Ignazio Giunti
Born | Rome, Italy | 30 August 1941
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Died | 10 January 1971 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 29)
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Italian |
Active years | 1970 |
Teams | Ferrari |
Entries | 4 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 3 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1970 Belgian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1970 Italian Grand Prix |
Ignazio Giunti (30 August 1941 – 10 January 1971) was an Italian racing driver who raced in saloon and Sports Car Racing in the late 1960s.
Giunti was born in Rome. In 1968, driving for Alfa Romeo, he was second in the Targa Florio and fourth in the Le Mans 24 Hours race co-driving with Nanni Galli.
In 1970, Giunti was signed by Ferrari primarily for their sports-car team, and won the 12 Hours of Sebring and the Targa Florio as well as achieving several other high placings. His success earned him a Formula One chance and he finishing fourth on his debut in the Belgian GP at Spa. He raced three more times that year.
Ferrari were also trialling the Swiss driver Clay Regazzoni, who out-performed Giunti, though the Italian was re-signed by Ferrari for 1971.
Giunti was killed during his first drive in 1971 whilst racing in the 1000 km Buenos Aires, when his Ferrari 312PB prototype ploughed into the back of the Matra 660 of Jean-Pierre Beltoise, who was pushing the car along the track after it had run out of fuel. He died due to the impact and the subsequent fire.
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Yr | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Points |
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1970 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312B | Ferrari Flat 12 | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL 4 |
NED | FRA 14 |
GBR | GER | AUT 7 |
ITA Ret |
CAN | USA | MEX | 17th | 3 |
Sources
- Formula One World Championship results are derived from "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- Steve Small. The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. p. 160. ISBN 0851127029.
- 1941 births
- 1971 deaths
- Sportspeople from Rome
- Italian racing drivers
- Italian Formula One drivers
- Ferrari Formula One drivers
- Racing drivers killed while racing
- Sport deaths in Argentina
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- Filmed deaths in sports
- World Sportscar Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- 12 Hours of Sebring drivers