrea Montermini.jpg|thumb|left|[[Andrea Montermini]] driving the FG01B in its final race, the [[1996 San Marino Grand Prix]].]]

Forti produced a new chassis, the [[Forti FG03|FG03]], for the next race of the season in [[1996 San Marino Grand Prix|Imola]]. It had been designed by the same personnel as the previous year, with further work carried out by [[George Ryton]] after the latter moved to the team from [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and took up the post of Technical Director mid-season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ryton to Forti|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00541.html|date=1996-04-01|access-date=2007-01-13|archive-date=2007-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124832/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00541.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Shannon arrives early!"/> Both drivers judged it a significant improvement over the old car, with increased aerodynamic downforce and directional sensitivity,<ref name="AUTOCOURSE96"/> but there was only one FG03 available, and Montermini failed to qualify in the old car. Badoer, however, qualified last, but comfortably within the 107 per cent cut-off, and only 0.7s behind [[Ricardo Rosset]] in the [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Footwork]]. Badoer finished 10th and last, but had suffered reliability problems in the new car and was two laps behind [[Pedro Lamy]]'s Minardi. Both drivers qualified in [[1996 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]], but Montermini crashed in the wet warm-up session and did not start the race, whilst Badoer struggled in the slippery conditions and took out [[Jacques Villeneuve]] as he was being lapped by the [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]. He was fined $5000 and received a two-race suspended ban.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Henry|first=Alan|editor=Henry, Alan|encyclopedia=AUTOCOURSE 1996–97|title=1996 Grands Prix: Monaco Grand Prix|year=1996|publisher=Hazleton Publishing Ltd|isbn =1-874557-91-8|page=147}}</ref>

===Deal with Shannon Racing===
[[Image:Forti badoer montreal 1996.jpg|thumb|right|A new livery (based on the [[Flag of Italy|Italian flag]]) signalled a major sponsorship deal with [[Shannon Racing|Shannon]], but did nothing to save the team from its collapse mid-season. This is [[Luca Badoer]] driving the [[Forti FG03|FG03]] at the [[1996 Canadian Grand Prix]].]]
[[File:Forti FG03-96.svg|thumb|right|An illustration of the FG03's "Shannon" livery.]]

After the Monaco GP, there were rumours that Forti would not survive the season without some form of takeover.  In the period before the next race, the [[1996 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish GP]], Belco Avia boss Arron Colombo announced that a deal had been reached between Guido Forti and an entity known as [[Shannon Racing]] for the latter to buy a 51 per cent share of the team.<ref name="gpprofile"/> The deal was concluded later in the month, on June 30.<ref name="The end of the road for Forti?"/> Shannon Racing and its parent company FinFirst were [[Ireland|Irish]]-registered sections of a [[Milan]]ese financial group, and had already established teams in various [[Formula Three]] championships and in [[International Formula 3000]] in 1996. The group was keen to move into Formula One, and Forti provided an opportunity for this to happen. It was believed that Colombo had organised the deal, which was scheduled to continue throughout 1996 with an option for {{F1|1997}}, because Belco Avia was owed money by Forti. As part of the management change, [[Cesare Fiorio]] left the team to join [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]] and was replaced by Daniele Coronna, whilst designer [[George Ryton]] joined from [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]].<ref name="Shannon arrives early!">{{cite web|title=Shannon arrives early!|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00634.html|date=1996-06-03|access-date=2009-03-06|archive-date=2009-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319094306/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00634.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

