17 Facts About Gianni Marzotto

Gianni Marzotto was one of four sons of Count Gaetano Marzotto.

Gianni Marzotto met Enzo Ferrari in 1948 with the task to build a 2L Grand Touring Coupe, which is believed to be the fourth customer car even built by Ferrari, a Ferrari 166 Inter.

Gianni Marzotto started racing with an Aprilia for an Italian National Championship Event in 1948.

Gianni Marzotto started last and would score his first major success when he piloted a Ferrari 195 S to victory.

Gianni Marzotto won fame not just for winning but for his attire which seemed to catch the spirit of the Italian fans.

In 1951, Gianni Marzotto undertook a limited campaign of Formula 2 races for the family team, Scuderia Gianni Marzotto, as well as in the works Ferrari, with some success.

Gianni Marzotto won the Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts, and visited the podium in the Gran Premio di Roma.

Gianni Marzotto was entered for two Formula One races that year, but he took no part in either of them.

Gianni Marzotto's entry was withdrawn from the non-championship 1951 Grand Prix d'Albi; a month later, he was due to race for Scuderia Ferrari at the 1951 Italian Grand Prix, but his car was unavailable and he withdrew before practice.

Originally, Gianni Marzotto planned to race one of Alfa Romeo's new 6C 3000 CM, but upon returning from a business trip to Lebanon, he found that car had been assigned to another driver.

Gianni Marzotto was left without any other option, so he took the car out of storage and restored it to racing trim.

Gianni Marzotto was not delivered to Marzotto until a few hours before the race.

Just past Siena, Gianni Marzotto remembered that the Ferrari mechanics did not change his engine oil at the last control point, as they were unable to open the bonnet.

Gianni Marzotto was partnered by Gioia Tortima instead of his regular co-driver Crosara in the full works Ferrari; however did not return to Brescia, as he withdrew during the event through illness.

Gianni Marzotto was known to generously donate to the Fondazione Club Mille Miglia, encouraging its grants and giving of an international prize known as Courageous Intelligence.

Gianni Marzotto served as President of the Mille Miglia Club between 1988 and 1990, and then again from 2011 until his death.

Gianni Marzotto was the Honorary President of the Luigi Bonfanti Automobile Museum, which dedicated a permanent section to him in its Romano d'Ezzelino site.