Vittorio brambilla racing driver

Formula 1 world championship grand prix of the united states watkins glen grand prix road course 05 october 1975. Page for one of the most underrated grand prix drivers of the 70s. In 1959, he finished in 10th place in the 350cc grand prix motorcycle season. Vittorio brambilla was a good friend of the barriers. Profile for racing driver vittorio brambilla from italy. In 1957, vittorio started to race motorcycles and in the following. 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. Apr 06, 2015 vittorio brambilla gp spagna the only driver to win a grand prix while crashing. 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. Vittorio brambilla autopedia fandom powered by wikia. His years at march were good ones and austria was indeed a revelation, but sadly a one trick pony.

Contentsshow career born in the town of monza itself, brambilla began racing motorcycles. The monza gorilla was a hard, tough racing driver who drove the wheels off his car and rivals off the track. It was 10 years before his car racing career began in earnest. Ernesto brambilla racing career profile driver database. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Driver vittorio brambilla career statistics racing. Vittorio was great to watch, but i stop short of calling him a great driver. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. I always liked brambilla and didnt care for the gorilla nickname.

Vittorio brambilla profile bio, news, highres photos. Vittorio brambilla gp spagna the only driver to win a grand prix while crashing. A book about his life was released at monza in 2015, to mark the italian grand prix and his involvement locally. 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. Chip ganassi racing fires kyle larson over use of racial slur. The driver gets points if he finishes in the first six positions of every race 2. 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. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. 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. Driver vittorio brambilla 19371111 20010526 age 63 get alerts. 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. View career statistics for vittorio brambilla tweet. 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.

May 03, 2015 vittorio brambilla spoke italian and french, but little english. 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. 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. 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. 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. Vintage racing vintage cars grand prix vittorio brambilla le mans motor ford automobile gilles villeneuve old race cars. Driver vittorio brambilla 1976 formula one results racing. Born in monza, he was the brother of driver vittorio brambilla.

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. Vittorio brambilla racing career profile driver database. 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. Ranking 5 of the most accidentprone drivers in formula 1 history. 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. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year.

Vittorio brambilla was an italian formula 1 driver. At the age of thirtysix he was a former mechanic and brought to formula 1 as a driver by sponsor beta. View f1 statistics and a f1 career summary of vittorio brambilla, including career stats, yearly summary, stats per grands prix and circuits, and more. The story of his career perfectly matches the romantic and brutal period of racing in the 1970s. As well as running and teaching at driving schools, he was also an editor for road and track magazine. 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.

The younger brambilla had racing ambitions of his own and started on motorcycles winning the 125cc national title in 1958. 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. Ranking 5 of the most accidentprone drivers in formula 1. 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. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. Vittorio brambilla spoke italian and french, but little english. His 74 grand prix starts translated into one glorious but chaotic moment in the austrian rain in 1975. The 1975 formula one season was the 29th season of fia formula one motor racing. Esports fantasy daily fantasy f1 play f1 2020 f1 mobile racing f1 manager. Was also involved with the redmanbright team that raced in f3000.