GIANOTTI TROPHY 2012-2016: AN INTERSERIES DSC PROPOSAL

PRIZES: PRO winner € 500, SEMI-PRO winner € 500 CONCOURSE winner € 1,000
Racers will have to decide later if they opt for 1971 or for 1973 Interserie cars
  
Gianotti Trophy 2004  Gianotti Trophy 2005 Gianotti Trophy 2006 Gianotti Trophy 2007 Gianotti Trophy 2008 Gianotti Trophy 2009 Gianotti Trophy 2010

IMCA organises since 2003 each year a competition for hard bodied 1/24th model cars to commemorate the late Franco Gianotti and with him all our slot-racing friends who passed away. As 2011 will be the last year where I'll be able to organise a world championship for model cars, and as the Franco Gianotti Trophy was always part of those worlds, I am afraid that no other Gianotti Trophy races will follow after 2011.  How painful! I did a last attempt to save the Gianotti Trophy by proposing for 2012-2016 a European DSC championship to be contested with 1973 Interserie cars. On racing vintage models European racers are much more interested in European cars than in the Canam cars we raced in 2010 at the Gianotti Trophy. On racing 1973 Interserie cars we could think at the over 1000bhp strong Porsches 917/30TC, 917/10TC, 917T, but also on such small European 2-litre cars as the Chevron B21 Ford FVC, Lola T290 & T212 Ford FVC, at the GRD S73 BMW, at the forgotten KMW Porsches, etc.  I thus proposed that for the period 2011-2015 the Gianotti Trophy should be contested with 1973 Interserie cars. Most models of such cars are available at Toj-Drom of Jörg Obermoser, himself a German Interserie entrant in 1/1 racing. The proposal to save the Gianotti Trophy seemed to interest, except for Matthias Parke, nobody, even not Franco's most close friends. Nothing is so tragic as passing away and being completely forgotten by your friends after a couple of years. So my question is: is there some person somewhere, who is interested to continue the commemoration of the fantastic racer Franco Gianotti was. Should you be interested, please mail me at jppro@pandora.be.

In 1988 Franco Gianotti (middle) won in Chicago the World Championship Endurance Racing. The Wing Car Worlds was won by Mike Swiss (left), the Scale Racing Worlds by Jan Limpach (right). Franco Gianotti was one of the best scale and model car racers of his generation. He was also an excellent chassis builder. In 2002 he passed away after a deadly fall through the roof of his own factory. Since, IMCA realises each year the Gianotti Trophy as commemoration of a great racer and a real great man.
 

FRANCO GIANOTTI TROPHY ROLL OF HONOUR (2004-2010)
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2004-2010
  Nick de Wachter S. Noviello Christoph Kremer Nick de Wachter

Philipp Kremer

 'Piki' v Rossem    Paul Gawronski 3 'Piki' v Rossem 
1. Nick de Wachter (NL) 1. Salvatore Noviello (I) 1. Christoph Kremer (D) 1. Nick de Wachter (NL) 1. Philipp Kremer (D) 1. "Piki" van Rossem (B) 1. Paul Gawronski (USA) 1. "Piki" van Rossem 67
2. Dennis Vogel (NL) 2. "Piki" van Rossem (B) 2. Philip Kremer (D) 2. Tamar Nelwwan (NL) 2. Michael Niemas (D) 2. Michael Niemas (D) 2. Gabriel Inäbnit (CH) 2. Michael Niemas 55
3. Salvatore Noviello (I) 3. Youri van Rossem (B) 3. Geert Mertens (B) 3. Afolabi Osu (NIG) 3. Kai Kivekäs (SF) 3. Desmond Dekker (NL) 3. Ralph Seif (D) 3. Nick de Wachter 52
4. Josef Korec (CZ) 4. Nick de Wachter (NL) 4. Ralf Seif (D) 4. Oscar Hernandez (VEN) 4. Chris Radisich (NZ) 4. Chris Radisich (NZ) 4. Kai Kivekäs (SF) 4. Philipp Kremer 41
5. Youri van Rossem (B) 5. Michael Niemas (D) 5. Michael Niemas (D) 5. Youri van Rossem (B) 5. "Piki" van Rossem (B) 5. Paul Gawronski (USA) 5ex. Piki van Rossem (B) 5. Youri van Rossem 34
6. "Piki" van Rossem (B) 6. Kevin Krollmann (D) 6. Youri van Rossem (B) 6. Philip Kremer (D) 6. Tim Tyler (AU) 6ex. Sergio Maresca (I) 5ex. Gilles Dohogne (B) 6. Salvatore Noviello 32
7. Tamar Nelwan (NL) 7. Christian Høfler (DK) 7. Marcel Oosterling (NL) 7. Kristof Huys (B) 7. Borge Haug (N) 6ex. Fred Hood (USA) 7. Javi Checa Lozano (E) 7. Paul Gawronski 28
8. Antónin Vojtik (CZ) 8. Kai Kivekäs (SF) 8. Daniel Gonzalez (E) 8. Bj v Campenhout (B) 8. Ralph Seif (D) 6rx. Josef Korec 8. Chris Radisich (NZ) 8.. Chris Radisich 28
9. Gilles Dohogne (B) 9. Daniele Malangone (I) 9. Nick de Wachter (NL) 9. Michael Niemas (D) 9. Christoph Kremer (D) 9. Vladimir Horky (CZ) 9ex. Mike Stahl (USA) 9. Kai Kivekäs 25
10. Michael Phillipaerts (B) 10. Miroslav Vadlejch (CZ) 10. Robby Cuppens (B) 10. Christoph Kremer 10. Javi Checa Lozano(E) 10. George Kimber (GB) 9ex. 'Gugu' Bernardino(BR) 10. Ralph Seif 25

