Lamberto Leoni


Lamberto Leoni is a former racing driver from Italy. He participated in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, failing to qualify for three of them. He scored no championship points.

Career

After racing in Italian Formula 3, Leoni graduated to European Formula 2 in 1976. He had a promising start, finishing third in his first race with Massimo Ciccozzi's team Scuderia del Passatore at Autódromo do Estoril. He then raced for Giancarlo Minardi's Scuderia Everest, with mixed results. His best result came the following season, when he won at Misano with a car fielded by Scuderia Trivellato.
In 1977, Leoni made his Formula One debut with Surtees at the 1977 Italian Grand Prix, replacing Vern Schuppan, but failed to qualify. The following year he joined Morris Nunn's Ensign. Leoni qualified for the opening event, the 1978 Argentine Grand Prix, but was forced to retire the car after 28 laps because of an engine failure. At the following race in Brazil, Leoni once again managed to qualify but was prevented from starting the race after his transmission broke down during the formation lap. After failing to qualify the car in the following two races in South Africa and the United States, Leoni departed from the team and was replaced by Jacky Ickx.
Leoni returned to Formula 2 and then Formula 3000. In 1987, he formed his own First Racing team. Following a few moderately successful seasons, with wins for drivers Marco Apicella and Pierluigi Martini, in 1989, Leoni made an abortive attempt to enter Formula One with a car designed by Richard Divila and Gabriele Tarquini at the wheel. The car, however, was poorly assembled and although Leoni commissioned a second chassis, he eventually elected to end the team experience in Formula One. The second chassis was then purchased by Ernesto Vita for his unsuccessful Life outfit.
Leoni subsequently managed the career of Apicella, who ended up winning the Super Formula Championship in 1994 and have an outing in Formula One with Jordan Grand Prix in 1993.
In the early 1990s, Leoni resumed his racing career by becoming involved in powerboat racing. He was able to win several races and narrowly missed the 1993 World Championship.

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314Pts
Scuderia del PassatoreMarch 752BMWEST
3		THR
Ret		HOC
NC		NÜR
14		PAUHOC
Ret		SALROUMUG
Ret		PER
Ret		SILZOLNOGVAL18th4
Scuderia EverestRalt RT1FerrariSILTHR
Ret		HOC
DNQ		NÜRVAL
Ret		PAU
DNQ		MUG
7		ROU
DNQ		NOG
9		11th9
Trivellato Racing TeamChevron B40BMWPER
8		MIS
1		EST
9		DON11th9
Lamberto LeoniMarch 782AmaroliSILHOCTHRNÜRVAL
DNQ		MUG
Ret		PAUHOCZANPERMISDONNC0
Team MerzarioMerzario 282BMWSILHOCTHRNÜRMUGVALPAUSPAHOCDONMANPERMIS
14		NC0
Schweizer Automobil RennsportMarch 832BMWSIL
6		20th1
James Gresham RacingMarch 832BMWTHR
11		HOC
7		NÜR
Ret		VAL
9		PAU
Ret		JARDONMISPERZOLMUG20th1
Emco SportsMinardi M283BMWSIL
Ret		HOC
Ret		NC0
Minardi TeamMinardi M283BMWTHR
9		VALMUGPAUHOCMIS
10		PER
9		DON
11		BRHNC0

Complete International Formula 3000 results

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112Pts
Formula 3000 season|1985]PMC MotorsportWilliams FW08CCosworthSIL
NC		THR
16		ESTNÜRVAL
Ret		PAU
3		SPA
Ret		DIJ
15		11th8
1985Corbari ItaliaMarch 85BCosworthPER
Ret		ÖST
3		ZAN
11		DON
11		11th8
1986ITI 3000March 86BCosworthSIL
11		VAL
Ret		PAU
7		SPA
Ret		IMO
9		MUG
DNQ		PER
15		ÖST
DNS		BIRBUGJARNC0
1987First RacingMarch 87BCosworthSIL
8		VAL
8		SPA
13		PAU
6		DON
Ret		PER
5		BRH
11		BIR
Ret		IMO
4		9th12
1987First RacingMarch 87BJuddBUG
4		JAR
4		9th12

Complete Formula One World Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617List of Formula [One World Championship points scoring systems|Pts]
1977Team SurteesSurtees TS19Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8ARGBRARSA1977 [United States Grand Prix West|USW]ESPMONBELSWEFRAGBRGERAUTNEDITA
DNQ		USACANJPNNC0
1978Team Tissot EnsignEnsign N177Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8ARG
Ret		BRA
DNS		RSA
DNQ		USW
DNQ		MONBELESPSWEFRAGBRGERAUTNEDITAUSACANNC0