Ludovico Scarfiotti
Nationality  Italian
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1963 – 1968
Teams	Ferrari, Cooper, Anglo American Racers
Races	12 (10 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	1
Podium finishes	1
Career points	17
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	1
First race	1963 Dutch Grand Prix
Last race	1968 Monaco Grand Prix

Ludovico Scarfiotti (18 October 1933 - 8 June 1968) was a Formula One and sports car driver from Italy. The FIA Super Licence is a qualification allowing the Licence holder to take part in Formula One Grands Prix as a driver Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1963 Formula One season featured the fourteenth FIA World Championship of Drivers, the sixth International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and numerous non-championship Formula The 1968 Formula One season included the 19th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on January 1, 1968, and ended on Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Anglo American Racers was a Formula One and Champ Car constructor from the USA owned by Dan Gurney and run from the Weslake factory The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race Results from the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Zandvoort on June 23, 1963. The 1968 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 26, 1968. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sports car racing is a form of circuit Auto racing with Automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Just prior to entering Formula One, he won the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans for Ferrari. The 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 31st Grand Prix of Endurance and took place on June 15 and 16, 1963. Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing Immediately after he debuted in Grands Prix racing on 23 June, later participating in 12 World Championship races. Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894 Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish He won 1 race, and scored a total of 17 championship points. A motor sports competitor for a decade, Scarfiotti won the European mountain driving title in 1962. He was proclaimed Italy's best driver in both 1962 and 1965. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ^[1]

Early life

Scarfiotti was born in Turin. Scarfiotti was associated with cars from his youth. His father was among five founders of the Fiat automobile company. Fiat SpA (an Acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer ^[1]

Sports car competition

Ludovico Scarfiotti at the Nürburgring 1964

Scarfiotti competed in the 1,000 Kilometres de Paris sports car race in October 1962. He finished third with teammate Colin Davis. For the former Formula One driver see Colin Davis (driver WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes The event was won by Pedro Rodríguez and Ricardo Rodríguez driving a Ferrari. Pedro Rodríguez ( 18 January 1940 &ndash 11 July 1971) was a Mexican Grand Prix motor racing driver Ricardo Rodríguez ( 14 February 1942, Mexico City - 1 November 1962, Magdalena Mixhuca Circuit, Mexico City ^[2] Partnered with Bandini, Scarfioti was victorious in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1963. Their factory Ferrari achieved an average speed of 117. 99 miles per hour over a distance of 2,832 miles (4,558 km). The victory was worth almost $20,000 in various prize money along with prestige. ^[3]

John Surtees and Scarfiotti shared a Ferrari which gave the marque a fourth consecutive victory in 1965. Motorcycle racing career Born in Tatsfield, Surrey, Surtees was the son of a south London motorcycle dealer A marque ( French for "brand" ˈmɑrk is a Brand name especially in the Automobile industry They won the 1000km Nürburgring race. They led throughout the 44 laps, posting a winning time of 6 hours, 53 minutes, and 5 seconds, for an average speed of 90. 46 mph (145. 58 km/h). ^[4] Scarfiotti and Lorenzo Bandini drove a 2-litre Ferrari to second place in a 1,000 kilometre sports car race at the Nürburgring in June 1966. Lorenzo Bandini (born 21 December 1935 - died 10 May 1967, Monaco) was an Italian Motor racing driver who raced in The Nürburgring, known as simply " The Ring " by enthusiasts is a Motorsport Race track in Nürburg, Germany. First place went to Phil Hill and Joakim Bonnier driving a 5. Philip Toll Hill Jr, ( April 20, 1927 &ndash August 28, 2008) was a United States automobile racer and the only American-born Joakim "Jo" Bonnier ( January 31 1930 - June 11 1972) was a Swedish Sportscar racing and Formula One 4-litre Chevrolet-powered Chaparral. Chevrolet (ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ - French origin (also known as Chevy) is a Brand of Automobile, produced by General Motors (GM Chaparral Cars was a United States Automotive company which built prototype race cars from the 1960s through the early 1980s The Ferrari was 90 seconds behind in a race that debuted the automatic transmission Chaparral in European competition. Surtees withdrew his 4-litre Ferrari after a number of pit stops following shock absorber trouble on the seventh lap. ^[5]

