Vittorio Marzotto (13 June 1922, Valdagno – 4 February 1999) was an Italian racing driver.
Born in Valdagno, near Vicenza, Vittorio was the son of Gaetano Marzotto, the founder of the Marzotto textile manufacturer company. He was the oldest of four brothers (Paolo, Giannino, Umberto and Vittorio), who were all racing drivers too.[1] [2]
Marzotto made his debut in motor racing in the late 1940s after the end of World War II. He entered 16 sports car races between 1948 and 1955, mainly driving Ferrari's cars. His best results were two victories (the 1951 Giro di Sicilia and the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix and three second places.
Marzotto also entered a Formula 1-race in 1952, the French Grand Prix, as reserve driver for Scuderia Ferrari. However, all Ferrari works drivers started the race, so Marzotto was unable to start. He never competed in Formula 1 again and retired from professional racing at the end of the 1950s.
| Year | Date | Race | Entrant | Car | Teammate(s) | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | May 2 | Mille Miglia | - | Lancia Aprilia | Paolo Marzotto | DNF | ||
| 1950 | April 2 | Targa Florio | - | Ferrari 166 MM | Sergio Sighinolfi | DNF | ||
| 1950 | April 23 | Mille Miglia | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 195 S | Paolo Fontana | 9th | ||
| 1950 | April 30 | Coppa d'Oro di Sicilia | - | Ferrari 340 America | - | - | ||
| 1951 | April 1 | Giro di Sicilia | Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 212 Export | Paolo Fontana | 1st | ||
| 1951 | April 29 | Mille Miglia | Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 340 America | Otello Marchetto | DNF | ||
| 1951 | June 3 | Coppa della Toscana | Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 340 America | Zanuso | 2nd | ||
| 1951 | June 17 | Circuito do Porto | Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 212 Export | none | 2nd | ||
| 1951 | July 15 | Coppa d' Oro delle Dolomiti | Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 340 America | none | DNF | ||
| 1952 | March 9 | Giro di Sicilia | - | Ferrari 225 S | - | DNF | ||
| 1952 | March 16 | Syracuse Grand Prix | Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 166 C | Piero Carini Sergio Sighinolfi | DNF | ||
| 1952 | May 4 | Mille Miglia | Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 225 S | Otello Marchetto | DNF | ||
| 1952 | June 2 | 1952 Monaco Grand Prix | Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 225 S | none | 1st | ||
| 1952 | June 29 | Targa Florio | style="background:#ffe6e6;" | - | Ferrari 225 S | style="background:#ffe6e6;" | - | DNS |
| 1952 | July 6 | 1952 French Grand Prix | Scuderia Ferrari | style="background:#ffe6e6;" | - | Alberto Ascari Nino Farina Piero Taruffi Louis Rosier Rudi Fischer Peter Hirt Franco Comotti Piero Carini | DNS | |
| 1952 | July 13 | Coppa d' Oro delle Dolomiti | - | Ferrari 225 S | - | 5th | ||
| 1953 | April 12 | Giro di Sicilia | Scuderia Lancia | Lancia Aurelia | none | - | ||
| 1954 | May 2 | Mille Miglia | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 Mondial | none | 2nd | ||
| 1955 | April 3 | Giro di Sicilia | Vittorio Marzotto | Maserati 300S | none | 6th |