Ludovico Scarfiotti
Anglo American Racers | |
Entries | 13 (10 starts) |
---|---|
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 1 |
Career points | 17 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
First entry | 1963 Dutch Grand Prix |
First win | 1966 Italian Grand Prix |
Last win | 1966 Italian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1968 Monaco Grand Prix |
Ludovico Scarfiotti (18 October 1933 – 8 June 1968) was a
Early life
Scarfiotti was born in Turin. Scarfiotti was associated with cars from his youth. His grandfather was the first president and one of the nine founders of the Fiat automobile company.[1]
Sports car competition
Scarfiotti competed in the 1,000 Kilometres de Paris sports car race in October 1962. He finished third with teammate
In 1965,
Surtees severed relations with the Ferrari racing team following their decision to replace him with Scarfiotti at the
Teamed with Mike Parkes, Scarfiotti took the new Ferrari P4 coupe to second place behind the sister car (a P4 spyder) driven by Lorenzo Bandini and Chris Amon at the 24 Hours of Daytona, with Ferrari taking the first three positions. The same result took place at the Monza 1,000 km in April. Scarfiotti, again teamed with Parkes finished second at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, this time behind the Ford Mark IV driven by A.J. Foyt and Dan Gurney. Scarfiotti raced a Ferrari factory car in the September 1967 200-mile
After Günter Klass was killed in July 1967, Ferrari retired the two-litre Dino 206S prototypes that were also used in hillclimbing. After a fast 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans race won by a 7-litre V8-powered Ford ahead of Scarfiotti/Parkes, the big engines were banned for the 1968 WSC season in which prototypes were limited to max 3-litre engines, same size as in F1, but those were designed to last for 300 km, not 1000 km or 24 hours. Ferrari was forced to retire the 4-litre V12 Ferrari P series, and in protest to the rule change, did not enter the 1968 World Sportscar Championship. With the Germans also being active in hillclimbing, Scarfiotti joined Porsche.
Scarfiotti entered the 1968 Targa Florio, but wrecked his Porsche 907 (#230) on the first day of qualifying and was forced to race with Porsche's T-car[8] which did not last the 720-kilometre-long (450 mi) road race.
Formula One
Scarfiotti became the first Italian in fifteen years to win the Italian Grand Prix when he drove his Ferrari to a track record speed of 136.7 mph (220.0 km/h) at the 1966 event. As of the end of the 2023 Formula One season, Scarfiotti is also the last Italian to win it.
Following the death of Bandini from burns sustained during the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix, Ferrari entered two F1 cars for Scarfiotti and Parkes in the non-championship 1967 Syracuse Grand Prix. Scarfiotti drove a 1966 3-litre Ferrari 312 whereas Parkes drove a 1967 with the 1966 nose to accommodate his long frame.[11] They shared the victory when they crossed the finish line in an unusual dead heat. They were clocked at 113.65 mph (182.90 km/h),[clarification needed] recording an official time of 1 hour 40 minutes 58 seconds for the 191.2-mile (307.7 km) race.[12] At the GPs of Zandvoort and Spa, both Parkes and Scarfiotti were part of a three-car Scuderia, with a 4-5-6 place finish at the Dutch GP suggesting equal speed of these three drivers, but both Parkes and Scarfiotti were one lap behind Amon, despite Parkes qualifying only 0.1 sec slower than Amon, with Scarfiotti being a full second off pace. At Spa, Parkes had a career-ending accident, while Scarfiotti was 4 laps behind and not classified. For the rest of the 1967 F1 WC Season, Ferrari entered only one car, for Chris Amon. For his home GP at Monza, the winner of the 1966 event secured a drive in the second All American Racers Eagle Mk1, a quite promising move, as Dan Gurney had won the race at the very fast Spa circuit. However, both Weslake V12 failed early in the race.
With Ferrari hiring Jacky Ickx and Amon for 1968, there was no place for Scarfiotti, who entered F1 races for Cooper instead.
