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Bruno Sterzi

Bruno Sterzi
Bruno Sterzi drives his private 1948 Ferrari 166 F2, s/n 01F at 1949 Garda race (10 July 1949). He had entry #20 and had a bad accident that destroyed the car, which was rebuilt, possibly restamped as s/n 011F and sold to Argentine.
Born1922
Kingdom of Italy
Died10 November 1980
Milan, Italy

Count Bruno Sterzi (1922 – 10 November 1980) was an Italian nobleman, businessman and a former automobile racing driver and team owner.[1] Owner of a paper mill, he was a skillful sports car driver in the late 1940s and early 1950s. On 29 May 1949, Bruno Sterzi win in Ferrari 166 S the 1st Coppa Intereuropa in Monza Circuit.

Racing record

Bruno Sterzi in what looks like his private 1948 Ferrari 166 F2, s/n 01F at 1949 Garda race (10 July 1949). Behind Sterzi's Ferrari can be seen the Cooper-JAP T9 #46 which was driven by a 19 year old Stirling Moss.

Career highlights

Season Date Series Position Team # Car Division
1948 4 April 1948 Targa Florio 6th Scuderia Inter 297 Ferrari 166 Spyder Corsa s/n 010i Sports Car
15 August 1948 XVII Circuito di Pescara 2nd Bruno Sterzi 12 Ferrari 166 Spyder Corsa s/n 012i Sports Car
24 October 1948 Circuito del Garda 2nd Bruno Sterzi 34 Ferrari 166 Spyder Corsa s/n 018i FIA Formula 1
1949 29 May 1949 1st Coppa Intereuropa 1st Bruno Sterzi 16 Ferrari 166 S Sports Car
10 July 1949 Circuito del Garda DNF Scuderia Ferrari 20 Ferrari 166 F2 s/n 01F FIA Formula 2
1952 4th Coppa Intereuropa 1st Bruno Sterzi Ferrari 225 S Sports Car
1953 26 July 1953 10 Hours of Messina 8th Bruno Sterzi and Franco Cortese Ferrari 166 MM Vignale Spider s/n 0278M Sports Car
  • Bruno Sterzi (owner) and Ferdinando Righetti (Ferrari mechanic) drove this 1948 Ferrari 166 S Allemano Spyder s/n 001S at Mille Miglia endurance race in Italia on 2 May 1948. They had entry #178 but did not finish
    Bruno Sterzi (owner) and Ferdinando Righetti (Ferrari mechanic) drove this 1948 Ferrari 166 S Allemano Spyder s/n 001S at Mille Miglia endurance race in Italia on 2 May 1948. They had entry #178 but did not finish
  • Two Ferrari 166 at Circuito del Garda outside Salò in northern Italy on 24 Ottobre 1948. To the left (entry #34) is the 1948 Ferrari 166 SC s/n 018i driven by its owner Bruno Sterzi (got 2nd place), and on the right (entry #14) is the 1948 Ferrari 166 SC s/n 008i (aka "Ansaloni Spider Corsa SWB") driven by Ferdinando Righetti and/or Clemente Biondetti (became 6th overall).
    Two Ferrari 166 at Circuito del Garda outside Salò in northern Italy on 24 Ottobre 1948. To the left (entry #34) is the 1948 Ferrari 166 SC s/n 018i driven by its owner Bruno Sterzi (got 2nd place), and on the right (entry #14) is the 1948 Ferrari 166 SC s/n 008i (aka "Ansaloni Spider Corsa SWB") driven by Ferdinando Righetti and/or Clemente Biondetti (became 6th overall).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Storia della "COPPA della TOSCANA" – una corsa nata dall'orgoglio". camet.org. CLUB AUTO MOTO EPOCA TOSCANO. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Sterzi