Valerio Colotti (19 April 1925 – 19 January 2008)[1] was an Italian automotive engineer, known for his early work with Ferrari and Maserati chassis and transmission systems.
Born in Modena, Colotti joined Ferrari in 1948,[2] working under Aurelio Lampredi, followed by employment with Maserati (1953–1957), until the company dropped factory works racing. In 1958 he started his own company, known as Tec-Mec (Studio Tecnica Meccanica). Tec-Mec, assisted by Giorgio Scarlatti, built the tipo F/415 Formula One car, mostly based on the Maserati 250F, in which Colotti had been deeply involved. The car raced only at the 1959 USA Grand Prix, where driver Fritz d'Orey was forced to retire after qualifying 17th. Colotti collaborated also with Behra-Porsche (1959), Stirling Moss's Cooper T51 and Scirocco-Powell. Colotti's cooperation with Alf Francis lead to the widely used in competition Colotti-Francis gearbox systems. With Wolfgang von Trips he designed the Trips-Colotti-Auto Union (TCA).
Colotti's company is now called Colotti Trasmissioni and is run by his son Marco after his brother Paolo (1956-2016) died.[3]
External linksedit
Official Website
Referencesedit
^Scientific committee 2010-11-28 at the Wayback Machine at expotecnica.it (last accessed: April 16, 2007)
valerio, colotti, april, 1925, january, 2008, italian, automotive, engineer, known, early, work, with, ferrari, maserati, chassis, transmission, systems, born, modena, colotti, joined, ferrari, 1948, working, under, aurelio, lampredi, followed, employment, wit. Valerio Colotti 19 April 1925 19 January 2008 1 was an Italian automotive engineer known for his early work with Ferrari and Maserati chassis and transmission systems Born in Modena Colotti joined Ferrari in 1948 2 working under Aurelio Lampredi followed by employment with Maserati 1953 1957 until the company dropped factory works racing In 1958 he started his own company known as Tec Mec Studio Tecnica Meccanica Tec Mec assisted by Giorgio Scarlatti built the tipo F 415 Formula One car mostly based on the Maserati 250F in which Colotti had been deeply involved The car raced only at the 1959 USA Grand Prix where driver Fritz d Orey was forced to retire after qualifying 17th Colotti collaborated also with Behra Porsche 1959 Stirling Moss s Cooper T51 and Scirocco Powell Colotti s cooperation with Alf Francis lead to the widely used in competition Colotti Francis gearbox systems With Wolfgang von Trips he designed the Trips Colotti Auto Union TCA Colotti s company is now called Colotti Trasmissioni and is run by his son Marco after his brother Paolo 1956 2016 died 3 External links editOfficial WebsiteReferences edit Scientific committee Archived 2010 11 28 at the Wayback Machine at expotecnica it last accessed April 16 2007 Workshop history from maserati alfieri co uk Colotti Trasmissioni homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valerio Colotti amp oldid 1145628278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
