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'''Vittorio Bellentani''' (March 11, 1906 &ndash; March 26, 1968)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Allen|title=Vittorio Bellentani|url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/teamboss/Vittorio_Bellentani|access-date=2020-08-24|website=OldRacingCars.com|language=en}}</ref> was an [[Italians|Italian]] automobile engineer and racing driver.
'''Vittorio Bellentani''' ([[Modena]] [[1906]] - ) was an italian automobile engineer.


==Biography==
He studied in [[Germany]] at [[University of Freiburg]] before joining [[Ferrari]] in 1940, where he first worked on the 815 development.
Born in [[Modena]], he studied in [[Germany]] at [[University of Freiburg]] before joining [[Enzo Ferrari]] in 1940, where he first worked on the [[Auto Avio Costruzioni 815]] (1940–46).
After 1955 he worked for Maserati, joining the development of [[Maserati A6]] (A6GCM 1952; A6SSG 1954), and [[Maserati 250F]], that had been initiated by [[Gioacchino Colombo]] who left the company in 1955.
Bellentani continued as a consulting engineer for [[Ferrari]] in the 1960s.
He was consultant to the ''Bellentani Riccardo Modena'' (B.R.M.) company (1955-1957), formed by his brother [[Riccardo Bellentani]] and involved in [[two-stroke]] engines.
[[Category:Automotive engineers|Bellentani, Vittorio]]
[[Category:Natives of Modena|Bellentani, Vittorio]]
[[Category:1906 births|Bellentani, Vittorio]]


He subsequently worked for Maserati (1950–55), developing the [[Maserati A6]] (A6GCM 1952; A6SSG 1954), and [[Maserati 250F]], that had been initiated by [[Gioacchino Colombo]] who left the company in 1955. Bellentani continued as a consulting engineer for [[Ferrari]] (1956–63) on cars as [[Ferrari 412 S]] (1957)<ref>[http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060911/FREE/60905013/1029 Profiting from History] quotes [[Phil Hill]] referring to the [[Ferrari Jano engine|Jano V12]] as the "Bellentani engine".</ref> and the 1-litre [[ASA (automobile)|ASA Ferrarina]] (1962). He also worked for the ''Bellentani Riccardo Modena'' (B.R.M.) company (1955–1957), which had been formed by his brother Riccardo Bellentani. B.R.M. was mostly involved in [[two-stroke]] engines, and continued to operate under Riccardo's son, Antonio Bellentani.<ref>[http://www.motorvalley.it/personaggi_dettaglio.asp?idpa=1549&idd=46&categoria=Automobilismo B.R.M.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928165315/http://www.motorvalley.it/personaggi_dettaglio.asp?idpa=1549&idd=46&categoria=Automobilismo |date=2007-09-28 }}</ref>
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Bellentani died in Modena in 1968.

==References==
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*{{cite book|first=Dante |last=Candini|title=Le moto Maserati e l'artigianato motociclistico modenese|publisher=Il Fiorona|year=2002}}

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[[Category:Maserati people]]
[[Category:20th-century Italian engineers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Modena]]
[[Category:Italian expatriates in Germany]]

Latest revision as of 20:10, 1 April 2022

Vittorio Bellentani (March 11, 1906 – March 26, 1968)[1] was an Italian automobile engineer and racing driver.

Biography[edit]

Born in Modena, he studied in Germany at University of Freiburg before joining Enzo Ferrari in 1940, where he first worked on the Auto Avio Costruzioni 815 (1940–46).

He subsequently worked for Maserati (1950–55), developing the Maserati A6 (A6GCM 1952; A6SSG 1954), and Maserati 250F, that had been initiated by Gioacchino Colombo who left the company in 1955. Bellentani continued as a consulting engineer for Ferrari (1956–63) on cars as Ferrari 412 S (1957)[2] and the 1-litre ASA Ferrarina (1962). He also worked for the Bellentani Riccardo Modena (B.R.M.) company (1955–1957), which had been formed by his brother Riccardo Bellentani. B.R.M. was mostly involved in two-stroke engines, and continued to operate under Riccardo's son, Antonio Bellentani.[3]

Bellentani died in Modena in 1968.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brown, Allen. "Vittorio Bellentani". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  2. ^ Profiting from History quotes Phil Hill referring to the Jano V12 as the "Bellentani engine".
  3. ^ B.R.M. Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  • Candini, Dante (2002). Le moto Maserati e l'artigianato motociclistico modenese. Il Fiorona.