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Giorgio Scarlatti

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Giorgio Scarlatti
Scarlatti and his Maserati 250F at the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix
Born(1921-10-02)2 October 1921
Rome, Italy
Died26 July 1990(1990-07-26) (aged 68)
Rome, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityItaly Italian
Active years19561961
TeamsMaserati and Cooper (Inc. non-works)
Non-works Ferrari and De Tomaso
Entries15 (12 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points1
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1956 Monaco Grand Prix
Last entry1961 French Grand Prix

Giorgio Scarlatti (2 October 1921 – 26 July 1990)[1] was a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 May 1956.

Formula One career

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Scarlatti was born in Rome. He got interested in racing right after the end of World War Two. His first outings were with a Maserati A6. In 1955 he entered the Naples Grand Prix at the wheel of a Ferrari 500 F2 and finishing fourth.

Scarlatti's performance caught the eye of Maserati who decided to hire him for the 1957 Formula One season. Scarlatti's best results were at the Pescara Grand Prix, where he narrowly missed out on the points-scoring positions when his Maserati 250F was overtaken in the latter stages by Stuart Lewis-Evans[2] and the Italian Grand Prix, where he finished fifth, sharing the car with Harry Schell.

Sports car racing

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In 1957 Scarlatti competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, sharing a Maserati with Joakim Bonnier. Bonnier and Scarlatti were forced to retire after 7 hours due to a clutch problem.

In 1958 he finished second at the Targa Florio together with Jean Behra on a Porsche 718. In 1961 Scarlatti and Lorenzo Bandini won the 4 Hours of Pescara on a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 WDC Points
1956 Giorgio Scarlatti Ferrari 500 Ferrari
Straight-4
ARG MON
DNQ
500 BEL FRA GBR NC 0
Scuderia Centro Sud GER
Ret
ITA
1957 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati
Straight-6
ARG MON
Ret*
500 FRA GBR GER
10
PES
6
ITA
5*
20th 1
1958 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 250F Maserati
Straight-6
ARG MON
Ret
NED
Ret
500 BEL FRA GBR GER POR ITA MOR NC 0
1959 Scuderia Ugolini Maserati 250F Maserati
Straight-6
MON
DNQ
500 NED FRA
8
GBR GER POR NC 0
Cooper Car Company Cooper T51 Climax
Straight-4
ITA
12
USA
1960 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 250F Maserati
Straight-6
ARG
Ret
NC 0
Scuderia Castellotti Cooper T51 Ferrari
Straight-4
MON
DNQ
500 NED BEL FRA GBR POR
Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati
Straight-4
ITA
Ret
USA
1961 Scuderia Serenissima De Tomaso F1 O.S.C.A.
Straight-4
MON NED BEL FRA
Ret
GBR NC 0
Alfa Romeo
Straight-4
GER
DNA
ITA USA
* Indicates shared drive with Harry Schell

References

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  1. ^ "The World Championship drivers — Where are they now? / Scarlatti". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  2. ^ "1957 Pescara Grand Prix". gp.com. Retrieved 24 November 2012.