For the Spanish GP, the cars therefore appeared in a new green-white-red livery (based on the [[Flag of Italy|Italian flag]]), apparently confirming Shannon Racing's acquisition of 51 per cent of Forti.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE96"/> This financial boost appeared to ensure the team's survival.<ref name="The end of the road for Forti?">{{cite web|title=The end of the road for Forti?|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00707.html|date=1996-07-16|access-date=2009-03-06|archive-date=2009-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319094316/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00707.html|url-status=live}}</ref> With the off-track confusion, both drivers again failed to qualify. Nevertheless, at the [[1996 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian]] and [[1996 French Grand Prix|French]] Grands Prix, both Fortis made it to the grid, Badoer even outqualifying Rosset in [[1996 Canadian Grand Prix|Montréal]]. However, Forti had lost its good 1995 reliability record, as these starts only resulted in four retirements. By this time, Forti's financial problems, caused by a conflict of team ownership between Guido Forti and Shannon Racing, were becoming increasingly urgent in nature. Both cars retired with "engine problems" at the French GP, although it was widely rumoured that this was due to the team running out of engine mileage as it went into debt with engine suppliers [[Cosworth]].<ref name="Forti - times are hard">{{cite web|title=Forti – times are hard|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00677.html|date=1996-07-08|access-date=2007-01-13|archive-date=2007-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929104611/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00677.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Bankruptcy and withdrawal===
Guido Forti alleged that Shannon Racing had not paid him any money within the stipulated six-day deadline after the deal was concluded and refuted the claim that it now owned 51 per cent of his team.<ref name="The end of the road for Forti?"/> As the team ran out of money, it was doubtful whether it would turn up at the [[1996 British Grand Prix|British GP]].<ref name="Forti - times are hard"/> In the end, Forti took part, only for the cars to complete a mere handful of laps each in practice and thus failing to set a time quick enough to qualify. This was because it was becoming increasingly in debt to Cosworth and was running out of engine mileage for its cars, only having enough to make a token effort at participation.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE96"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Shambles at Forti|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00689.html|date=1996-07-15|access-date=2007-01-13|archive-date=2007-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083522/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00689.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The team made it to the next race – the [[1996 German Grand Prix|German GP]] – but both cars remained unassembled in the pit garages throughout the weekend after the engine supply was finally cut off.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE96"/>

Guido Forti, after discussing the matter with commercial rights-owner [[Bernie Ecclestone]], had decided to withdraw the team from the German GP as negotiations over the team's ownership between himself and Shannon continued, despite the threat of the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] (F1's governing body) imposing a fine on the outfit for missing the race. Following the failure of these negotiations, he then announced that Shannon's deal had fallen through and that he was back in charge of the team. He hoped to finalise some more sponsorship deals which would allow Forti to compete in the [[1996 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungarian GP]]. Shannon responded by claiming it still owned 51 per cent of the team, and that it intended to solve Forti's financial problems itself, in addition to replacing Guido Forti as Team Principal. He duly took the company to court over the matter, an arduous process in the Italian legal system.<ref name="The end of the road for Forti?"/>

With the team in limbo whilst the ownership dispute was judged, Forti's situation was bleak. The team faced the prospect of further heavy FIA-imposed fines for missing races if the situation did not improve,<ref name="AUTOCOURSE96"/> or even exclusion from the championship for bringing the sport into disrepute, as had happened to the [[Andrea Moda Formula|Andrea Moda]] team in {{F1|1992}}.<ref name="The end of the road for Forti?"/> Forti withdrew his team from the sport; it did not make an appearance at the Hungarian GP, the [[1996 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian GP]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Forti disappears|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00746.html|date=1996-08-26|access-date=2007-01-13|archive-date=2007-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234112/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00746.html|url-status=live}}</ref> nor at any further point in the championship. [[Luca Badoer|Badoer]] and [[Andrea Montermini|Montermini]] were left without drives, and the promising FG03 chassis would no longer race. By the time Shannon Racing won the court case in September, Forti had ceased to exist.<ref>{{cite web|title=Forti chaos|publisher=Inside F1|work=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00754.html|date=1996-09-02|access-date=2007-01-13|archive-date=2007-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125208/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00754.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Shannon Racing's teams in the lower motorsport categories also closed down. Coincidentally, Guido Forti had signed the 1997 [[Concorde Agreement]] shortly before his team's demise, which could have given his team a chance of surviving if it had made it into that year due to the extra television revenue that was duly granted to each of the teams under the terms of the agreement.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE96"/>

