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Ernesto Brambilla

Ernesto 'Tino' Brambilla, Thruxton, 12th April 1971. Copyright Jutta Fausel, 2020, supplied by Chris Witty. Used with Permission.

Ernesto 'Tino' Brambilla, Thruxton, 12th April 1971. Copyright Jutta Fausel, 2020, supplied by Chris Witty. Used with Permission.

Ernesto 'Tino' Brambilla, 2017. Copyright Carlo Brivio, 2020. Used with Permission.

Ernesto 'Tino' Brambilla, 2017. Copyright Carlo Brivio, 2020. Used with Permission.

Born:

31 Jan 1934
Monza

Died:

03 Aug 2020
Monza

Nationality:

Italy

Grands Prix:

0 (1963-1969)

F2 starts:

30 (1968-1973)

Worked with Vittorio in their Monza workshop until his younger sibling's death. He remained interested with the workshop but it was mainly run by both his and Vittorio's sons, especially when Tino had a stroke in the late 2010's. A book about his life was released at Monza in 2015, to mark the Italian Grand Prix and his involvement locally. Like his younger brother, Tino was a spectacular and very tough driver and won the 1966 Italian Formula 3 title. But Brambilla actually started in motorcycles and raced in the 350cc World Championship in the late 1950's and very early 1960's, before moving to car racing in 1963. Brambilla's best chance to race in Formula 1 was probably in 1969, when entered by Ferrari for the Italian Grand Prix, but because he had broken his wrist just before the event, he never got the chance to race. Tino carried on racing until 1973 to establish the workshop.

Biography last updated 3 Aug 2020