1980 1000km of Monza

The Monza 1000 Kilometers, was the fourth round of the 1980 World Championship for Makes was held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, on 27 April. This race was also the third round of the FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers and the fourth round of the Italian Championship Group 6.^[1]

Report[edit]

Entry[edit]

A total of 53 cars were entered for the event, across seven classes/divisions ranging through Group 2 up to Group 6, with a class for local prototypes. Of these 40 cars practised.^[1]

Qualifying[edit]

The pairing of Renzo Zorzi and Claudio Francisci took pole position, in Zorzi’s Capoferri-Ford M1 ahead another Italian Championship runner, the Osella-BMW PA8 of Giorgio Francia and Remo Ramanzini who were nearly one second behind.^[2]

Race[edit]

Although the race maintained the traditional title of 1000 km of Monza, the race was actually run over 6 hours, the winner covering 183 laps, approximately 1061 km.^[3] Alain de Cadenet and Desiré Wilson took the winner spoils for the de Cadenet team, driving their De Cadenet Lola-Cosworth LM1. The pair won in a time of 6hr 01:08.800mins., averaging a speed of 110.211 mph. This race was only decided three laps from the end; the Porsche 935 of Henri Pescarolo had to pit for a little bit of fuel during the rain, so that Wilson could pass and win the race. Close behind was the little Lancia Montecarlo of Riccardo Patrese and Walter Röhrl.^[4]^[5]

Result[edit]