==Legacy==
Forti's withdrawal marked not only the end of its participation in Formula One, but also terminated a team which had enjoyed success in [[International Formula 3000]] and other minor categories. It is generally agreed that Forti may have succeeded if it had its 1995 budget and the FG03 car at the same time, and that Diniz's departure meant that it stood little chance of survival,<ref name="GEF1"/> but the team has become another example of a small, backmarking team unable to finance its aspirations.<ref name="AUTOCOURSE96"/> One of the final "privateer" teams to enter the sport in an era of increasing influence and participation from the large car manufacturers,<ref name="GEF1"/> Forti is often cited along with Pacific and Simtek as prime examples of this tendency.<ref name="GEF1"/> It was also argued that the increasing amount of money involved in financing an F1 team which was forcing many of the smaller teams to withdraw in the early to mid-1990s was a long-term threat to the future of the sport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atlasf1.autosport.com/96/bri/waller3.html|title=The 107% Dilemma|access-date=2007-12-19|publisher=Atlas F1|work=atlasf1.autosport.com|last=Waller|first=Toby|archive-date=2011-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929103115/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/96/bri/waller3.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Alternatively, some saw Forti and similar tail-enders as undeserving of a place in F1, and it has been suggested that the imposition of the 107 per cent rule by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] in 1996 was a move to force them to raise their game or leave the sport altogether.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Henry|first=Alan|editor=Henry, Alan|encyclopedia=AUTOCOURSE 1995–96|title=Storm Clouds Gather? The State of Formula One|year=1995|publisher=Hazleton Publishing Ltd|isbn=1-874557-36-5|page=38}}</ref>

However, the Forti F1 cars have since been used for other purposes.  Examples of the FG03 are currently being used as part of F1-themed [[track day]]s in the [[United Kingdom]] at motor racing circuits such as [[Rockingham Motor Speedway|Rockingham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racingschools.com/formula_1_schools/aintree_racing_drivers_school.shtml|title=United Kingdom F1 Racing School|publisher=Aintree Racing School|work=racingschools.com|access-date=2009-05-02 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080618095519/http://www.racingschools.com/formula_1_schools/aintree_racing_drivers_school.shtml |archive-date = June 18, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockingham.co.uk/drivingdays/ultimate.asp |title=The Ultimate Driving Day |access-date=2007-09-27 |publisher=Rockingham UK |work=rockingham.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020135415/http://www.rockingham.co.uk/drivingdays/ultimate.asp |archive-date=2007-10-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-school.co.uk/driving/formula1.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070120053304/http://www.racing-school.co.uk/driving/formula1.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-01-20|title=Formula 1 Driving Experience|access-date=2007-09-27|publisher=The Racing School|work=racing-school.co.uk}}</ref>

