Vittorio Marzotto (13 June 1922, Valdagno – 4 February 1999) was an Italian racing driver.

Vittorio at left (with the steering wheel), at Giro di Sicilia in 1952 with Otello Marchotto.

Born in Valdagno, near Vicenza, Vittorio was the son of Gaetano Marzotto, the founder of the Marzotto textile manufacturer company. He was the oldest of four brothers (Paolo, Giannino, Umberto and Vittorio), who were all racing drivers too.[1][2]

Marzotto made his debut in motor racing in the late 1940s after the end of World War II. He entered 16 sports car races between 1948 and 1955, mainly driving Ferrari's cars. His best results were two victories (the 1951 Giro di Sicilia and the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix and three second places.

Marzotto also entered a Formula 1-race in 1952, the French Grand Prix, as reserve driver for Scuderia Ferrari. However, all Ferrari works drivers started the race, so Marzotto was unable to start. He never competed in Formula 1 again and retired from professional racing at the end of the 1950s.


Complete results

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Year Date Race Entrant Car Teammate(s) Result
1948 May 2 Mille Miglia - Lancia Aprilia Paolo Marzotto DNF
1950 April 2 Targa Florio - Ferrari 166 MM Sergio Sighinolfi DNF
1950 April 23 Mille Miglia Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 195 S Paolo Fontana 9th
1950 April 30 Coppa d'Oro di Sicilia - Ferrari 340 America - -
1951 April 1 Giro di Sicilia Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 212 Export Paolo Fontana 1st
1951 April 29 Mille Miglia Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 340 America Otello Marchetto DNF
1951 June 3 Coppa della Toscana Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 340 America Zanuso 2nd
1951 June 17 Circuito do Porto Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 212 Export none 2nd
1951 July 15 Coppa d' Oro delle Dolomiti Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 340 America none DNF
1952 March 9 Giro di Sicilia - Ferrari 225 S - DNF
1952 March 16 Syracuse Grand Prix Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 166 C Piero Carini
Sergio Sighinolfi
DNF
1952 May 4 Mille Miglia Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 225 S Otello Marchetto DNF
1952 June 2 1952 Monaco Grand Prix Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 225 S none 1st
1952 June 29 Targa Florio - Ferrari 225 S - DNS
1952 July 6 1952 French Grand Prix Scuderia Ferrari - Alberto Ascari
Nino Farina
Piero Taruffi
Louis Rosier
Rudi Fischer
Peter Hirt
Franco Comotti
Piero Carini
DNS
1952 July 13 Coppa d' Oro delle Dolomiti - Ferrari 225 S - 5th
1953 April 12 Giro di Sicilia Scuderia Lancia Lancia Aurelia none -
1954 May 2 Mille Miglia Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 Mondial none 2nd
1955 April 3 Giro di Sicilia Vittorio Marzotto Maserati 300S none 6th

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References

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  1. ^ Giannino Marzotto
  2. ^ "Scuderia Marzotto". Conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  3. ^ "Vittorio Marzotto (I)". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  4. ^ "Vittorio MARZOTTO • STATS F1". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 2013-06-16.