Carlo Facetti

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Carlo Facetti 1975
Carlo Facetti in the Alfa Romeo GTAm at the Touring Car Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in 1973

Carlo Giovanni Facetti (born June 26, 1935 in Cormano ) is a former Italian racing driver and entrepreneur.

Career as a driver

Carlo Facetti's long career in motorsport spanned nearly four decades. When he started at the Targa Florio in April 1961 , it was not foreseeable that he would still race in the Italian GT championship in 1995. Facetti - who was a works driver at Alfa Romeo and Autodelta for many years , achieved his successes primarily in GT and sports car racing . Starts in monoposto racing cars remained a rarity. Nevertheless, he once tried to qualify for a Formula 1 world championship run. 1974 which reported Scuderia Finotto for him a Brabham BT42 for the Italian Grand Prix in Monza . With a training time of 1: 37.300 minutes, he narrowly failed to qualify for the race.

In the early 1960s, he primarily competed in touring car races with Alfa Romeo vehicles . He celebrated his first victory in 1962 at a national GT race in Monza. By the end of the 1960s he competed in all major international sports car races, made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and rose to become one of the most famous European touring car drivers. The third place overall in the 1970 Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race in an Alfa Romeo 2000 GTam with partner Teodoro Zeccoli is particularly noteworthy . In 1964 he had also achieved third place overall in this race.

As a works driver for Autodelta, he made it onto the top three podium four times in 1974 in the World Sports Car Championship . At the 1000 km race in Zeltweg , he and Andrea de Adamich finished second overall in an Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 . In 1979 he secured the overall ranking in the European Touring Car Championship .

In the mid-1980s he became a works driver at Alba Engineering and won the junior C2 class of the sports car world championship for the small Italian team in 1983 and 1984.

CARMA

Facetti had a long-standing friendship with the industrialist Martino Finotto . At the beginning of the 1980s they jointly founded a company - CARMA (CAR for Carlo and MA for Martino) - which dealt with the development of racing engines. The 1.8-liter 4-cylinder turbo engine in the Alba AR2 - known as the Giannini Carma for regulatory reasons - was developed by CARMA.

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1968 ItalyItaly Autodelta SpA Alfa Romeo TT33 / 2 ItalyItaly Spartaco Dini Rank 5
1970 ItalyItaly Autodelta SpA Alfa Romeo T33 / 3 ItalyItaly Teodoro Zeccoli failure accident
1973 ItalyItaly Scuderia Brescia Corse Alfa Romeo TT33 / 3 ItalyItaly Teodoro Zeccoli ItalyItaly Marsilio Pasotti Rank 15
1974 ItalyItaly BMW Jolly Club BMW 3.0CSL ItalyItaly Martino Finotto GermanyGermany Manfred Mohr failure Cylinder overheated
1980 ItalyItaly Jolly Club Lancia Corse Lancia Beta Montecarlo ItalyItaly Martino Finotto Rank 19
1981 ItalyItaly Martini Racing Lancia Beta Montecarlo ItalyItaly Michele Alboreto United StatesUnited States Eddie Cheever Rank 8
1983 ItalyItaly Scuderia Jolly Club Alba AR2 ItalyItaly Martino Finotto SwitzerlandSwitzerland Marco Vanoli failure Chassis broken
1984 ItalyItaly Scuderia Jolly Club Alba AR2 ItalyItaly Martino Finotto SwitzerlandSwitzerland Marco Vanoli Rank 21

Sebring results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1962 ItalyItaly Scuderia Ambrosiana Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV ItalyItaly Massimo Leto di Priolo Rank 12
1986 United StatesUnited States Gaston Andrey Racing Alba AR6 ItalyItaly Martino Finotto ItalyItaly Ruggero Melgrati failure Gearbox damage