==Racing record==
{{main|Forti racing record}}

===Championships and notable race wins===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
! Year
! Championship/Race
! Chassis
! Engine
! Driver
! Reference(s)
|-
| 1977
| Italian [[Formula Ford]] 2000 Drivers' Championship
| [[Osella]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Teo Fabi]]
|<ref name="gpprofile"/><ref name="osella">{{cite web|title=Campionato Italiano Super Formula Ford 2000 1977 standings|work=Driver Database|url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-ford-2000-italy/1977/|access-date=2022-02-04}}</ref>
|-
| 1979
| [[Argentine Formula Three Championship|Argentine Formula Three]] Drivers' Championship
| [[Martini (cars)|Martini]]
| [[Toyota in motorsports|Toyota]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Oscar Larrauri]]
|<ref name="gpprofile"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Formula 3 1979: Championship Tables|publisher=F2 Register|work=formula2.net|url=http://www.formula2.net/F379_Tables.htm|access-date=2009-05-04|archive-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001423/http://formula2.net/F379_Tables.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1985
| [[Italian Formula Three Championship|Italian Formula Three]] Drivers' Championship
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Franco Forini]]
|<ref name="ItalianF3">Higham, p. 407.</ref>
|-
| 1987
| [[Italian Formula Three Championship|Italian Formula Three]] Drivers' Championship
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Enrico Bertaggia]]
|<ref name="ItalianF3"/>
|-
|rowspan=3| 1988
| [[Italian Formula Three Championship|Italian Formula Three]] Drivers' Championship
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Emanuele Naspetti]]
|<ref name="ItalianF3"/>
|-
| [[Macau Grand Prix]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Enrico Bertaggia]]
|<ref name="MacauGP">Higham, p. 422.</ref>
|-
| [[List of Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race winners|Grand Prix de Monaco F3]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Enrico Bertaggia]]
|<ref name="MonacoGPF3">Higham, p. 426.</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2| 1989
| [[Italian Formula Three Championship|Italian Formula Three]] Drivers' Championship
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianni Morbidelli]]
|<ref name="ItalianF3"/>
|-
| [[FIA European Formula Three Cup|European Formula Three Cup]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianni Morbidelli]]
|<ref name=EuroF3Cup/>
|}

