Ignazio Giunti
Nation: | Italy | ||||||||
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First start: | Belgian Grand Prix 1970 | ||||||||
Last start: | 1970 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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1970 Ferrari | |||||||||
statistics | |||||||||
World Cup balance: | WM-17. ( 1970 ) | ||||||||
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World Cup points : | 3 | ||||||||
Podiums : | - | ||||||||
Leadership laps : | - |
Ignazio Giunti (born August 30, 1941 in Rome , † January 10, 1971 in Buenos Aires ) was an Italian racing driver .
Career
Like his team-mate Clay Regazzoni, Giunti made his Formula 1 debut for Ferrari in 1970 . A fourth place in the Belgian Grand Prix in 1970 was his only result in the points.
Giunti also took part in touring and sports car races. In the service of Ferrari he had a fatal accident at the 1000 km race in Buenos Aires in 1971 . Jean-Pierre Beltoise drove the tank of his Matra dry and wanted to push his vehicle across the track to the pit to refuel. Mike Parkes was able to evade, Giunti who followed closely behind hit the Matra. The cars went up in flames, Giunti's skin was burned up to 70%. He died in the hospital.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1966 | ASA | ASA RB613 | Spartaco Dini | failure | Clutch damage |
1968 | Autodelta SpA | Alfa Romeo T33 / 2 | Nanni Galli | 4th place and class win | |
1970 | Ferrari SEFAC Spa | Ferrari 512S | Nino Vaccarella | failure | Engine failure |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1969 | Autodelta SPA | Alfa Romeo T33 / 3 | Nanni Galli | failure | Tire damage | |
1970 | Ferrari SPA SEFAC | Ferrari 512S | Mario Andretti | Nino Vaccarella | Overall victory |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
Web links
Commons : Ignazio Giunti - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Ignazio Giunti in the database of motorsportmemorial.org (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Giunti, Ignazio |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1941 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1971 |
Place of death | Buenos Aires |