Sports car race Vercelli 1947, 3rd race

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Enzo Ferrari's first racing car, the Auto Avio Costruzioni Tipo 815, was driven by Enrico Beltracchini in 4th place in this race

The Vercelli 1947 sports car race took place on June 1st on a circuit in Vercelli and was part of the Italian sports car championship of that year.

The race

After his victory at the Rome Grand Prix in 1947 , which marked the first victory of a Ferrari in a car race, Franco Cortese was also successful a week later at the Circuito delle Terme di Vercelli . There were three races that day on the 1.827 km road circuit. The event for sports cars up to 0.75 liter displacement ended after 20 laps and a driving time of 30: 45,000 minutes with a success by Sesto Leonardi on a Stanguellini S750. The race for vehicles up to 1.1 liter displacement, led over 30 laps, was won by Ferdinando Righetti , who drove a Stanguellini S1100.

The cars with a displacement of over 1.1 liters were the last to go to the start. Cortese won the plant - Ferrari 125 Spyder with a clear advantage over Renato Balestrero having another Stanguellini driving.

Results

Final ranking

Item class No. team driver vehicle Round
1 S + 1.1 22nd ItalyItaly Scuderia Ferrari ItalyItaly Franco Cortese Ferrari 125 Spyder 20th
2 SN + 1.5 ItalyItaly Renato Balestrero Stanguellini 2800SN 19th
3 ItalyItaly Giuseppe Azzi Lancia Aprilia 19th
4th ItalyItaly Enrico Beltracchini Auto Avio Costruzioni Tipo 815 19th
5 SN 1.5 ItalyItaly Aldo Ranzini Lancia Aprilia 17th
Failed
6th ItalyItaly Nino Rovelli BMW 328

Only in the entry list

No further reports are known for this race.

Class winner

class driver vehicle Placement in the overall ranking
S + 1.1 ItalyItaly Franco Cortese Ferrari 125 Spyder Overall victory
SN + 1.5 ItalyItaly Renato Balestrero Stanguellini 2800SN Rank 2
SN 1.5 ItalyItaly Aldo Ranzini Lancia Aprilia Rank 5

Racing data

  • Registered: 6
  • Started: 6
  • Valued: 5
  • Race classes: 3
  • Spectator: unknown
  • Weather on race day: unknown
  • Route length: 1.827 km
  • Driving time of the winning team: 0: 27: 57.400 hours
  • Overall laps of the winning team: 20
  • Total distance of the winning team: 36.540 km
  • Winner's average: 78.430 km / h
  • Fastest training time: Franco Cortese - Ferrari 125 Spyder (# 22) - 1: 20.400 = 81.806 km / h
  • Fastest race lap:
  • Racing series: Round 12 of the Italian Sports Car Championship in 1947

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