Nanni Galli


Giovanni Giuseppe Gilberto "Nanni" Galli was an Italian saloon, sports-car and Formula One driver of the 1960s and 1970s.File:1972 French Grand Prix Galli .jpg|left|thumb|Galli driving for Ferrari at the 1972 French Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand.
Born in Bologna, Galli started his career in endurance racing. He won the Circuit of Mugello race in 1968 and finished second in the Targa Florio the same year. In the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans, Galli and Giunti finished fourth in an Alfa Romeo T33/2. The following year at Le Mans, he shared a drive with Robin Widdows and they finished seventh in a Matra. Galli's final appearance at Le Mans was in 1970, where he shared an Alfa Romeo T33/3 with Rolf Stommelen. They did not finish.File:1972 Italian GP - Nanni Galli.jpg|thumb|Galli driving for Tecno at the 1972 Italian Grand Prix.|leftGalli moved briefly into Formula One in 1970, debuting in the 1970 Italian Grand Prix with a McLaren-Alfa, and had a handful of drives over the next couple of years, finishing third in the non-championship Grand Prix of the Italian Republic at Vallelunga in 1972 for the small Tecno team.
Galli's one shot at the big time came that year when he drove for Ferrari in the 1972 French Grand Prix at Circuit Charade near Clermont-Ferrand. Galli qualified 20th and finished only 13th. After half a dozen outings in an uncompetitive car for Frank Williams the following year, Galli announced his retirement.
Galli participated in 20 World Championship Grands Prix in total, scoring no championship points.
In 2014, Galli participated in the Le Mans Classic in a Lola T290 finishing 21st. He had not entered a race since he drove in the 1974 World Endurance Championship with an Osella-Abarth.
Galli died on 12 October 2019 in Prato at the age of 79.

Racing record

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

Complete Formula One World Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112131415WDCPoints
1970Bruce McLaren Motor RacingMcLaren M7DAlfa Romeo V8RSAESPMONBELNEDFRAGBRGERAUTITA
DNQ
CANUSAMEXNC0
1971STP MarchMarch 711Alfa Romeo V8RSAESPMON
DNQ
NED
Ret
GER
12
AUT
12
NC0
1971STP MarchMarch 711Cosworth V8FRA
DNS
GBR
11
ITA
Ret
CAN
16
USA
Ret
NC0
1972Martini Racing TeamTecno PA123Tecno
Flat-12
ARGRSAESPMONBEL
Ret
GBR
Ret
GERAUT
NC
ITA
Ret
CANUSANC0
1972Scuderia FerrariFerrari 312BFerrari
Flat-12
FRA
13
NC0
1973Frank Williams Racing CarsIso-Marlboro FX3BCosworth V8ARG
Ret
BRA
9
RSANC0
1973Frank Williams Racing CarsIso-Marlboro IRCosworth V8ESP
11
BEL
Ret
MON
Ret
SWEFRAGBRNEDGERAUTITACANUSANC0