Bruno_Sterzi

Bruno Sterzi

Bruno Sterzi

Italian racing driver

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.

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Racing record

Bruno Sterzi in what looks like his private 1948 Ferrari 166 F2, s/n 01F at 1949 Garda race (10 July 1949). Behind Sterzi's Ferrari can be seen the Cooper-JAP T9 #46 which was driven by a 19 year old Stirling Moss.

Career highlights

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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
    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).
    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).

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Storia della "COPPA della TOSCANA" – una corsa nata dall'orgoglio". camet.org. CLUB AUTO MOTO EPOCA TOSCANO. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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