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season team race car 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd
1961 Scuderia Sant Ambroeus Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM ItalyItaly PES
DNF 14th
1962 Scuderia Ambrosiana Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
Lancia Flaminia
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MAY ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany BER GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM FranceFrance TAV ItalyItaly CCA United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT GermanyGermany ONLY United StatesUnited States BRI United StatesUnited States BRI FranceFrance PAR
12 DNF
1963 Jolly Club Alfa Romeo Giulia
Lancia Flaminia
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly TAR BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly MAY GermanyGermany ONLY ItalyItaly CON GermanyGermany ROS FranceFrance LEM ItalyItaly MON GermanyGermany WIS FranceFrance TAV GermanyGermany FRE ItalyItaly CCE United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT SwitzerlandSwitzerland OVI GermanyGermany ONLY ItalyItaly MON ItalyItaly MON FranceFrance TDF United StatesUnited States BRI
DNF 44
1964 Scuderia St. Ambroeus
Lancia
Ferrari 250 GTO
Lancia Flaminia
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly TAR ItalyItaly MON BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly CON GermanyGermany ONLY GermanyGermany ROS FranceFrance LEM FranceFrance REI GermanyGermany FRE ItalyItaly CCE United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT SwitzerlandSwitzerland SIM GermanyGermany ONLY ItalyItaly MON FranceFrance TDF United StatesUnited States BRI United StatesUnited States BRI FranceFrance PAR
DNF DNF
1965 Salvatore Panepinto Alfa Romeo TZ United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly BOL ItalyItaly MON ItalyItaly MON United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT ItalyItaly TAR BelgiumBelgium SPA GermanyGermany ONLY ItalyItaly MUG GermanyGermany ROS FranceFrance LEM FranceFrance REI ItalyItaly BOZ GermanyGermany FRE ItalyItaly CCE SwitzerlandSwitzerland OVI GermanyGermany ONLY United StatesUnited States BRI United StatesUnited States BRI
17th
1966 Scuderia St. Ambroeus
Lancia
Ferrari 250LM
Lancia Fulvia
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MON ItalyItaly TAR BelgiumBelgium SPA GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM ItalyItaly MUG ItalyItaly CCE GermanyGermany HOK SwitzerlandSwitzerland SIM GermanyGermany ONLY AustriaAustria ZEL
DNF DNF 18th
1967 Porsche 906 United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MON BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM GermanyGermany HOK ItalyItaly MUG United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH ItalyItaly CCE AustriaAustria ZEL SwitzerlandSwitzerland OVI GermanyGermany ONLY
6th 3
1968 Algar Enterprises
Piccionaia
Autodelta
Lancia Fulvia
Porsche 910
Alfa Romeo T33
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH ItalyItaly MON ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY BelgiumBelgium SPA United StatesUnited States WAT AustriaAustria ZEL FranceFrance LEM
DNF 5 10 5
1969 Piccionaina
Alfa Romeo Germany
Porsche 907
Alfa Romeo T33
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH ItalyItaly MON ItalyItaly TAR BelgiumBelgium SPA GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM United StatesUnited States WAT AustriaAustria ZEL
DNF 7th
1970 Autodelta Alfa Romeo T33 United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH ItalyItaly MON ItalyItaly TAR BelgiumBelgium SPA GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM United StatesUnited States WAT AustriaAustria ZEL
DNF DNF DNF
1971 Hubert Ascher Alfa Romeo T33 ArgentinaArgentina BUA United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH ItalyItaly MON BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM AustriaAustria ZEL United StatesUnited States WAT
DNF
1972 Giovanni Alberti
Scuderia Brescia Corse
Alfa Romeo T33
Abarth Osella SE-021
Abarth-Osella 2000
ArgentinaArgentina BUA United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH ItalyItaly MON BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM AustriaAustria ZEL United StatesUnited States WAT
3 DNF DNF
1973 Scuderia Brescia Corse
Autodelta
Alfa Romeo T33 United StatesUnited States DAY ItalyItaly VAL FranceFrance DIJ ItalyItaly MON BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly TAR GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM AustriaAustria ZEL United StatesUnited States WAT
