Giancarlo Sala

Alfa Romeo Giulietta TZ as Giancarlo Sala 1964 the 24-hour race at Le Mans went

Giancarlo Sala is a former Italian racing car driver .

Career in motorsport

Giancarlo Sala was a regular starter in the Mille Miglia in the 1950s . When he first appeared in 1950 , he dropped out. He achieved his first place in the final classification in 1952 when he set the 161st fastest time on a Fiat 500 . 30th in 1955 , driven by an Alfa Romeo 1900TI , was his best result in the 1000 mile race.

Sala won the Coppa Ascari in 1960 and 1961 and from 1962 was a team member at the Scuderia Sant'Ambroeus, run by Eugenio Dragoni . In 1962 he was engaged for the Italian racing team in the World Sports Car Championship , made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans , where he finished tenth, and achieved his best with 12th place at the 1000 km race in Paris Result in the world championship away from Le Mans.

Giancarlo Sala remained active as a driver until 1970. His last start as a professional driver was in the Targa Florio , where he retired.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1962	Scuderia St. Ambroeus	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Zagato SVZ	Marcello de Luca di Lizzano	Rank 10
1963	Scuderia St. Ambroeus	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Romolo Rossi	failure	Gearbox damage
1964	Scuderia St. Ambroeus	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TZ	Giampiero Biscaldi	Rank 15

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1962	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Harry Theodoracopulos	Rank 22

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
1953		Renault 4CV	SEB	MIM	LEM	SPA	ONLY	RTT	CAP
				269
1954		Renault 4CV	BUA	SEB	MIM	LEM	RTT	CAP
					DNF
1955		Alfa Romeo 1900	BUA	SEB	MIM	LEM	RTT	TAR
					30th
1956		Renault 4CV	BUA	SEB	MIM	ONLY	KRI
					DNF
1957		Renault Dauphine	BUA	SEB	MIM	ONLY	LEM	KRI	CAR
					128
1962	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Alfa Romeo TZ	DAY	SEB	SEB	MAY	TAR	BER	ONLY	LEM	TAV	CCA	RTT	ONLY	BRI	BRI	PAR
					22nd		15th		DNF	10							12
1963	Scuderia St. Ambroeus	Alfa Romeo TZ	DAY	SEB	SEB	TAR	SPA	MAY	ONLY	CON	ROS	LEM	MON	WIS	TAV	FRE	CCE	RTT	OVI	ONLY	MON	MON	TDF	BRI
												DNF
1964	Scuderia St. Ambroeus	Austin 1100 Alfa Romeo TZ	DAY	SEB	TAR	MON	SPA	CON	ONLY	ROS	LEM	REI	FRE	CCE	RTT	SIM	ONLY	MON	TDF	BRI	BRI	PAR
								48			15th
1965	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Alfa Romeo TZ	DAY	SEB	BOL	MON	MON	RTT	TAR	SPA	ONLY	MUG	ROS	LEM	REI	BOZ	FRE	CCE	OVI	ONLY	BRI	BRI
							DNF
1968	Scuderia St. Ambroeus	Alfa Romeo Duetto	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	ONLY	SPA	WAT	ZEL	LEM
							28
1969	Brescia Corse	Alfa Romeo TZ	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	SPA	ONLY	LEM	WAT	ZEL
							DNF
1970	Giampaolo Baruffi	Porsche 911	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	SPA	ONLY	LEM	WAT	ZEL
							DNF

Web links

• Giancarlo Sala at Racing Sports Cars

Individual evidence

1. ^ Coppa Ascari 1960
2. ↑ Coppa Ascari 1961