Giorgio Scarlatti

Scarlatti and his Maserati 250F at the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix
Born	(1921-10-02)2 October 1921 Rome, Italy
Died	26 July 1990(1990-07-26) (aged 68) Rome, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Italian
Active years	1956 – 1961
Teams	Maserati and Cooper (Inc. non-works) Non-works Ferrari and De Tomaso
Entries	15 (12 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	1
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1956 Monaco Grand Prix
Last entry	1961 French Grand Prix

Giorgio Scarlatti (2 October 1921 – 26 July 1990)^[1] 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 Two. 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 finishing 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^[2] 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 7 hours due to a clutch problem.

In 1958 he 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

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* Indicates shared drive with Harry Schell

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