Bruno Sterzi
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| Bruno Sterzi | |
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 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. | |
| Born | 1922 Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 10 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[edit]
Career highlights[edit]
| Season | Date | Series | Position | Team | # | Car | Division |
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| 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 |
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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).
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References[edit]
- ^ "Storia della "COPPA della TOSCANA" – una corsa nata dall'orgoglio". camet.org. CLUB AUTO MOTO EPOCA TOSCANO. Retrieved 31 October 2022.