Vittorio brambilla racing driver

The story of his career perfectly matches the romantic and brutal period of racing in the 1970s. Vittorio brambilla 11 november 1937 26 may 2001 was a formula one driver from italy who raced for the march, surtees and alfa romeo teams. Formula 1 world championship grand prix of the united states watkins glen grand prix road course 05 october 1975. Vittorio brambilla november 11, 1937 may 26, 2001 was an italian racing driver, who won the 1975 austrian grand prix in monsoon conditions, then most notably spun off and wrecked his nose while waving to the crowd. Vittorio brambilla, the wild man of italian motor racing in the 1970s, succumbed to a heart attack while gardening at his home in monza on the afternoon of the monaco gp. His years at march were good ones and austria was indeed a revelation, but sadly a one trick pony. May 04, 2015 vittorio brambilla spoke italian and french, but little english. In 1961 he again finished in 10th place in the 350 class. The younger brambilla had racing ambitions of his own and started on motorcycles winning the 125cc national title in 1958. Vintage racing vintage cars grand prix vittorio brambilla le mans motor ford automobile gilles villeneuve old race cars. It featured the 1975 world championship of f1 drivers and the 1975 international cup for f1 manufacturers which were contested concurrently from 12 january to 5 october over fourteen races. Profile for racing driver vittorio brambilla from italy.

Ranking 5 of the most accidentprone drivers in formula 1. Accidents count as a driver mistake,so the driver loses points when heshe has an accident,collision or spin. Vittorio was great to watch, but i stop short of calling him a great driver. Vintage racing vintage cars grand prix vittorio brambilla le mans motor ford automobile gilles villeneuve bike engine more information. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. View career statistics for vittorio brambilla tweet. Worked with vittorio in their monza workshop until his younger siblings death. Apr 16, 2014 ranking 5 of the most accidentprone drivers in formula 1 history. Born in monza, he was the brother of driver vittorio brambilla. Vittorio brambilla racing career profile driver database. Vittorio brambilla born 11th november 1937 in monza, italy, died 26th may 2001 in lesmo, italy was an italian grand prix racing driver known for his appearances in formula one. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Ranking 5 of the most accidentprone drivers in formula 1 history. At the age of thirtysix he was a former mechanic and brought to formula 1 as a driver by sponsor beta.

His 74 grand prix starts translated into one glorious but chaotic moment in the austrian rain in 1975. If the championship is more important, the driver gets more points 3. Brambilla drove in formula one between 1974 and 1980, competing in 74 races, with one win, which also turned out to be his only podium, and one pole position. Vittorio brambilla autopedia fandom powered by wikia. Ernesto brambilla racing career profile driver database. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock.

You need to be logged in to upload your vittorio brambillas bio first off, its important to realize that biographies submitted to racing years are public documents, created by users who wish to participate. Driver vittorio brambilla 19371111 20010526 age 63 get alerts. It was 10 years before his car racing career began in earnest. Particularly adept at driving in wet conditions, his nickname was the monza gorilla, due to his often overly aggressive driving style and sense of machismo. Vittorio brambilla was a good friend of the barriers.

He was born on 11th of november 1937 in monza so it wasnt a surprise that he was infected with cars, motorcycles, and racing since his childhood. Vittorio brambilla spoke italian and french, but little english. In 1959, he finished in 10th place in the 350cc grand prix motorcycle season. Race, racing, usac, formula 1, f1, f5000, indy, indianapolis 500. Click on the site to see vittorio brambilla s career results at that track. Page for one of the most underrated grand prix drivers of the 70s. Ernesto tino brambilla born 31 january 1934 is a former grand prix motorcycle road racer and a professional race car driver from italy. Driver vittorio brambilla 1976 formula one results racing. Esports fantasy daily fantasy f1 play f1 2020 f1 mobile racing f1 manager. The driver gets points if he finishes in the first six positions of every race 2. Vittorio brambilla was an italian formula 1 driver.

Was also involved with the redmanbright team that raced in f3000. View f1 statistics and a f1 career summary of vittorio brambilla, including career stats, yearly summary, stats per grands prix and circuits, and more. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Vittorio brambilla gp spagna the only driver to win a grand prix while crashing. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. It was the least likely fate imaginable for a man who, in his competitive heyday, stared risk in the face with an almost joyous delight.

Contentsshow career born in the town of monza itself, brambilla began racing motorcycles. His older brother, tino also raced in formula one during the 1960s. A book about his life was released at monza in 2015, to mark the italian grand prix and his involvement locally. In 1957, vittorio started to race motorcycles and in the following. Apr 06, 2015 vittorio brambilla gp spagna the only driver to win a grand prix while crashing. Chip ganassi racing fires kyle larson over use of racial slur. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. Ebullient and loquacious man, who is still involved in a motorsports marketing and events company. Nobody expected anything of him, but days would come where the monza gorilla stunned the grand prix scene with his allout sense of maniac driving. Early racing career born in monza, vittorio brambilla first worked for his brother tino as a mechanic in a workshop just outside the circuit gates. May 03, 2015 vittorio brambilla spoke italian and french, but little english. I always liked brambilla and didnt care for the gorilla nickname. Vittorio brambilla november 11, 1937 may 26, 2001 was a formula one driver from italy who raced for the march, surtees and alfa romeo teams. May 26, 2001 vittorio brambilla november 11, 1937 may 26, 2001 was an italian racing driver, who won the 1975 austrian grand prix in monsoon conditions, then most notably spun off and wrecked his nose while waving to the crowd.