Ottorino Volonterio

Ottorino Volonterio
Born(1917-12-07)7 December 1917
Orselina, Switzerland
Died10 March 2003(2003-03-10) (aged 85)
Lugano, Switzerland
Formula One World Championship career
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Active years1954, 1956–1957
Teamsprivately entered Maserati
Entries3
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1954 Spanish Grand Prix
Last entry1957 Italian Grand Prix

Ottorino Volonterio (7 December 1917 – 10 March 2003) was a racing driver from Switzerland.

Biography

A member of Swiss nobility, he was born in Orselina and was trained as a lawyer, before he began participating in sports car racing.[1][2]

He debuted in Formula One at the 1954 Spanish Grand Prix at Pedralbes in a Maserati 250F which he shared with Emmanuel de Graffenried, but the compatriots retired with engine failure. He contested two other World Championship Grands Prix, the 1956 German Grand Prix on the Nürburgring Nordschleife where he was unclassified having finished 6 laps behind race winner Juan Manuel Fangio, and the 1957 Italian Grand Prix at Monza with André Simon where he finished 11th some 15 laps behind the winner Stirling Moss.[2][3]

Volonterio continued to compete in non-championship Formula One races and sports cars, with his best result a second place in the Coupe de Paris at Montlhéry in 1955.[3] He also fielded Grand Prix cars for other drivers. He continued racing until 1973, and died in Lugano in 2003.[1]

Complete World Championship Formula One Grand Prix results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 WDC Points
1954 Baron de Graffenried Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG 500 BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA ESP
Ret * 		NC 0
1956 Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati A6GCM/250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG MON 500 BEL FRA GBR
DNA 		NC 0
Ottorino Volonterio GER
NC 		ITA
1957 Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG MON 500 FRA GBR GER PES ITA
11 † 		NC 0
* Indicates shared drive with Toulo de Graffenried
† Indicates shared drive with André Simon

References

  1. ^ a b Jenkins, Richards. "Where are they now: Ottorino Volonterio". Old Racing Cars. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Ottorino Volonterio profile". Grandprix.com. Inside F1. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics, Ottorino Volonterio". Autocourse Grand Prix Archive. Crash Media Group. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
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