Teodoro "Dorino" Serafini (22 July 1909 – 5 July 2000) was a motorcycle road racer and racing driver from Italy.

Dorino Serafini
Dorino Serafini in 1936
Born(1909-07-22)22 July 1909
Died5 July 2000(2000-07-05) (aged 90)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityItaly Italian
Active years1950
TeamsFerrari
Entries1
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums1
Career points3
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1950 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry1950 Italian Grand Prix

A native of Pesaro (Marche), he started his bike racing career in 1928, on a Benelli 175cc. He won the 1939 500cc European Championship on a Gilera, with victories in the German, Swedish and Ulster Grand Prix.[1] He switched to single seater car racing in 1947, starting in a Cisitalia D46.[2] He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix on 3 September 1950, when he finished second and scored 3 championship points, his points being halved as he shared the drive with Alberto Ascari. Serafini remains the only Formula One driver to have scored a podium finish in every World Championship Grand Prix they entered. He also competed in several non-Championship Formula One races.

Serafini finished second in the 1950 Mille Miglia. He retired from racing full-time after sustaining serious injuries during the 1951 Mille Miglia, which required multiple operations over several years. He made a come back for the 1954 Brescia-Rome-Brescia race, finishing 7th overall and first in the GT class.[2]

Racing record

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Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 WDC Points
1950 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari V12 GBR MON 500 SUI BEL FRA ITA
2*
13th 3
* Indicates shared drive with Alberto Ascari

Non-championship Formula One results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
1950 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12 PAU RIC SRM
Ret
PAR EMP BAR
7
JER ALB NED NAT NOT ULS PES STT INT GOO
Ferrari 375 PEN
2
1951 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 212 Ferrari V12 SYR
2
PAU
Ret
RIC
Ferrari 375 Ferrari V12 SRM
Ret
BOR INT PAR ULS SCO NED ALB PES BAR GOO

References

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  1. ^ Williams, Richard (2000-07-17). "Dorino Serafini". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  2. ^ a b "Dorino Serafini | The "forgotten" drivers of F1". www.f1forgottendrivers.com. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
Sporting positions
Preceded by 500cc Motorcycle European Champion
1939
Succeeded by