Gimax

Carlo Franchi "Gimax"
"Gimax" at 1978 Italian Grand Prix
Born(1938-01-01)1 January 1938
Milan, Italy
Died13 January 2021 (aged 83)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityItaly Italian
Active years1978
TeamsSurtees
Entries1 (0 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1978 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry1978 Italian Grand Prix

"Gimax", pseudonym of Carlo Franchi (1 January 1938 – 13 January 2021)[1] was an Italian racing driver. He never raced under his real name, and his son has also raced using the name "Gimax".

He entered one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix with Surtees, the 1978 Italian Grand Prix, but failed to qualify. He also participated in one non-Championship Formula One race, the 1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix.[2]

Sportscars

"Gimax" was a regular entrant in Italian sportscar racing during the 1970s[3] and in 1978, he also competed in European Sportscar Championship, a series set up for that season in order to allow Group 6 prototypes to continue to compete in Europe for their own championship after the cancellation of the World Sports Car Championship.

The series was separated into two categories, one for the 2-Litre cars and the other for the larger capacity cars: "Gimax" won the 2-litre drivers' championship in an Osella, while Porsche driver Reinhold Joest won the Drivers' Championship for the larger capacity cars.[4]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1978 Team Surtees Surtees TS20 Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA USW MON BEL ESP SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA
DNQ 		USA CAN NC 0

References

  1. ^ Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ^ Addio a Gimax, una vita vissuta a “200 all’ora”. Intervista alla moglie Mirella (in Italian)
  3. ^ "Racing Sports Cars – Drivers – "Gimax" – All Results". www.racingsportscars.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  4. ^ "European Sportscar Championship 1978 results". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
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