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{{short description|Italian racing car manufacturer and Formula One team}}
{{update|date=June 2025}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Former F1 team
| Short_name    = {{flagicon|ITA}} Osella
| Long_name     = Osella Squadra Corse
| Logo          = [[File:Osella emblem.png|90px]]
| Base          = [[Verolengo]], [[Italy]]<ref>originally (1970s-1980s) in [[Volpiano]], Italy. After, until 2009 [[Atella, Basilicata|Atella]], Italy</ref>
| Founders      = [[Enzo Osella]]
| Staff         = 
| Drivers       = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piercarlo Ghinzani]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jo Gartner]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Huub Rothengatter]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nicola Larini]] <br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Riccardo Paletti]]
| Next name     = [[Fondmetal]]
| Engines       = [[Cosworth|Ford-Cosworth]], [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]], Osella
| Debut         = [[1980 Argentine Grand Prix]]
| Races         = 172 (132 starts)
| Cons_champ    = 0 <small>(best finish: 12th, {{F1|1984}})</small>
| Drivers_champ = 0 <small>(best finish: 19th, [[Piercarlo Ghinzani]], {{F1|1984}})</small>
| Wins          = 0 <small>(best finish: 4th, [[1982 San Marino Grand Prix]])</small>
| Poles         = 0 <small>(best grid position: 8th, [[1990 United States Grand Prix]])</small>
| Fastest_laps  = 0
| Last race     = [[1990 Australian Grand Prix]]
}}
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'''Osella''' is an Italian racing car manufacturer and former [[Formula One]] team. They participated in 132 [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]] between 1980 and 1990. They achieved two points finishes and scored five world championship points.

==Early days==
[[File:Osella PA5 BMW.jpg|thumb|Osella placed second in the [[1977 World Championship for Sports Cars]] with the Osella PA5 BMW.]]

Osella was founded in [[Volpiano]] in 1965 by former rally driver [[Enzo Osella]]. The team began life by racing [[Abarth]] [[sports car racing|sports car]]s among local and national races in Italy since 1965. In 1974, Osella took over the factory Abarth sports car program and expanded into single-seater racing. In 1975, the team entered the [[1975 European Formula Two Championship|European Formula Two Championship]] with [[Giorgio Francia]] and [[Duilio Truffo]], achieving some success with its own car, the [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]-powered [[Osella FA2]].

[[File:Abarth Osella PA1.jpg|thumb|[[Abarth]]-powered Osella PA1]]

Osella continued in Formula Two the following season, but financial problems meant that the team was not competitive and withdrew from the championship before the end of the season. In the following years, the FA2s were occasionally entered by privateers, one of them being the Swiss touring car driver [[Charly Kiser]]. The experience prompted Osella to try to become a manufacturer for other teams. The Osella FA3 [[Formula Three]] car, powered with [[Toyota]] or [[Lancia]] engines, competed in the 1976 [[Germany|German]] and Italian F3 championships without making any great impression. After this, the team concentrated on running in local sports car events during 1977 and 1978.

[[File:Uberto Bonucci - Osella PA3.JPG|thumb|BMW-powered Osella PA3]]

==Return to Formula Two==
[[File:Boxenstop Tübingen - Osella PA6-7.jpg|thumb|BMW-powered Osella PA6/7]]

Osella returned to the European Formula Two Championship in [[1979 European Formula Two Championship|1979]], with American driver [[Eddie Cheever]] racing the well-used FA2, again powered by a BMW engine. The car was good enough to win three races and take Cheever to fourth in the championship. After securing the sponsorship of the [[Ente Tabacchi Italiani]] tobacco company via their flagship brand [[MS (cigarette)|MS]], Enzo Osella decided to upgrade his activities to [[Formula One]].

==Formula One==
Osella's first Formula One car, the FA1, was designed by [[Giorgio Stirano]]. Powered by [[Ford Cosworth DFV]], the car was presented in a black and white livery with large [[Denim (label)|Denim]] branding on the sidepods. After a difficult beginning of the season, [[Eddie Cheever]] was able to qualify regularly but finished just one race in the whole season. The car suffered from unreliability problems and was aerodynamically inefficient. Many components were manufactured in-house – a strategy that although financially viable, often resulted in poorly designed material. 

