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18. Coppa Leopoldo Carri

Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy

Date: 7/10/1973
Track length: 5.775 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 8 (D)
Finishers: Classified: 13 (A); 14 (B); 12 (C); 7 (D); 15 (E); 11 (F)

Pole position: Squarise (A); Galmozzi in 2.21,3 (D); Pozzo (E);
Fastest lap: Nucci in 2.46,3 (A); “York” in 2.32,6 (B); Amighini in 2.22,0 (C); Santucci in 2.20,3 (D); Pozzo in 2.34,2 (E); Ruoso in 2.39,0 (F)

Distance: 14 laps
Average speed: 121,935 kmh (A); 138,211 kmh (B); 138,211 kmh (C); 139,872 kmh (D); 131,916 kmh (E); 121,548 kmh (F)
Weather: Rain during the afternoon
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1973 Cars

 

Rino Amighini , a 30-year old Veronese was crowned Italian champion Group 2 for 1973. Since the rain started at the end of the 1150 cc race, the winner, Santucci, got overall victory since his race average was never bettered in the afternoon, when the faster cars raced on a wet track.

Class titles for the 500, 850 and 1300 class were at stake as well, though there was still a race to go at Vallelunga it was thought - but then it would be cancelled after all.

500 - This was the first race to use the “F1 start”, the chicane was skipped right after the start. Lavazza was an early retirement and he was out of contention for the title. Amighini did fine, eager to snatch a few points for overall standings, but then he overcooked it and retired. Polesitter Squarise was leading now, followed by Nucci and Ciardi. Nucci broke a shock absorber, so Squarise won his first race (after five second places!) with Ciardi second and Nucci third.

600 and 700 - At the start Gattafoni was quickly away, but immediately retired with a broken carburettor. Mazzeschi now led "York", first 600 "Piero", "Yankee”,
"Tibeli" and Martino. More retirements: both Fasolino and "Yankee" had to quit. On lap six “York” was leading Mazzeschi - who had been in the lead two laps earlier and now had ignition troubles. This race was decided, while the 600 class the fight went on until the last lap, "Piero" locking wheels and slamming into the barriers leaving victory for “Tibeli” while “Piero” still was classified second.

850 and 1000 - Amighini took it relatively easy but when Pasolini retired he took the win home with ease, while Valerio did the same in the 850 class.

1150 - Santucci and Galmozzi had another battle, Galmotti on pole but it was Santucci who took the initiative - and clocked fastest lap, pursued by Galmozzi. But the latter went by, only to spin on the first drops of rain. Simeaner took over second, with Santucci winning the race.

1300 - Heavy rain fell at the start of the decider for class honours; Pozzo had qualified on pole with the Fiat Coupé, but in the race another Fiat held the upper hand with a win for Galbiati ahead of Bigliazzi’s Alfa Romeo. Earlier, Galimberti had led but soon was swallowed by the group, where Pozzo emerged as leader, only to drop back with a drowned engine.

1600, 2000 and 3000 - The track was full of puddles, especially in the straights, for the last race. Finotto’s Escort, piloted by “Pal Joe”, broke its clutch even before the start while Colzani fared no better, snapping the throttle cable only metres after the startline. Ruoso appeared first out of the spray, until he aquaplaned on the straight and handed over the lead to Ricci. He led for two laps and then disappeared into the pits with a broken piston. Rossi now was in command, very fast in the wet. Ruoso had recovered but was cautious, held second just ahead of Cipriani and in that order they finished.

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 500		 Franco Squarise, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 39.47,0 1      
2 2    
Fiat 500		 Rolando Ciardi, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 39.57,6        
3 3    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Giancarlo Nucci, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 40.16,7     2.46,3 Shock absorber
4 4    
Fiat 500		 Bruno Lenardon, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 40.19,5        
5 5    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 "Giorda", I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 40.26,0        
6 6    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Benito Battilani, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 40.28,7        
7 7    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Giuseppe Ciarcelluti, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 41.06,4        
8 8    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Piazza, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 41.13,7        
9 9    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 "Palvox", I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 42.07,4        
10 10    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Marco Magri, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 42.40,5        
11 11    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Irrera, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 13        
12 12    
Fiat 500		 Marco Capoferri, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 9        
13 13    
Fiat 500		 Giorgio Zorzi, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 7        
DNF   12  
Fiat 500		 Rino Amighini, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500         Accident
DNF      
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Piero Lavazza, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 1       Engine

B: Group 2 500-700 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   Brescia Corse
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 "York", I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 14 laps, 36.15,0     2.32,6  
2 2    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Renato Mazzeschi, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 14 laps, 36.15,0        
3 1    
Fiat Abarth 595 SS		 "Tibeli", I
 594 L2 Group 2 600 14 laps, 37.13,5     2.37,2  
4 3    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Vincenzo Busi, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 14 laps, 38.39,0        
5 4    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Carlo Betti, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 14 laps, 39.21,7        
  5    
Fiat Abarth 695 SS		 Dall'Aglio, I
 695 L2 Group 2 700 13        
  2    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 "Piero", I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 13     2.37,2 Accident
  3    
Fiat Abarth 595 SS		 Tanghetti, I
 594 L2 Group 2 600 13        
  4    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 Santarsieri, I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 13        
  5    
Fiat Abarth 595 SS		 Garbellini, I
 594 L2 Group 2 600 13        
  6    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Bille, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 12        
  6    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 Giacomo Ricci, I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 12        
  7    
Fiat Abarth 595 SS		 "Helsa Poppin", I
 594 L2 Group 2 600 12        
  8    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 Dermetrio Martino, I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 8       Puncture
DNF      
Fiat Abarth 695 SS		 Vincenzo Gattafoni, I
 695 L2 Group 2 700         Carburettor
DNF      
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 "Yankee", I
 586 L2 Group 2 600         Gearbox stuck in fourth
DNF      
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Marco Fasolino, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700          
DNS      
Fiat Abarth 695 SS		 Gabriele Gatta, I
 695 L2 Group 2 700   3     Disqualified after practice: ground clearance

