auto italia 71Team technical director from 2001 to 2005.
The Alfa Romeo brand was represented by
Scuderia del Portello, which brought along
the 1990 Lola T90-Alfa Romeo Formula Indy
(ex-Guerrero); 1973 Alfa-Romeo Autodelta T-
33 TT3 (ex-Scuderia Brescia Corse), now
owned by collector Joe Nastase who
completed many laps, some of them with
Carlo Facetti behind the steering wheel; 1967
Alfa-Romeo T-33/2 ‘Fleron’ (Chassis 001)
belonging to Marco Cajani; and an Autodelta
Giulia GTAm driven by Gian Luigi Picchi, who
won the 1970 Nürburgring 6 Hours with this
car. Also present were a couple of fabulous
Giulietta SS and SZ models, plus two 75s – a
Super Turismo-spec example driven by
Massimo Romagnoli and an IMSA-spec one
belonging to an American collector. ITC/DTM
legends were represented by two Alfas, a
A rare 1982 Lancia LC/1 Group 6 Sports
Prototype, the third of four built (chassis
#0003) and belonging to the Gino Macaluso
Foundation, completed a few laps as well.
The car took part in some World Endurance
Championship rounds during its
competitive career and in 1982 finished
third overall and first in the Group 6 class
at Spa 1000km, driven by Riccardo
Patrese and Teo Fabi.
Modern sports cars such as the Dallara
Stradale, Lamborghini Huracán Spyder and
Urus, Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Giulia
Quadrifoglio and Pagani Huayra all ran on the
track for the whole weekend. Giancarlo
Minardi and the Autodromo di Imola,
strengthened by the great success of the
event so far, are now working to organise an
even bigger day in 2020.1995 ex-Larini 155 with its Martini Racing
livery (which obtained pole position at Magny
Cours the same year) and a 1994 ex-Kris
Nissen car (as campaigned by the Schubel
Engineering team).
Many beautiful Lancias also took part,
including two Beta Montecarlo Turbo Group
5 racers. Chassis #1009, belonging to Franco
Meiners, raced at Le Mans in 1981 with
Michele Alboreto-Eddie Cheever-Carlo
Facetti at the wheel, while chassis #1004
came from the Gino Macaluso Foundation,
part of a large racing Lancia collection. This
car won the 1980 6 Hours of Mugello with
Riccardo Patrese and Eddie Cheever. At
Minardi Day, it was driven by Emanuele Pirro,
who knows the car well because he raced
two models, chassis #1007 and #1010, at
the beginning of his career.