===Complete International Formula 3000 results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (results in '''bold''' indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Tyres
! Driver(s)
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! Points
! TC
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[1987 International Formula 3000 season|1987]]<ref>Hamilton (ed.), pp. 263–264.</ref>
| rowspan="3"| [[Dallara 3087]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| rowspan="3"| {{Avon}}
||
|| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
|| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]]
|| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]
|| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
|| [[Donington Park|DON]]
|| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
|| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
|| [[Birmingham Superprix|BIR]]
|| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|IML]]
|| [[Bugatti Circuit|BUG]]
|| [[Circuito Permanente Del Jarama|JAR]]
|rowspan="3"|'''0'''
|rowspan="3"|'''NC'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nicola Larini]]
||
||
||
||
||
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16
||
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
||
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nicola Tesini]]
||
||
||
||
||
||
||
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
||
||
||
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[1988 International Formula 3000 season|1988]]<ref>Henry (ed.) (1988), pp. 264–265.</ref>
| rowspan="5"| [[Dallara 3087]]<br />[[Lola T88/50]]
| rowspan="5"| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| rowspan="5"| {{Avon}}
||
|| [[Circuito Permanente de Jerez|JER]]
|| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]]
|| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
|| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
|| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]
|| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
|| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
|| [[Birmingham Superprix|BIR]]
|| [[Bugatti Circuit|BUG]]
|| [[Zolder|ZOL]]
|| [[Dijon-Prenois|DIJ]]
|rowspan="5"|'''0'''
|rowspan="5"|'''NC'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Enrico Bertaggia]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Fernando Croceri]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
||
||
||
||
||
||
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Enrico Debenedetti]]
||
||
||
||
||
||
||
||
||
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nino Fama]]
||
||
||
||
||
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
||
||
||
||
||
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1989 International Formula 3000 season|1989]]<ref>Henry (ed.) (1989), pp. 280–281.</ref>
| rowspan="2"| [[Lola T89/50]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Avon}}
||
|| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
|| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]]
|| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
|| [[Circuito Permanente de Jerez|JER]]
|| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
|| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
|| [[Birmingham Superprix|BIR]]
|| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]
|| [[Bugatti Circuit|BUG]]
|| [[Dijon-Prenois|DIJ]]
||
|rowspan="2"|'''7'''
|rowspan="2"|'''9th'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Claudio Langes]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
||
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1990 International Formula 3000 season|1990]]<ref>Henry (ed.) (1990), pp. 280–281.</ref>
| rowspan="2"| [[Lola T90/50]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Avon}}
||
|| [[Donington Park|DON]]
|| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
|| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
|| [[Circuito Permanente de Jerez|JER]]
|| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]
|| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
|| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
|| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
|| [[Birmingham Superprix|BIR]]
|| [[Bugatti Circuit|BUG]]
|| [[Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG]]
|rowspan="2"|'''20'''
|rowspan="2"|'''7th'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Morbidelli]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| 1
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3'''
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[1991 International Formula 3000 season|1991]]<ref>Henry (ed.) (1991), pp. 280–281.</ref>
| rowspan="3"| [[Lola T91/50]]<br />[[Reynard 91D]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| rowspan="3"| {{Avon}}
||
|| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]]
|| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
|| [[Circuito Permanente de Jerez|JER]]
|| [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]]
|| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
|| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
|| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
|| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]
|| [[Bugatti Circuit|BUG]]
|| [[Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG]]
||
|rowspan="3" style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''43'''
|rowspan="3" style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3rd'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Emanuele Naspetti]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| '''1'''
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| 1
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| ''1''
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| ''1''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
||
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabrizio Giovanardi]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
||
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[1992 International Formula 3000 season|1992]]<ref>Henry (ed.) (1992), pp. 280–281.</ref>
| rowspan="4"| [[Reynard 92D]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| rowspan="4"| {{Avon}}
||
|| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
|| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
|| [[Circuit de Catalunya|CAT]]
|| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
|| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
|| [[Nürburgring|NUR]]
|| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]
|| [[Circuito de Albacete|ALB]]
|| [[Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG]]
|| [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|MAG]]
||
|rowspan="4" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''44'''
|rowspan="4" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Emanuele Naspetti]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| ''1''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''16''
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''Ret'''
||
||
||
||
||
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Montermini]]
||
||
||
||
||
||
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| '''''1'''''
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| ''1''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
||
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Zampedri]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
||
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[1993 International Formula 3000 season|1993]]<ref>Henry (ed.) (1993), pp. 280–281.</ref>
| rowspan="3"| [[Reynard 93D]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| rowspan="3"| {{Avon}}
||
|| [[Donington Park|DON]]
|| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
|| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
|| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
|| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
|| [[Nürburgring|NUR]]
|| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]
|| [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|MAG]]
|| [[Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG]]
||
||
|rowspan="3"|'''20'''
|rowspan="3"|'''5th'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MON}} [[Olivier Beretta]]
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| '''1'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
||
||
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Pedro Diniz]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14
||
||
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[1994 International Formula 3000 season|1994]]<ref>Henry (ed.) (1994), p. 280.</ref>
| rowspan="3"| [[Reynard 94D]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| rowspan="3"| {{Avon}}
||
|| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
|| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
|| [[Circuit de Catalunya|CAT]]
|| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
|| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
|| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]
|| [[Autódromo do Estoril|EST]]
|| [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|MAG]]
||
||
||
|rowspan="3"|'''9'''
|rowspan="3"|'''7th'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Pedro Diniz]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
||
||
||
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Noda]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
||
||
||
|}

