Giorgio Scarlatti (2 October 1921 – 26 July 1990) was a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 May 1956.
Formula One career Scarlatti was born in Rome. He got interested in racing right after the end of World War II. His first outings were with a Maserati A6. In 1955, he entered the Naples Grand Prix at the wheel of a Ferrari 500 F2 and finished fourth.
Scarlatti's performance caught the eye of Maserati, who decided to hire him for the 1957 Formula One season. Scarlatti's best results were at the Pescara Grand Prix, where he narrowly missed out on the points-scoring positions when his Maserati 250F was overtaken in the latter stages by Stuart Lewis-Evans and the Italian Grand Prix, where he finished fifth, sharing the car with Harry Schell.
Sports car racing In 1957, Scarlatti competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, sharing a Maserati with Joakim Bonnier. Bonnier and Scarlatti were forced to retire after seven hours due to a clutch problem.
In 1958, Scarlatti finished second at the Targa Florio together with Jean Behra on a Porsche 718. In 1961, Scarlatti and Lorenzo Bandini won the 4 Hours of Pescara on a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.
Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 WDC Points 1956 Giorgio Scarlatti Ferrari 500 FerrariStraight-4 ARG MON 500 BEL FRA GBR NC 0 Scuderia Centro Sud GER ITA 1957 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F MaseratiStraight-6 ARG MON 500 FRA GBR GER PES ITA5* 20th 1 1958 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 250F MaseratiStraight-6 ARG MON NED 500 BEL FRA GBR GER POR ITA MOR NC 0 1959 Scuderia Ugolini Maserati 250F MaseratiStraight-6 MON 500 NED FRA GBR GER POR NC 0 Cooper Car Company Cooper T51 ClimaxStraight-4 ITA USA 1960 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 250F MaseratiStraight-6 ARG NC 0 Scuderia Castellotti Cooper T51 FerrariStraight-4 MON 500 NED BEL FRA GBR POR Scuderia Centro Sud MaseratiStraight-4 ITA USA 1961 Scuderia Serenissima De Tomaso F1 O.S.C.A.Straight-4 MON NED BEL FRA GBR NC 0 Alfa RomeoStraight-4 GERDNA ITA USA
* Indicates shared drive with Harry Schell
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