Luciano Sighinolfi
 Luciano Sighinolfi in all his athletic glory. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Luciano Sighinolfi |
| Born | 10th Dec 1951 |
| Nationality |  Italian
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| Achievements | |
| Drove in the Dywa Grand Prix Series | |
Luciano Sighinolfi (born 10th December, 1951 in Ragusa, Sicily) is an Italian former racing driver best known for competing in the Dywa Grand Prix Series.
Early life
Luciano Sighinolfi never met his father, who was never in a relationship with his mother but was rumoured to be a racing driver who met his mother the night after winning a motor race of some kind, although there was never any way to confirm this rumour for certain. Regardless, Sighinolfi was inspired by his own purported origin story and from an early age he dreamed of becoming a racing driver. He took little interest in anything else, and never worked a full-time job. This paid off in 1974, when he had a significant Lotto win.
Early career
After an inauspicious start to his Italian Formula Three career (with a couple of DNFs and a DNQ in 1970), Sighinolfi took several years to progress gradually towards the front of the grid. The real breakthrough came when he started his own racing team using his winnings from the Italian Lotto in July 1974; this allowed him to compete in every race and to generally be far more competitive. In his Formula Three career, he achieved one race win at Varano in 1976 and four other podium finishes. This was not enough to persuade Marlboro to sponsor him, and therefore he was not able to progress to a higher rung on the ladder that led to Formula One.
Dywa GP
In 1978, Sighinolfi's chance to drive a Formula One car finally came when the Dywa Grand Prix Series was founded by Dydo Monguzzi with the backing of Renzo Engineering. He used what was left of his Lotto money to create Scuderia Sighinolfi, for which he would be the owner-driver and for which he sold the second seat to Irish Formula Atlantic washout Kelby Rogerson.
Racing Career Results
Italian Formula Three Championship
| Season | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Scuderia Jolly Club
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Tecno-Ford | MNZ | MNZ Ret |
MNZ | MNZ | IMO Ret |
MNZ | MNZ | IMO | 0 | - | ||||||
| Scuderia Ala d'Oro
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Branca-Ford | VAR DNQ |
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| 1971 | Scuderia Nettuno
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Tecno-Ford | MNZ | MNZ | MNZ | IMO Ret |
MON | MNZ 7 |
IMO | 0 | - | |||||||
| Template:GBR Wheatcroft Racing | March-Ford | IMO DNQ |
ENN C |
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 Team Mum for Men
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Brabham-Ford | MNZ DNQ |
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| 1972 | Mirabella MM
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Chevron-Alfa Romeo | MNZ | IMO Ret |
MNZ C |
3 | 11th | |||||||||||
| Jolly Club Milano
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Quasar-Ford | MNZ Ret |
MNZ DNS |
MNZ Ret |
VAL 9 |
MNZ | ||||||||||||
| Delta Corse
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GRD-Ford | VAR 6 |
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| Scuderia Meneghina
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Lotus-Alfa Romeo | IMO Ret |
MIS 5 |
ENN C |
MIS | VAR Ret |
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| 1973 | Scuderia Jolly Club
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Brabham-Ford | CAS Ret |
MIS | CAS | IMO 10 |
VAL | CAS | MNZ Ret |
CAS | MIS 6 |
MNZ | VAR 4 |
4 | 14th | |||
| Ensign-Ford | MON DNQ |
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| 1974 | Scuderia Mirabella Mille Miglia
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GTS-Alfa Romeo | CAS | IMO | VAL Ret |
CAS | MNZ | CAS | 2 | 15th | ||||||||
| Scuderia Sighinolfi
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Tecno-Toyota | MAG 7 |
MNZ Ret |
MUG 5 |
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| 1975 | Scuderia Sighinolfi
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Tecno-Toyota | CAS 5 |
VAR Ret |
VAL 3 |
MUG 6 |
MAG 7 |
MNZ Ret |
MNZ 4 |
CAS | IMO 5 |
12 | 6th | |||||
| 1976 | Scuderia Sighinolfi
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Modus-Toyota | MUG 5 |
VAR 1 |
IMO Ret |
MAG Ret |
ENN 3 |
CAS Ret |
MNZ 6 |
CAS Ret |
IMO 11 |
MNZ Ret |
VAL 2 |
MUG 3 |
25 | 4th | ||
| 1977 | Scuderia Sighinolfi
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Ralt-Toyota | VAR 3 |
MUG 6 |
VAL 5 |
MNZ 8 |
IMO Ret |
ENN 3 |
MNZ Ret |
IMO 9 |
MAG 6 |
VAR Ret |
MNZ 10 |
VAL 3 |
MAG Ret |
16 | 8th | |
Dywa Grand Prix series
| Season | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Scuderia Sighinolfi
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Dywa-Renzo | ENN | IMO | ROU | NUR | MIS | MUG | BAR | CAS | CLE | MNZ |