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Vallelunga 500 Km

Autodromo Vallelunga, Italy

Date: 19/5/1974
Track length: 3.200 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 24?
Finishers: 10

Pole position: Peltier/Lafosse in 1.21,8 (ETCC); “Doppio Rhum” in 1.52,0 (500); Fasolino (700);
Fastest lap: Lafosse in 1.24,0 (ETCC); Baldazzi in 1.52,8 (500); Fina in 1.43,3 (700); Amighini in 1.33,6 (1150); Finotto in 1.30,9 (1600)

Distance: 500 km (ETCC); 25 minutes? (National races)
Average speed: 131,66 kmh (ETCC); 99,814 kmh (500); 110,410 kmh (700); 120,012 kmh (1150); 125,758 kmh (?, 1600)
Weather: Sunny and hot
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1974 Cars

 

A new venue but the wrong date: the Nürburgring 1000 km (well, 750 km in fact) was more important to the works teams than the ETCC round, although the champioship points were only available here.
Ford won the Touring Car battle at the Nürburgring, by the way (Hezemans/Glemser), a long way behind the turbo Carreras.

So Ford only sent a semi works ‘73 car for young Ludwig and Waltraud Odenthal to Vallelunga, and it would have to deal with the usual contenders, like the Belgian BMW, the Faltz- and Alpina cars, the Jolly Club BMW and a Schnitzer car. The seventh competitive car was the British Camaro.

The Précision Liegeoise car of Peltier/Lafosse took pole in front of the Camaro.

After ten laps, Heyer with the Escort took the lead (!) but lost it later to the Jolly Club car. Lafosse took over from Peltier, who had lost a minute to the lead car, but Lafosse fought back and took the lead.
An early retirement was there for Schommers in the Faltz car, while Odenthal fell victim to an old Capri problem: her car raced on 5 cylinders only.
Lafosse and Peltier kept their lead and duly won, with Finotto/Mohr in second, Heyer/Krebs (Zakspeed Escort) third and the lonely Ford Capri fourth.

National races
Vallelunga hosted the third race for the Italian championship as well this weekend, and the little 500 cc cars were led from the outset by polesitter “Doppio Rhum”, followed by Squarise, "Gastone" and Drovandi, though the latter is blackflagged since he is losing oil. "Gastone" opened up and took the lead for good, while Laganà retired.
The 600 and 700 cc race was won by Aldo Fina (back after a long absence), in the spirit of "Veni, vidi, vici." Fasolino had been quickest in practice, but on the first lap it was clear that only a retirement could keep Fina from winning. "Yankee" was the first 600, and Fasolino lost most of his gears, finishing with third gear available only in third behind Fina and Galluzzo.
For the race for 850, 1000 and 1150 cc it was obvious that Rino Amighini would be dominant once again. It would be a triple Abarth 1000 victory, with Amighini winning ahead of Binati and "Delta".
While Bernero won the 850 class, the 1150s had a lively struggle between Zagari, Frasson and Pezzella. The latter two bumped into each other at the finish line, and Pezzella ended in the guard rails. Almost at the same time Salomone (Fiat 128) was put on its side in the middle of the ‘S’ but fortunately the damage was limited.
Finally, the 1300 and 1600 cc cars hit the track. Litrico (Autodelta Alfa GTA) did not seem to bother that there was a 500 km race to follow and stormed away, and only Ghislotti was able to follow. But if last year Litrico won at this track, stopping just beyond the finish line out of fuel, this year he was less lucky - he ran out of fuel with 5 laps to go...

