Fondmetal was a Formula One constructor from 1991 through 1992, as well as a Formula One engine supplier in 2000. The team were spawned from Gabrielle Rumi's Fondmetal alloy wheels company. Rumi, a motor racing enthusiast, sponsored the Osella team for the 1989 and 1990 seasons, before exercising an option to buy out Enzo Osella in 1991. Image File history File links Fondmetal. ... The inaugural Formula One World Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. ... The following is a list of constructors which have competed or plan to compete in the Formula One World Championship. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Osella was an Italian motor racing company based in Volpiano near Turin, Italy. ...

He initially persevered with Osella's driver, Olivier Grouillard, until he tired of the Frenchman's reckless side and attitude problem, replacing him with Gabriele Tarquini. For 1992, Rumi secured Cosworth HB V8 engines, and entered a second car for Andrea Chiesa. Tarquini showed speed, but the car was fragile. Chiesa never got going, however, and was replaced by Eric van de Poele for the Hungarian Grand Prix. However, three races later the team folded, feeling the pinch of the worldwide recession. Osella was an Italian motor racing company based in Volpiano near Turin, Italy. ... Olivier Grouillard was a Formula One driver from France. ... Gabriele Tarquini was a Formula One driver from Italy. ... A Ford Cosworth DFV on a Ligier JS11 The original company was founded as a British racing engine maker, based in Northampton in 1958 by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth. ... Andrea Chiesa was a Formula One driver from Switzerland. ... Eric van de Poele in Modena overalls at the start of the 1991 Grand Prix season Eric van de Poele was a Formula One driver from Belgium. ... The first Hungarian Grand Prix was held on June 21, 1936 over a 3. ...

Rumi would return to Formula One in a more modest capacity in 1995, with Fondmetal sponsoring Tyrrell, and for 1996 would switch his support to Minardi. He would gradually increased his interest in the Faenza outfit, becoming co-owner and chairman. For the 2000 season the team were forced to use 1998-spec Ford Zetec-R V10 engines, which were rebadged as Fondmetal engines in deferrence to his financial input. However, Rumi had contracted cancer, and was forced to withdraw his backing, eventually passing away in May 2001. The inaugural Formula One World Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. ... Tyrrell was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell. ... Minardi is a automobile racing team, founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... Faenza is an old Italian cathedral town, situated 50 km southeast of Bologna. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ...