Gianfranco Brancatelli

Gianfranco Brancatelli (born 18 January 1950 in Turin, Piedmont) is a former racing driver from Italy.

Gianfranco Brancatelli
Born (1950-01-18) 18 January 1950
Turin, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Italian
Active years1979
TeamsKauhsen, Merzario
Entries3 (0 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1979 Spanish Grand Prix
Last entry1979 Monaco Grand Prix

Career

His racing career began in 1973, in the Formula Abarth series. In 1975, he advanced to Italian Formula 3 racing. Brancatelli entered 3 Formula One Grands Prix in 1979 with Kauhsen (2 failures to qualify) and Merzario (1 failure to pre-qualify).

After his departure from Formula 1, Brancatelli went on to race in several Touring Car series, with some success. He would finish 4th in the 1984 European Touring Car Championship driving a BMW 635 CSi for Eggenberger Motorsport. For the 1985 ETCC, Eggenberger switched to the turbocharged Volvo 240T (while the championship winning Tom Walkinshaw Racing would switch from their powerful V12 Jaguar XJS' to the V8 powered Rover Vitesse), and along with Swedish driver Thomas Lindström, Brancatelli became the European Touring Car Champion, winning six out of fourteen races (Anderstorp, Zeltweg, Salzburgring, Nürburgring, Zolder and Estoril), along with three 2nd places and two 3rd places.

In 1986, Brancatelli switched to Tom Walkinshaw Racing where he drove a Rover Vitesse in the 1986 FIA International Touring Car Championship (essentially a renamed ETCC), but dropped to 12th in the standings winning only once at Andestorp. In 1987 the Italian driver would again switch teams, driving a BMW M3 for Italian outfit CiBiemme Sport in the 1987 World Touring Car Championship where he partnered another former Formula One driver Johnny Cecotto to win the 500 km de Bourgogne at Dijon-Prenois. He finished 8th in the WTCC while finishing 5th in the 1987 ETCC, also for CiBiemme, winning twice at Estoril and Zolder.

The 1988 ETCC saw Brancatelli on the move again, this time going back to Eggenberger Motorsport where he would serve as a driver in the team's 3rd Texaco Ford Sierra RS500 in a number of rounds. Brancatelli would also win the 1988 Italian Touring Car Championship driving a privately entered Alfa Romeo 75.

Other than his success in the 1985 ETCC, arguably Brancatelli's biggest wins in touring car racing were the 1985 Guia Race of Macau driving a Volvo 240T, and the 1989 Spa 24 Hours driving an Eggenberger Ford Sierra RS500 along with Bernd Schneider (yet another F1 driver, this time a current one) and Win Percy. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Brancatelli also travelled to Australia to drive in the Bathurst 1000 touring car race, though success would generally elude him. His best finish was in the 1987 WTCC round, the 1987 James Hardie 1000 where he and Johnny Cecotto would finish 7th outright and 3rd in class, though as they were the first registered WTCC drivers to finish the race they would receive top points for the round. His three other races at Bathurst in 1989, 1990 and 1991 would result in two failed to finish and one disqualification due to a technical infringement.

Brancatelli also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on five occasions. His best finish was second place in the 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans driving a Sauber C9 for Team Sauber Mercedes, co-driving with ex-Formula One drivers Mauro Baldi and Kenny Acheson. His four other races at Le Mans (1979, 1980, 1986 and 1990) all saw him fail to finish the race.

Brancatelli would continue racing until his retirement in the late 1990s.

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts
1976 Scuderia Everest March 752 BMW HOC THR VAL SAL PAU HOC ROU MUG
12		 PER EST NOG HOC NC 0
1977 Scuderia Everest Ralt RT1 Ferrari SIL
DNS		 THR
DNS		 HOC NÜR VAL
13		 PAU
12		 MUG
8		 ROU
4		 NOG
Ret		 PER
Ret		 MIS
Ret		 EST
DNQ		 DON 17th 3
1978 Everest Racing Team Chevron B40 BMW THR HOC
DNQ		 NÜR PAU MUG VAL NC 0
Bob Salisbury Racing March 782 BMW ROU
DNQ		 DON
8		 NOG PER
Ret		 MIS
Ret		 HOC
1979 Racing Team Everest March 792 BMW SIL HOC THR NÜR VAL MUG PAU HOC ZAN
10		 PER
7		 MIS DON
Ret		 NC 0

Complete British Formula One Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos. Pts
1979 Willi Kauhsen Racing Team Kauhsen WK Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ZOL
Ret		 OUL BRH MAL NC 0
Dicksons of Perth March 772P Hart 420R 2.0 L4 SNE
Ret		 THR ZAN DON OUL NOG MAL BRH THR SNE SIL
1980 Colin Bennett Racing Lotus 78 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 OUL BRH SIL MAL THR MNZ
Ret		 MAL SNE BRH THR OUL SIL NC 0

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WDC Pts
1979 Willi Kauhsen Racing Team Kauhsen WK Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW ESP
DNQ		 BEL
DNQ		 NC 0
Team Merzario Merzario A2 MON
DNPQ		 FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN
Source:[1]

