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'''Antonio "Toni" Branca''' (born 15 September 1916 in Sion, died 10 May 1995 in Sierre) was a Swiss racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 to 1951. His career was allegedly financed by a Belgian countess.
'''Antonio "Toni" Branca''' (born 15 September 1916 in Sion, died 10 May 1995 in Sierre) was a Swiss racing driver. Very little-known in terms of background, Branca competed in hillclimbs throughout the 1950s, but only briefly competed in high-level single-seaters, mostly Formula 2 and occasionally non-championship Formula 1. He was originally entered by [[Scuderia Commesso]] into the [[1951 Monaco Grand Prix]], but his entry was declined by the organisers.


==Complete Formula One results==
==Complete Alternate Formula One results==
===Regular championship===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Year
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! 8
! 8
! WDC
! WDC
! Points
! Pts.
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[1950 Formula One season|1950]]
|rowspan=3| [[1951 Alternate Formula One season|1951]]
! [[Achille Varzi|Scuderia Achille Varzi]]
! [[Scuderia Commesso]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 4CLT|4CLT]]
! [[Commesso C01]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-4]]
! [[Ferrari]] 375 4.5 V12
| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>DNA</small>
| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>11</small>
| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|
| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|
| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|
| [[1951 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
|
| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
! rowspan="2" | NC
! rowspan="2" | 0
|-
! Antonio Branca
|
|
|
|
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>10</small>
| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small>
|
|-
| [[1951 Formula One season|1951]]
! Antonio Branca
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 4CLT|4CLT/48]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1951 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small>DNA</small>
! NC
! 0
|}
 
===[[Champion Elimination Medals Championship]]===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! WDC
! Wins
! 2nd
! 3rd
! Points
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[1950 Formula One season|1950]]
! [[Achille Varzi|Scuderia Achille Varzi]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 4CLT|4CLT]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>11</small>
|
|
|
|
! rowspan="2" | NC
! rowspan="2" | 0
! rowspan="2" | 0
! rowspan="2" | 0
! rowspan="2" | 0
|-
! Antonio Branca
|
|
|
|
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>10</small>
| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small>
|
|-
| [[1951 Formula One season|1951]]
! Antonio Branca
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 4CLT|4CLT/48]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1951 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small>DNA</small>
! NC
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 0
|}
 
===[[Johnny Claes Memorial Trophy]]===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! WDC
! Laps
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[1950 Formula One season|1950]]
! [[Achille Varzi|Scuderia Achille Varzi]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 4CLT|4CLT]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>23</small><br /><small>1</small>
|
|
|
|
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| '''2nd'''
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| '''41'''
|-
! Antonio Branca
|
|
|
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>18</small><br /><small>1</small>
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small>
|
|
|-
| [[1951 Formula One season|1951]]
! Antonio Branca
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 4CLT|4CLT/48]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1951 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#cFCFFF"| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>0</small><br /><small>NC</small>
| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>0</small><br /><small>DNA</small>
! NC
! NC
! 0
! 0
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[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]

Latest revision as of 19:10, 17 December 2016

Antonio "Toni" Branca (born 15 September 1916 in Sion, died 10 May 1995 in Sierre) was a Swiss racing driver. Very little-known in terms of background, Branca competed in hillclimbs throughout the 1950s, but only briefly competed in high-level single-seaters, mostly Formula 2 and occasionally non-championship Formula 1. He was originally entered by Scuderia Commesso into the 1951 Monaco Grand Prix, but his entry was declined by the organisers.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Pts.
1951 Scuderia Commesso Commesso C01 Ferrari 375 4.5 V12 MON
DNA 		500 BEL FRA GBR GER NED ITA NC 0
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