Giovanni Lavaggi
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Born | Augusta, Italy | 18 February 1958
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Italian |
Active years | 1995–1996 |
Teams | Pacific, Minardi |
Entries | 10 (7 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1995 German Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1996 Japanese Grand Prix |
Giovanni Lavaggi (born 18 February 1958) is an Italian
Despite Lavaggi being a nobleman by background, he could not count on personal financial resources; therefore he started racing only at the age of 26.[1] Nevertheless, he managed to reach the top class of motorsport, racing in Formula One in 1995 and 1996. His first involvement in F1 was in 1992 when, being a mechanical engineer, he was official test driver for the March F1 team. In 1995, he drove for Lotus-Pacific for four races in which he was forced to retire due to gearbox problems. In the second part of 1996 racing season, he joined the Minardi team for six races. His best result was a tenth place at the Hungaroring, which was the second best result of the year for Minardi team.
He lives in Monte Carlo.[1]
Early life
Lavaggi was born in Augusta, Sicily on 18 February 1958, being of noble heritage.[2][3] He studied mechanical engineering at Milan Polytechnic.[2]
Racing career
Lavaggi's racing career started in 1984, inspired by Henry Morrogh who judged him the best student he ever had at his racing school. That year he was official driver of the constructor Ermolli in the Italian Formula Panda championship where he was classified second, winning more races than any other driver. Not having enough sponsorship to afford a whole season in
After his F1 career, Lavaggi founded his own team “Scuderia Lavaggi” and in 2006 he became a constructor designing and building his own
He was nicknamed "Johnny Carwash" (an approximate translation of his name from Italian to English, John Washes) by people in the paddock;[4] US talk show host David Letterman helped bring the nickname to popular attention.[citation needed]
Family
The Lavaggi noble family moved from Genoa to Sicily (Palermo) in 1420 and then from Palermo to Augusta in 1711. A cousin of Giovanni’s grandfather, also called Giovanni Lavaggi, was a war hero. He was a pilot of the Italian Air Force and he died because of the sabotage of his airplane, while bringing to Asmara the Italian minister of public works Luigi Razza, who also was killed in the crash. In the cities of Catania and Augusta, Via Giovanni Lavaggi (Giovanni Lavaggi Road) is named after him.[citation needed]
Racing record
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1989 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Kunimitsu Takahashi Bruno Giacomelli |
Porsche 962C
|
C1 | 303 | DNF | DNF |
1990 | Team Davey | Max Cohen-Olivar Tim Lee-Davey |
Porsche 962C
|
C1 | 306 | 19th | 19th |
1992 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Manuel Reuter John Nielsen |
Porsche 962CK6
|
C3 | 334 | 7th | 2nd |
1993 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Jürgen Lässig Wayne Taylor |
Porsche 962CK6
|
C2 | 328 | 12th | 7th |
2000 | Repsol Racing Engineering
|
Tomás Saldaña Jesús Diez Villaroel |
Porsche 911 GT3-R
|
GT | 78 | DNF | DNF |
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
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1991 | Crypton Engineering | VAL DNQ |
PAU DNQ |
JER DNQ |
MUG DNQ |
PER Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||
Roni Team | HOC DNQ |
BRH DNQ |
SPA DNQ |
BUG DNQ |
NOG 12 | ||||||||
Source:[7]
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American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
PPG Indycar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1994 | Euromotorsports
|
Lola T9300 | Ilmor C | SRF | PHX
|
LBH | INDY | MIL
|
DET DNQ |
POR | 38th | 0 | [8] | |||||||||
Leader Cards Racing | CLE 30 |
TOR
|
MCH
|
MDO
|
NHA
|
VAN | ROA 15 |
NAZ | LAG DNQ | |||||||||||||
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
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1995 | Pacific Grand Prix Ltd | Pacific PR02 | Ford V8 | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER Ret |
HUN Ret |
BEL Ret |
ITA Ret |
POR | EUR | PAC | JPN | AUS | NC | 0 |
1996 | Minardi Team | Minardi M195B | Ford V8 | AUS | BRA | ARG | EUR | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER DNQ |
HUN 10 |
BEL DNQ |
ITA Ret |
POR 15 |
JPN DNQ |
NC | 0 | |
Source:[10]
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References
- ^ a b D'Agata, Julian (3 June 2020). "Giovanni Lavaggi si racconta a 'Circus!': "Laurearmi mi ha permesso di realizzare il mio sogno"". LiveGP.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ a b D'Agata, Julian (11 April 2020). "Giovanni Lavaggi: il pilota-costruttore sulle orme di Bruce McLaren". LiveGP.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Bucci, Alessandro (3 November 2016). "F1 | Giovanni Lavaggi: "La F1 dovrebbe rispolverare l'estro umano"". F1Sport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "From 'The Iceman' to 'The Monza Gorilla' - the best nicknames in F1 history". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Giovanni Lavaggi Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Giovanni Lavaggi". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Giovanni Lavaggi". Motor Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Giovanni Lavaggi – 1994 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Giovanni Lavaggi". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-902007-46-5– via Internet Archive.
External links
- Profile on F1 Rejects
- Driver Website
- Race Team Website
- Giovanni Lavaggi driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Giovanni Lavaggi career summary at DriverDB.com