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Trofeo Mario Angiolini

Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy

Date: 27/3/1977
Track length: 5.800 m
Attendance: 15.000
Entries accepted: 73
Starters: 40
Finishers: 23?

Pole position: Fitzpatrick/Schenken in 2.02,94
Fastest lap: Quester in 2.03,6 = 168,932 kmh

Distance: 4 hours
Average speed: 158,754 kmh
Weather: Sunny
Ruleset: Group 2/76
Car info: 1977 Cars

 

The race had a promising entry. Quester was partnered by Vittorio Brambilla; a new Luigi car was available for Xhenceval/Dieudonné; the two Jaguars were driven by Fitzpatrick/Schenken and Rouse/Bell. But there was this problem. Jaguar already lost two engines in practice - with the same oil surge problems as had driven Zakspeed mad the previous year. Alpina's Bovensiepen and Indra lent a helping hand by supplying the same solution as themselves had used on the immaculate green coupé.

After the start the Fitzpatrick/Schenken Jaguar, who started from pole position, took the lead and disappeared into the distance - but after a little over an hour the engine cried enough - the car had ran its bearings. The Alpina couldn't take over - it was already in the pits; no oil problems here, but a blown head gasket. The new Luigi car then? No, that was retired after only two laps with a holed piston.

The only contender for overall victory was now the '76 Luigi car which was sold to Finotto, who was partnered by his old mates Facetti and Grano.
After only 90 minutes, the second overall was a two-litre car; either the Bigliazzi/Merzario car, or the Eggenberger 320. The battle for fourth raged between the Scirocco's of Bergmeister/Kelleners (Spiess) and Mohr/Pal Joe (Abt/Hinse). Then, the Eggenberger car came to a standstill with a broken clutch; the melted brakes of the Abt/Hinse Scirocco meant a podium finish for the Jägermeister Scirocco. The semi works-Audi 80, only two months after the start of the project, finished a respectable fourth overall.