Surtees severed relations with the Ferrari racing team following their decision to replace him with Scarfiotti at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. The 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 34th Grand Prix of Endurance and took place on June 18 and 19, 1966. Surtees sustained grave injuries during a September 1965 race in Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The dispute was between Surtees and Ferrari team chief, Eugenio Dragoni. The quarrel had to do with Surtees' not having recovered sufficiently to drive competitively. Surtees had a valid complaint. He took first in a 1966 1,000 kilometre race at Monza and won the 1966 Belgian Grand Prix held on June 12. Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a Motorsport Race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. The 1966 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 12, 1966. ^[6] Scarfiotti joined Mike Parkes in a Ferrari P4 for a 1,000 kilometre race at Spa in May 1967. Michael Johnson Parkes ( September 24, 1931 in Richmond, Surrey - August 28, 1977 nr The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race They finished a lap behind Jacky Ickx and Richard Thompson, who drove a Ford Mirage (race car). Racing career Jacky Ickx was introduced to the sport when he was taken by his father motoring journalist Jacques Ickx, to races which he covered Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The Mirage race cars were built by JW Automotive at Slough in England to compete in international sports car races in the colours of the Gulf Oil Corporation The winning team averaged 120. 5 mph (193. 9 km/h). and posted a time of 5 hours, 9 minutes, 46. 5 seconds. ^[7]

Scarfiotti entered a Ferrari factory car in the September 1967 200-mile Canadian-American Challenge Cup race held on a 2. The Canadian-American Challenge Cup or Can-Am, was an SCCA / CASC Sports car racing series from 1966 to 1974 85-mile (4. 59 km) course near Bridgehampton, New York. Bridgehampton is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in the South Fork of Suffolk County, New York, United States. His sponsor was the North American Racing Team of Luigi Chinetti. The North American Racing Team (also known as NART) was created by Luigi Chinetti to promote the Ferrari marque in America through success in Luigi Chinetti ( July 17, 1901 – August 17, 1994) was an Italian-born Racecar driver, who emigrated to the USA ^[8]

The Targa Florio is run near the Tyrrhenian Sea and the breath-taking scenery of the Madonie Mountains which overlook the Mediterranean Sea. The Targa Florio was an open road Endurance automobile race held near Palermo Sicily. The Tyrrhenian Sea (Mar Tirreno is part of the Mediterranean Sea off of the western coast of Italy. The cars run through Cerda to Caltavuturo and Campofelice di Roccella. Cerda is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 45 km southeast Caltavuturo is a town and Comune in the Province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Campofelice di Roccella is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 50 km Scarfiotti wrecked his Porsche on the first day of qualifying in May 1968 and was forced to drive one of the Porsche team's spare entries. Porsche SE or Porsche ( German, ˈpɔɹʃə is a German manufacturer of automobiles which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piëch ^[9]

Formula One racer

Enzo Ferrari named Scarfiotti to the Ferrari Formula 1 team of drivers for 1962 along with Surtees, Willy Mairesse, Bandini, and Nino Vaccarella. Enzo Anselmo "the Commendatore" Ferrari ( February 20, 1898 &ndash August 14, 1988) was an Italian car driver and entrepreneur Willy Mairesse ( October 1, 1928 - September 9, 1969) was a Formula One and sports car driver from Belgium. Nino Vaccarella (born March 4 1933 in Palermo) is a former Sports car racing and Formula One driver from Sicily, Italy ^[10] Scarfiotti placed sixth in the second Ferrari in the 1963 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. Results from the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Zandvoort on June 23, 1963. Circuit Park Zandvoort is a Motorsport Race track located in the dunes near the town of Zandvoort, in the Netherlands, near the North He was a lap behind victor, Jim Clark, in a Lotus. Jim (or Jimmy) Clark OBE ( 4 March, 1936 &ndash 7 April, 1968) was a Scottish Formula One 1950s Colin Chapman established Lotus Engineering Ltd in 1952 at Hornsey, UK. John Surtees piloted the first Ferrari to third place behind Dan Gurney in a Brabham. Motorcycle racing career Born in Tatsfield, Surrey, Surtees was the son of a south London motorcycle dealer Daniel Sexton Gurney (born April 13, 1931) is an American racing driver race car constructor and team owner Origins The Brabham team was founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac, who met in 1951 while both were successfully building and racing cars in their native Scarfiotti finished fifth in the 1965 Syracuse Grand Prix. The 14th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules held on 4 April 1965 at Syracuse Circuit, ^[11]