Note: Class winners in bold

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyres	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyres	Laps
1	S +2.0	34	Alain de Cadenet	Alain de Cadenet Desiré Wilson	De Cadenet LM	D	183
1	S +2.0	34	Alain de Cadenet	Alain de Cadenet Desiré Wilson	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	D	183
2	Gr. 5	21	Sportwagen	Jürgen Barth Henri Pescarolo	Porsche 935/77A	D	183
2	Gr. 5	21	Sportwagen	Jürgen Barth Henri Pescarolo	Porsche Type-935 2.9 L F6 Turbo	D	183
3	Gr. 5	1	Lancia Squadra Corse	Riccardo Patrese Walter Röhrl	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	P	182
3	Gr. 5	1	Lancia Squadra Corse	Riccardo Patrese Walter Röhrl	Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo	P	182
4	Gr. 5	18	Vegla Racing Team	Dieter Schornstein Harald Grohs	Porsche 935/77A	D	180
4	Gr. 5	18	Vegla Racing Team	Dieter Schornstein Harald Grohs	Porsche Type-935 2.9 L F6 Turbo	D	180
5	Gr. 5	2	Lancia Squadra Corse	Eddie Cheever Piercarlo Ghinzani	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	P	176
5	Gr. 5	2	Lancia Squadra Corse	Eddie Cheever Piercarlo Ghinzani	Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo	P	176
6	S 1.6	65	Ruggero Parpinelli	Ruggero Parpinelli Silvano Frisori	Osella PA6		170
6	S 1.6	65	Ruggero Parpinelli	Ruggero Parpinelli Silvano Frisori	Ford FVA 1.6 L I4		170
7	Gr. 5	19	Victor	"Victor" Giorgio Schön	Porsche 935		170
7	Gr. 5	19	Victor	"Victor" Giorgio Schön	Porsche Type-935 3.2 L F6 Turbo		170
8	S +2.0	33	BMW Zol-Auto	Laurent Ferrier François Servanin	BMW M1	G	167
8	S +2.0	33	BMW Zol-Auto	Laurent Ferrier François Servanin	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	G	167
9	S 2.0	48	Gimax	"Gimax" Marcello Gallo	Osella PA8		166
9	S 2.0	48	Gimax	"Gimax" Marcello Gallo	BMW M12 2.0 L I4		166
10	Gr. 5	15	Erich Schiebler Müllerbrau Team	Anton Fischhaber Walter Ralf Erich Schiebler	Porsche 935		162
10	Gr. 5	15	Erich Schiebler Müllerbrau Team	Anton Fischhaber Walter Ralf Erich Schiebler	Porsche Type-935 2.9 L F6 Turbo		162
11	S 2.0	56	Giuseppe Bottura	Giuseppe Bottura Giuseppe Pellin	March 75S		156
11	S 2.0	56	Giuseppe Bottura	Giuseppe Bottura Giuseppe Pellin	BMW M12 2.0 L I4		156
12	Gr. 5	3	Jolly Club	Carlo Facetti Gianfranco Ricci	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	P	155
12	Gr. 5	3	Jolly Club	Carlo Facetti Gianfranco Ricci	Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo	P	155
13	S +2.0	35	Siegfried Brunn	Siegfried Brunn Herbert Müller	Porsche 908/3	D	155
13	S +2.0	35	Siegfried Brunn	Siegfried Brunn Herbert Müller	Porsche 3.0 L F8	D	155
DNF	S 1.6	64	Scuderia Vesuvio	Roberto Marazzi Pasquale Vecchione Francesco Pacetta	Osella PA8		169
DNF	S 1.6	64	Scuderia Vesuvio	Roberto Marazzi Pasquale Vecchione Francesco Pacetta	Ford FVA 1.6 L I4		169
DNF	S 2.0	42	Giorgio Francia Scuderia Torino Corse	Giorgio Francia Remo Ramanzini	Osella PA8		107
DNF	S 2.0	42	Giorgio Francia Scuderia Torino Corse	Giorgio Francia Remo Ramanzini	BMW M12 2.0 L I4		107
DNF	S +2.0	31	Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto	Spartaco Dini Fabrizio Violati	Ferrari 512BB	M	107
DNF	S +2.0	31	Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto	Spartaco Dini Fabrizio Violati	Ferrari 4.9 L F12	M	107
DNF	GT	26	Claudio Magnani	Claudio Magnani Sergio Rombolotti	Lancia Stratos		105
DNF	GT	26	Claudio Magnani	Claudio Magnani Sergio Rombolotti	Ferrari Dino 2.4 L V6		105
DNF	GT	22	Scuderia Dei Fiori	Franco Berruto Franco Pizzato Michele Licheri	Porsche Carrera RSR		103
DNF	GT	22	Scuderia Dei Fiori	Franco Berruto Franco Pizzato Michele Licheri	Porsche 3.0 L F6		103
DNF	S 1.6	63	Mario Benusiglio	Mario Benusiglio Luigi de Angelis	Osella PA5		92
DNF	S 1.6	63	Mario Benusiglio	Mario Benusiglio Luigi de Angelis	Ford FVA 1.6 L I4		92
DNF	S 2.0	67	Enrico Gagliotto	Enrico Gagliotto Willi Lovato	Osella PA7		90
DNF	S 2.0	67	Enrico Gagliotto	Enrico Gagliotto Willi Lovato	BMW M10 2.0 L I4		90
DNF	S 2.0	43	Scuderia Ateneo	Mario Casoni "Amphicar" Luigi Moreschi	Osella PA7		87
DNF	S 2.0	43	Scuderia Ateneo	Mario Casoni "Amphicar" Luigi Moreschi	BMW M10 2.0 L I4		87
DNF	S 1.6	68	Ezio Baribbi	Ezio Baribbi "Pal Joe"	Osella PA7		86
DNF	S 1.6	68	Ezio Baribbi	Ezio Baribbi "Pal Joe"	Ford FVA 1.6 L I4		86
DNF	Gr. 5	6	Giuseppe Piazzi	Giuseppe Piazzi Sandro Cinotti	Fiat X1/9		83
DNF	Gr. 5	6	Giuseppe Piazzi	Giuseppe Piazzi Sandro Cinotti	Fiat 1.6 L I4		83
DNF	S 2.0	51	Vito Veninata	Vito Veninata Giovanni Cascone	Osella PA6		82
DNF	S 2.0	51	Vito Veninata	Vito Veninata Giovanni Cascone	BMW M12 2.0 L I4		82
DNF	Gr. 5	11	William Sala	Carlo Pietromarchi Marco Micangeli Carlo Faraci	De Tomaso Pantera	P	77
DNF	Gr. 5	11	William Sala	Carlo Pietromarchi Marco Micangeli Carlo Faraci	Ford 5.8 L V8	P	77
DNF	Gr. 5	5	Team Immobilien Reiss	Gerd Reiss Albrecht Krebs	BMW 320i	D	63
DNF	Gr. 5	5	Team Immobilien Reiss	Gerd Reiss Albrecht Krebs	BMW M12 1.4 L I4 Turbo	D	63
DNF	T	7	Angelo Chiapparini	Ademaro Massa Giancarlo Galimberti Angelo Chiapparini	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV		59
DNF	T	7	Angelo Chiapparini	Ademaro Massa Giancarlo Galimberti Angelo Chiapparini	Alfa Romeo 2.0 L I4		59
DNF	S 1.6	69	Pier Giorgio Provolo	Pier Giorgio Provolo Francesco Cerulli-Irelli	AMS		46
DNF	S 1.6	69	Pier Giorgio Provolo	Pier Giorgio Provolo Francesco Cerulli-Irelli	Ford FVA 1.6 L I4		46
DNF	S 2.0	53	Dino Ridolfi	Pasquale Barberio Dino Ridolfi	Lola T298		45
DNF	S 2.0	53	Dino Ridolfi	Pasquale Barberio Dino Ridolfi	BMW M12 2.0 L I4		45
DNF	S 2.0	46	Arcadio Pezzali	Mauro Nesti Arcadio Pezzali	Osella PA8		36
DNF	S 2.0	46	Arcadio Pezzali	Mauro Nesti Arcadio Pezzali	BMW M12 2.0 L I4		36
DNF	S 2.0	54	Georges Morand	Jacques Boillat Georges Morand	Lola T296		33
DNF	S 2.0	54	Georges Morand	Jacques Boillat Georges Morand	Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0 L I4		33
DNF	S +2.0	32	Renzo Zorzi	Renzo Zorzi Claudio Francisci	Capoferri M1		26
DNF	S +2.0	32	Renzo Zorzi	Renzo Zorzi Claudio Francisci	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8		26
DNF	S 2.0	44	Pasquale Anastasio	Pasquale Anastasio Giampaolo Ceraolo	Osella PA8		26
DNF	S 2.0	44	Pasquale Anastasio	Pasquale Anastasio Giampaolo Ceraolo	BMW M12 2.0 L I4		26
DNF	S 2.0	52	Duilio Ghislotti	Duilio Ghislotti Luigi Colzani	Lola T296		22
DNF	S 2.0	52	Duilio Ghislotti	Duilio Ghislotti Luigi Colzani	BMW M12 2.0 L I4		22
DNF	S 2.0	41	Scuderia Torino Corse Osella Squadra Corse	Vittorio Brambilla Lella Lombardi	Osella PA8	P	16
DNF	S 2.0	41	Scuderia Torino Corse Osella Squadra Corse	Vittorio Brambilla Lella Lombardi	BMW M12 2.0 L I4	P	16
DNF	S 1.6	66	Gerardo Vatielli	Gerardo Vatielli Paolo Giangrossi	Osella PA6		11
DNF	S 1.6	66	Gerardo Vatielli	Gerardo Vatielli Paolo Giangrossi	Ford FVA 1.6 L I4		11
DNF	Gr. 5	14	Autosebio Racing	Felice Besenzoni Luciano Dal Ban	Ferrari 308 GTB		6
DNF	Gr. 5	14	Autosebio Racing	Felice Besenzoni Luciano Dal Ban	Ferrari 3.0 L V8		6
DNS	S 1.6	62	Salvatore Pellegrino	Salvatore Pellegrino Vito Carone Duilio Truffo	Osella PA6		-
DNS	S 1.6	62	Salvatore Pellegrino	Salvatore Pellegrino Vito Carone Duilio Truffo	Ford FVA 1.6 L I4		-
DNS	S 1.6	62	Giam Piero Gatti	Giam Piero Gatti Angelo Bottazzini	Chevron B36		-
DNS	S 1.6	62	Giam Piero Gatti	Giam Piero Gatti Angelo Bottazzini	Ford FVA 1.6 L I4		-
DNS	Gr. 5	12	Jolly Club	Carlo Facetti Giancarlo Gagliardi	Ferrari 308 GTB Turbo	P	-
DNS	Gr. 5	12	Jolly Club	Carlo Facetti Giancarlo Gagliardi	Ferrari 2.9 L V8 Turbo	P	-

