Scuderia Serenissima

Scuderia Serenissima

Full name	Scuderia Serenissima Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia
Base	Italy
Founder(s)	Giovanni Volpi
Noted drivers	Maurice Trintignant Giorgio Scarlatti Nino Vaccarella
Formula One World Championship career
First entry	1961 Monaco Grand Prix
Races entered	8
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
Final entry	1962 Italian Grand Prix

1961 Ferrari 250 TR modified by Giotto Bizzarrini for Volpi's Scuderia Serenissima

Scuderia Serenissima and Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia were names used by Giovanni Volpi to enter his own cars in Formula One and sports car racing in the early 1960s.

Scuderia Serenissima was a successful auto racing team in the early 1960s. Funded by Giovanni Volpi, Serenissima used Ferraris to much success until the founder financed the exiled Ferrari company, ATS. Thereafter, Enzo Ferrari would no longer sell his cars to Serenissima, so the company turned to De Tomaso, ATS, and Maserati. Volpi, and thus Serenissima, halted automobile operations in 1970.

Formula One

In 1961, Scuderia Serenissima entered the Formula One World Championship. They first entered a Cooper T51 for Maurice Trintignant at the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix, where he finished seventh. In Belgium, Trintignant retired on lap 23 with a broken gearbox after having qualified his car in 19th place. At the 1961 French Grand Prix, Scuderia Serenissima entered two cars. Again the Cooper for Trintignant and a De Tomaso for Giorgio Scarlatti. Trintignant finished in 13th place while Scarlatti retired on lap 15 when his engine broke down. At the German Grand Prix Trintignant retired on lap 12 when his engine broke down. In the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, Scuderia Serenissima again entered two cars, the Cooper for Trintignant and a De Tomaso for Nino Vaccarella. Trintignant finished the race in ninth place and Vaccarella retired on lap 13 when his engine broke down. In 1962, now called Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia, they entered cars for Nino Vaccarella. In Monaco, Vaccarella failed to qualify for the race. Three races later in Germany, Vaccarella finished in 15th place. At the last race for the Scuderia in Italy Vaccarella finished in 9th place. In 1966 Serenissima supplied engines to McLaren. And at the 1966 British Grand Prix Bruce McLaren finished in sixth place, scoring one World Championship point.

Sports car racing

In 1963, Volpi began developing his own prototype GT car, the Jungla GT. It used a new V8 engine, designed by Alberto Massimino, with closed bodywork by Francesco Salomone (built by Gran Sport). A later open version was built by Fantuzzi.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Driver/s	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1961	Cooper T51 De Tomaso F1	Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4 OSCA 372 1.5 L4 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	D		MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA
				Maurice Trintignant	7		Ret	13		Ret	9
				Giorgio Scarlatti				Ret
				Nino Vaccarella							Ret
1962	Lotus 18/21 24 Porsche 718	Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4	D		NED	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	RSA
				Nino Vaccarella		DNQ				15	9
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As an engine supplier

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WCC	Points
1966	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M2B	Serenissima M166 3.0 V8	F		MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	12th	1
					Bruce McLaren		DNS		6	DNS
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External links

• History of the Serenissima Ghia Coupé (1968)