Coppa Autodromo Casale

Casale, 31 Mar 1974

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Notes on the cars:

1. Brabham BT41 [24] (Luciano Pavesi): New to Luciano Pavesi and run for him in Italian Formula 3 in 1973 by Scuderia Ala d'Oro. Retained for 1974 when it was fitted with a 2-litre Novamotor twin cam and run for Pavesi again by Scuderia Ala d'Oro. Retauined again for 1975, again run by Scuderia Ala d'Oro.
2. Brabham BT41 (Loris Kessel): New to Loris Kessel (Lugano, Switzerland) for Italian F3 in 1973, run for him by Scuderia Jolly Club Svizzera and by Ecurie Blauband. Retained for 1974 when it was fitted with a 2-litre Novamotor twin cam and run for Kessel by Scuderia del Lario.
3. Brabham BT41 [19] (Aldo Maggi): New to Aldo Maggi for Italian Formula 3 in 1973 and 1974, run for him by Scuderia Ala d'Oro.
4. GRD 373 [372 023-F3] (Fernando Spreafico): New to Fernando Spreafico and entered for him by Scuderia Italia in Italian F3 races in 1972, usually using Wainer Alfa Romeo engines. Retained by Spreafico for 1973, again in Italian F3 and entered by Scuderia Italia, but now with Novamotor Ford engines. Retained again for 1974, when it was described as a 373, used 2-litre Alfa Romeo engines and was entered by Scuderia Concordia. Retained again for 1975 and for 1976, after which it was replaced with a Chevron B34. The subsequent history of the GRD is unknown.
5. Brabham BT41 ("Lucas"): Scuderia del Lario entered a Brabham BT41 for Gaudenzio Mantova at Paul Ricard on 2 September 1973 and at Monza three weeks later. For 1974, Mantova acquired the ex-Lella Lombardi car, so his two 1973 appearances were presumably in a hire car. In 1974, Scuderia Allegrini entered a Brabham BT41 for "Lucas", at two early-season races that was said to be ex-Mantova. Last seen at Monza on 7 April 1974.
6. Brabham BT41 [22] (Roberto Manzoni): New to Alberto Colombo and run for him in Italian Formula 3 in 1973 by Scuderia del Lario. To Roberto Manzoni for Italian F3 in 1974. To Orazio Ragaïolo for Italian F3 in 1975.
7. Brabham BT41 [18] (Gaudenzio Mantova): New to Lella Lombardi and run for her in Italian Formula 3 in 1973 by Scuderia Italia. She also appeared in some British John Player Formula 3 events later in 1973. To Gaudenzio Mantova for 1974, run by Scuderia Del Lario.
8. Lotus 69 [71/69-2.F3] (Marcello Rosei): New to Claude Bourgoignie and raced in European F3 in 1971, using Holbay and Novamotor engines and entered by Johnson's Wax Team Belgium. Sold to Marcello Rosei and used in Italian F3 in 1972 using Wainer Alfa Romeo engines and entered by Scuderia Meneghina. Retained by Rosei for 1973, again with Wainer Alfa Romeo engines. Retained again by Rosei for the start of the 1974 season, when it was fitted with a Repetto Lancia engine and entered by Scuderia Varazze Corse. Rosei then acquired a March 733, and the Lotus-Lancia was sold to Sergio Rosso, who raced it in Italian F3 for the rest of 1974. Retained by Rosso for 1975, but he was entered in a Lola at some races that season. History then unknown until acquired by Philippe Demeyer (Liège, Belgium) in 2018.

Sources

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