Death
Ludovico Scarfiotti died in 1968 at a
Scarfiotti was married to Ida Benignetti and had two children from a previous relationship.[1]
Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WDC | Points |
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1963 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 156 | Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 | MON | BEL WD |
NED 6 |
FRA DNS |
GBR | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | RSA | 16th | 1 | ||
1964 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 156 | Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA 9 |
USA | MEX | NC | 0 | ||
1965 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 1512 | Ferrari 207 1.5 V12 | RSA | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | MEX DNS |
NC | 0 | ||
1966 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 246 | Ferrari 228 2.4 V6 | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER Ret |
10th | 9 | ||||||
Ferrari 312/66 | Ferrari 218 3.0 V12 | ITA 1 |
USA | MEX | |||||||||||||
1967 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312/67 | Ferrari 242 3.0 V12 | RSA | MON | NED 6 |
BEL NC |
FRA | GBR | GER | CAN | 21st | 1 | ||||
Anglo American Racers
|
Eagle T1G
|
Weslake 58 3.0 V12 | ITA Ret |
USA | MEX | ||||||||||||
1968 | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T86 | Maserati 10/F1 3.0 V12 | RSA Ret |
16th | 6 | |||||||||||
Cooper T86B | BRM P101 3.0 V12
|
ESP 4 |
MON 4 |
BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX |
Non-championship Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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1965 | Scuderia Centro Sud | P578
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BRM P56 1.5 V8
|
ROC NC |
SYR 5 |
SMT | INT | MED | RAN |
1967 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312 | Ferrari 242 3.0 V12 | ROC 5 |
SPC | INT | SYR 1 |
OUL | ESP |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1960 | Scuderia Ferrari | Pedro Rodríguez
|
Ferrari 250 TRI/60
|
S3.0 | 22 | DNF (Out of fuel) | |
1961 | Scuderia Serenissima | Nino Vaccarella | Maserati Tipo 63
|
S3.0 | 53 | DNF (Engine) | |
1962 | S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari 268 SP | E2.0 | 230 | DNF (Clutch) | |
1963 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari 250 P | P3.0 | 339 | 1st | 1st |
1964 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Mike Parkes | Ferrari 275 P | P4.0 | 71 | DNF (Oil pump) | |
1965 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | John Surtees | Ferrari 330 P2 Spyder | P4.0 | 225 | DNF (Gearbox) | |
1966 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Mike Parkes | Ferrari 330 P3 | P5.0 | 123 | DNF (Accident) | |
1967 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Mike Parkes | Ferrari 330 P4 | P5.0 | 384 | 2nd | 1st |
Complete 12 Hours of Sebring results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1963 | S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari | John Surtees | Ferrari 250 P | P3.0 | 209 | 1st | 1st |
1964 | S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari | Nino Vaccarella | Ferrari 275 P | P+3.0 | 213 | 2nd | 2nd |
1966 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari Dino 206 S | P2.0 | 206 | 5th | 2nd |
1968 | Porsche Automobile Co. | Joe Buzzetta | Porsche 907 2.2 | P3.0 | 7 | DNF (Valve spring) |
Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1967 | Ferrari SpA | Mike Parkes | Ferrari 330 P4 | P+2.0 | 663 | 2nd | 2nd |
References
- ^ a b c Scarfiotti, 34, Killed In Car-Racing Crash, New York Times, June 9, 1968, Page S1.
- New York Times, October 22, 1962, Page 52.
- ^ Italian Ferrari Sets 2 Marks in Winning Le Mans Race, New York Times, June 17, 1963, Page 45.
- ^ Driver Is Killed In German Race, New York Times, May 24, 1965, Page 43.
- ^ Italians Are Next In 2-Liter Ferrari, New York Times, June 6, 1966, Page 57.
- ^ Ickx, Thompson Win Belgian Race, New York Times, May 2, 1967, Page 59.
- ^ Hulme Paces Bridgehampton Trials, New York Times, September 17, 1967, Page S9.
- ^ Vaccarella Will Carry Hopes Of Sicilian Auto Fans Today, New York Times, May 5, 1968, Page S7.
- ^ Ferrari Team Named, New York Times, December 2, 1962, p. 253.
- ^ Clark Sets Mark With Lotus-Climax In Sicily Auto Race, New York Times, April 5, 1965, p. 40.
- ^ Two Ferraris Are Entered In Italian Formula One Race, New York Times, May 21, 1967, p. 23.
- Lola, Takes 2-Heat Grand Prix of Limburg (Belgium), New York Times, May 22, 1967, p. 61.
- ^ Graham Hill Takes Monaco Grand Prix, New York Times, May 27, 1968, Page 66.