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Historic Minardi Day
Formula 1 stars and racing machinery rub shoulders at Imola
Story & images by Matteo Grazia
as Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo and Pagani took
part officially, too.
More than 30 Formula 1 single-seaters
were present, as well as the Club
International des Anciens Pilotes de F1led by
five-times Le Mans winner, Emanuele Pirro.
Champions from the past included Richard
Attwood, Patrick Tambay, Hans Herrmann,
Derek Daly, Carlo Facetti, Pierluigi Martini,
Riccardo Patrese, Paolo Barilla and Alex Caffi,
while other racers included Mauro Forghieri,
Jo Ramirez, Daniele Audetto, Mario Theissen
and many more.
The line-up of Ferraris was really
impressive. We were able to admire the 1970312B (ex-Clay Regazzoni), 1971 312B2 (ex-
Mario Andretti-Jacky Ickx), 1974 312B3 (also
ex-Regazzoni), 1987 126C4 and 126C4M
(chassis #073 and #074, ex-Michele Alboreto-
Rene Arnoux), 1991 642 and 643 (ex-Alain
Prost), 1994 412 T1 (chassis #154, ex-Gerhard
Berger) and 1993 F93A (ex-Jean Alesi).
The Minardi Formula One single-seaters,
displayed in the paddocks and then running
on the track, included the 1989 M189 (ex-
Pierluigi Martini and Luis Perez-Sala), the 1992
M192 powered by a Lamborghini V12 engine
(ex-Gianni Morbidelli) and the 2004 PS04B (ex-
Gianmaria Bruni-Zsolt Baumgartner) owned
and driven by Gabriele Tredozi, Minardi F1N
ow in its fourth year, the
Historic Minardi Day took place
over the final weekend of April
at the Imola racetrack. Its
importance in the calendar was
get again confirmed by the growth of
participating drivers, race cars and public –
over 15,000 people attended, despite heavy
rain on the Sunday.
The brainchild of Giancarlo Minardi, F1 team
owner for over 20 years, it’s a winning
formula: an annual motorsport festival that
brings classic Formula racing cars to the
track, as well as sports prototypes, GT cars
and racing barchettas. Important brands such