Ignazio Giunti
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FIA Super Licence  Italy | |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1970 Formula One season |
| Teams | Ferrari |
| Races | 4 |
| List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 3 |
| Pole position | 0 |
| Fastest lap | 0 |
| First race | 1970 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1970 Italian Grand Prix |
Ignazio Giunti (August 30, 1941 - January 10, 1971) was an Italy Racing driver who made his name in saloon and Sports Car Racing in the late 1960s.
Giunti was born in Rome. In 1968, driving for Alfa Romeo in motorsport, he was 2nd in the Targa Florio and 4th 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 did splendidly to finish 4th on his debut in the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and raced three more times that year.
Ferrari were also trialling the Switzerland driver Clay Regazzoni and he put in some excellent drives to restrict Giunti's chances though he was re-signed by Ferrari for 1971.
Tragedy struck in his first drive in 1971 whilst racing in the 1971 1000 km Buenos Aires race, 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. The impact and the subsequent fire gave the popular Italian no chance of survival.
Complete Formula One results
(F1 driver results legend 2)
| Yr | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Formula One season | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312B | Ferrari Flat-12 | 1970 South African Grand Prix | 1970 Spanish Grand Prix | 1970 Monaco Grand Prix | 1970 Belgian Grand Prix 4 | 1970 Dutch Grand Prix | 1970 French Grand Prix 14 | 1970 British Grand Prix | 1970 German Grand Prix | 1970 Austrian Grand Prix 7 | 1970 Italian Grand Prix Ret | 1970 Canadian Grand Prix | 1970 United States Grand Prix | 1970 Mexican Grand Prix | 17th | 3 |
Sources
- Formula One World Championship results are derived from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1970/. Retrieved on 23 June 2007.