Scarfiotti became the first Italian in fifteen years to win the Grand Prix of Italy when he drove his Ferrari to a track record speed of 136. 7 mph (220. 0 km/h). , to secure the 1966 Italian Grand Prix. Results from the 1966 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 4, 1966. As of the end of the 2007 Formula One season, Scarfiotti's 1966 win marks the last time an Italian driver won the Italian Grand Prix. He completed the 68 laps around the 3. 6. -mile (5. 8 km) Autodromo Nazionale Monza in an event in which Jack Brabham clinched his 3rd Formula One World Championship, despite exiting on the 7th lap. Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a Motorsport Race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. Sir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, AO, OBE (born April 2 1926) is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One ^[12]

The Ferrari team decided to enter two cars in the 1967 Syracuse Grand Prix, following the death of Bandini from burns sustained during the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix. The 16th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules held on 21 May 1967 at Syracuse Circuit, The 1967 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 7, 1967. Scarfiotti and Parkes each drove a 1966 model single-seater. ^[13] The two Ferrari drivers shared the victory when they crossed the finish line in a dead heat in Siracusa. Syracuse (Siracusa Sicilian: Sarausa, Classical Greek: / transliterated Syrakousai) is a historic City in Parkes and Scarfiotti were in 3-Litre cars. They were clocked at 113. 65 mph (182. 90 km/h). for an official time of 1 hour, 40 minutes, 58 seconds, for the 191. 2-mile (307. 7 km) race. ^[14]

Brian Redman and Scarfiotti came in 3rd and 4th, respectively, at the 1968 Spanish Grand Prix in Jarama. Brian Thomas Redman (born March 9, 1937 in Colne, Lancashire) is a British former Racing driver from England The 1968 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Jarama on May 12, 1968. The Circuito Permanente del Jarama (Permanent circuit of Jarama is a 3 Both drove for Cooper, with Redman competing in only his second Formula One Grand Prix. The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. The race marked the first win for Graham Hill since 1965. Norman Graham Hill ( February 15, 1929 – November 29, 1975) was a British racing driver and two-time Formula One World ^[15]

Driving a Cooper, Scarfiotti placed 3rd in the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix, an event marked by mechanical breakdowns that eliminated 11 of 16 starters before the race was completed. The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. The 1968 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 26, 1968. ^[16] Scarfiotti's qualification time of 1:35. 9 was well off that of pole sitter, Bruce McLaren, who was clocked at 1:29. Early life As an eleven year old McLaren contracted a disease in his hip which left his left leg shorter than the right 8. Qualifying times were hindered by a track which was slick from rain and mist. ^[17]

Death

Ludovico Scarfiotti died in 1968 at a hillclimbing event on the Roßfeldhöhenringstraße near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Hillclimbing (also known as hill climbing, speed hillclimbing or speed hill climbing) is a branch of Motorsport in which drivers compete against Berchtesgaden (bɛʁçtəsˈgaːdən is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Scarfiotti died when his car crashed in the German Alps during trials for an uphill mountain climb in Berchtesgaden. He became the 3rd Grand Prix driver to die in 1968, following Jim Clark and Mike Spence. Jim (or Jimmy) Clark OBE ( 4 March, 1936 &ndash 7 April, 1968) was a Scottish Formula One Michael "Mike" Spence ( 30 December 1936, Croydon, Surrey – 7 May 1968, Indianapolis Indiana, Scarfiotti wrecked his Porsche 910 on the Rossfeldstrasse track. The Porsche 910 or Carrera 10 was a race car from Porsche, based upon the Porsche 906. The car veered abruptly and catapulted ten yards down a tree-covered slope. The Porsche hung in the trees and Scarfiotti was thrown from the cockpit. His body was discovered fifty yards away. He died in an ambulance of numerous fractures. Huschke von Hastein, the team manager of Porsche, stated that he had never been associated with a fatal accident during the eighteen years he had been in charge of the team. 60 yards (55 m) of burned rubber braking indicated that Scarfiotti had slammed on his brakes at the final moment. Scarfiotti was married and had two children. ^[1]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

• Biography in GP Encyclopedia
• Roßfeld Historic race website