For the 1982 season, Osella fielded two cars, one for [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] and one for [[Riccardo Paletti]]. The team hired [[Giorgio Valentini]] and [[Tony Southgate]] to design a new car, with input from Enzo Osella himself. Most of these attempts brought little improvement as high-tech solutions could not be financed. Jarier finished fourth at [[San Marino Grand Prix|Imola]] in [[1982 San Marino Grand Prix|1982]] (where only 14 cars started) and scored the first Championship points for the young team in a car that was by now dubbed [[Osella FA1C]]. Towards the end of the season tragedy struck, when [[Riccardo Paletti]] was killed in a start-line accident at the [[1982 Canadian Grand Prix]].

[[File:Osella FA1D Bournemouth WHEELS Festival 2006.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Osella FA1D]] at [[Bournemouth]] in 2016]]

In 1983 the team regrouped, and hired [[Piercarlo Ghinzani]] and [[Teo Fabi]]'s younger brother [[Corrado Fabi]], who had just won the [[Formula Two]] European championship. Lack of funding and reliability issues prevented the drivers to qualify for many of the events on the calendar, Fabi's 10th place at the Deutch Grand Prix the best result of the season. For 1984 Osella retained Ghinzani and gave the second car to the young Austrian [[Jo Gartner]]. Ghinzani was able to score points when he finished fifth at the [[1984 Dallas Grand Prix]]. Gardner finished fifth at [[1984 Italian Grand Prix|Monza]] but both him and countryman [[Gerhard Berger]], who had finished sixth on ATS, didn't receive any points as their teams at the beginning of the season had only officially entered one car. For the 1985 season, Ghinzani was paired with [[Huub Rothengatter]] but none of the two were able to score any points. In 1986, in order to stay afloat, the team started asking their drivers to bring sponsorship. Whilst some of the drivers who started their [[Formula One|F1]] careers with the team would go on to have respectable careers, such as [[Alex Caffi]] and [[Gabriele Tarquini]], others disappeared as quickly as they had come, such as [[Allen Berg]] and [[Franco Forini]]. None of these drivers were able to push the team forward, and Osella continued with little or no improvement in competitiveness.

===Partnership with Alfa Romeo===
[[File:Ghinzani Osella FA1F 1984 Dallas F1.jpg|thumb|right|Alfa-Romeo derived FA1F at the [[1984 Dallas Grand Prix]], where Ghinzani achieved Osella's second and last points finish]]

In the mid-1980s, Osella was the beneficiary of factory [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] engines, both in [[Naturally aspirated engine|naturally-aspirated]] (1983–84) and [[Turbocharger|turbo]] (1984–88) forms. The Alfa engine program helped the team to survive the increasingly professional turbo era but it failed to improve its competitiveness. The Alfa turbo engine, the [[Alfa Romeo 8-cylinder F1 engine#890T|890T]], was not reliable. Turbos blew up regularly and power output had to be reduced down to the level of the non-turbo cars just to achieve the necessary reliability. Alfa Romeo's chief designer, [[Carlo Chiti]], offered some technical input to the team. Beginning with the 1984 [[Osella FA1F]], which was based on the 1983 works [[Alfa Romeo 183T]], all the following Osella models up to the [[Osella FA1L|FA1L]] in {{f1|1988}} had their origins in the initial Alfa design.

For 1988 – the last year before turbos were banned – the team re-branded the 890T as the "Osella V8". This came about after Alfa's parent company, [[Fiat Chrysler Automobiles|Fiat]], grew tired of the negative publicity the team had given the 890T and, while allowing them to continue using the engine, refused to allow the Alfa Romeo name to be used.

After driver [[Nicola Larini]] managed some impressive times in pre-season testing at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]], the team were quietly confident of a decent showing through 1988, as many teams had switched to naturally-aspirated engines in preparation for 1989. However, the [[Osella FA1L]], with its outdated turbo, was not up to the challenge. Larini often failed to qualify or even pre-qualify, and was also excluded from the [[1988 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]] before practice after failing to get through scrutineering due to illegal changes made to the chassis. At the end of the season, [[Enzo Osella]] terminated his agreement with [[Alfa Romeo]].