Division 1 and 2
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 1 Précision Liegeoise
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Alain Peltier, B
Jean-Louis Lafosse, F
 3498 L6 Div. 2 156 laps, 3:46.49,0 1 1.21,8 1.24,0  
2 2 8 Jolly Club
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Martino Finotto, I
Manfred Mohr, D
 3498 L6 Div. 2 156 laps, 3:47.20,3 3 1.22,6    
3 1 21 Castrol Team Zakspeed RTL
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Hans Heyer, D
Hartmut Kautz, D
 1975 L4 Div. 1 154 4 1.22,8 1.24,6  
4 3 15 Ford Odenthal
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW		 Klaus Ludwig, D
Waltraud Odenthal, D
 2999 V6 Div. 2 145 9 1.26,0 1.24,6  
5 2 24  
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Aldo Valtellina ("Alval"), I
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, I
 1975 L4 Div. 1 141 12 1.28,1    
6 3    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 S. Ghidini, I
 1290 L4 Div. 1 137 23 1.36,4    
7 4 25  
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Ugo Locatelli, I
Marcello Gallo, I
 1975/ L4 Div. 1 137 15 1.29,9    
8 5 52  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Duilio Ghislotti, I
("Machenna", I)
 1290 L4 Div. 1 135 16 1.31,3    
9 4 16  
Opel Commodore GS		 Angelo Bonnacorsi, I
Vito Coco, I
 ca. 2800 L6 Div. 2 133 19 1.33,6    
10 6 31  
BMW 2002 TI		 Aldo Valtellina ("Alval"), I
(Ciro Nappi, I)
 1990 L4 Div. 1 130 22 1.36,1    
  7 26  
BMW 2002		 Massimo de Antoni, I
(Bruno Rocco, I)
 1990 L4 Div. 1 129 13 1.29,0    
  8 35  
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV		 Stefano Sebastiani, I
("Rara", I)
 1570 L4 Div. 1 119 24 1.37,5    
  5 18  
Ford Capri RS 2600		 Maurizio Micangeli, I
? Carlo Pietromarchi, I
Maurizio Possumato, I
   V6 Div. 2 106 20 1.34,7    
NRF 6 3 Brun Motorsport
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Peter Arm, CH
Cox Kocher, CH
 3498 L6 Div. 2 103 6 1.24,2   Differential
NRF   23 Jolly Club
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Martino Finotto, I
Vincenzo Cazzago ("Pooky"), I
 1975 L4 Div. 1 103 11 1.27,1   Fuel line
NRF   7 Brun Motorsport
BMW 3.0 CSL		 ? Bernd Herlitze, D
Angelo Pallavicini, CH
? Walter Brun, CH
 3498? L6 Div. 2 80 10 1.26,9    
DNF   22  
Opel Ascona		 Luigi Colzani, I
Spartaco Dini ("Paco"), I
 ca. 2000 L4 Div. 1   14 1.29,4    
DNF   33  
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Mario Ruoso, I
Rino Amighini, I
 1975 L4 Div. 1   17 1.31,6    
DNF   51  
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Mario Litrico, I
Teodoro Zeccoli, I
 1290 L4 Div. 1   18 1.32,1    
DNF   29  
BMW 2002		 Mario Radicella, I
"Barone", I
 1990 L4 Div. 1   21 1.35,0    
DNF   4 BMW-Alpina
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Sigmund Ogrodowcyk, D
Siegfried Müller Sr, D
 3303 L6 Div. 2 ca. 3 8 1.25,2   Oil loss
DNF   6 Brun Motorsport
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Walter Brun, CH
Urs Zondler, CH
 3498 L6 Div. 2   5 1.22,9   Head gasket
DNF   5 Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Ernst Kraus, D
Werner Schommers, D
 3498 L6 Div. 2   7 1.24,8    
DNF   2 SCA Freight Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro Z28		 Frank Gardner, AUS
Brian Muir, AUS
 6300 V8 Div. 2   2 1.22,1   Electrics
DNS/DNQ?   32?  
BMW 2002		 "Vak Psant", I
Cosimo Turizio, I
 1990 L4 Div. 1   - 1.31,0    
DNS/DNQ?   34  
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV		 Antonio Palangio, I
Sergio Peroni, I
 1570 L4 Div. 1   - 1.40,0    
DNS/DNQ?   53  
NSU 1200 TT		 Maurizio Micangeli, I
Giovanni Vasari, I
 1296 L4 Div. 1   - 1.40,8    

Gare Nazionale - 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		 "Gastone", I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 26.55,9        
2 2    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Franco Squarise, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 27.04,9 2      
3 3    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Giovanni Capri, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 27.36,8        
4 4    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Rocco Morabito, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 27.53,8        
5 5    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 "Pado", I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 28.00,6        
6 6    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Enzo Amighini, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 28.00,7        
7 7    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Santoni, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 28.10,0        
8 8    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Antonio Nieri, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 14 laps, 28.13,1        
9 9    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Gianni Curti, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 9        
10 10    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Vincenzo Laganà, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 9 1 1.52,0    
11 11    
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Baldazzi, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500 8     1.52,8  
DNF      
Fiat Giannini 500 TV Montecarlo		 Rinaldo Drovandi, I
 499 L2 Group 2 500         Blackflagged: oil loss