CARS TO BE RACED AT THE  2012-2016 GIANOTTI TROPHY

l5.0t Porsche 917/10TC (Racing Team A.A.W.) 917.004 1080HP, 820kg

l5.0t Porsche 917/10TC (Willi Kauhsen Racing) 917.015 1080HP, 820kg

Leo Kinnunen 7 entries - 4x 1st, 2x 2nd  -1973 ranking: 1st

Willy Kauhsen - 7 entries - 2x 1st, 1x 2nd, 3x 4th - 1973 ranking: 2nd

l5.0t Porsche 917/30TC (Felder Racing Team) 917.30.002 1100HP, 820kg

l8.3 McLaren M20 Chevrolet (Felder Racing Team) M20/3 760HP, 780kg

Helmut Kelleners 2 entries, 2x 5th - 1973 ranking: 8th

Helmut Kelleners  5 entries, 1x 6th  - 1973 ranking: 12th

l5.4 Porsche 917/10 (Boeri Helmets Racing) 917.016 1000HP, 800kg

l5.0t Porsche 917/10TC (Gelo Racing Team) 917.017 1080HP, 820kg

Ernst Kraus 7 entries, 1x 2nd, 2x 3rd, 2x 4th -1973 ranking: 4th

Georg Loos 7 entries - 3x 2nd,2x 3rd -1973 ranking: 3rd

l5.0t Porsche 917/30TC (Motorsport-Club Stuttgart) 917.30.001 1100HP, 820kg

l8.3 McLaren M8F Chevrolet (Felder Racing Team) M20/3  760HP, 780kg

Vic Elford 1 entry,  1x 1st  -1973 ranking: 6th

Michel Weber  1 entry, 1x DNS - 1973 ranking: 27th

l3.0 Porsche 908/3 (Jöst Racing) 908.03.008 350HP, 530kg, 8 cyl

l2.0 KMW SP20 Porsche  (Harald Link) #004

Reinhold Jöst 5 entries  2x 3rd, 1x 4th, 1x 5th -1973 ranking: 5th

Harald Link - 3 entries  1x 7th, 1x 10th - 1973 ranking: 16th

l5.0 Porsche 917/10TC (Rinzler, Willi Kauhsen Racing) 917.001 1080HP, 820kg

l8.1 McLaren M8F Chevrolet (Gelo Racing Team) 72-03   730HP, 780kg

Charlie Kemp, Günther Steckkönig 4 entries  1x 6th, 1x 8th - 1973: 9th

Willy Green 1 entry  1x 5th  - 1973 ranking: 11th

 l8.1 McLaren M8F Chevrolet (Felder Racing Team) 72-02 730HP, 780kg

lFerrari 512M Berlinetta (Herbert Müller Racing) 1044 600HP, 820kg

Michel Weber 1 entry, 1 x 12th -1973 ranking: 27th

Herbert Müller  1  entry, 1 x 6th -1973 ranking: 13th

l5.0t Porsche 917/10TC (Rinzler Motorracing, Inc) 917.003 1080HP, 820kg

l8.1 McLaren M8E Chevrolet  (Scuderia Filipinetti) 80-80  730HP, 780kg

George Follmer  2 entries, 1x 11th, 1x 16th  - 1973 ranking: 28th

Kaye Griffiths 3 entries  2x 8th -1973 ranking: 14th

l2.0 KMW SP20 Porsche  (Kurt Hild) #003  275HP, 485kg