C: Group 2 700-1000 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   Brescia Corse
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR		 Rino Amighini, I
 982 L4 Group 2 1000 14 laps, 35.05,9     2.22,0  
2 1    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Samuele Valerio, I
 847 L4 Group 2 850 14 laps, 35.41,1     2.29,8  
3 2    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Pietro Biselli, I
 847 L4 Group 2 850 14 laps, 35.54,2        
4 3    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Francesco Pera, I
 847 L4 Group 2 850 14 laps, 35.54,8        
5 4    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Folin, I
 847 L4 Group 2 850 14 laps, 35.58,7        
6 5    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Vittorio Bernero, I
 847 L4 Group 2 850 14 laps, 37.02,3       Handling
7 6    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Leonardo Cavallo, I
 847 L4 Group 2 850 14 laps, 37.23,4        
8 7    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 ? Ada Pace, I
 847 L4 Group 2 850 13        
9 8    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Carbone, I
 847 L4 Group 2 850 13        
10 9    
Austin Mini 850		 Perino, I
 848 L4 Group 2 850 12        
11 2    
Austin Mini 1000		 Guido Sanetti, I
 998 L4 Group 2 1000 10        
12 3    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR		 Luigi Piacentini, I
 982 L4 Group 2 1000 8        
DNF      
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR		 Enrico Pasolini, I
 982 L4 Group 2 1000         Engine

D: Group 2 1000-1150 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 5  
Fiat Giannini 128 NP		 Enzo Santucci, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 14 laps, 34.40,9     2.20,3  
2 2    
Fiat 128		 Manfred Simeaner, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 14 laps, 35.20,5        
3 3    
Fiat 128		 Romeo Camathias, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 14 laps, 36.25,6        
4 4    
Fiat 128		 Pierluigi Foglieni ("Gilena"), I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 14 laps, 36.25,6        
5 5    
Fiat 128		 Satta, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 14 laps, 36.25,6        
6 6    
Fiat 128		 Moscardini, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 14 laps, 36.25,6        
7 7 3  
Fiat Giannini 128 NP		 Romeo Galmozzi, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 14 laps, 34.40,9       Spin

E: Group 2 1150-1300 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    
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Francesco Galbiati, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 14 laps, 36.46,4        
2 2    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Amerigo "Joe" Bigliazzi, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 14 laps, 37.07,2        
3 3   Autolodi
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Antonio Invernizzi, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 14 laps, 37.07,5        
4 4   Monzeglio Squadra Corse
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Giancarlo Galimberti, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 14 laps, 37.10,6        
5 5    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Duilio Ghislotti, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 14 laps, 37.43,9        
6 6    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Rossi, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 14 laps, 38.38,7        
7 7    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Carlo Franchi ("Gimax"), I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 14 laps, 38.42,1        
8 8    
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Mario Grilli, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 14 laps, 36.51,1        
9 9    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Chiapparini, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 13        
10 10 15  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Gianni Mercandino, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 13        
11 11    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Renato Benusiglio, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 12        
12 12   Scuderia Città dei Mille
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Luigi Pozzo, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 11 1   2.34,2 Drowned ignition
13 13    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Salvatore Gagliano, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 10        
14 14 27  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Carmine Faraldi, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 7        
15 15    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Pittaro, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 7        
DNF     Trivellato Racing
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Cosimo Turizio, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300          

F: 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   Balduzzi
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV		 Giulio Rossi, I
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600 14 laps, 39.54,6     2.45,4  
2 1    
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Mario Ruoso, I
   L4 Group 2 2000 14 laps, 41.12,2     2.39,0  
3 2    
BMW 2002		 Federico Cipriani, I
 1990 L4 Group 2 2000 14 laps, 41.13,8        
4 2    
Ford Escort TC		 Anzeloni, I
 1594 L4 Group 2 1600 14 laps, 41.56,2        
5 1    
Opel Commodore GS 2800		 Guido Gatto ("Tatog"), I
 2998 L6 Group 2 3000 14 laps, 42.34,7     2.54,7  
  3    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV		 Bruzzese, I
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600 13        
  3    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm		 Giuseppe Zarpellon, I
 1999 L4 Group 2 2000 13        
  4    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV		 Gaudenzio Uboldi, I
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600 12        
  5    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV		 Zini, I
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600 12        
  4    
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Aldo Valtellina ("Alval"), I
   L4 Group 2 2000 12        
11 6    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV		 Mura, I
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600 10        
DNF     Jolly Club
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Luigi Colzani, I
 1996 L4 Group 2 2000         Throttle cable
DNF     Firenze Corse Biondetti
BMW 1602		 Ricciardo Ricci, I
 1573 L4 Group 2 1600 2       Piston
DNS     Jolly Club
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Gianfranco Palazzoli ("Pal Joe"), I
 1996 L4 Group 2 2000         Clutch