===Complete Formula One results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (results in '''bold''' indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Tyres
! Drivers
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! Points
! WCC
|-
!rowspan="3"| [[1995 Formula One season|1995]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Forti FG01|FG01]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Cosworth|Ford EDD]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|rowspan="3"| {{Goodyear}}
|
|| [[1995 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|| [[1995 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|| [[1995 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
|| [[1995 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|| [[1995 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|| [[1995 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
|| [[1995 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|| [[1995 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|| [[1995 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|| [[1995 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
|| [[1995 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|| [[1995 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|| [[1995 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
|| [[1995 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
|| [[1995 Pacific Grand Prix|PAC]]
|| [[1995 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
|| [[1995 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
!rowspan="3"| 0
!rowspan="3"| NC
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Pedro Diniz]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Moreno]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|-
!rowspan="3"| [[1996 Formula One season|1996]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Forti FG01|FG01B]]<br />[[Forti FG03|FG03]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Cosworth|Ford ECA Zetec-R]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|rowspan="3"| {{Goodyear}}
|
|| [[1996 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
|| [[1996 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|| [[1996 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|| [[1996 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
|| [[1996 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
|| [[1996 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|| [[1996 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|| [[1996 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
|| [[1996 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|| [[1996 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|| [[1996 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|| [[1996 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
|| [[1996 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|| [[1996 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|| [[1996 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
|| [[1996 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
|
!rowspan="3"| 0
!rowspan="3"| NC
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luca Badoer]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| DNP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|align="left"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Montermini]]}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| DNP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!colspan="25"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=All championship race entries, in a Forti|url=https://www.chicanef1.com/query.pl?team=&laps=&carmodel=&industry=&page=1&gridpos=&entrant=&driver=&to=&classi=&car=Forti&rpp=50&sponsor=&year=&lubricant=&from=&engine=&designer=&circuit=&tyres=&qualpos=&country=&flappos=&month=&carno=&exact=on&sh_year=on&sh_date=on&sh_gp=on&sh_circuit=on&sh_carno=on&sh_driver=on&sh_entrant=on&sh_car=on&sh_eng=on&sh_tyres=on&sh_qualpos=on&sh_gridpos=on&sh_racepos=on&sh_dpts=on&sh_cpts=on&action=Display|publisher=ChicaneF1|pages=[https://www.chicanef1.com/query.pl?team=&laps=&carmodel=&industry=&page=1&gridpos=&entrant=&driver=&to=&classi=&car=Forti&rpp=50&sponsor=&year=&lubricant=&from=&engine=&designer=&circuit=&tyres=&qualpos=&country=&flappos=&month=&carno=&exact=on&sh_year=on&sh_date=on&sh_gp=on&sh_circuit=on&sh_carno=on&sh_driver=on&sh_entrant=on&sh_car=on&sh_eng=on&sh_tyres=on&sh_qualpos=on&sh_gridpos=on&sh_racepos=on&sh_dpts=on&sh_cpts=on&action=Display 1], [https://www.chicanef1.com/query.pl?year=&country=&carno=&entrant=&driver=&car=Forti&engine=&tyres=&lubricant=&qualpos=&gridpos=&classi=&flappos=&exact=on&laps=&carmodel=&team=&sponsor=&industry=&designer=&sh_year=on&sh_date=on&sh_gp=on&sh_circuit=on&sh_carno=on&sh_entrant=on&sh_driver=on&sh_car=on&sh_eng=on&sh_tyres=on&sh_lub=&sh_qualpos=on&sh_qualtime=&sh_qualdiff=&sh_gridpos=on&sh_racepos=on&sh_racelaps=&sh_racetime=&sh_racetimediff=&sh_flappos=&sh_flap=&sh_flaptime=&sh_flaptimediff=&sh_laps=&sh_dpts=on&sh_cpts=on&sh_sponsor=&sh_industry=&sh_designer=&page=1&rpp=50&from=&to=&circuit=&month=&action=Next 2]|access-date=1 December 2020|archive-date=1 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201123907/https://www.chicanef1.com/query.pl?team=&laps=&carmodel=&industry=&page=1&gridpos=&entrant=&driver=&to=&classi=&car=Forti&rpp=50&sponsor=&year=&lubricant=&from=&engine=&designer=&circuit=&tyres=&qualpos=&country=&flappos=&month=&carno=&exact=on&sh_year=on&sh_date=on&sh_gp=on&sh_circuit=on&sh_carno=on&sh_driver=on&sh_entrant=on&sh_car=on&sh_eng=on&sh_tyres=on&sh_qualpos=on&sh_gridpos=on&sh_racepos=on&sh_dpts=on&sh_cpts=on&action=Display|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=FortiESPN>{{cite web|title=Forti|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/forti/motorsport/team/436.html|publisher=ESPN|access-date=1 December 2020|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116123713/http://en.espn.co.uk/forti/motorsport/team/436.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}}}
|}

