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”, 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 |