Paolo Guerci
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Career
Guerci joined forces with retired racing driver Guido FortiGuido Forti
Guido Forti is the former team manager of the now-defunct Formula One team Forti.-Career:Forti co-founded the team with businessman Paolo Guerci in the late 1970s, initially running in Italian and European Formula Three. The team made the step up to Formula 3000 in 1987, but only participated in...
to form the Forti
Forti
Forti Corse, commonly known as Forti, was an Italian motor racing team chiefly known for its brief, and unsuccessful, involvement in Formula One in the mid-1990s. It was established in the late 1970s and competed in lower formulae for two decades...
racing team in the late 1970s. He remained with the team throughout its rise through Formula Three
Formula Three
Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers...
and Formula 3000, and eventually its unsuccessful foray into Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
in and . In 1994, Guido Forti found a new business partner in Carlo Gancia
Carlo Vallarino Gancia
-Early life:Although the Gancia family is famous as the owners of an Italian wine-producing company , Carlo Vallarino was born in Brazil...
, who bought Guerci's shares in the team and set about raising the budget needed for Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
with help from driver Pedro Diniz
Pedro Diniz
Pedro Paulo Diniz is a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 99 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on March 26, 1995...
's family. Guerci stayed on as a race engineer for the team during its time in F1.
Guerci was one of the main Technicians of Passoli Racing, alongside with Ermanno Cuoghi until Cesare Passoli's death in 2008. He is currently Technical Director of the Italian International Formula Master
International Formula Master
International Formula Master, also known as Formula Super 2000, was a European-based junior single seater formula. The series was conceived as a competitor for Formula Three and made its debut at Valencia in 2007...
team, Alan Racing.. He works also at RP Motorsport. His son Davide followed the steps of his father and works in F3 team Down Force and Formula Renault team GSK Motorsport.