==See also==
{{portal|Formula One}}
*[[Pacific Racing]]
*[[Simtek]]

==References==

===Footnotes===
{{refbegin}}
{{refend}}
{{reflist|2}}

===Books===
* {{cite book| editor-last =Domenjoz| editor-first =Luc | others=Silbermann, Eric (translator)| title =Formula 1 Yearbook 1995| publisher =Chronosports Editeur| year =1995| isbn =2-940125-06-6}}
* {{cite book| editor-last =Hamilton| editor-first =Maurice | title =[[AUTOCOURSE]] 1987–88| publisher =Hazleton Publishing| year =1987| isbn =0-905138-47-3}}
* {{cite book| editor-last =Henry| editor-first =Alan| editor-link =Alan Henry| title =AUTOCOURSE 1988–89| publisher =Hazleton Publishing| year =1988| isbn =0-905138-57-0}}
* {{cite book| editor-last =Henry| editor-first =Alan | title =AUTOCOURSE 1989–90| publisher =Hazleton Publishing| year =1989| isbn =0-905138-62-7}}
* {{cite book| editor-last =Henry| editor-first =Alan | title =AUTOCOURSE 1990–91| publisher =Hazleton Publishing| year =1990| isbn =0-905138-74-0}}
* {{cite book| editor-last =Henry| editor-first =Alan | title =AUTOCOURSE 1991–92| publisher =Hazleton Publishing| year =1991| isbn =0-905138-87-2}}
* {{cite book| editor-last =Henry| editor-first =Alan | title =AUTOCOURSE 1992–93| publisher =Hazleton Publishing| year =1992| isbn =0-905138-96-1}}
* {{cite book| editor-last =Henry| editor-first =Alan | title =AUTOCOURSE 1993–94| publisher =Hazleton Publishing| year =1993| isbn =1-874557-15-2}}
* {{cite book| editor-last =Henry| editor-first =Alan | title =AUTOCOURSE 1994–95| publisher =Hazleton Publishing| year =1994| isbn =1-874557-95-0}}
* {{cite book| editor-last =Henry| editor-first =Alan | title =AUTOCOURSE 1995–96| url = https://archive.org/details/autocourseworlds0000unse/ | publisher =Hazleton Publishing| year =1995| isbn =1-874557-36-5|url-access=registration}}
* {{cite book| editor-last =Henry| editor-first =Alan | title =AUTOCOURSE 1996–97| publisher =Hazleton Publishing| year =1996| isbn =1-874557-91-8}}
* {{cite book| last =Higham| first =Peter| title =The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing| url = https://archive.org/details/guinnessguidetoi0000high| publisher =Guinness Publishing Ltd| year =1995| isbn =0-85112-642-1|url-access=registration}}
* {{cite book| last =Jones| first =Bruce| title =The Official ITV Formula One 1997 Grand Prix Guide| publisher =Carlton Books Limited| year =1997| isbn =1-85868-319-X| url-access =registration| url =https://archive.org/details/officialitvformu0000jone}}
* {{cite book| last =Ménard| first =Pierre| title =The Great Encyclopedia of Formula 1| publisher =Chronosports S.A.| year =2006| isbn = 2-84707-123-7| edition =3rd}}
* {{cite book| last =Tremayne| first =David| author-link =David Tremayne| title =Formula One - a Complete Race by Race Guide| url = https://archive.org/details/formulaonechampi0000trem_u8k6 | publisher =Parragon| year =1996| isbn =0-7525-1762-7|url-access=registration}}

==External links==
{{commons}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120505073534/http://f1rejects.com/teams/forti/index.html Forti Corse profile on F1 Rejects]
*{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20070926232412/http://www.autocoursegpa.com/team_team~teamsroot_id~7519.htm Forti statistics at the AUTOCOURSE archive]}} ({{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926232412/http://www.autocoursegpa.com/team_team~teamsroot_id~7519.htm archived version]}})

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