Violetta Cacciatori

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Violetta Cacciatori
Nationality Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Dutch
Born 25th February, 1956
Bovensmilde, Netherlands
Superbike World Championship career
Debut Season 1988
Latest Season 1988
Current Team Flor Bath Honda
Car Number 81
Former Teams N/A
Races N/A
Championships N/A
Victories N/A
Podiums N/A
Points N/A
Pole Positions N/A
Fastest Laps N/A
First Race Donington Park, 1988
First Victory N/A
Last Victory N/A
Last Race N/A
Best Finish N/A
Formula One World Championship career
Debut Season 1978
Latest Season 1978
Current Team Scuderia Cacciatori
Car Number 81
Former Teams N/A
Races 2
Championships 0
Victories 0
Podiums 0
Points 0
Pole Positions 0
Fastest Laps 0
First Race 1978 Dutch Grand Prix
First Victory N/A
Last Victory N/A
Last Race 1978 Italian Grand Prix
Best Finish DNPQ


Violetta Purwati Cacciatori (born 25th of February 1956 in Bovensmilde, Netherlands) is a Dutch former motorcycle road racer who made occasional forays into four-wheeled racing.

Early Life

Violetta was the eldest of three children to a Javanese mother, Anindya, and an Italian father, Caio. Being both the child of immigrants and of mixed heritage in the pillared society of the Netherlands posed its fair share of difficulties, albeit by the standards of the time it was a lot smoother than in most corners of the world. Though she has always considered herself Dutch, she was kept firmly in touch with her heritage during her upbringing, and she speaks fluent Italian and Javanese in addition to Dutch and English. Growing up just a stone's throw away from the legendary TT Circuit Assen, her family always attended the Dutch TT each year, and she made it her lifelong dream to not only race in the TT, but to win it. When she was ten, her parents bought her a minimoto, which she fell off the first time she tried to ride it.

Racing Career

Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Career

Cacciatori made her Grand Prix debut at the 1971 Dutch TT in the 50cc category on a Jamathi, having lied about her age so she could enter despite being only 15 years old.

WSBK Career

After leaving the Renzo 500cc team and struggling to find a new 500cc ride, Cacciatori would decide to leave Grand Prix racing in favour of the new World Superbike Championship, hoping that the new environment would allow her to get her career back on track after the mostly-fruitless years with the disastrous Renzo.

Formula One Career

Cacciatori's first outing in Formula one machinery came in 1978 at her home Grand Prix in the Netherlands, in a joint entry with her Italian cousin, Ottavia, using four year-old Marches powered by Renzo DFVs. Neither took the entry particularly seriously and predictably both failed to pre-qualify, though they were still faster than the Dywas. Three races later, at the Italian Grand Prix, the two cousins once more entered, with similar results. However, Violetta had the relatively meaningless distinction of being the fastest Renzo-powered car during pre-qualifying.

Racing Record

Complete Formula 1 Results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points WDC
1978 Scuderia Cacciatori March 741 Renzo DFV 3.0 V8 ARG RSA USW ESP BEL MON SUI MUG GBR FRA NED
DNPQ
GER AUT ITA
DNPQ
CAN USA 0 NC

Complete Superbike World Championship Results

Year Team Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points Pos
1988 Flor Bath Honda GBR1 GBR2 HUN1 HUN2 GER1 GER2 AUT1 AUT2 CAN1 CAN2 USA1 USA2 ITA1 ITA2 FRA1 FRA2 ESP1 ESP2 POR1 POR2 JAP1 JAP2 AUS1 AUS2 0* NC*