"Geki" was the racing pseudonym of Giacomo Russo (23 October 1937 – 18 June 1967), who was a racing driver from Italy. An experienced driver in the Italian lower formulae, he also participated in three Formula One Italian Grands Prix from 1964–66, failing to qualify for the 1964 race, driving a Brabham for Rob Walker. For his two Grand Prix starts, he drove for Team Lotus. He scored no championship points.
Alfa Romeo TZ 2, Andrea de Adamich and Giacomo Russo in Hatzenbach section 1000km Nürburgring 1965; 17th overall, winner of the GT class up to 1.6 liters, 40 laps in 7: 00: 53.400 hours
However, he was a four-time Italian Formula Three series champion, winning consecutive championships from 1961 to 1964.[1]
He was killed in a horrific accident in an Italian Formula Three race at Caserta in 1967. After an accident involving Beat Fehr, Andrea Saltari and Franco Foresti, Fehr ran down the track to warn the oncoming racers of the damaged cars and oil on the track ahead. The next group of cars included Geki, Massimo Natili, Jürg Dubler, Romano "Tiger" Perdomi and Corrado Manfredini who were unable to avoid colliding with the wreckage on the track. Geki's Matra then crashed into a wall and he was killed instantly. Fehr was struck by one of the cars and was also killed, and Perdomi died in hospital eight days later.[2]
geki, racing, driver, geki, racing, pseudonym, giacomo, russo, october, 1937, june, 1967, racing, driver, from, italy, experienced, driver, italian, lower, formulae, also, participated, three, formula, italian, grands, prix, from, 1964, failing, qualify, 1964,. Geki was the racing pseudonym of Giacomo Russo 23 October 1937 18 June 1967 who was a racing driver from Italy An experienced driver in the Italian lower formulae he also participated in three Formula One Italian Grands Prix from 1964 66 failing to qualify for the 1964 race driving a Brabham for Rob Walker For his two Grand Prix starts he drove for Team Lotus He scored no championship points Geki Giacomo Russo c 1966Born 1937 10 23 23 October 1937Milan ItalyDied18 June 1967 1967 06 18 aged 29 Caserta ItalyFormula One World Championship careerNationalityItalianActive years1964 1966TeamsLotus including non works Entries3 2 starts Championships0Wins0Podiums0Career points0Pole positions0Fastest laps0First entry1964 Italian Grand PrixLast entry1966 Italian Grand Prix Alfa Romeo TZ 2 Andrea de Adamich and Giacomo Russo in Hatzenbach section 1000km Nurburgring 1965 17th overall winner of the GT class up to 1 6 liters 40 laps in 7 00 53 400 hours However he was a four time Italian Formula Three series champion winning consecutive championships from 1961 to 1964 1 He was killed in a horrific accident in an Italian Formula Three race at Caserta in 1967 After an accident involving Beat Fehr Andrea Saltari and Franco Foresti Fehr ran down the track to warn the oncoming racers of the damaged cars and oil on the track ahead The next group of cars included Geki Massimo Natili Jurg Dubler Romano Tiger Perdomi and Corrado Manfredini who were unable to avoid colliding with the wreckage on the track Geki s Matra then crashed into a wall and he was killed instantly Fehr was struck by one of the cars and was also killed and Perdomi died in hospital eight days later 2 Complete Formula One results edit key Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Points 1964 Rob Walker Racing Team Brabham BT11 BRM V8 MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER AUT ITADNQ USA MEX NC 0 1965 Team Lotus Lotus 25 Climax V8 RSA MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER ITARet USA MEX NC 0 1966 Team Lotus Lotus 33 Climax V8 MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER ITA9 USA MEX NC 0 Source 3 References edit Italian F3 Champions Formula 3 Formula Junior MotorSports Etc Archived from the original on 12 June 2008 Retrieved 5 October 2008 Motorsport Memorial Beat Fehr Motorsport Memorial Retrieved 6 April 2013 Small Steve 1994 The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who s Who Guinness p 150 ISBN 0851127029 External links edit nbsp Media related to Giacomo Russo at Wikimedia Commons Sporting positions Preceded byInaugural Italian Formula Three ChampionshipChampion1964 Succeeded byAndrea de Adamich nbsp This biographical article related to Italian auto racing is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geki racing driver amp oldid 1180629768, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
