Vittorio Marzotto

Vittorio at left (with the steering wheel), at Giro di Sicilia in 1952 with Otello Marchotto.

Vittorio Marzotto (13 June 1922, Valdagno – 4 February 1999) was an Italian racing driver.

Born in Valdagno, near Vicenza, Vittorio was the son of Gaetano Marzotto, the founder of the Marzotto textile manufacturer company. He was the oldest of four brothers (Paolo, Giannino, Umberto and Vittorio), who were all racing drivers too.[1][2]

Marzotto made his debut in motor racing in the late 1940s after the end of World War II. He entered 16 sports car races between 1948 and 1955, mainly driving Ferrari's cars. His best results were two victories (the 1951 Giro di Sicilia and the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix and three second places.

Marzotto also entered a Formula 1-race in 1952, the French Grand Prix, as reserve driver for Scuderia Ferrari. However, all Ferrari works drivers started the race, so Marzotto was unable to start. He never competed in Formula 1 again and retired from professional racing at the end of the 1950s.

  1. ^ Giannino Marzotto
  2. ^ "Scuderia Marzotto". Conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 2013-06-16.