Bruno Giacomelli

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bruno Giacomelli
Occupation	Formula One Driver
Date Of Birth	Sep 10, 1952(1952-09-10)
Age	72
Birthplace	Poncarale
Country	Italy
Birth City	Lombardy
Horoscope	Virgo

Bruno Giacomelli Biography

Bruno Giacomelli is one of the most popular and richest Formula One Driver who was born on September 10, 1952 in Poncarale, Lombardy, Italy. Bruno Giacomelli (Italian pronunciation:”‘bruno DZako’melli,” born on September 10, 1952) is a former race driver in Italy.

He was the winner of both of 1976’s British Formula 3 Championships and the 1978 Formula Two championship. He took part in the Formula One’s 82 Formula One Grands Prix, racing in his first race on September 11, 1977. He was able to finish 1st, and earned a total of 14 points for championships.

However, the following year the team looked more promising. Giacomelli earned a surprise 6th place qualifying position for Alfa Romeo at Brands Hatch for the 1980 British Grand Prix. Giacomelli posted a third-place qualifying time for the 1980 Italian Grand Prix at Imola. Three of his six mechanics sustained injuries on the Friday before the race, when their helicopter crashed en route to the track. He won the pole position for the 1980 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, New York in his Alfa Romeo. Giacomelli improved on his opening day time by 1.25 seconds, with a time of 1 minute 33.29 seconds over the 3.37 mile track. However, despite these flashes of speed Giacomelli only managed to finish three of the season’s fourteen races due to crashes or mechanical breakdowns; although two of his finishes were fifth places at the season-opening 1980 Argentine Grand Prix and the 1980 German Grand Prix, thus netting him four points and placing him 16th in the Drivers’ Championship.

In 1981, the car was somewhat more reliable, with Giacomelli being a classified finisher in eight of the season’s 15 races – however he struggled to achieve good results until the end of the year, with a fourth and a third in the season-ending Canadian and Caesars Palace Grands Prix respectively – the latter was Giacomelli’s only podium finish in F1, and he achieved his best-ever championship finish by ending up 15th in the drivers’ standings.

Giacomelli entered Formula Two in 1977, working closely along with Robin Herd and the March factory. He was withdrawn from the Formula Two Pau Grand Prix in May 1977, following a collision. his car came into contact with the car that was driven by Jacques Laffite. He did manage to secure 3 F2 races in 1997 (at Vallelunga, Mugello and Donington Park) and finished fifth in the championship. The driver also took part in the Formula One World Championship debut in 1977 with the third McLaren M23-Cosworth in the works during the 1997 Italian Grand Prix at Monza and was forced to retire due to an engine issue that caused him to crash.

Bruno Giacomelli Net Worth

Bruno Giacomelli is one of the richest Formula One Driver from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bruno Giacomelli 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Giacomelli first began racing with Formula Italia, which he won in the year 1975. He then was promoted up to Formula Three where he competed alongside March and finished second in his debut season with Rupert Keegan, in the B.A.R.C Championship. He then took home the B.R.D.C. title. He also was the leader from beginning to end in a March-Toyota race in his 1976 Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race. He averaged 74.84 miles/hour.

After his one F1 race of 1977 Giacomelli took part in five events during 1978 with McLaren as the Formula Two commitments allowed. He finished his best with a seventh-place finish during the 1978 British Grand Prix. In the aftermath of winning the European F2 title, he made the switch over to Alfa Romeo for their return to manufacturing F1 vehicles in 1979. Alfa did not enter their 177 and179 cars at a few races that year however, and Giacomelli was able to only manage an average of 17th place at the 1979 French Grand Prix.

Giacomelli dominated the following F2 season, and after winning eight of the 12 races he won the title, beating the runner up Marc Surer by 29 points. Giacomelli retained his Formula Two points lead with a third-place finish in the Mugello Grand Prix in May 1978. The race was won by Derek Daly in a Chevron Cars Ltd entry. At the 1978 Grand Prix de Rouen, Giacomelli solidified his lead in the Formula Two Championship. He drove a March to victory after starting from pole position. Giacomelli became the first Italian to win the European Formula Two Championship.

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Bruno Ranked on the list of most popular Formula One Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Bruno Giacomelli celebrates birthday on September 10 of every year.