Roberto Bussinello (4 October 1927 in Pistoia – 24 August 1999 in Vicenza) was a racing driver from Italy.
He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 10 September 1961. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.
Bussinello travelled to Australia in 1964 for a production car race at the Sandown Park circuit in Melbourne. Teaming with Australian driver Ralph Sachs in an Alec Mildren Racing Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super, Bussinello would win the 1964 Sandown 6 Hour International. The race was the forerunner of what would become the Sandown 500. Info from Wiki
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He drove a De Tomaso in selected minor Formula 1 events during 1961 with fifth at Naples and fourth at Vallelunga his best results. Bussinello also made his world championship debut in the Italian GP at Monza that year. Starting from 24th on the grid, his Conrero-developed Alfa Romeo engine blew up after just one lap (see the picture)
Bussinello took an engineering post with Alfa Romeo in 1963 and he began racing for that marque in sports cars and the European Touring Car Championship.
He returned to single-seaters in 1965 with Scuderia Centro Sud’s BRM P57 in non-championship events at Syracuse and Silverstone. He also planned to race in two F1 World Championship events that year but was refused an entry for the German GP and retired in Italy.
