Vittorio brambilla racing driver

Vittorio brambilla gp spagna the only driver to win a grand prix while crashing. Esports fantasy daily fantasy f1 play f1 2020 f1 mobile racing f1 manager. His 74 grand prix starts translated into one glorious but chaotic moment in the austrian rain in 1975. His years at march were good ones and austria was indeed a revelation, but sadly a one trick pony. Born in monza, he was the brother of driver vittorio brambilla. Profile for racing driver vittorio brambilla from italy. The driver gets points if he finishes in the first six positions of every race 2. 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. At the age of thirtysix he was a former mechanic and brought to formula 1 as a driver by sponsor beta. He still likes to be involved with the workshop but it is mainly run by both his and vittorio s sons, especially after a recent stroke. May 04, 2015 vittorio brambilla spoke italian and french, but little english. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.

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. The younger brambilla had racing ambitions of his own and started on motorcycles winning the 125cc national title in 1958. 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. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. I always liked brambilla and didnt care for the gorilla nickname. May 03, 2015 vittorio brambilla spoke italian and french, but little english. 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. His older brother, tino also raced in formula one during the 1960s. Driver vittorio brambilla 19371111 20010526 age 63 get alerts. Vittorio brambilla profile bio, news, highres photos. Worked with vittorio in their monza workshop until his younger siblings death. Was also involved with the redmanbright team that raced in f3000. Ebullient and loquacious man, who is still involved in a motorsports marketing and events company. The story of his career perfectly matches the romantic and brutal period of racing in the 1970s.

Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. 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. 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. Apr 06, 2015 vittorio brambilla gp spagna the only driver to win a grand prix while crashing. 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. Driver vittorio brambilla career statistics racing. Vittorio brambilla autopedia fandom powered by wikia. Contentsshow career born in the town of monza itself, brambilla began racing motorcycles. Ranking 5 of the most accidentprone drivers in formula 1 history. In 1957, vittorio started to race motorcycles and in the following. Ernesto tino brambilla born 31 january 1934 is a former grand prix motorcycle road racer and a professional race car driver from italy.

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. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Ernesto brambilla racing career profile driver database. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. Vittorio brambilla was an italian formula 1 driver. A book about his life was released at monza in 2015, to mark the italian grand prix and his involvement locally. Vintage racing vintage cars grand prix vittorio brambilla le mans motor ford automobile gilles villeneuve bike engine more information. Accidents count as a driver mistake,so the driver loses points when heshe has an accident,collision or spin. Ranking 5 of the most accidentprone drivers in formula 1. Race, racing, usac, formula 1, f1, f5000, indy, indianapolis 500. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. 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. Page for one of the most underrated grand prix drivers of the 70s.

It was 10 years before his car racing career began in earnest. Ferrari vittorio brambilla car and driver f1 1970s racing in this moment vintage door prizes 1970 vittorio brambilla barcelona ferrari 166 vittorio brambilla gilles villeneuve formula 1 car the right stuff f1 drivers car and driver store design grand prix race cars. Vittorio brambilla was a good friend of the barriers. The 1975 formula one season was the 29th season of fia formula one motor racing. 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. Vintage racing vintage cars grand prix vittorio brambilla le mans motor ford automobile gilles villeneuve old race cars. Vittorio was great to watch, but i stop short of calling him a great driver.

View f1 statistics and a f1 career summary of vittorio brambilla, including career stats, yearly summary, stats per grands prix and circuits, and more. Vittorio brambilla racing career profile driver database. Driver vittorio brambilla 1976 formula one results racing. The monza gorilla was a hard, tough racing driver who drove the wheels off his car and rivals off the track. In 1959, he finished in 10th place in the 350cc grand prix motorcycle season. 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. 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. In 1961 he again finished in 10th place in the 350 class. Apr 16, 2014 ranking 5 of the most accidentprone drivers in formula 1 history. Formula 1 world championship grand prix of the united states watkins glen grand prix road course 05 october 1975. March 751 driven by vittorio brambilla silverstone 1975 vittorio brambilla scored a surprise victory in the rainshortened 1975 spanish gp the first and only win for vit at the age of he crashed into the barriers after taking the chequered flag in his march. 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. Chip ganassi racing fires kyle larson over use of racial slur. Click on the site to see vittorio brambilla s career results at that track.