Paolo Marzotto

Conte Paolo Marzotto (born September 9, 1930 - May 25, 2020 ) was an Italian racing car driver and entrepreneur.

Career

Paolo Marzotto comes from the Marzotto dynasty, which had become very wealthy in the first half of the 20th century through a textile company. Today the textile company belongs to the Valentino Fashion Group . Like his three brothers, Gianni , Umberto and Vittorio , Paolo competed in sports car races as an amateur in the 1940s and 1950s .

His racing career began in 1948 with the Mille Miglia , in which he participated every year until 1955 . He celebrated his first major success at the Coppa d'Oro di Sicilia in 1951, where he finished second in the overall standings in a Ferrari 166MM . In the same year he was fourth in the Mille Miglia . He had his best season in 1952 when he won the Giro di Sicilia , the Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti, the Giro delle Calabrie , the Circuito di Senigallia and the 12 Hours of Pescara . In 1953 he was again successful in Senigallia and at the Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti .

He also competed three times in the Le Mans 24-hour race . In 1953, together with his brother Giannino, in a Ferrari 375MM he reached 5th place in the overall ranking. After the 24-hour race at Le Mans in 1955 , he retired from racing to work in the family-owned company.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1953	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 340MM Berlinetta	Gianni Marzotto	Rank 5
1954	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375 Plus	Umberto Maglioli	failure	Power transmission
1955	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 121LM	Eugenio Castellotti	failure	Engine failure

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th
1953	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250MM Ferrari 340MM	SEB	MIM	LEM	SPA	ONLY	RTT	CAP
				DNF	5
1954	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375 Plus	BUA	SEB	MIM	LEM	RTT	CAP
					DNF	DNF
1955	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 118LM Ferrari 121LM	BUA	SEB	MIM	LEM	RTT	TAR
					DNF	DNF

Web links

• Paolo Marzotto at Racingsportscars

Individual evidence

1. ^ Obituary for Paolo Marzotto. Retrieved June 4, 2020 .