l7.1 McLaren M8C Chevrolet  (Siegfried Rieger) M12-60-03  700HP, 760kg

Kurt Hild - 2 entries   1x 10th - 1973 ranking: 25th

Siegfried Rieger  1 entry,  1x 19th -1973 ranking: 29th

l5.0 Porsche 917PA  (Gelo Racing Team) 917.026  645HP, 750kg

l8.1 McLaren M8F Chevrolet (Racing Team V.D.S.) 72-06   750HP, 780kg

Jürgen Barth  4 entries, 2x 5th, 1x 6th, 1x 7th  - 1973 ranking: 7th

Teddy Pilette  4 entries, 1x 4th, 2x 9th -1973 ranking: 8th

l7.6 BRM P167 Chevrolet (Hepworth Racing) P167-01   680HP, 780kg

l3.0 Lola T280 Ford  (Ecurie Bonnier) HU-017  450HP, 520kg

David Hepworth 4 entries, 1x 7th, 2x 10th -1973 ranking: 15th

Mario Casoni  1 entry  1x 9th -1973 ranking: 22nd

l3.0 Lola T280 Ford  (Walter Lehmann) unknown  450HP, 520kg

l3.0 Porsche 908/03 (Porsche Club Romand) unknown  350HP, 530kg, 8 cyl

Walter Lehmann 1 entry, 1 x 8th  1973 ranking: 19th

Bernard Chevenière 2 1 entry - 1x 11th  -1973 ranking: 30th

l5.0 Porsche 917PA  (Auto-Fox-Racing) 917.007  645HP, 750kg

l5.0 Porsche 917PA  (Racing Team A.A.W.) 917.026  645HP, 750kg

Albert Pfuhl  3 entries   1 x 8th  -1973 ranking: 21st

Lasse Sirviö  4 entries, 1 x 7th, 1x 8th, 1x 9th  -1973 ranking: 10th

l2.6 KMW SP30 Porsche  (Hans Müller-Peschl) #008  320HP, 490kg, 6 cyl

l1.8 Chevron B21/23 Ford FVC   (Intertech Steering Wheels) n.a.   235HP, 505kg

Hans Müller-Peschl  4 entries, 1 x 7th -1973 ranking: 17th

Trevor Twaites 1 entry   1x 8th  -1973 ranking: 20th

l1.8 Chevron B21/23 Ford FVC   (Ian Harrower) 71-09   235HP, 505kg, 4 cyl

l1.8 Lola T290 Ford FVC (Dorset Products Ltd.) HU22  235HP, 500kg, 4 cyl

Ian Harrower 1 entry 1x 11th  - 1973 ranking: 31st

Tony Birchenhough  1 entry, 1x 12th  - 1973 ranking: 32nd

l1.8 Chevron B21/23 Ford FVC   (Martin Raymond) 71-14   235HP, 505kg, 4 cyl

lLola  T212 Ford (Team Pierre Robert) SL210/14 235HP, 515kg, 4 cyl

Martin Raymond 1 entry, 1 x 10th -1973 ranking: 25th

Rolf Skoghag 1 entry, 1 x 9th -1973 ranking: 23rd

l2.0 GRD S73 BMW (Eurorace GRD) unknown 240HP

l5.0t Porsche 917/10TC (Racing Team A.A.W.) 917.004 1080HP, 820kg

Jörg Obermoser  1 entry 1 x 7th -1973 ranking: 18th

Leo Kinnunen 7 entries - 4x 1st, 2x 2nd  -1973 ranking: 1st (Keimola livery)
 
