Giancarlo Baghetti was a Formula One driver who raced for the Ferrari, Automobili Turismo e Sport, BRM, Brabham and Lotus teams.
13 Facts About Giancarlo Baghetti
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Giancarlo Baghetti began racing in 1955 in production cars, moving up to Formula Junior in 1958.
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Giancarlo Baghetti then drove the same car to win at the Napoli Grand Prix a few weeks later.
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Once Wolfgang von Trips, Richie Ginther and Phil Hill had all retired their works 156s, Giancarlo Baghetti was left to uphold Ferrari honour.
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Giancarlo Baghetti overcame Dan Gurney's Porsche 718 to take victory, giving him a hat trick of wins from his first three Grands Prix.
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The victory meant Giancarlo Baghetti became the first Italian since 1956 to win a Formula One World Championship event.
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Giancarlo Baghetti entered two more Championship races, retiring from the 1961 British Grand Prix and 1961 Italian Grand Prix, though he posted fastest lap in the latter.
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Giancarlo Baghetti won the poorly attended Prima Coppa Italia race at Vallelunga in a Porsche 718.
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Giancarlo Baghetti was offered a full Ferrari F1 drive for 1963, but had already signed with a rival team.
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Enzo Ferrari rated Giancarlo Baghetti highly, calling him, 'a lesser Varzi'.
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Giancarlo Baghetti was involved in 1963 in the disastrous ATS effort in 1963, joining up with Phil Hill for Carlo Chiti's breakaway team, but failed to register a finish from five starts.
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Giancarlo Baghetti achieved some success in the European Touring Car Championship with Alfa Romeo and FIAT Abarth, winning the 1966 1000cc Class Championship in an Abarth 1000.
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Giancarlo Baghetti later became a journalist and photographer in motorsport and fashion, and promoted various industrial videos for Fiat.