Fastest lap: Renzo Zorzi/Claudio Francisci, 1:48.6s (119.468 mph) ^[4]

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References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Monza 1000 Kilometres 1980". Racing Sports Cars. 1980-04-27. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
^ "Monza 1000 Kilometres 1980 - Grid". Racing Sports Cars. 1980-04-27. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
^ Zana, Aldo (2016). The Monza 1000 Km 1965-2008. Giorgio Nada Editore. pp. 193–198. ISBN 9788879116268.
^ ^a ^b "Monza 1000 Kilometres 1980 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars".
^ ^a ^b "1980 WMC - round 4". Touringcarracing.net. 1980-04-27. Retrieved 2014-02-04.

[racingsportscars1980-1] "Monza 1000 Kilometres 1980". Racing Sports Cars. 1980-04-27. Retrieved 2014-02-04.

[2] "Monza 1000 Kilometres 1980 - Grid". Racing Sports Cars. 1980-04-27. Retrieved 2014-02-04.

[Zana-3] Zana, Aldo (2016). The Monza 1000 Km 1965-2008. Giorgio Nada Editore. pp. 193–198. ISBN 9788879116268.

[racingsportscars2-4] "Monza 1000 Kilometres 1980 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars".

[touringcarracing1980-5] "1980 WMC - round 4". Touringcarracing.net. 1980-04-27. Retrieved 2014-02-04.

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