Division 1-5
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 3 Luigi Racing
BMW 3.0 CSL
Martino Finotto, I
Carlo Facetti, I
Umberto Grano, I
3196 L6 Div. 5 110 laps, 4:01.27,6 3 2.04,21    
2 1 33 Autovama Firenze
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV
Amerigo "Joe" Bigliazzi, I
Arturo Merzario, I
1985 L4 Div. 3 106 5 2.12,85 2.13,8  
3 1 63 Jägermeister Racing Team
VW Scirocco
Willi Bergmeister, D
Helmut Kelleners, D
1596 L4 Div. 2 104 7 2.14,04    
4 2 56 Abex Pagid Racing
Audi 80 GT
Hans-Joachim Nowak, D
Freddy Kottulinsky, S
1596 L4 Div. 2 103 10 2.16,77    
5 3 65  
VW Scirocco
Anton Stocker, CH
Jörg Siegrist, CH
1596 L4 Div. 2 102 8 2.15,95    
6 2 32 Jolly Club Switzerland
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Tarcisio Fornera, CH
Ruedi Franz, CH
1962 L4 Div. 3 101 18 2.19,05    
7 3 31  
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Ademaro Massa, I
Gianfranco Ricci, I
1962 L4 Div. 3 100 20 2.21,34    
8 1 16 Autosas
Ford Capri II 3.0S
David Fargion, I
Vittorio Ciardi, I
2993 V6 Div. 4 98 30 2.22,90 2.22,3  
9 4 53  
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV
Giuseppe Chiapparini, I
Ruggero Premoli, I
Giampiero Gatti, I
1570 L4 Div. 2 98 31 2.23,04    
10 1 87  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Angelo Chiapparini, I
Carlo Franchi ("Gimax"), I
1290 L4 Div. 1 98 27 2.22,76    
11 2 86  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Gianni Braga, I
Guido Dacco, I
1290 L4 Div. 1 97 38 2.27,58    
12 5 61 Abt - Hinse Autos
VW Scirocco
Manfred Mohr, D
Gianfranco Palazzoli ("Pal Joe"), I
1596 L4 Div. 2 96 9 2.16,03 2.17,0 Suspension
13 2 14  
Ford Capri RS 2600
Kurt Pöschkö, A
Bernd Siller, D
2800 V6 Div. 4 96 33 2.23,28    
14 4 38  
BMW 2002
Vittorio Pugliese, I
Cieloscuro, I
1990 L4 Div. 3 96 25 2.22,12    
15 6 55  
Audi 80 GT
Jean-Louis Hecq, B
Jean-Claude Toby, B
1588 L4 Div. 2 95 35 2.24,86    
16 5 35  
BMW 2002
Erasmo Crivellari ("Opicina"), I
Stelio Cocconcelli, I
1990 L4 Div. 3 94 24 2.22,00    
17 3 12  
BMW 2800 CS
? Luciano Pavesi, I
Renato Benusiglio, I
2788 L6 Div. 4 94 28 2.22,80    
18 6 39  
BMW 2002
Cesare Garrone, I
Antonio Vallebona, I
1990 L4 Div. 3 93 11 2.17,13    
19 7 25  
BMW 2002
Siegfried Müller Jr, D
Rolf Rummel, D
1990 L4 Div. 3 90 14 2.18,55    
20 3 85  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Giulio Rossi, I
G.-L. Rossi, I
1290 L4 Div. 1 90 34 2.24,63    
21 7 50  
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV
Giancarlo Gagliardi, I
Carlo Giani, I
Cantù, I
1570 L4 Div. 2 90 41 2.28,84    
22 4 51  
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior
G. Marcatelli, I
Alfredo Santulli, I
1570 L4 Div. 2 88 29 2.22,89    
23   34  
BMW 2002
Luigi Pellanda, I
Balestra, I
1990 L4 Div. 3 87 22 2.21,83    
    28  
Alfa Romeo GTV
Luigi Pozzo, I
Giordano Perego, I
Franco Milano, I
1962 L4 Div. 3   15 2.18,72    
    36  
BMW 2002
Hans Weissgerber, D
Gert Englerth, D
1990 L4 Div. 3   12 2.17,60    
    44  
BMW 2002
Rolf Krepschik, D
Wolfgang Köster, D
1990 L4 Div. 3   17 2.19,00    
    52  
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior
Nino Campani, I
Gualtieri, I
1570 L4 Div. 2   23 2.21,85    
    66  
VW Scirocco
Hartmut Erhard, D
Erich Kornmann, D
1596 L4 Div. 2   26 2.22,28    
    48  
Alfa Romeo GT
Anna Cambiaghi, I
Gaudenzio Uboldi, I
  L4 Div. 3?   32 2.23,22    
    99  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Walter Gabani, I
Renato Benusiglio, I
1290 L4 Div. 1   37 2.27,34    
    84  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Carmine Faraldi, I
F. Larini, I
1290 L4 Div. 1   36 2.26,46    
DNF   24  
BMW 2002
Dieter Hegels, D
Franz Prentzel, D
1990 L4 Div. 3   13 2.178,28    
DNF   15  
Ford Capri
Harald Hinz, D
Peter Stürtz, D
2993 V6 Div. 4   40 2.28,82    
DNF   93  
Fiat 128 coupé 1300
Duilio Ghislotti, I
Luigi Colzani, I
1290 L4 Div. 1   21 2.21,45 2.23,4 Suspension
DNF   1 British Leyland
Jaguar XJ 12C 5.3
John Fitzpatrick, GB
Tim Schenken, AUS
5412 V12 Div. 5 25 1 2.02,94   Oil pressure
DNF   6 BMW-Alpina
BMW 3.0 CSL
Dieter Quester, A
Vittorio Brambilla, I
3212 L6 Div. 5 21 2 2.03,76 2.03,6 Head gasket
DNF   4 Luigi Racing UFO
BMW 3.0 CSL
Jean Xhenceval, B
Pierre Dieudonné, B
3196 L6 Div. 5 2 4 2.07,23   Piston
DNF   42 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 320
Walter Brun, CH
Kalli Hufstad, D
Jürgen Reinke, D
1990 L4 Div. 2   6 2.13,57   Clutch
DNF   59  
VW Scirocco
Helmut Henzler, D
? Mario Zanuso, I
1596 L4 Div. 2   16 2.18,92   Suspension
DNF   7  
Ford Mustang
Josef "Sepp" Reiter, D
Alfons Reiter, D
  V8 Div. 5   19 2.20,23   Engine
DNS   2 British Leyland
Jaguar XJ 12C 5.3
Derek Bell, GB
Andy Rouse, GB
5412 V12 Div. 5   -     Oil pressure
DNQ     Team Henning Schmidt
Fiat 128
Axel Arens, D
1290 L4 Div. 1          
DNQ   83 Zaghet & Pavanello
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint
Renzo Zaghet, I
Eliseo Stella, I
1299 B4 Div. 1   39 2.28,28