Gare Nazionale - 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, 26.07,6     1.43,3  
2 2    
Fiat Abarth 695 SS		 Luciano Galluzzo, I
 695 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 26.22,1        
3 3    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Marco Fasolino, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 26.30,4        
4 4    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Proietti, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 26.32,4        
5 1    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 "Yankee", I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 15 laps, 26.37,6     1.43,6  
6 2    
Fiat Abarth 595 SS		 "Tibeli", I
 594 L2 Group 2 600 15 laps, 26.51,9        
7 5    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Antonio Padrone, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 26.55,7        
8 6    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Giovanni Carena, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 26.56,1        
9 7    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Petti, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 27.13,9        
10 3    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 Maldini, I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 15 laps, 27.35,8        
11 4    
Fiat Abarth 595 SS		 William Cesarini, I
 594 L2 Group 2 600 15 laps, 27.36,3        
12 8    
Fiat Giannini 650 NP Modena		 Vincenzo Gattafoni, I
 652 L2 Group 2 700 15 laps, 27.57,1        
13 5    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 Rolando Ciardi, I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 14        
14 6    
Fiat Abarth 595 SS		 Guarnieri, I
 594 L2 Group 2 600 14        
15 7    
Fiat Abarth 595 SS		 Rafanelli, I
 594 L2 Group 2 600 13        
16 8    
Fiat Giannini 590 GT Vallelunga		 Ricci, I
 586 L2 Group 2 600 9        

Gare Nazionale - Group 2 850-1150 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, 25.38,2     1.33,6  
2 2    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR		 Alessandro Binati, I
 982 L4 Group 2 1000 16 laps, 25.59,3        
3 3    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR		 "Delta", I
 982 L4 Group 2 1000 16 laps, 26.12,3        
4 1    
Fiat Giannini 128 NP		 Alfio Frasson, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 16 laps, 26.36,3     1.37,6  
5 2    
Fiat 128 coupé 1100		 "Paperone", I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 16 laps, 26.37,4        
6 4    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR		 Luigi Piacentini, I
 982 L4 Group 2 1000 16 laps, 26.41,5        
7 3    
Fiat Giannini 128 NP		 Giancarlo Segalini, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 16 laps, 27.01,4        
8 1    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Vittorio Bernero, I
 847 L4 Group 2 1000 16 laps, 27.35,7     1.39,8  
  5    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR		 Righi, I
 982 L4 Group 2 1000 15        
  4    
Fiat 128 coupé 1100		 Marco de Bartoli, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 15        
  2    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Nino Campani, I
 847 L4 Group 2 1000 15        
  3    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Giancarlo Viotto, I
 847 L4 Group 2 1000 15        
  5    
Fiat 128 Berlina		 Zagari, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150 11        
  4    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Sergio Scalabrini, I
 847 L4 Group 2 1000 11        
  5    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Carotenuto, I
 847 L4 Group 2 1000 10        
  6    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Vittorio Scala, I
 847 L4 Group 2 1000 9        
DNF   79 Scuderia Città dei Mille
Fiat Giannini 128 NP		 Rosario Pezzella, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150         Accident
DNF   72  
Fiat 128 Berlina		 Salamone, I
 1148 L4 Group 2 1150         Accident

Gare Nazionale - Group 2 1150-1600 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    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Duilio Ghislotti, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 17 laps, 26.25,9        
2 2    
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Romeo Galmozzi, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 17 laps, 26.36,0        
3 1    
Ford Escort TC		 Franco Gilardini, I
 1594 L4 Group 2 1600 17 laps, 26.46,7     1.33,0  
4 2    
Ford Escort TC		 Vittorio Ciardi, I
 1594 L4 Group 2 1600 17 laps, 27.02,9        
5 3    
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Dante Gargan, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 17 laps, 27.04,4        
6 4    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 S. Ghidini, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 17 laps, 27.04,4        
7 3    
BMW 1602		 Ciro Nappi, I
 1573 L4 Group 2 1600 17 laps, 27.27,2        
8 5    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Cataneo, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 17 laps, 27.40,6        
9 6    
Fiat 128 coupé 1300		 Romeo Camathias, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 17 laps, 27.44,0        
10 4    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV		 Mura, I
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600 17 laps, 27.55,9        
  7    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Carlo Truci, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 16        
  5    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV		 Gaudenzio Uboldi, I
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600 16        
  6    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV		 Bruzzese, I
 1570 L4 Group 2 1600 16        
14 8    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Rassega, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 15        
15 9    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Angelo Bonaccorsi, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 15        
16 10    
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Martino Finotto, I
 1298 L4 Group 2 1300 14     1.30,9  
  11    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Mario Litrico, I
 1290 L4 Group 2 1300 12       Out of fuel
  7    
Ford Escort TC		 Carlo Belli, I
 1594 L4 Group 2 1600 12