Arturo Merzario

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Arturo Merzario
Arturo Merzario in 1978.
Arturo Merzario in 1978.
Nationality Flag of Italy Italian
World Championship Career
Active years 1972-79
Team(s) Scuderia Ferrari, Williams, March, Wolf, Merzario
Races 85
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podium finishes    0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 1972 British Grand Prix
Last race 1979 United States Grand Prix

Arturo Francesco Merzario (born March 11, 1943 in Chiavenna, Como) is a former Formula One driver from Italy. He participated in 85 grands prix, debuting on July 15, 1972. He scored 11 championship points.

During his first season in Formula One in 1972 with Ferrari, Merzario also participated in sports car racing, winning the 1000km Spa, the Targa Florio and the Rand 9 Hour races. After a difficult year with Ferrari in 1973, he moved to Williams and finished third in a non-Championship race in Brazil, but the Championship seasons of 1974 and 1975 proved unsuccessful. Merzario quit during the 1975 season to return to sports cars with Alfa Romeo, winning four races plus the Targa Florio again.

Merzario returned to Formula One in 1976, first with March, and then with Wolf, but again there were no decent results. When Merzario could no longer find a drive with established teams, he set up his own Merzario team in 1977 which struggled in Formula One for three years, initially with March cars before building their own chassis, and later moving down to Formula Two.

Merzario is perhaps most renowned for being one of the drivers, along with Guy Edwards, Brett Lunger and Harald Ertl who saved Niki Lauda from his burning car during the 1976 German Grand Prix.

In his time in Formula One in the 1970s he was often photographed wearing a cowboy hat with sponsorship patches from Marlboro.

Little Art is still active in sports car racing well into his sixties, driving mostly in an Italian prototype series.


(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Team WDC Points
1972 Ferrari ARG
 RSA
 ESP
 MON
 BEL
 FRA
 GBR
6		 GER
12		 AUT
 ITA
 CAN
 USA
 Ferrari 20th 1
1973 Ferrari ARG
9		 BRA
4		 RSA
4		 ESP
 BEL
 MON
Ret		 SWE
 FRA
7		 GBR
 DUT
 GER
 AUT
7		 ITA
Ret		 CAN
15		 USA
16		 Ferrari 12th 6
1974 Williams ARG
Ret		 BRA
Ret		 RSA
6		 ESP
Ret		 BEL
Ret		 MON
Ret		 SWE
DNS		 DUT
Ret		 FRA
9		 GBR
Ret		 GER
Ret		 AUT
Ret		 ITA
4		 CAN
Ret		 USA
Ret		 Williams 17th 4
1975 Williams ARG
NC		 BRA
Ret		 RSA
Ret		 ESP
Ret		 MON
DNQ		 BEL
Ret		 SWE
 DUT
 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 AUT
 ITA
11		 USA
 Fittipaldi - 0
1976 March BRA
 RSA
 USW
DNQ		 ESP
Ret		 BEL
Ret		 MON
DNQ		 SWE
14		 FRA
9		 GBR
Ret		 GER
Ret		 AUT
Ret		 DUT
Ret		 ITA
DNS		 CAN
Ret		 USA
Ret		 JPN
Ret		 Wolf - 0
1977 Merzario ARG
 BRA
 SAF
 USW
 ESP
Ret		 MON
DNQ		 BEL
14		 SWE
 FRA
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 GER
DNQ		 AUT
Ret		 DUT
DNQ		 ITA
 USA
 CAN
 JPN
 Merzario - 0
1978 Merzario ARG
Ret		 BRA
DNQ		 SAF
Ret		 USW
Ret		 MON
DNPQ		 BEL
DNPQ		 ESP
DNQ		 SWE
NC		 FRA
DNQ		 GBR
Ret		 GER
DNQ		 AUT
DNQ		 DUT
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 USA
Ret		 CAN
DNQ		 Merzario - 0
1979 Merzario ARG
Ret		 BRA
DNQ		 SAF
DNQ		 USW
Ret		 ESP
DNQ		 BEL
DNQ		 MON
 FRA
DNQ		 GBR
DNQ		 GER
DNQ		 AUT
DNQ		 DUT
DNQ		 ITA
DNQ		 CAN
DNQ		 USA
DNQ		 Merzario - 0
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