He passed away on Thursday morning in Gallipoli, in the province of Lecce, where for the past few years, he was enjoying retirement after a lifetime spent in the world of racing.

Nosetto who was from Turin and gained a degree in mechanical engineering from the Politecnico di Torino joined the the Italian sporting authority, the CSAI, before being invited to move to Ferrari in 1977 as a replacement for outgoing Sporting Director Daniele Audetto where he had to manage that year's driver line up of Niki Lauda and Carlos Reutemann. After that role he became an advisor to the team.

Following his time at Ferrari, Nosetto became the Director of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola as it joined the F1 calendar and he guided the track's fortunes for nearly a decade. He then worked for bernie Ecclestone before joining the FIA and later MotoGP promoter Doorna where he worked as the Race Director, first in the MotoGP World Championship and then later in the World Superbike Championship. His final position in top-level motorsport was to help create the Italian Superstars series in 2004, writing the technical regulations for the championship's founder, Maurizio Flamini.

“The death of Roberto Nosetto has saddened me deeply,” commented Team Principal Stefano Domenicali following the news of his passing. “Apart from his name being irrevocably linked to the history of Scuderia Ferrari, for me personally, he was a very important person, because it was under his tenure at the Imola circuit that I began my career in motor sport, when as a student, I tried to find things to do in the paddock, learning as much as possible from him, from his experience and above all, from his gentle nature.”