Sports car race Varese 1947, 2nd race

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Cockpit of the Ferrari 125 Spyder with which Franco Cortese celebrated the fourth victory in a row for Scuderia Ferrari

The Varese 1947 sports car race took place on June 29 on a circuit in Varese and was part of the Italian sports car championship of that year.

The race

Two weeks after his success in sports car racing in Vigevano won Franco Cortese with the plant - Ferrari 125 Spyder on the Varese Circuit Colle Campigli and secured to the triumphs in Rome and Vercelli his fourth overall victory in a race to the Italian Sports Car Championship in a row.

At this event, too, more than one race was started per day. First the racing vehicles with a displacement of up to 0.75 liters were at the start. There was victorious Sesto Leonardi on a Stanguellini S750 . Then followed the cars from 0.75 liter displacement. After a driving time of 1: 28: 52.400 hours, Cortese won ahead of Vincenzo Auricchio and Francesco Nissotti , who both drove a Stanguellini S1100 .

Results

Final ranking

Item class No. team driver vehicle Round
1 S 1.5 22nd ItalyItaly Scuderia Ferrari ItalyItaly Franco Cortese Ferrari 125 Spyder Corsa 40
2 S 1.1 ItalyItaly Vincenzo Auricchio ItalyItaly Vincenzo Auricchio Stanguellini S1100 40
3 S 1.1 ItalyItaly Francesco Nissotti Stanguellini S1100 39
4th ItalyItaly Gino Torelli Fiat 1100 39
5 S + 1.5 38 ItalyItaly Renato Balestrero ItalyItaly Renato Balestrero Stanguellini 2800SN 39
Failed
6th ItalyItaly Testi Fiat 1100
7th ItalyItaly Dante Spreafico Fiat 1100
9 ItalyItaly Luigi Valenzano Fiat 1100
9 ItalyItaly Francesco Carnevali Fiat 1100
10 ItalyItaly Giuseppe Azzi Lancia Aprilia
11 ItalyItaly Felice Bonetto Fiat 1100
12 ItalyItaly Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2000
13 ItalyItaly Nino Rovelli BMW 328
14th ItalyItaly Giovanni Bracco Maserati 1500
15th 7th ItalyItaly Guido Scagliarini Stanguellini SN1100

Only in the entry list

No further reports are known for this race.

Class winner

class driver vehicle Placement in the overall ranking
S + 1.5 ItalyItaly Renato Balestrero Stanguellini 2800SN Rank 5
S 1.5 ItalyItaly Franco Cortese Ferrari 125 Spyder Corsa Overall victory
S 1.1 ItalyItaly Vincenzo Auricchio Stanguellini S1100 Rank 2

Racing data

  • Registered: 15
  • Started: 15
  • Valued: 15
  • Race classes: 3
  • Spectator: unknown
  • Weather on race day: unknown
  • Route length: 3,600 km
  • Driving time of the winning team: 1: 28: 52,400 hours
  • Total laps of the winning team: 40
  • Total distance of the winning team: 144,000 km
  • Winner's average: 97.102 km / h
  • Fastest practice time: Franco Cortese - Ferrari 125 Spyder Corsa (# 22)
  • Fastest race lap: Franco Cortese - Ferrari 125 Spyder Corsa (# 22)
  • Racing series: 15th round of the Italian Sports Car Championship in 1947

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