The Monza 1000 Kilometers, was the fourth round of the 1980 World Championship for Makes was held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, on 27 April. This race was also the third round of the FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers and the fourth round of the Italian Championship Group 6.
Report
Entry A total of 53 cars were entered for the event, across seven classes/divisions ranging through Group 2 up to Group 6, with a class for local prototypes. Of these 40 cars practised.
Qualifying The pairing of Renzo Zorzi and Claudio Francisci took pole position, in Zorzi’s Capoferri-Ford M1 ahead another Italian Championship runner, the Osella-BMW PA8 of Giorgio Francia and Remo Ramanzini who were nearly one second behind.
Race Although the race maintained the traditional title of 1000 km of Monza, the race was actually run over 6 hours, the winner covering 183 laps, approximately 1061 km. Alain de Cadenet and Desiré Wilson took the winner spoils for the de Cadenet team, driving their De Cadenet Lola-Cosworth LM1. The pair won in a time of 6hr 01:08.800mins., averaging a speed of 110.211 mph. This race was only decided three laps from the end; the Porsche 935 of Henri Pescarolo had to pit for a little bit of fuel during the rain, so that Wilson could pass and win the race. Close behind was the little Lancia Montecarlo of Riccardo Patrese and Walter Röhrl.
Result Note: Class winners in bold Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyres Laps Engine 1 S+2.0 34 Alain de Cadenet Alain de Cadenet Desiré Wilson De Cadenet LM 183 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 2 Gr. 5 21 Sportwagen Jürgen Barth Henri Pescarolo Porsche 935/77A 183 Porsche Type-935 2.9 L F6 Turbo 3 Gr. 5 1 Lancia Squadra Corse Riccardo Patrese Walter Röhrl Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo 182 Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo 4 Gr. 5 18 Vegla Racing Team Dieter Schornstein Harald Grohs Porsche 935/77A 180 Porsche Type-935 2.9 L F6 Turbo 5 Gr. 5 2 Lancia Squadra Corse Eddie Cheever Piercarlo Ghinzani Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo 176 Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo 6 S1.6 65 Ruggero Parpinelli Ruggero Parpinelli Silvano Frisori Osella PA6 170 Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 7 Gr. 5 19 Victor "Victor" Giorgio Schön Porsche 935 170 Porsche Type-935 3.2 L F6 Turbo 8 S+2.0 33 BMW Zol-Auto Laurent Ferrier François Servanin BMW M1 167 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 9 S2.0 48 Gimax "Gimax" Marcello Gallo Osella PA8 166 BMW M12 2.0 L I4 10 Gr. 5 15 Erich Schiebler Müllerbrau Team Anton Fischhaber Walter Ralf Erich Schiebler Porsche 935 162 Porsche Type-935 2.9 L F6 Turbo 11 S2.0 56 Giuseppe Bottura Giuseppe Bottura Giuseppe Pellin March 75S 156 BMW M12 2.0 L I4 12 Gr. 5 3 Jolly Club Carlo Facetti Gianfranco Ricci Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo 155 Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo 13 S+2.0 35 Siegfried Brunn Siegfried Brunn Herbert Müller Porsche 908/3 155 Porsche 3.0 L F8 DNF S1.6 64 Scuderia Vesuvio Roberto Marazzi Pasquale Vecchione Francesco Pacetta Osella PA8 169 Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 DNF S2.0 42 Giorgio Francia Scuderia Torino Corse Giorgio Francia Remo Ramanzini Osella PA8 107 BMW M12 2.0 L I4 DNF S+2.0 31 Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto Spartaco Dini Fabrizio Violati Ferrari 512BB 107 Ferrari 4.9 L F12 DNF GT 26 Claudio Magnani Claudio Magnani Sergio Rombolotti Lancia Stratos 105 Ferrari Dino 2.4 L V6 DNF GT 22 Scuderia Dei Fiori Franco Berruto Franco Pizzato Michele Licheri Porsche Carrera RSR 103 Porsche 3.0 L F6 DNF S1.6 63 Mario Benusiglio Mario Benusiglio Luigi de Angelis Osella PA5 92 Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 DNF S2.0 67 Enrico Gagliotto Enrico Gagliotto Willi Lovato Osella PA7 90 BMW M10 2.0 L I4 DNF S2.0 43 Scuderia Ateneo Mario Casoni "Amphicar" Luigi Moreschi Osella PA7 87 BMW M10 2.0 L I4 DNF S1.6 68 Ezio Baribbi Ezio Baribbi "Pal Joe" Osella PA7 86 Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 DNF Gr. 5 6 Giuseppe Piazzi Giuseppe Piazzi Sandro Cinotti Fiat X1/9 83 Fiat 1.6 L I4 DNF S2.0 51 Vito Veninata Vito Veninata Giovanni Cascone Osella PA6 82 BMW M12 2.0 L I4 DNF Gr. 5 11 William Sala Carlo Pietromarchi Marco Micangeli Carlo Faraci De Tomaso Pantera 77 Ford 5.8 L V8 DNF Gr. 5 5 Team Immobilien Reiss Gerd Reiss Albrecht Krebs BMW 320i 63 BMW M12 1.4 L I4 Turbo DNF T 7 Angelo Chiapparini Ademaro Massa Giancarlo Galimberti Angelo Chiapparini Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 59 Alfa Romeo 2.0 L I4 DNF S1.6 69 Pier Giorgio Provolo Pier Giorgio Provolo Francesco Cerulli-Irelli AMS 46 Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 DNF S2.0 53 Dino Ridolfi Pasquale Barberio Dino Ridolfi Lola T298 45 BMW M12 2.0 L I4 DNF S2.0 46 Arcadio Pezzali Mauro Nesti Arcadio Pezzali Osella PA8 36 BMW M12 2.0 L I4 DNF S2.0 54 Georges Morand Jacques Boillat Georges Morand Lola T296 33 Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0 L I4 DNF S+2.0 32 Renzo Zorzi Renzo Zorzi Claudio Francisci Capoferri M1 26 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 DNF S2.0 44 Pasquale Anastasio Pasquale Anastasio Giampaolo Ceraolo Osella PA8 26 BMW M12 2.0 L I4 DNF S2.0 52 Duilio Ghislotti Duilio Ghislotti Luigi Colzani Lola T296 22 BMW M12 2.0 L I4 DNF S2.0 41 Scuderia Torino Corse Osella Squadra Corse Vittorio Brambilla Lella Lombardi Osella PA8 16 BMW M12 2.0 L I4 DNF S1.6 66 Gerardo Vatielli Gerardo Vatielli Paolo Giangrossi Osella PA6 11 Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 DNF Gr. 5 14 Autosebio Racing Felice Besenzoni Luciano Dal Ban Ferrari 308 GTB 6 Ferrari 3.0 L V8 DNS S1.6 62 Salvatore Pellegrino Salvatore Pellegrino Vito Carone Duilio Truffo Osella PA6 - Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 DNS S1.6 62 Giam Piero Gatti Giam Piero Gatti Angelo Bottazzini Chevron B36 - Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 DNS Gr. 5 12 Jolly Club Carlo Facetti Giancarlo Gagliardi Ferrari 308 GTB Turbo - Ferrari 2.9 L V8 Turbo
Fastest lap: Renzo Zorzi/Claudio Francisci, 1:48.6s (119.468 mph)
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