Rosso Corsa

Rosso Corsa, Italian rosso, "red", and corsa, " race ", is a motorsport used for automotive finishes red color. It is traditionally used by the Italian team.

Importance of Color

It is noteworthy that the Rosso Corsa in its traditional use has no relation to the nationality of the vehicle manufacturer or the driver, but only the nationality of the team, which uses the vehicle. Examples of vehicles made ​​in Italy, which competed in the colors of other nations:

• At the Grand Prix of Belgium 1961, the local hero Olivier Gendebien took fourth place on a Ferrari 156 The vehicle was painted yellow and thus relegated to the Belgian nationality of the vehicle owner Gendebein, who began as a private driver.

• The Briton John Surtees played the last two rounds of the Formula 1 World Championship in 1964 on a Ferrari 158 with vertical blue stripes in white - was painted - the typical color scheme for U.S. teams. Was used Surtees ' car from the American NART team.

More recently, Rosso Corsa is predominantly associated with the brand Ferrari or reduced to its status as their brand color. This misconception is based, among other things, that the passage of time almost all racing teams in Formula 1, the color of their cars completely subjugated the requirements of the main sponsor, and thus no longer compete in national colors typical. The Scuderia Ferrari, however, held for decades at the Rosso Corsa, first drove for no apparent main sponsor and later with those whose color scheme is compatible with the dominant red ( Marlboro, Santander).

Color scheme used on racing cars from different eras and classes

1929 Alfa Romeo Super Sport

1957: Maserati 250F, formula 1

1977: Alfa Romeo Tipo 33, group 6

1984: Alba AR3, group C2

1986: Lancia ECV, group S

1994: Alfa Romeo 155, group A

2012: Ferrari F2012, formula 1