Imola 250 km race in 1977
The 250 km race of Imola 1977 , also 250 km Imola , took place on September 4th at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari and was the 13th round of the sports car world championship of that year.
The race
The seventh race of the Group 6 took the seventh victory for a plant - Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 , this time again with Vittorio Brambilla at the wheel. Second was Giorgio Francia , another Alfa factory driver who competed for Osella in Imola and came second overall on a PA5.
Results
Final ranking
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S 3.0 | 2 |
 Autodelta SpA
|
Vittorio Brambilla
|
Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 | 50 | ||
| 2 | S 2.0 | 35 |
Osella Squadra Corse
|
Giorgio Francia
|
Osella PA5 | 49 | ||
| 3 | S 2.0 | 27 |
Osella Squadra Corse
|
Giovanni Anzeloni Lella Lombardi
|
Osella PA5 | 47 | ||
| 4th | S 1.6 | 61 |
Francesco Cerulli-Irelli
|
Francesco Cerulli-Irelli
|
AMS 277 | 47 | ||
| 5 | S 2.0 | 34 |
Giuseppe Piazzi
|
Renzo Zorzi Giuseppe Piazzi
|
Chevron B36 | 47 | ||
| 6th | S 2.0 | 44 |
Citta dei Mille
|
Duilio Ghislotti Romeo Camathias
 |
Lola T296 | 46 | ||
| 7th | S 2.0 | 28 |
Pasquale Barberio
|
Pasquale Barberio
|
Osella PA5 | 45 | ||
| 8th | S 5.0 | 11 |
 Peter Hoffmann Racing
|
Peter Hoffmann
|
McLaren M8F | 45 | ||
| 9 | S 2.0 | 32 |
Arcadio Pezzali
|
Arcadio Pezzali Giordano Perego
|
Osella PA4 | 44 | ||
| 10 | S 1.6 | 55 |
Trentina
|
Ubaldo Smittarello
|
Osella PA3 | 44 | ||
| 11 | S 1.6 | 54 |
Saponaro
|
Saponaro Claudio Francisci
|
Chevron B31 | 43 | ||
| 12 | S 2.0 | 24 |
 Daniel Brillat
|
Daniel Brillat
|
Cheetah G601 | 42 | ||
| 13 | S 2.0 | 22nd |
Firenze Centro Vetrine
|
Ettore Bogani Luca Massimo
|
Osella PA4 | 42 | ||
| 14th | S 2.0 | 30th |
Angelo Giliberti
|
Franco Locci
|
Osella PA5 | 41 | ||
| 15th | S 2.0 | 28 |
 Robin Smith
|
Franco Locci Robin Smith
|
Chevron B26 | 40 | ||
| Not classified | ||||||||
| 16 | S 2.0 | 21st |
Roberto Marazzi
|
Roberto Marazzi
|
Osella PA5 | 32 | ||
| 17th | S 2.0 | 43 |
Ruggero Parpinelli
|
Ruggero Parpinelli Anna Cambiaghi
|
Osella PA2 | 30th | ||
| 18th | S 1.6 | 60 |
San Marco
|
Adelino Zenone Marco de Bartoli
|
Osella PA4 | 26th | ||
| 19th | S 1.3 | 92 |
Nord-Ovest
|
Giampaolo Ceraolo Pasquale Anastasio
|
Osella PA5 | 26th | ||
| Failed | ||||||||
| 20th | S 1.6 | 62 |
AMS
|
Cristiano Del Balzo
|
AMS 277 | 20th | ||
| 21st | S 2.0 | 23 |
Francy Racing
|
Eugen Strähl
|
Clean C5 | 19th | ||
| 22nd | S 2.0 | 26th |
Torino Corse
|
Luigi Pozzo Franco Milano
|
Osella PA4 | 19th | ||
| 23 | S 2.0 | 25th |
Torino Corse
|
Ermanno Pettiti Danilo Tesini
|
Osella PA5 | 13 | ||
| 24 | S 3.0 | 1 |
Autodelta SpA
|
Arturo Merzario
|
Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 | 12 | ||
| 25th | S 2.0 | 41 |
Guy Edwards
|
Guy Edwards
|
Lola T296 | 12 | ||
| 26th | S 1.6 | 52 |
Torino Corse
|
Maurizio Orsi Marco Onori
|
Osella PA5 | 5 | ||
| Not qualified | ||||||||
| 27 | S 3.0 | 5 |
Torino Corse
|
