Alexandre Tagliani

Alexandre Tagliani (born the October 18th 1972 with Montreal, Quebec) is a racing driver Canadian. He evolves/moves since 2000 in the North-American championship Champ Because.

Biography

After 8 years of karting (of 1987 to 1994), Alex Tagliani begins his career in automobile sport in 1995 in the North-American championship from Formula Ford 1600, qu ' it finishes in the fourth place. From 1996, and until 1999, it disputes the championship of Formule Atlantic, but in spite of several victories, it does not manage to take down the title and must be satisfied with a third place in 1997 like better result with general classification.

In 2000, " Tag" , as it is called, reaches the Champ Because (then still officially called CART) within the stable Player' S Forsythe. As of its beginnings, he affirms himself like one of the most promising pilots of the series by showing an undeniable burst of speed, as attests it its pole position in Rio de Janeiro. But a certain bad luck as of the errors of its share prevent it from transforming its performances into solids result. It finishes the season in the 16th final place, with one 4th place with Beach Length as a better result. This diagram reproduces in 2001 and 2002, where in spite of constant progress and some blows of glares, he pains to shine on the whole of the season. In at the end of 2001, it strikes in full whip the car of Alessandro Zanardi, then in perdition on the track of the circuit of Lausitzring, in Germany. Whereas Zanardi must be made cut down by the two legs, Tigliani has being hospitalized during 48heures, for wounds with the legs.

In 2003, replaced at Forsythe by Paul Tracy, Tagliani finds refuge in the new Rocketsports stable of Paul Gentilozzi. In this team of medium of plate, Tagliani remains faithful to its reputation (blows of glare but of many missed occasions) until the delivery arrives finally at the time of the test of Road America in 2004, where it takes down its very first victory in CART/Champ Because.

As for Alex Tagliani, who kept knowledge and is also touched with the legs, it was transported to the hospital of Klettwitz where its state is considered to be satisfactory and where there should remain hospitalized 48 hours.

After two last years at TEAM Australia (emanation of Walker Racing), Tagliani carries out in 2007 its return to Rocketsports.

Career

1987 - 1994: Karting
1995: Formulate Ford
1996: Formula Atlantic at P-1 Racing (7th of the championship)
1997: Formula Atlantic at Player' S (3rd of the championship)
1998: Formula Atlantic at Player' S (5th of the championship)
1999: Formula Atlantic at Player' S (4th of the championship)
2000: Championship CART at Player' S Forsythe (16th of the championship)
2001: Championship CART at Player' S Forsythe (11th of the championship)
2002: Championship CART at Player' S Forsythe (8th of the championship)
2003: Championship CART at Rocketsports (10th of the championship)
2004: Field Because at Rocketsports (7th from the championship, 1 victory)

2005: Field Because at TEAM Australia (7th of the championship)

2006: Field Because at TEAM Australia (8th of the championship)

2007: Field Because at Rocketsports

Others

Alex Tagliani is of Italian origin. It is besides at the time of a voyage in Italy with beginning of the year 1980 that his/her paternal grandfather made him discover the sport automobile.
He is married since 2003 with Bronte Tagliani, an Australian signal-model

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