Eugenio Castellotti

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Eugenio Castellotti
Formula One World Championship career
Born	(1930-10-10)10 October 1930
Died	14 March 1957(1957-03-14) (aged 26)
Nationality	Italian
Active years	1955 – 1957
Teams	Lancia, Ferrari
Races	14
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	3
Career points	19.5
Pole positions	1
Fastest laps	0
First race	1955 Argentine Grand Prix
Last race	1957 Argentine Grand Prix

Eugenio Castellotti (10 October 1930 – 14 March 1957) was a Formula One driver from Italy.

Driving career

Castellotti was born in Lodi. He acquired a Ferrari at the age of twenty and began racing sports cars in 1952.^[1] After being signed by Scuderia Ferrari, he participated in 14 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 16 January 1955. He achieved 3 podiums, scored a total of 19.5 championship points and secured a pole position at the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix, becaming the youngest driver to do so (with 24 years, 7 months and 26 days), a record that stood for 13 years until Jacky Ickx's pole position at the 1968 German Grand Prix.

He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races. Castellotti won the March 1956 12 Hours of Sebring at Sebring, Florida. He followed this triumph by winning the Mille Miglia race in Brescia and the Grand Prix for sports cars in Rouen, France.^[1] Castellotti's Ferrari achieved a total race time of 2 hours 10 minutes 31.1 seconds, winning the race.^[2]

Known for his manner and tailored clothes, Castellotti gained significant media publicity for his relationship with ballerina and actress Delia Scala.

Death

He was killed at only 26 years old during a private Ferrari test session at the Modena Autodrome.^[3] Castellotti was testing a new Ferrari Grand Prix car for the 1957 season.^[4] He crashed against a curve of the Autodrome and his body was hurled 100 yards (91.4 m). He had just been told to accelerate his speed so that he could average 85.127 miles per hour (136.999 km/h). The car turned over several times and finished up in the members stand. No one else was injured. Doctors said Castellotti died instantly from a fractured skull.^[1]

Legacy

Four years later, another Italian driver, Giulio Cabianca, Castellotti's best friend, fatally crashed in the same Autodrome. Castellotti was considered the greatest Italian driver since Alberto Ascari, who died testing a car on 26 May 1955.^[1]

Major career wins (sportscars):

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	WDC	Points
1955	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia D50	Lancia DS50 2.5 V8	ARG Ret	MON 2	500	BEL Ret					3rd	12
	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	Ferrari 107 2.5 L4					NED 5	GBR 6
	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555	Ferrari 106 2.5 L4							ITA 3
1956	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari DS50 2.5 V8	ARG Ret	MON 4	500	BEL Ret	FRA 2	GBR 10	GER Ret	ITA 8	6th	7.5
1957	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari 801	Lancia Ferrari DS50 2.5 V8	ARG Ret	MON	500	FRA	GBR	GER	PES	ITA	NC	0

Non-Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
1955	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia D50	Lancia V8	NZL	BUE	VAL 4	PAU 2	GLO	BOR	INT	NAP	ALB	CUR	COR	LON	DAR	RED	DAT
1955	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia D50	Lancia V8																OUT 7	AVO	SYR
1956	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia D50	Lancia V8	BUE Ret	GLV	SYR Ret	AIN	INT	NAP Ret	100	VNW	CAE	SUS	BRH
1957	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia D50	Lancia V8	BUE 5	SYR	PAU	GLV	NAP	RMS	CAE	INT	MOD	MOR

† Indicates shared drive with Luigi Musso

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Castellotti, Ace Italian Driver, Killed Testing New Racing Car, New York Times, March 15, 1957, Page 29
↑ Castellotti Auto First, New York Times, July 9, 1956, Page 29.
↑ Eugenio Castellotti www.grandprix.com Retrieved 15 February 2007.
↑ Memoirs of Enzo Ferrari's Lieutenant by Franco Gozzi p.58

External links

The dashing Milanese that stayed young forever. Article on Castellotti at 8w

Records
Preceded by Bill Vukovich	Formula One fatal accidents March 14, 1957	Succeeded by Keith Andrews
Preceded by Jerry Hoyt 26 years, 121 days (1955 Indianapolis 500)	Youngest Grand Prix Polesitter 24 years, 238 days (1955 Belgian Grand Prix)	Succeeded by Jacky Ickx 23 years, 216 days (1968 German GP)

v t e Winners of the 12 Hours of Sebring

Six-time	Tom Kristensen

Five-time	Rinaldo Capello

Four-time	Frank Biela Allan McNish

Three-time	Mario Andretti Marco Werner

Two-time	Bob Akin Geoff Brabham Derek Daly Andy Evans Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio II Olivier Gendebien Hurley Haywood Hans Herrmann Phil Hill Al Holbert Jacky Ickx Stefan Johansson JJ Lehto Emanuele Pirro Brian Redman Hans-Joachim Stuck Eric van de Poele Fermín Vélez Andy Wallace Phil Walters

One-time	Aïello Alboreto Baker Baldi Barbour Behra Bernhard Bianchi Bonnier Gary Brabham Castellotti Collard Collins Daigh Dalmas Davidson de Narváez Dumas Duval Dyer Earl Elford Fässler Fitch Fitzpatrick Foyt Frisselle Garretson Gartner Gené Giunti Gray Gregg Gurney Hall Hawthorn Helmick Herbert Heyer Jarvis Kaffer Keyser Kulok Lapierre Larrousse Leven Lloyd Ludwig Luyendyk Maglioli Mass McFarlin McLaren Mendez Miles Millen Moffat Moretti Morton Moss Mullen Müller Nierop O'Connell Oliver Pace Panis Parkes Paul, Jr. Paul, Sr. Pescatori Peter Rahal Robinson Ruby Scarfiotti Sharp Siffert Surtees Taylor Theys Tréluyer Vaccarella Wollek Woods Wurz

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Persondata
Name	Castellotti, Eugenio
Alternative names
Short description	Italian racing driver
Date of birth	10 October 1930
Place of birth
Date of death	14 March 1957
Place of death

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