Gianfranco Brancatelli
Gianfranco Brancatelli ( born January 18, 1950 in Turin ) is an Italian former racing driver, who was particularly active in the formula and touring car racing.
- 2.1 Race Results in Formula 1
- 2.2 Le Mans results
Career
From 1973 drove Branca setting in the Italian "Formula Abarth " in which he decided in the following year the overall victory. In 1975, he finished second in the Italian Formula 3 ranks second in the standings, one point behind Luciano Pavesi. 1975 and 1976 launched Brancatelli in European Formula 3 March and was able to achieve two race wins, which gave him third place in the overall standings in his second season. 1977 moved Brancatelli used in Formula 2 and drove for the team Scuderia Everest, the one Ralt began in each year, which was driven by a problematic Ferrari Dino engine. Due to absence of successes, he left the team in 1978 and played a race in the European Sports Car Championship, where he started from position two, but retired due to clutch problems.
Formula 1
1979 Brancatelli was reported to the Grand Prix of Spain and Belgium for the German team Kauhsen in Formula 1. At the Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama Brancatelli failed to qualify, the Italians drove by far the slowest time of the 27 participants. Similarly bad was the situation at the Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit Zolder, where Brancatelli as the 28th and last also not qualified. After two disastrous race weekends to Kauhsen moved back from Formula 1.
The next race, the Monaco Grand Prix, Brancateli played for the Italian team Merzario, which bought up the remains of Kauhsen Racing. However, he was not able to timed lap and so also failed this opportunity to a Grand Prix participation in qualifying. For the French Grand Prix Arturo Merzario drove himself back to his team car, which Branca Tellis Formula 1 career was ended without a race entry.
Touring car
In the following years Brancatelli launched in touring car races in several series, including the World Touring Car Championship, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. His greatest successes were in this case the overall victory in the European Touring Car Championship in 1985, winning the 24 - hour race at Spa -Francorchamps and the second place at Le Mans in 1989. 1999 ended Brancatelli his motorsport career.