Valentino Musetti (born 7 January 1943 in Pontremoli, Tuscany, Italy), often known as just Val Musetti, is an Italian-born English film and TV stuntman and retired motor racing driver. Highlights of his career include finishing third in the Shellsport International Series in 1977.http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/1750/ Career at driver database. In 1978, he finished fifth in the Aurora F1 Championship. In the late 1980s, he drove in the FIA World Sportscar Championship. He competed in one round of the 1991 British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park. Official 1991 BTCC standings. With a privately entered BMW M3, he finished in thirteenth place. That year, he also entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but his team failed to qualify.
Musetti has appeared in many TV programmes since the 1960s, such as The Avengers, Callan, Doctor Who (credited in the TV serial The Crusade), Space: 1999, The Professionals, Minder and Dempsey and Makepeace. He has worked as a stuntman on many TV programmes and films such as The Italian Job, The New Avengers, Superman II, An American Werewolf in London, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Alien 3 and Midsomer Murders among others.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1989 Batman Napier Hood #4
Racing record Complete Shellsport International Series 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 14 Pts 1976 David Price Racing March 752 Ford BDX Swindon 2.0 L4 MAL SNE OUL BRH THR BRH SNE BRH BRH 6th 43 Ford GAA 3.4 V6 MAL BRH THR OUL 1977 David Price Racing March 752 Ford GAA 3.4 V6 MAL SNE OUL BRH MAL THR BRH OUL MAL DON BRH THR SNE BRH 3rd 85
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 Pts Valentino Musetti March 74B Ford HOC THR VAL SAL PAU HOC ROU MUG PER EST NOG HOC NC 0 David Price Racing March 742 Ford SIL THR HOC NÜR VAL PAU MUG ROU NOG PER MIS EST DON NC 0
Complete British Formula One Championship results (key) (note: results shown in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts 1978 Valentino Musetti March 752/761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 OUL BRH SNE MAL ZAN DON THR OUL MAL 7th 62 Mario Deliotti Racing Ensign N177 BRH THR SNE 1979 Valentino Musetti March 752/771 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ZOL 23rd 1 March 781 OUL BRH MAL SNE THR ZAN Theodore Racing Hong Kong Wolf WR3 DON OUL NOG MAL Wolf WR4 BRH THR SNE SIL 1980 Colin Bennett Racing Fittipaldi F5A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 OUL BRH SIL MAL THR MNZ MAL SNE BRH 8th 11 Fittipaldi F5B THR OUL SIL 1982 Colin Bennett Racing March 811 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 OUL BRH THR DON BRH 7th 10
Complete Formula One Non-Championship results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 1979 Valentino Musetti March 781 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ROC GNM DIN
Complete International Formula 3000 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 Pts 1985 Lola Motorsport Lola T950 Cosworth SIL THR EST NÜR VAL PAU SPA DIJ PER ÖST ZAN DON NC 0
Complete World Sportscar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts 1986 Roy Baker Racing Tiga C2 Tiga GC285 Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L4t MNZ SIL LMS NOR BRH JER NÜR SPA FUJ NC 0 1987 John Bartlett Racing C2 Bardon DB1 Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8 JAR JER SIL LMS NOR NC 0 Roy Baker Racing Tiga GC286 MNZ Team Tiga Ford Denmark Tiga GC287 Ford Cosworth BDT-E 2.1 L4t BRH NÜR Tiga Team Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8t SPA FUJ 1988 Roy Baker Racing C2 Tiga GC286 Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8 JER JAR MNZ SIL LMS BRN BRH NÜR SPA FUJ SAN NC 0 1990 Team Davey C Porsche 962C Porsche Type 935 3.0 F6t SUZ MNZ SIL SPA DIJ NÜR DON CGV MEX NC 0 1991 Team Salamin Primagaz C2 Porsche 962C Porsche Type 935 3.0 F6t SUZ MNZ SIL LMS NÜR MAG MEX AUT NC 0
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1986 Roy Baker Racing Tiga Tom Frank Mike Allison Tiga GC285 C2 95 DNF DNF 1991 Team Salamin Primagaz Katsunori Iketani Mercedes Stermitz Porsche 962C C2 - DNQ DNQ
Complete British 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 15 Pts 1991 BRR Motorsport BMW M3 SIL SNE DON THR SIL BRH SIL DON1 DON2 OUL BRH1 BRH2 DON THR SIL NC 0
Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2000 AC Automotive Chevrolet Camaro GT THR1 CRO1 OUL1 DON1 SIL1 BRH1 DON1 CRO1 SIL1 SNE1 SPA1 SIL1 38th 5
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