Full name | Scuderia Serenissima Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia |
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Base | Italy |
Founder(s) | Giovanni Volpi |
Noted drivers | Maurice Trintignant Giorgio Scarlatti Nino Vaccarella |
Formula One World Championship career | |
First entry | 1961 Monaco Grand Prix |
Races entered | 8 [1][2] |
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Final entry | 1962 Italian Grand Prix |
Formula One World Championship career | |
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First entry | 1966 Belgian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1966 Dutch Grand Prix |
Races entered | 3 (1 start) |
Chassis | McLaren |
Constructors' Championships | 0 |
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Points | 1 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Scuderia Serenissima or Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia was an auto racing team funded by Giovanni Volpi and active in the early 1960s. The name "Serenissima" ("Most Serene") refers to one of the many definitions the city of Venice is known for, the Volpi family being originally from the area. Based in Sasso Marconi, close to Bologna, Serenissima mostly competed in Formula One and sports car racing. Originally the team had an engine supply agreement with Ferrari. When Volpi decided to financially support ATS, a Formula One team put together by Carlo Chiti, Giotto Bizzarrini, Romolo Tavoni and other breakaway Ferrari employees, Enzo Ferrari withdrew from the agreement. Serenissima subsequently turned to De Tomaso and Maserati without much success. Serenissima officially closed in 1970.