===Cosworth power and Fondmetal===
The 1989 season saw some improvement. The all-new, [[Cosworth DFV#DFR|Cosworth DFR]]-powered [[Osella FA1M]] performed better in the qualifying sessions (most notably in the [[1989 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]], where Larini qualified 10th). The fine qualifying performance, however, didn't translate into good results in the races. The cars rarely saw the finish line due to several technical failures. The most frustrating race was the Canadian Grand Prix, where Larini had climbed to third during the race but retired when the FA1M's electrics failed due to water ingress. At the end of the season, on the occasion of the [[1989 Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]], Ghinzani suffered a high-speed collision with the [[Lotus 101|Lotus]] of [[Nelson Piquet]], leaving him with an injured ankle. Right after, Ghinzani announced his retirement. 

In 1990, [[Enzo Osella]] sold shares in his team to metalwork magnate [[Gabriele Rumi]], as part of a sponsorship deal with Rumi's [[Fondmetal]] company. During {{f1|1990}}, the team entered a single car for French driver [[Olivier Grouillard]]. At the end of 1990, Rumi took over the remainder of the team and renamed it Fondmetal. The involvement of Rumi meant the end of Osella's activities in Formula One.

==Sportscars==
[[File:Osella PA 20 S BMW.jpg|thumb|right|BMW-powered Osella PA20]]

During his Formula One years, Osella had continued building sports cars. In fact this was one of the few projects that regularly brought work and money to Volpiano, especially in [[Hillclimbing|hillclimb]] races, with [[Mauro Nesti]] many times winner of European and Italian Championship, and many other drivers, with [[Osella PA9]] and [[Osella PA9/90]] models.

[[File:Osella PA30 - Petr Vitek.JPG|thumb|Osella PA30]]

A few of those sports cars even found their way to the [[Can Am]] series, although without much success. The most prestigious result was during the [[1984 Can Am season]] with a third place in the championship for the 2-litre class; the car was the [[Osella PA10]] driven by [[Armando Trentini]], and was the only two-seater in the championship; the rest of the 2-litre class field comprised single-seater F2 cars with covered wheels.

In the 1990s, Osella moved to [[Atella, Basilicata|Atella]] in the south of Italy where he built a new ultra-modern facility to produce some very competitive sports cars. Many of them were sold to privateers, while others were entered in several classes by the Osella works team. The works team was particularly successful in [[Hillclimbing|hillclimb]] races. In 1995 Osella works team driver [[Pasquale Irlando]] won all 9 races of the [[European Hillclimb Championship]] using the [[Osella PA20]]. He won the title in 1997, 1998 and 1999 consecutively. His successor [[Fabio Danti]] died in one of Osella's cars when he was competing in the 2000 Championship. Hillclimb stars like [[Franz Tschager]] and [[Martin Krisam]] continue to use Osella cars. In 2001 the factory was transferred back near Turin, in [[Verolengo]], and continued activity building sport cars for hill climbing and minor sport race championship.

At the end of 2022, Osella Motorsports LTD merged with Osella Engineering. Under the leadership of [[Enzo Osella]] and [[Giuseppe Angiulli]], the company, now known as Osella corse, produced cars such as the PA21 JrB from the E2B class, that can be equipped with motorcycling propellers from 1000 to 1600 cc., with a set-up both for hill climbing and track. This new collaboration, according to [[Enzo Osella]], "breathed life into Osella and also into the spirit that has been driving the team".