Complete European Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Pts
1980 BMW 3.0 CSi MNZ
DNQ		 VAL
16		 BRH
Ret		 SAL BRN
DNQ		 PER NÜR SIL ZOL NC 0
1981 Dieter Schmid BMW 635 CSi MNZ VAL DON
5		 SAL BRN PER SIL ZOL 8
1982 Luigi Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 MNZ
6		 VAL
6		 DON
Ret		 PER
DNS		 MUG
7		 BRN
7		 SAL
6		 NÜR
Ret		 SPA
Ret		 SIL
Ret		 ZOL
7		 30
1983 Jolly Club Milano Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 MNZ
?		 VAL
24		 DON
Ret		 PER
6		 MUG
Ret		 BRN
Ret		 ZEL
14		 NÜR
Ret		 SAL
8		 SPA
6		 SIL
23		 ZOL
Ret
1984 BMW Italia BMW 635 CSi MNZ
2		 VAL
4		 DON
Ret		 PER
4		 BRN
5		 ZEL
6		 SAL
3		 NÜR
1		 SPA
Ret		 SIL
1		 ZOL
Ret		 MUG
4		 4th 151
1985 Eggenberger Motorsport Volvo 240T MNZ
Ret		 VAL
2		 DON
4		 AND
1		 BRN
2		 ZEL
1		 SAL
1		 NÜR
1		 SPA
3		 SIL
3		 NOG
6		 ZOL
1		 EST
1		 JAR
2		 1st 240
1986 TWR – Bastos Texaco Racing Team Rover Vitesse MNZ DON
4		 HOC
Ret		 MIS AND
1		 BRN
4		 ZEL
DNS		 NÜR
3		 SPA SIL
Ret		 NOG
Ret		 ZOL JAR
4		 EST
4		 12th 123
1987 CiBiEmme Sport BMW M3 DON
Ret		 EST
1		 AND
2		 ZOL
Ret		 ZEL
1		 IMO
2		 NOG
Ret		 5th 150
1988 Jolly Club Ford Sierra RS500 MNZ DON EST JAR
Ret		 26th 80
Eggenberger Motorsport DIJ
2		 VAL
Ret		 NÜR
2		 SPA
Ret		 ZOL SIL
4		 NOG

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Pts
1987 CiBiEmme Sport BMW M3 MNZ JAR
ovr:8
cls:6		 DIJ
ovr:1
cls:1		 NÜR
Ret		 SPA
Ret		 BRN
ovr:5
cls:3		 SIL
Ret		 BAT
ovr:7
cls:3		 CLD
ovr:4
cls:2		 WEL
Ret		 FUJ
ovr:6
cls:3		 8th 158

† Despite finishing 7th outright at Bathurst, as the highest placed registered WTCC car Brancatelli was awarded 1st place points for the round.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pos. Pts
1989 Ford Motorsport Eggenberger Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth ZOL
1
23		 ZOL
2
Ret		 HOC
1
14		 HOC
2
8		 NÜR
1
10		 NÜR
2
10		 MFA
1
11		 MFA
2
13		 AVU
1
DNS		 AVU
2
DNS		 NÜR
1
13		 NÜR
2
11		 NOR
1
11		 NOR
2
Ret		 HOC
1
9		 HOC
2
11		 DIE
1
5		 DIE
2
2		 NÜR
1
11		 NÜR
2
10		 HOC
1
4		 HOC
2
9		 9th 162

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1979 Carlo Pietromarchi Carlo Pietromarchi
Maurizio Micangeli		 De Tomaso Pantera Gr.5
+2.0		 108 NC NC
1980 Scuderia Lancia Corse Piercarlo Ghinzani
Markku Alén		 Lancia Beta Monte Carlo Gr.5 26 DNF DNF
1986 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing		 Win Percy
Hurley Haywood		 Jaguar XJR-6 C1 154 DNF DNF
1989 Team Sauber Mercedes Mauro Baldi
Kenny Acheson		 Sauber C9 Mercedes-Benz C1 384 2nd 2nd
1990 Nissan Motorsports International Mark Blundell
Julian Bailey		 Nissan R90CK C1 142 DNF DNF
Source:[2]

Complete Bathurst 1000 results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1987 CiBiEmme Sport
BMW Motorsport		 Johnny Cecotto BMW M3 2 163 7th 3rd
1989 Mark Petch Motorsport Robbie Francevic Ford Sierra RS500 A 14 DNF DNF
1990 Mark Petch Motorsport Robb Gravett Ford Sierra RS500 1 118 DNF DNF
1991 Allan Moffat Enterprises Charlie O'Brien Ford Sierra RS500 1 158 DSQ DSQ
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References
  1. Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 409. ISBN 0851127029.
  2. "Gianfranco Brancatelli, Italy". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Tom Walkinshaw		 European Touring Car Champion
1985 with
Thomas Lindström		 Succeeded by
Roberto Ravaglia
Preceded by
Tom Walkinshaw		 Guia Race winner
1985		 Succeeded by
Johnny Cecotto
Preceded by
Michele di Gioia		 Italian Touring Car Champion
1988		 Succeeded by
Johnny Cecotto
Preceded by
Altfrid Heger
Dieter Quester
Roberto Ravaglia		 Winner of the Spa 24 Hours
1989 with
Win Percy
Bernd Schneider		 Succeeded by
Markus Oestreich
Fabien Giroix
Johnny Cecotto
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