DNF 5 DNF 15th 7th
1974 Autodelta
BMW Jolly Club
Alfa Romeo T33
BME 3.0 CSL
ItalyItaly MON BelgiumBelgium SPA GermanyGermany ONLY ItalyItaly IMO FranceFrance LEM AustriaAustria ZEL United StatesUnited States WAT FranceFrance LEC United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH South Africa 1961South Africa KYA
3 3 3 DNF 2
1975 Jolly Club Osella PA3 United StatesUnited States DAY ItalyItaly MUG FranceFrance DIJ ItalyItaly MON BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly BY GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance ZEL United StatesUnited States WAT
DNF
1976 Jolly Club
Lancia
Lancia Stratos ItalyItaly MUG ItalyItaly VAL GermanyGermany ONLY ItalyItaly MON United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL ItalyItaly IMO GermanyGermany ONLY AustriaAustria ZEL ItalyItaly BY United StatesUnited States WAT CanadaCanada MOS FranceFrance DIJ FranceFrance DIJ AustriaAustria SAL
DNF DNF
1977 Jolly Club Porsche 935 United StatesUnited States DAY ItalyItaly MUG FranceFrance DIJ ItalyItaly MON United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL GermanyGermany ONLY ItalyItaly VAL ItalyItaly BY United StatesUnited States WAT PortugalPortugal EST FranceFrance LEC CanadaCanada MOS ItalyItaly IMO AustriaAustria SAL United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH GermanyGermany HOK ItalyItaly VAL
2 2 5 DNF
1978 Jolly Club Porsche 935 United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MUG United StatesUnited States VALLEY FranceFrance DIJ United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM ItalyItaly MIS United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States WAT ItalyItaly VAL United StatesUnited States ROD
66 5 DNF DNF 5
1979 Jolly Club
ASA Corsa Marche 38
Luigi Racing
Porsche 935
Lancia Beta Montecarlo
Chevrolet Camaro
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MUG United StatesUnited States VALLEY FranceFrance DIJ United StatesUnited States RIV United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM ItalyItaly BY United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States WAT BelgiumBelgium SPA United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH United StatesUnited States ROA ItalyItaly VAL El SalvadorEl Salvador ELS
45 3 2 DNF
1980 Jolly Club
Plastic Bertrand
Lancia Beta Montecarlo
BMW 530i
United StatesUnited States DAY United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MUG ItalyItaly MON United StatesUnited States RIV United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States WAT BelgiumBelgium SPA CanadaCanada MOS United StatesUnited States ROA ItalyItaly VAL FranceFrance DIJ
10 4th 4th 12 DNF 19th DNF 7th
1981 Jolly Club
Lancia
Lancia Beta Montecarlo
Ferrari 308
United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MUG ItalyItaly MON United StatesUnited States RIV United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM ItalyItaly BY United StatesUnited States DAY United StatesUnited States WAT BelgiumBelgium SPA CanadaCanada MOS United StatesUnited States ROA United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH
5 DNF DNF 8th DNF
1982 Jolly Club
Vesuvio Racing
Osella PA9 ItalyItaly MON United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly MUG JapanJapan FUJ United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH
DNF
1983 Osella Engineering
Jolly Club
Vesuvio Racing
Osella PA9
Alba AR2
ItalyItaly MON United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL GermanyGermany ONLY FranceFrance LEM BelgiumBelgium SPA JapanJapan FUJ South AfricaSouth Africa KYA
DNF 9 11 DNF DNF DNF 12
1984 Jolly Club Alba AR2 ItalyItaly MON United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL FranceFrance LEM GermanyGermany ONLY United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH CanadaCanada MOS BelgiumBelgium SPA ItalyItaly IMO JapanJapan FUJ South AfricaSouth Africa KYA AustraliaAustralia SAN
11 DNF 21st 24 15th 6th DNF DNF 15th DNF
1985 Carma FF Alba AR2
Alba AR6
ItalyItaly MUG ItalyItaly MON United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL FranceFrance LEM GermanyGermany HOK CanadaCanada MOS BelgiumBelgium SPA United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH JapanJapan FUJ MalaysiaMalaysia SEL
8th DNF 17th 17th DNF DNF 8th
1986 Jolly Club Alba AR6 ItalyItaly MON United KingdomUnited Kingdom SIL FranceFrance LEM GermanyGermany NOW United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH SpainSpain JER GermanyGermany ONLY BelgiumBelgium SPA JapanJapan FUJ
DNF DNF DNF

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