==Racing record==

===Complete Formula Two results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Drivers
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{F2|1974}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Osella PA2]]
|rowspan="2"| [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]
|
| [[Montjuïc circuit|BAR]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
| [[Salzburgring|SAL]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]]
| [[Karlskoga Motorstadion|KAR]]
| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]]
|
|
|
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|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Arturo Merzario]]
|
|
|
|
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|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
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|-
| rowspan="5"| {{F2|1975}}
| rowspan="5"| [[Osella FA2]]<br/>[[March Engineering|March 742]]
| rowspan="5"| [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]
|
| [[Autódromo do Estoril|EST]]
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[Eifelrennen|NÜR]]
| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[Salzburgring|SAL]]
| [[Rouen-Les-Essarts|ROU]]
| [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]]
| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Circuit Zolder|ZOL]]
| [[Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG]]
| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]]
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giorgio Francia]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''4''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Diulio Truffo
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''''5'''''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
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|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Filannino
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Arturo Merzario]]
|
|
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|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|-
|rowspan="4"| {{F2|1976}}
|rowspan="4"| [[Osella FA2]]
|rowspan="4"| [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]
|
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]]
| [[Salzburgring|SAL]]
| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[Rouen-Les-Essarts|ROU]]
| [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]]
| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
| [[Autódromo do Estoril|EST]]
| [[Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
|
|
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giorgio Francia]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|
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|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianfranco Trombetti
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
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|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Arturo Merzario]]
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
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|-
|rowspan="2"| {{F2|1979}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Osella FA2/79]]
|rowspan="2"| [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]
|
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
| [[Eifelrennen|NÜR]]
| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]]
| [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]]
| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN]]
| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
| [[Misano Circuit|MIS]]
| [[Donington Park|DON]]
|
|
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]]
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| '''1'''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| ''1''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| ''1''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|
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|-
! colspan="18" | Source:<ref name=MSportMagResults>{{cite web|title=Osella|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/teams/osella/|work=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=13 February 2025}}</ref>
|}