Gian-Piero Gatti Attilio Mercadante
|
Chevron B23 | 1 | ||
| 28 | S 3.0 | 6th |
Bruno Ottomano
|
Bruno Ottomano Paolo Gargano
|
Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 3 | 2 | ||
| 29 | S 2.0 | 31 |
Federico Cipriani
|
Federico Cipriani
|
March 76S | 3 | ||
| 30th | S 1.6 | 51 |
Torino Corse
|
Francesco Migliorini "Gates"
|
Osella PA4 | 4th | ||
| 31 | S 1.6 | 56 |
San Marco
|
Giuseppe Bottura
|
Osella PA3 | 5 | ||
| 32 | S 1.6 | 57 |
San Marco
|
Marco Zambotti Pier-Ugo Prati
|
Dallara 1600 cmc | 6th | ||
| 33 | S 1.6 | 58 |
Franco Selvatici
|
Franco Selvatici
|
GRD S74 | 7th | ||
1 not qualified 2 not qualified 3 not qualified 4 not qualified 5 not qualified 6 not qualified 7 not qualified
Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part.
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | S 3.0 | 3 |
Autodelta SpA
|
Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 | |
| 35 | S 3.0 | 4th |
Marco Capoferri
|
Marco Capoferri
|
Lola T286 |
| 36 | S 3.0 | 7th |
John Blanckley
|
John Blanckley Rolf Götz
|
Chevron B31 |
| 37 | S 2.0 | 29 |
Sesto Corse
|
Carlo Franchi
|
March 75S |
| 38 | S 2.0 | 36 |
Osella Squadra Corse
|
Osella PA5 | |
| 39 | S 2.0 | 37 |
GVEA
|
Sandro Plastina Michel Gueissaz
|
Cheetah G501 |
| 40 | S 2.0 | 39 |
Dorset Racing
|
 Martin Birrane Ian Harrower
|
Lola T294S |
| 41 | S 2.0 | 40 |
Tony Rosen
|
Tony Rosen Richard Down
|
Lola T294 |
| 42 | S 2.0 | 42 |
Mario Tropia
|
Mario Tropia
|
Osella PA5 |
| 43 | S 1.6 | 53 |
Escolette
|
Mario Benusiglio
|
Osella PA4 |
| 44 | S 1.6 | 59 |
Melchiorre Lascari
|
Melchiorre Lascari Antonio Adamo
|
Lola T212 |
| 45 | S 1.3 | 91 |
Lucca Corse
|
Francesco Rafanelli Renato Righi
|
Chevron B21 |
Class winner
| class | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 5.0 |
Peter Hoffmann
|
McLaren M8F | Rank 8 |
| S 3.0 |
Vittorio Brambilla
|
Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 | Overall victory |
| S 2.0 |
Giorgio Francia
|
Osella PA5 | Rank 2 |
| S 1.6 |
Francesco Cerulli-Irelli
|
AMS 277 | Rank 4 |
| S 1.3 | no participant in the finish |
Racing data
- Registered: 45
- Started: 26
- Valued: 15
- Race classes: 5
- Spectators: 15,000
- Race day weather: warm and dry
- Route length: 5,000 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 1: 29: 53,500 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 50
- Total distance of the winning team: 250,000 km
- Winner's average: 167.177 km / h
- Pole position: Vittorio Brambilla - Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 (# 2) - 1: 41.730 = 176.939 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Arturo Merzario - Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 (# 1) - 1: 43.400 = 174.081 km / h
- Racing series: Round 13 of the 1977 Sports Car World Championship
literature
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
Web links
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Previous race of the 6-hour Mosport race in 1977 |
Sports car world championship |
Successor 300 km race on the Salzburgring 1977 |