Automobili Turismo e Sport

ATS

Full name	Automobili Turismo e Sport S.p.A.
Base	Italy
Founder(s)	Carlo Chiti Giotto Bizzarrini
Noted drivers	Phil Hill Giancarlo Baghetti
Formula One World Championship career
Debut	1963 Belgian Grand Prix
Races competed	5
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
Final race	1963 Italian Grand Prix

ATS (Automobili Turismo e Sport) was an Italian automotive constructor and racing team that operated between 1963 and 1965, formed after the famous "Palace Revolution" at Ferrari.

The company was formed by Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini, among others – intending for it to be a direct competitor to Ferrari both on the race track and on the street. Chiti and Bizzarrini built, with sponsorship from the Scuderia Serenissima's Count Giovanni Volpi, a road-going sports car and a Formula One car.

ATS 2500 GT

ATS 2500 GT sideview

The sports car was the ATS 2500 GT, a small coupé developed by Chiti and Bizzarrini with a Franco Scaglione-designed bodywork built by Allemano. The engine was a mid-mounted 2.5 L V8 engineered by Chiti, capable of achieving 245 hp (180 kW) and accelerating to 257 km/h (160 mph). Only 12 cars were reportedly built, and few exist today. Apart from being one of the first mid-engine sports car (René-Bonnet Djet in France is said to have beaten it to the market by a few months), 2500 GT never gained fame or popularity, but its 90 degree DOHC V8 with a flatplane crankshaft was later developed into Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 engine in 2 L, 2.5 L and 3 L formats by Carlo Chiti at Autodelta.

The F1 car was the Tipo 100, a 1.5 L V8 engine powering a chassis that was a virtual copy of the outdated Ferrari 156. Drivers Phil Hill and Giancarlo Baghetti, also fleeing from Ferrari during a period of political turmoil, were signed to drive the new car, but a dismal season forced Chiti to close the door on the racing team. The ATS would later be used in the Derrington-Francis F1 project spearheaded by Rob Walker's former chief mechanic, Alf Francis.

Count Volpi subsequently backed the Serenissima marque which used much technology similar to ATS. Bruce McLaren used a Serenissima engine for a few Grands Prix in 1966.

After the demise of ATS, Bizzarrini moved to Lamborghini before building his own cars as Bizzarrini, while Chiti founded Autodelta, which would work closely with Alfa Romeo for the following decades.

In 2012, 50 years later, ATS began to build 2 new cars the ATS SPORT 1000 and 2500 GT.

In 2013, the new ATS 300 Leggera, a 2 seater spider with retro style, was announced.^[1]

Official website www.ats-autosport.com

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	WCC
1963	ATS 100	ATS V8	D		MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	RSA	0	18th
				Phil Hill		Ret	Ret				11	Ret	Ret
				Giancarlo Baghetti		Ret	Ret				15	Ret	Ret

References

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