1961 Coppa Italia

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1961 Coppa Italia
Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season
Race details
Date 12 October 1961
Official name I Coppa Italia
Location
ACI Vallelunga Circuit
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.77 km (1.1 miles)
Distance 30 x 2 laps, 106.378 km (66.1 miles)
Pole position
Driver Cooper-Maserati
Time 59.1
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Nino Vaccarella Cooper-Maserati
Time 58.1
Podium
First
Porsche
Second Lotus-Climax
Third Cooper-Maserati

The 1st

Porsche 718
.

After the Italian Drivers' Championship finished as a tie between Giancarlo Baghetti and Lorenzo Bandini, a deciding race was organised. However, the fairness of this idea is in question since it was well known that Bandini would not be available to take part.[1] Baghetti's team, Scuderia Sant Ambroeus, borrowed the Porsche from Ecurie Nationale Suisse,[1] and their driver won both heats to take the national title.

Results

Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid Heat 1/2
1 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti Scuderia Sant Ambroeus
Porsche
1.00:53.9 2 1st / 1st
2 Italy Ernesto Prinoth Scuderia Dolomiti Lotus-Climax + 15.3 s 3 2nd / 2nd
3 Italy Nino Vaccarella Scuderia Serenissima Cooper-Maserati 59 laps 1 3rd / 3rd
4 Italy Roberto Bussinello Isobele de Tomaso De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 58 laps 4 5th / 4th
5 Italy Roberto Lippi Scuderia Settecolli De Tomaso-O.S.C.A. 58 laps 6 4th / 5th
6 Italy Albino Buticchi Scuderi Sant Ambroeus Cooper-Climax 57 laps 8 6th / 6th
7 Italy Lucien de Sanctis Scuderi Sant Ambroeus Cooper-Climax 56 laps 9 7th / 7th
8 Italy Gaetano Starrabba Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati 31 laps 5 8th / 8th
9 Italy Elio Pandolfo Scuderia Montegrappa Elios 22 laps 10 9th / Ret
Ret Italy Rovero Campello Rovero Campello de Sanctis-Fiat Engine 7 Ret / DNS
WD Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti Pescara Racing Club De Tomaso-O.S.C.A. Car not ready – / –
WD Italy Menato Boffa Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax Car not ready – / –

References

  • "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
  • "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
  • Baghetti article at 8W [1]
  • Article at Atlas F1 - Rear View Mirror [2]


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