Giancarlo Baghetti | |
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 Baghetti at the1962 Italian Grand Prix | |
| Born | (1934-12-25)25 December 1934 |
| Died | 27 November 1995(1995-11-27) (aged 60) Milan, Italy |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Active years | 1961–1967 |
| Teams | PrivateerFerrari,Ferrari,ATS,Centro Sud,Brabham,Parnell,Lotus |
| Entries | 21 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Career points | 14 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| First entry | 1961 French Grand Prix |
| First win | 1961 French Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1967 Italian Grand Prix |
Giancarlo Baghetti (Italian pronunciation:[dʒaŋˈkarlobaˈɡetti]; 25 December 1934 – 27 November 1995) was an Italianracing driver, who competed inFormula One from1961 to1967. Baghetti won the1961 French Grand Prix in aprivateerFerrari 156, and remains the only driver to win aFormula One Grand Prix on debut.[a]
Born and raised inMilan, Baghetti started his racing career aged 23 in production cars before progressing toFormula Junior in 1958. Three years later, he was selected byFISA to compete in anon-worksFerrari 156. After winning his first twonon-championship Formula One races at theSyracuse andNaples Grands Prix, Baghetti made his World Championship debut with FISA at the1961 French Grand Prix. He went on to win the race, beating thePorsche ofDan Gurney to score ahat-trick of wins in his opening three Formula One races, and become the first driver to win on his World Championship debut since the inaugural1950 season. Despite scoring a fastest lap at theItalian Grand Prix and a non-championship victory at theCoppa Italia, Beghetti would never finish on the podium again. After the success of his rookie season, he signed forFerrari in1962, followed by seasons withATS in1963 andScuderia Centro Sud in1964. Baghetti made one-off appearances forBrabham,Parnell andLotus prior to leaving the sport at the conclusion of the1967 season.
Outside of Formula One, Baghetti won the 1000ccEuropean Touring Car Championship in 1966 withAbarth, before retiring from motor racing two years later.
Baghetti was born in Milan. His father was a wealthy Milan industrialist.[1] He began racing in 1955 in production cars, moving up toFormula Junior in 1958. In 1961 he was selected by theFederazione Italiana Scuderie Automobilistiche (FISA), a coalition of independent Italian team owners who had agreed a loan deal withFerrari for a156[2]Formula Two car to run in non-Championship Grand Prix, giving experience to promising Italian drivers. Despite not showing spectacular form in lower categories, Baghetti was chosen overAlbino Buttichi andLucien de Sanctis for the seat. The car was first entered for theSyracuse Grand Prix, the first major event run under the new 1.5-litre championship regulations, and against a strong field Baghetti qualified second and won in the onlyFerrari, with the British teams andPorsche 718flat 4 unable to compete with the Dino's V6. He then drove the same car to win at theNapoli Grand Prix a few weeks later.
Team FISA entered an original 60-degree V6Ferrari 156, at least 10 hp down on power, for Baghetti in the1961 French Grand Prix atReims-Gueux, for this World Championship event. OnceWolfgang von Trips,Richie Ginther andPhil Hill had all retired their works 156s, Baghetti was left to uphold Ferrari honour. He overcameDan Gurney's Porsche 718 to take victory, giving him ahat trick of wins from his first three Grands Prix. Gurney was leading with 100 yd (91 m) to go as the cars raced to the finish line at 160 mph (260 km/h). The victory meant Baghetti became the first Italian since 1956 to win a Formula One World Championship event.[1] It also ensured that he became the first, and only driver ever to win on their World Championship Grand Prix debut against a field that did not consist entirely of other debutant drivers.
He entered two more Championship races, retiring from the1961 British Grand Prix and1961 Italian Grand Prix, though he posted fastest lap in the latter. He also won the poorly attendedPrima Coppa Italia race atVallelunga in a Porsche 718.
