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Coppa Autodromo

Autodromo Vallelunga, Italy

Date: 9/6/1974
Track length: 3.200 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position:
Fastest lap: Gastone in 1.50,8 (A); Fina in 1.42,1 (B); Amighini in 1.33,0 (C)

Distance: 25 minutes
Average speed: 102,234 kmh (A); 109,939 kmh (B); 120,064 kmh (C)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1974 Cars

 

A great race between the 500s of Lavazza, Squarise, "Doppio-Rhum", "Gastone" and Amighini who broke away from the rest of the field, but the positions constantly changed. Amighini (younger brother of the more famous Rino) spun and Lavazza dropped back too. The remaining trio fought on, but then “Gastone” pulled away. On the last lap, perhaps too sure of himself, he reduced the pace and soon “Doppio Rhum” was very close indeed. Both come to a standstill at the hairpin, and Squarise nailed an unexpected victory.

Time for the 600 and 700 cc cars. "Yankee" led for four laps in his 600 cc car, then he slowed down to secure his class win, Carena, Proietti and Fina but halfway through the race Proietti was forced to stop. Fina would win, while Carena slowed down with electrical trouble, enabling “Yankee” to finish second overall.

Last race was for 850, 1000 and 1150 cc. Amighini had the courtesy to let Binati close for a while, but then set off into the distance, scoring another victory. The duel between Pezzella and "Paperone" unfortunately never took place since the latter was forced to stop with the clutch trouble.

A: Group 2 under 500 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Franco Squarise, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 26.17,2        
2? 2?    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 "Gastone", I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14        
3? 3?    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Vincenzo Laganà, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14        
4 4    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Benito Battilani, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 26.45,8        
5 5    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Rinaldo Drovandi, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 26.48,5        
6 6    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Piero Lavazza, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 27.08,5        
7 7    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Enzo Amighini, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 27.13,0        
8 8    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Giovanni Capri, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 27.16,2        
9 9    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 "Giorda", I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 27.38,1        
10 10    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Angelucci, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 27.58,0        
11 11    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Puccini, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 13        
12 12    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Blasetti, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 13        
13 13    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 "Wanes", I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 13        
14 14    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 De Francesco, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 10        
15 15    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Simonini, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 8        
16 16    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Giordano, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 7        

B: Group 2 500-700 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Fiat Abarth 695 SS		 Aldo Fina, I
 695 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 26.08,7        
2 1    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 "Yankee", I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 15 laps, 26.23,9     1.42,8  
3 2    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Giovanni Carena, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 26.24,8        
4 3    
Fiat Abarth 695 SS		 "Kalogher", I
 695 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 26.39,4        
5 2    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 "Gin Tonic", I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 15 laps, 26.43,0        
6 4    
Fiat Abarth 695 SS		 Walter Nocci, I
 695 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 26.52,0        
7 5    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Antonio Padrone, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 26.55,5        
8 3    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 "Enrico VIII", I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 15 laps, 27.04,9        
9 4    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 P. Egidio Gasparini, I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 15 laps, 27.05,9        
10 6    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Pizii, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 27.44,1        
11 5    
Fiat Abarth 595 SS		 Guarnieri, I
 594 L2 Group 2 600 15 laps, 27.50,7        
12 6    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 Maldini, I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 14        
  7    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Vincenzo Gattafoni, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 12        
  7    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 "Tibeli", I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 12        
  8    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Proietti, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 8        
  9    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Scarinzi, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 8        
  10    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Vincenzo Busi, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 7        
  8    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 Dermetrio Martino, I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 7        
  9    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 Ricci, I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 7        

C: Group 2 700-1150 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR		 Rino Amighini, I
 982 L4 Group 2 1000 16 laps, 25.34,6     1.33,0  
2 1    
Fiat Giannini 128 NP		 Rosario Pezzella, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 16 laps, 26.04,0        
3 2    
Fiat Giannini 128 NP		 Pierluigi Foglieni ("Gilena"), I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 16 laps, 26.28,1        
4 2    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR		 Alessandro Binati, I
 982 L4 Group 2 1000 16 laps, 26.59,5        
5 1    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Arnoldo Savoia, I
 847 L4 Group 2 850 16 laps, 27.06,9        
6 3    
Fiat 128 Berlina		 Fabio Siliprandi, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 16 laps, 27.17,7        
  3    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR		 Righi, I
 982 L4 Group 2 1000 15        
  4    
Daf 66		 Franco Vailati, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 15        
  2    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Giancarlo Viotto, I
 847 L4 Group 2 850 15        
  3    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Sergio Scalabrini, I
 847 L4 Group 2 850 15        
11 4    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Gaetano Bruno, I
 847 L4 Group 2 850 14        
12 5    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Pietro Biselli, I
 847 L4 Group 2 850 13        
DNF     Trivellato Racing
Fiat 128 coupé 1100		 "Paperone", I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150         Clutch