===Complete Formula One results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (results in '''bold''' indicate pole position)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Chassis
! Engines
! Tyres
! Drivers
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! WCC
! Points
|-
!rowspan="2"| {{F1|1980}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Osella FA1|FA1]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|rowspan="2"| {{Goodyear}}
|
| [[1980 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1980 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1980 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1980 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
| [[1980 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1980 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1980 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1980 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1980 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1980 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1980 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1980 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1980 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1980 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|
|
!rowspan="2"| NC
!rowspan="2"| 0
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|
|-
!rowspan="6"| {{F1|1981}}
|rowspan="6"| [[Osella FA1B|FA1B]]<br/>[[Osella FA1C|FA1C]]
|rowspan="6"| [[Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|rowspan="6"| {{Michelin}}
|
| [[1981 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
| [[1981 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1981 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1981 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1981 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1981 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1981 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1981 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1981 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1981 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1981 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1981 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1981 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1981 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix|CPL]]
|
!rowspan="6"| NC
!rowspan="6"| 0
|-
|align="left"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Miguel Ángel Guerra]]}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piercarlo Ghinzani]]
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|
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|
|
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|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giorgio Francia]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|
|
|
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|
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|-
|align="left"| {{Flagicon|France|variant=1974}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]
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|
|
|
|
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|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Beppe Gabbiani]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|
|-
!rowspan="3"| {{F1|1982}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Osella FA1C|FA1C]]<br/>
|rowspan="3"| [[Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|rowspan="3"| {{Pirelli}}
|
| [[1982 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1982 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1982 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
| [[1982 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1982 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1982 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1982 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]
| [[1982 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1982 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1982 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1982 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1982 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1982 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1982 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[1982 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix|CPL]]
!rowspan="3"| 12th
!rowspan="3"| 3
|-
|align="left"| {{Flagicon|France|variant=1974}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Riccardo Paletti]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
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|-
!rowspan="5"| {{F1|1983}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Osella FA1D|FA1D]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|rowspan="5"| {{Michelin}}
|
| [[1983 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1983 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
| [[1983 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1983 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1983 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1983 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1983 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]
| [[1983 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1983 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1983 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1983 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1983 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1983 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1983 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
| [[1983 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
|
!rowspan="5"| NC
!rowspan="5"| 0
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Corrado Fabi]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret 
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ 
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret 
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ 
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piercarlo Ghinzani]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Osella FA1E|FA1E]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] 1260 3.0 [[V12 engine|V12]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Corrado Fabi]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piercarlo Ghinzani]]
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|-
!rowspan="4"| {{F1|1984}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Osella FA1F|FA1F]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] 890T 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
|rowspan="4"| {{Pirelli}}
|
| [[1984 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1984 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1984 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1984 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1984 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1984 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1984 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1984 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]
| [[1984 Dallas Grand Prix|DAL]]
| [[1984 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1984 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1984 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1984 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1984 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1984 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
| [[1984 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
!rowspan="4"| 12th
!rowspan="4"| 2
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piercarlo Ghinzani]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jo Gartner]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 5{{sup|‡}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
|-
|rowspan="1"| [[Osella FA1E|FA1E]]
|rowspan="1"| {{nowrap|[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] 1260 3.0 [[V12 engine|V12]]}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jo Gartner]]
|
|
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|
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|-
!rowspan="3"| {{F1|1985}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Osella FA1F|FA1F]]<br/>[[Osella FA1G|FA1G]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] 890T 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
|rowspan="3"| {{Pirelli}}
|
| [[1985 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1985 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1985 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1985 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1985 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1985 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]
| [[1985 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1985 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1985 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1985 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1985 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1985 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1985 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1985 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
| [[1985 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1985 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
!rowspan="3"| NC
!rowspan="3"| 0
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piercarlo Ghinzani]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Huub Rothengatter]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|-
!rowspan="5"| {{F1|1986}}
|rowspan="5"| [[Osella FA1G|FA1G]]<br/>[[Osella FA1F|FA1F]]<br/>[[Osella FA1H|FA1H]]
|rowspan="5"| [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] 890T 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
|rowspan="5"| {{Pirelli}}
|
| [[1986 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1986 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1986 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1986 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1986 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1986 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1986 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]
| [[1986 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1986 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1986 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1986 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
| [[1986 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1986 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1986 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1986 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
| [[1986 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
!rowspan="5"| NC
!rowspan="5"| 0
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piercarlo Ghinzani]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Christian Danner]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Allen Berg]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alex Caffi]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC
|
|
|
|-
!rowspan="4"| {{F1|1987}}
|rowspan="4"| [[Osella FA1I|FA1I]]<br/>[[Osella FA1G|FA1G]]
|rowspan="4"| {{nowrap|[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] 890T 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]}}
|rowspan="4"| {{Goodyear}}
|
| [[1987 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1987 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1987 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1987 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1987 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]
| [[1987 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1987 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1987 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1987 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
| [[1987 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1987 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1987 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1987 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1987 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
| [[1987 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[1987 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
!rowspan="4"| NC
!rowspan="4"| 0
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alex Caffi]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gabriele Tarquini]]
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Franco Forini]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|
|
|
|-
!rowspan="2"| {{F1|1988}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Osella FA1I|FA1I]]<br/>[[Osella FA1L|FA1L]]
|rowspan="2"| Osella 890T 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
|rowspan="2"| {{Goodyear}}
|
| [[1988 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1988 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1988 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1988 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
| [[1988 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1988 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]
| [[1988 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1988 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1988 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1988 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
| [[1988 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1988 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1988 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1988 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1988 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[1988 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
!rowspan="2"| NC
!rowspan="2"| 0
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nicola Larini]]
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
| EX
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 19
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|-
!rowspan="3"| {{F1|1989}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Osella FA1M|FA1M]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Cosworth DFV#DFR|Cosworth DFR]] 3.5 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|rowspan="3"| {{Pirelli}}
|
| [[1989 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1989 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1989 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1989 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
| [[1989 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1989 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1989 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1989 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1989 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1989 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
| [[1989 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1989 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1989 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1989 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1989 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[1989 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
!rowspan="3"| NC
!rowspan="3"| 0
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nicola Larini]]
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piercarlo Ghinzani]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|-
!rowspan="2"| {{F1|1990}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Osella FA1M|FA1M-E]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Cosworth DFV#DFR|Cosworth DFR]] 3.5 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|rowspan="2"| {{Pirelli}}
|
| [[1990 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1990 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1990 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1990 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1990 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1990 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
| [[1990 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1990 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1990 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1990 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
| [[1990 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1990 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1990 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1990 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1990 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[1990 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
!rowspan="2"| NC
!rowspan="2"| 0
|-
|align="left"| {{Flagicon|France|variant=1974}} [[Olivier Grouillard]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 19
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|-
! colspan="23" | Sources:<ref name=MSportMagResults/><ref>{{cite web|title=Osella Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/team/osella/results|work=Motorsport Stats|access-date=13 February 2025}}</ref>
|}

{{sup|‡}} Not eligible for points.

== Notes ==
<references/>

==References==
* ''Official Osella site'' https://www.osella.it/wrp/en/# Accessed 9 April 2020 (in English)
* ''Osella book - Enzo Osella'' (Italian) Hardcover {{ISBN|978-8882299217}}, English version {{ISBN|8882299279}}
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