He was promoted to the works Ferrari line-up for 1962, but took just two Championship placings – fourth at theDutch Grand Prix, and fifth at theItalian Grand Prix, as Ferrari was outclassed by the British teams. Baghetti took second in the non-ChampionshipMediterranean Grand Prix. He was offered a full Ferrari F1 drive for 1963, but had already signed with a rival team. Enzo Ferrari rated Baghetti highly, calling him, 'a lesserVarzi'.[3] Baghetti was involved in 1963 in the disastrousATS effort in 1963, joining up withPhil Hill forCarlo Chiti's breakaway team, but failed to register a finish from five starts. For 1964 he switched toScuderia Centro Sud's outdatedBRM P57 cars, peaking with seventh at theAustrian Grand Prix. His Grand Prix career was then virtually over, though he had three more one-off drives, all at theItalian Grand Prix – a worksBrabham in 1965, aReg Parnell-semiworks Dino Ferrari 2.4 V6 in which he ran strongly ahead of Arundell's Lotus V8 Climax and Anderson's 2.7 litre Brabham, running 5th in 1966 and a similarly competent drive in a worksLotus49 in 1967, running in midfield and passing Amon and Ickx and would have scored a point but for a blown engine.
He achieved some success in theEuropean Touring Car Championship withAlfa Romeo andFIATAbarth, winning the 1966 1000cc Class Championship in anAbarth 1000. After dabbling inFormula Three, he retired after a huge accident at the 1967 "Monza Lottery". Boley Pittard of England was burned severely when hisLola burst into flames at the start of the final qualifying heat. Baghetti won the event in a Branca with an average speed over thirty-five laps of 114 mph (183 km/h).[4] In June 1968, Baghetti was in a huge pile-up on the 23rd lap of aFormula Two race at Monza. He was driving aDino.[5]
He later became a journalist and photographer in motorsport and fashion, and promoted various industrial videos forFiat.[6]
Baghetti's Championship debut win has secured him a footnote in Formula One history, as he became the only driver to have won his first three Formula One races, starting with two non-championship Grand Prix races in Italy. Baghetti died of cancer on 27 November 1995.[7]
(key) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | FISA | Ferrari156 | FerrariV6 | MON | NED | BEL | FRA 1 | 9th | 9 | |||||||
| Scuderia Sant Ambroeus | GBR Ret | GER | ITA Ret | USA | ||||||||||||
| 1962 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari156 | FerrariV6 | NED 4 | MON | BEL Ret | FRA | GBR | GER 10 | ITA 5 | USA | RSA | 11th | 5 | ||
| 1963 | Automobili Turismo e Sport | ATS100 | ATSV8 | MON | BEL Ret | NED Ret | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA 15 | USA Ret | MEX Ret | RSA | NC | 0 | |
| 1964 | Scuderia Centro Sud | BRMP57 | BRMV8 | MON DNA | NED 10 | BEL 8 | FRA | GBR 12 | GER Ret | AUT 7 | ITA 8 | USA | MEX | NC | 0 | |
| 1965 | Brabham Racing Organisation | BrabhamBT7 | ClimaxV8 | RSA | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | ITA Ret | USA | MEX | NC | 0 | |
| 1966 | Reg Parnell Racing Ltd | Ferrari246 | FerrariV6 | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | ITA NC | USA | MEX | NC | 0 | ||
| 1967 | Team Lotus | Lotus49 | CosworthV8 | RSA | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | CAN | ITA Ret | USA | MEX | NC | 0 |
(key) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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| 1961 | FISA | Ferrari156 | FerrariV6 | LOM | GLV | PAU | BRX | VIE | AIN | SYR 1 | NAP 1 | LON | SIL | SOL | KAN | DAN | MOD | FLG | OUL | LEW | ||||
| Scuderia Sant Ambroeus | Porsche718 | PorscheFlat-4 | VAL 1 | RAN | NAT | RSA | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari156 | FerrariV6 | CAP | BRX | LOM | LAV | GLV | PAU | AIN 4 | INT | NAP | MAL | CLP | RMS DNA | SOL | KAN | MED 2 | DAN | OUL | MEX | RAN | NAT | |
| 1963 | Ecurie Filipinetti | Lotus21 | ClimaxStraight-4 | LOM | GLV | PAU | IMO DNQ | SYR | AIN | INT | ROM | SOL | KAN | MED | AUT | OUL | RAN | |||||||
| 1964 | Scuderia Centro Sud | BRMP57 | BRMV8 | DMT DNS | NWT 9 | SYR Ret | AIN 9 | INT 8 | SOL | MED | RAN | |||||||||||||
| 1965 | Scuderia Centro Sud | BRMP57 | BRMV8 | ROC | SYR | SMT | INT | MED Ret | RAN | |||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Anglo-Suisse Racing Team | Lotus33 | ClimaxV8 | RSA | SYR DNS | INT | OUL |
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| Preceded by | European Touring Car Championship Div.1 Champion 1966 | Succeeded by |
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