Toni Branca
Appearance
Formula One World Championship career | |
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Nationality | Swiss |
Active years | 1950 - 1953 |
Teams | non-works Maserati |
Entries | 3 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1950 Swiss Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1951 German Grand Prix |
Antonio Branca (born September 15 1916 in Sion - died May 10 1985 in Sierre) was a Formula One driver from Switzerland who mainly raced a Maserati 4CLT. According to legend, his motor racing career was financed by an admiring Belgian countess.
Branca made his Formula 1 debut at the 1950 Swiss Grand Prix. That year he also raced in Formula 2 and briefly led the non-championship F1 race in Circuit des Nations - Geneva. He scored a number of top-six placings in other minor F1 races, his best finish being fourth at Aix les Bains Circuit du Lac. After the 1951 season, Branca competed at a lower level until the mid-1950s, generally in hillclimbing.
Complete Formula One World Championship Results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | WDC | Points |
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1950 | Scuderia Achille Varzi | Maserati 4CLT | Maserati Straight-4 | GBR |
MON |
500 |
SUI 11 |
- | 0 | ||||
Antonio Branca | BEL 10 |
FRA |
ITA |
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1951 | Antonio Branca | Maserati 4CLT | Maserati Straight-4 | SUI |
500 |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER Ret |
ITA |
ESP |
- | 0 |