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Misano

Autodromo Santa Monica, Misano Adriatico, Italy

Date: 15/7/1973
Track length: 3.488 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 15 (C);
Finishers: Classified: 5 (A); 11 (B); 12 (C); 16 (D)

Pole position:
Fastest lap:

Distance: 25 minutes
Average speed: 106,395 kmh (A); 118,976 kmh (B); 127,900 kmh (C); 131,907 kmh (D)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1973 Cars

 

Finotto brought a friend, Luigi Colzani, with another Escort to protect his title chances. Poor Ruoso ended with a broken wheel - you fill in the details, if you like.

The 500 cc race was won by Lavazza, the second race by Valerio (Abarth 850) while the 1000-1300 classes the 15 starters were led by Bigliazzi, who beat Dona after the start. He than had a fight with Invernizzi and Ghislotti until the latter disposed of Invernizzi. Another close battle, between Santucci and Galmozzi ended when Santucci retired.


A: Group 2 under 500 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo
Piero Lavazza, I
499 L2 Group 2 500 13 laps, 25.34,2        
2 2    
Fiat 500
Rolando Ciardi, I
499 L2 Group 2 500 13 laps, 25.35,6        
3 3    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo
Giancarlo Nucci, I
499 L2 Group 2 500 13 laps, 25.57,0        
4 4    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo
"Don Cono", I
499 L2 Group 2 500 13 laps, 26.21,8        
5 5    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo
Benito Battilani, I
499 L2 Group 2 500 13 laps, 26.38,3        

B: Group 2 500-850 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Samuele Valerio, I
847 L4 Group 2 850 15 laps, 26.23,1        
2 2    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Vittorio Bernero, I
847 L4 Group 2 850 15 laps, 26.43,6        
3 3    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Pietro Biselli, I
847 L4 Group 2 850 15 laps, 27.08,2        
4 1   Brescia Corse
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena
"York", I
652 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 27.32,3        
5 1    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga
"Piero", I
586 L2 Group 2 600 15 laps, 27.37,8        
6 2    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena
Renato Mazzeschi, I
652 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 27.38,7        
7 4    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Folin, I
847 L4 Group 2 850 15 laps, 27.46,7        
8 2    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga
"Yankee", I
586 L2 Group 2 600 14        
9 3    
Fiat Abarth 595 SS
Raffaele Cossi, I
594 L2 Group 2 600 14        
10 4    
Fiat Abarth 595 SS
Valerio Scandali, I
594 L2 Group 2 600 13        
11 3    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena
Vincenzo Gattafoni, I
652 L2 Group 2 700 9        

C: Group 2 850-1300 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Amerigo "Joe" Bigliazzi, I
1290 L4 Group 2 1300 16 laps, 26.10,8        
2 2    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Abele Tanghetti ("Tango"), I
1290 L4 Group 2 1300 16 laps, 26.50,1        
3 3    
Fiat 128 coupé 1300
Guglielmo Manini, I
1290 L4 Group 2 1300 16 laps, 26.50,5        
  4    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
"Machenna", I
1290 L4 Group 2 1300 16 laps, 27.01,3        
  1    
Fiat 128
Romeo Galmozzi, I
1148 L4 Group 2 1150 16 laps, 27.23,8        
  5    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Paolo Capponi, I
1290 L4 Group 2 1300 15        
  2    
Fiat 128
Pierluigi Foglieni ("Gilena"), I
1148 L4 Group 2 1150 15        
  3    
Daf 55
Franco Vailati, I
1148 L4 Group 2 1150 15        
  1   Brescia Corse
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR
Rino Amighini, I
982 L4 Group 2 1000 15 laps, 26.30,5        
  4    
Fiat 128
Romeo Camathias, I
1148 L4 Group 2 1150 14        
  5    
Fiat 128
Enzo Santucci, I
1148 L4 Group 2 1150 13       Halfshaft
  6    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Duilio Ghislotti, I
1290 L4 Group 2 1300 11        
DNF     Scuderia Filipinetti
Fiat 128 coupé 1300
Walter Dona, I
1290 L4 Group 2 1300          

D: Group 2 over 1300 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1   Jolly Club
Ford Escort RS 1600
Martino Finotto, I
1996 L4 Group 2 2000 16 laps, 25.23,1        
2 2   Jolly Club
Ford Escort RS 1600
Luigi Colzani, I
  L4 Group 2 2000 16 laps, 25.23,7        
3 3    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Luigi Pozzo, I
1999 L4 Group 2 2000 16 laps, 25.27,7        
4 4    
Ford Escort RS 1600
Aldo Valtellina ("Alval"), I
  L4 Group 2 2000 16 laps, 25.55,7        
5 1    
Opel Commodore GS 2800
Guido Gatto ("Tatog"), I
2998 L6 Group 2 3000 16 laps, 25.56,1        
6 2    
Opel Commodore GS 2800
Angelo Bonaccorsi, I
2998 L6 Group 2 3000 16 laps, 25.58,8        
7 3    
Ford Capri RS 2600
"Esap", I
  V6 Group 2 3000 16 laps, 26.02,9        
  4    
Opel Commodore GS 2800
"Bloody Black Tiger", I
2998 L6 Group 2 3000 ?        
  5    
BMW 2002
Federico Cipriani, I
1990 L4 Group 2 2000 16 laps, 26.16,1        
  1   Firenze Corse Biondetti
BMW 1602
Ricciardo Ricci, I
1573 L4 Group 2 1600 16? laps, 26.17,0        
  2    
Ford Escort TC
Vittorio Ciardi, I
1594 L4 Group 2 1600 16? laps, 26.34,3        
  3    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV
Angelo Chiapparini, I
1570 L4 Group 2 1600 16? laps, 26.57,9        
  6    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Ademaro Massa, I
1999 L4 Group 2 2000 16 laps, 27.07,0        
  7    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
Vincenzo Zanini, I
1999 L4 Group 2 2000 15        
  4    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV
Giulio Rossi, I
1570 L4 Group 2 1600 15        
  5    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV
Cantarelli, I
1570 L4 Group 2 1600 ?        
DNF      
Ford Escort RS 1600
Mario Ruoso, I
  L4 Group 2 2000         Damaged wheel