Circuito di Ospedaletti

Circuito di Ospedaletti

Ospedaletti , Liguria , Italy
Route type:	Street circuit
Opening:	1947
Decommissioned:	1972
Routing from 1948
Route data
Route length:	3,380  km (2.1  mi )
Records
Track record:	1: 53.6 min. ( Alberto Ascari , Ferrari 375F1 , 1951)
Routing in 1947
Route data
Route length:	2.625  km (1.63  mi )
Records
Track record:	2: 02.75 min. ( Yves Giraud-Cabantous , Delahaye 135 , 1947)

Coordinates: 43 ° 48 '2.8 "  N , 7 ° 43' 22.1"  E

The Circuito di Ospedaletti , also known under the name Ospedaletti Circuit or Autodromo di Ospedaletti , was an Italian motor racing circuit in Ospedaletti in the Liguria region . The street circuit was used from 1947 to 1972.

history

After the Gran Premio di San Remo took place on a street circuit in San Remo in 1937 , it was moved to the Circuito di Ospedaletti after the Second World War , as the old course no longer met the higher requirements. From 1947 to 1951, the San Remo Grand Prix took place on this track. When it opened in 1947, the route was 2.625 kilometers in length. It was also the first year in which the Gran Trofeo Motociclistico di San Remo motorcycle race was held, which took place on the track until 1972. In 1948 the route was changed, whereby the route had a new length of 3.38 kilometers. Nowadays the track is still used for races with historic vehicles .

San Remo Grand Prix

1947: The second San Remo Grand Prix was held on April 13, 1947 and was a race for international sports cars . The route was driven clockwise, with 25 laps to be completed. The race was won by Yves Giraud-Cabantous in a Delahaye 135 .

1948: The third San Remo GP took place on July 27, 1948. For the first time you were on the extended, new course tour. At that time, Voiturette vehicles were driven under the new Formula 1 rules. The track was now driven in a counterclockwise direction and the race distance was 90 laps. Alberto Ascari , who started on pole position , won the race in a Maserati 4CLT / 48 . Luigi Villoresi set the first lap record with a lap time of 2: 02.6 min and an average speed of 99.37 km / h. Villoresi was also driving a Maserati 4CLT / 48.

1949: Maserati also dominated San Remo on April 3, 1949. Now two races with 45 laps each have been driven. Both were won by Juan Manuel Fangio , who also took the overall victory. Adding the two races he drove in a time of 3: 01: 28.6 hours. Prince Bira set the fastest lap in 1: 56.0 min, also in a Maserati.

1950: The San Remo Grand Prix on April 16, 1950 was a race of the newly established Formula 1 World Championship that did not count towards the World Championship . Again the race was won by Juan Manuel Fangio, but this time in an Alfa Romeo 158 s / c .

1951: On April 22, 1951, Formula 1 was again a guest. Again it was a race in which no world championship points were awarded. Alberto Ascari won the race from pole position in a Ferrari 375 . This year he also set the course record of 1: 53.8 (105.53 km / h).

Results

year	driver	Manufacturer	formula	Vehicle type	time	fastest lap
1947	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Delahaye	International sports cars	Delahaye 135	0: 53.40 - 73.370 km / h	Yves Giraud-Cabantous 2: 02.75 min = 77.0 km / h
1948	Alberto Ascari	Maserati	Voiturette (Formula 1 regulations)	Maserati 4CLT / 48	3: 3.34.0 - 94.87 km / h	Luigi Villoresi 2: 02.6 min = 99.37 km / h
1949	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Voiturette (Formula 1 regulations)	Maserati 4CLT / 48	3: 1.28.6 - 99.26 km / h	B. Bira 1: 56.0 min = 104.89 km / h
1950	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	formula 1	Alfa Romeo 158 s / c	3: 10.08.4 - 95.90 km / h	Luigi Villoresi 2: 01.2 min = 100.31 km / h
1951	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	formula 1	Ferrari 375F1	2: 57.08.2 - 101.70 km / h	Alberto Ascari 1: 53.8 min = 105.53 km / h

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1947 Sports Car S + 1.1 category race results . ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
2. ^ Grand Trophy of San Remo . marinadiospedaletti.it. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 2, 2014. 
3. ^ The Golden Era - Introduction (§ Voiturette racing ...) . www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/main.htm. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
4. ↑ 1948 San Remo Grand Prix . marinadiospedaletti.it. Archived from the original on January 19, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 2, 2014. 
5. ↑ 1949 San Remo Grand Prix . silhouet.com. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
6. ↑ 1950 San Remo Grand Prix . marinadiospedaletti.it. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 2, 2014. 
7. ↑ 1951 San Remo Grand Prix . silhouet.com. Retrieved March 2, 2014.