INTERSERIE 1973: RACE RESULTS
# car chassis racer entrant Nürburg-ring Imola Silver-stone Noris-ring Hocken-heim 1 Misano Hocken-heim 2 pts rank
1 5.0t Porsche 917/10 TC P004 Leo Kinnunen (SF) Racing Team A.A.W. 2 2 1 1 9 1 1 112 1
2 5.0t Porsche 917/10 TC P015 Willy Kausen (D) Willi Kauhsen Racing 1 1 2 4 6 4 4 91 2
6 5.0t Porsche 917/10 TC P017 Georg Loos (D) GELO-Racing-Team 6 3 3 2 2 DNF 2 75 3
5 5.4 Porsche 917/10 P016 Ernst Kraus (D) Boeri Helmets Racing 5 4 4 6 3 2 3 73 4
9 3.0 Porsche 908/03 908-008 Reinhold Jöst (D) Reinhold Joest 3 5   3 4   DNF 42 5
7 5.0t Porsche 917/30 TC P001 Elford (GB)/Kelleners(D) Motorsport-Club Stuttgart e.v.         1 5 5 36 6
23 5.0 Porsche 917 Spyder P026 Jürgen Barth (D) GELO-Racing-Team       5 5 6 7 26 7
25 8.0t McLaren M8F Chevrolet 72-06 Teddy Pilette (B) Racing Team V.D.S. 4 9 9 13       14 8
11 5.0 Porsche 917/10 TC P001 Kemp(USA)/Steckkönig Willy Kauhsen Racing   8 6 16     DNF 9 9
47 5.0 Porsche 917 Spyder 015─01-021 Lasse Sirviö (SF) Racing Team A.A.W.       9 7 8 DNF 9 10
12 8.1 McLaren M8F Chevrolet 72-03 Willy Green (GB) GELO-Racing-Team     5         8 11
3 8.3 McLaren M20 Chevrolet M20/3 Helmut Kelleners (D) Felder Racing Team 21 6 DNS 18 DNF     6 12
14 5.0 Ferrari 512M 1044 Herbert Müller (CH) Herbert Müller Racing             6 6 13
17 8.0 McLaren M8E Chevrolet 80-08 Kaye Griffiths (GB) Kaye Griffiths     8 8     DNF 6 14
27 7.6 BRM P167 Chevrolet P167-01 David Hepworth(GB) Hepworth Racing   10 7 10 DNF     6 15
10 2.0 KMW SP20 Porsche   Harald Link (D) Harald Link       7   10 DNF 5 16
50 2.6 KMW SP30 Porsche   Hans Müller-Perschl (D) Hans Müller-Perschl       15 DNF 7 DNF 4 17
70 2.0 GRD S73 BMW   Jörg Obermoser (D) Eurorace G.R.D. 7             4 18
32 3.0 Lola T280 Ford   Walter Lehmann (D) Walter Lehmann             8 3 19
53 1,8 Chevron B21/23 Ford FVC   Trevor Twaites (GB) Intertech Steering Wheels 8             3 20
44 5.0 Porsche 917 Spyder P007 Albert Pfuhl (D) Auto-Fox-Racing       DNF 8 DNF   3 21
31 3.0 Lola T280 Ford HU-017 Mario Casoni (I) Ecurie Bonnier           9   2 22
72 2,0 Lola T212 Ford SL210/14 Rolf Skoghag (S) Team Pierre Robert 9             2 23
66 1.8 Chevron B21/23 Ford FVC 71-14 Martin Raymond (GB) Martin Raymond 10             1 24
18 2.0 KMW SP20 Porsche   Kurt Hild (D) Kurt Hild         DNF   10 1 25
  7.6 McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-16 John Jordan (GB) John Jordan     10         1 26
13 8.1 McLaren M8F Chevrolet 72-02 Michel Weber(D) Felder Racing Team       12 DNS     0 27
16 5.0t Porsche 917/10 TC P003 George Follmer (USA) Rinzler Motorracing Inc 16 11           0 28
21 7.1 McLaren M8C Chevrolet M12-60-03 Siegfried Rieger (D) Siegfried Rieger 19             0 29
34 3.0 Porsche 908/03   Bernard Cheveniere (CH) Porsche Club Romand       11       0 30
55 1.8 Chevron B21/23 Ford FVC 71-09 Ian Harrower (GB) Ian Harrower 11             0 31
58 1.8 Lola T290 Ford FVC HU22 Tony Birchenhough (GB) Dorset Food Products Ltd, 12             0 32
  8.0 McLaren M8E Chevrolet ex-Gelo Gerhard Denu (F) Autohaus Rolf Götz       DNF DNF     0 33
 

HERE YOU CAN FIND ALL STUFF TO BUILD A GOOD 1973 1/24TH INTERSERIE MODEL CAR