Giorgio Scarlatti


Giorgio Scarlatti was a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 May 1956.

Formula One career

Scarlatti was born in Rome. He got interested in racing right after the end of World War Two. His first outings were with a Maserati A6. In 1955 he entered the Naples Grand Prix at the wheel of a Ferrari 500 F2 and finishing fourth.
Scarlatti's performance caught the eye of Maserati who decided to hire him for the 1957 Formula One season. Scarlatti's best results were at the Pescara Grand Prix, where he narrowly missed out on the points-scoring positions when his Maserati 250F was overtaken in the latter stages by Stuart Lewis-Evans and the Italian Grand Prix, where he finished fifth, sharing the car with Harry Schell.

Sports car racing

In 1957, Scarlatti competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, sharing a Maserati with Joakim Bonnier. Bonnier and Scarlatti were forced to retire after seven hours due to a clutch problem.
In 1958, Scarlatti finished second at the Targa Florio together with Jean Behra on a Porsche 718. In 1961 Scarlatti and Lorenzo Bandini won the 4 Hours of Pescara on a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011WDCPoints
1956Giorgio ScarlattiFerrari 500Ferrari
Straight-4
ARGMON
DNQ
500BELFRAGBRNC0
1956Scuderia Centro SudFerrari 500Ferrari
Straight-4
GER
Ret
ITANC0
1957Officine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati 250FMaserati
Straight-6
ARGMON
Ret*
500FRAGBRGER
10
PES
6
ITA
5*
20th1
1958Giorgio ScarlattiMaserati 250FMaserati
Straight-6
ARGMON
Ret
NED
Ret
500BELFRAGBRGERPORITAMORNC0
1959Scuderia UgoliniMaserati 250FMaserati
Straight-6
MON
DNQ
500NEDFRA
8
GBRGERPORNC0
1959Cooper Car CompanyCooper T51Climax
Straight-4
ITA
12
USANC0
1960Giorgio ScarlattiMaserati 250FMaserati
Straight-6
ARG
Ret
NC0
1960Scuderia CastellottiCooper T51Ferrari
Straight-4
MON
DNQ
500NEDBELFRAGBRPORNC0
1960Scuderia Centro SudCooper T51Maserati
Straight-4
ITA
Ret
USANC0
1961Scuderia SerenissimaDe Tomaso F1O.S.C.A.
Straight-4
MONNEDBELFRA
Ret
GBRNC0
1961Scuderia SerenissimaDe Tomaso F1Alfa Romeo
Straight-4
GER
DNA
ITAUSANC0