Franco Cortese

Franco Cortese was an Italian racing driver. He entered 156 races between 1927 and 1958, of which one was a Formula 1 List of [Formula One Grands Prix|Grand Prix] and three were Formula 2 Grands Prix. Cortese holds the record of most finishes in a Mille Miglia race: fourteen.
Besides having entered many races in an Alfa Romeo, Cortese became most famous for his affiliation with Ferrari between 1947 and 1949, driving the first race car built by Ferrari in 1947, the Ferrari [125 S], which brought victories at four races in 1947. In 1950, he co-founded the Formula One team Scuderia Ambrosiana with Giovanni Lurani, Luigi Villoresi and Eugenio Minetti.