1981 LANCIA Beta Montecarlo Turbo GR.5
Totally mechanically revised
Ready for race. EU papers
Racing history:
Entrant : MARTINI RACING
31Jan/1 Feb 1981 – 24H Daytona - Michele Alboreto/Beppe Gabbiano/Piercarlo Ghinzani N°4, Martini N° 4: practice 14th, retired: dropped valve around midnight.
12 April 1981 – Mugello 6 hrs - Michele Alboreto/Piercarlo Ghinzani, N° 8: practice 3rd, race 3rd but disqualified for changing gearbox casing.
26 April 1981 - 1000kmMonza - 173 laps - Piercarlo Ghinzani/Andrea de Cesaris, N° 31: practice 2nd; retired from leading, lap 129, fuelpump failure. Race 13th.
24 May 1981 - 1000km Nürburgring - Riccardo Patrese/Eddie Cheever, N° 16 : Martini, practice 4th, race 11th, 6th in class>2000. Race stopped after 17 laps; half points.
13/14 June 1981 - 24 H Le Mans - Eddie Cheever/Michele Alboreto/Carlo Facetti,
N° 65: practice 31st; race 8th and 1st in class<2000. All engines detuned to 400bhp.
Entrant : VESUVIO RACING
18 April 1982 - 1000km Monza - Mark Thatcher/Guido Dacci/Gianni Giudici, N°82, CS Computer Systems Italia: practice 18th, race 8th.
16 May 1982 - 6H Silverstone- Jim Crawford/Joe Castellano/Mark Thatcher, N° 48: practice 21st, race 10th, 2nd in class.
30 May 1982 - 1000 km Nürburgring - Gianni Giudici/Joe Castellano, N° 63: practice 17th, 13 laps accident ?
or Gianni Giudici/Joe Castellano, N° 64 : did not start, only one slow practice lap ?
Entrant : Jean-Marie LEMERLE
19/20 June 1982 - 24H Le Mans - Joe Castellano/Max Cohen-Olivar/Jean-Marie Lemerle, N°66 : practice 47th, race 12th, 1st in Gr.5.
Entrant : VESUVIO RACING
5 September 1982 - 1000 km Spa - 144 laps - Joe Castellano/Aldo Bertuzzi, N° 66: practice 27th, retired lap 18, engine.
19 September 1982 - 1000km Mugello - 191 laps - Bernard Salam/Aldo Bertuzzi; N° 18: practice 13th, retired half way, clutch.
17 October 1982 – 1000 km BrandsHatch - Joe Castellano/Aldo Bertuzzi, N° 38: practice 32nd, retired lap 56, overheating.
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