Giancarlo Baghetti

Giancarlo Baghetti (born on 25 December 1934 in Milan, , Lombardy, Italy – died on 27 November 1995 at the same place) was an Italian racing driver best known for winning his first Formula One race, the 1961 French Grand Prix. Baghetti drove for (private and works), , Scuderia Centro Sud (private s), and throughout his career.
Baghetti's début win places him alongside Giuseppe Farina and Johnnie Parsons as one of three drivers to win their first F1 race. Farina won the 1950 British Grand Prix, the inaugural F1 race, while Parsons won the 1950 Indianapolis 500, the third F1 race, and included a whole field of débutants. Thus, Baghetti is the only driver to win his first in a field that did not compose entirely of drivers making their débuts.
Baghetti's racing career started in 1955, and he began racing in Formula Junior in 1958. Baghetti joined the Federazione Italiana Scuderie Automobilistiche (FISA) in , and entered a couple of non-championship races, the and . Baghetti won both races. The next race he entered was the championship French Grand Prix, and despite starting in the midfield, Baghetti found himself in potential race-winning position with ten laps remaining, and he just held off Dan Gurney for a début victory. This gave Baghetti a place in F1 history, and he is also the only driver to win his first three Grand Prix races.
Unfortunately, Baghetti's career would only go downwards from there. It was to be his only championship victory (though he did win the 1961 Coppa Italia), and he fail to reach the finish of the other two championship races he entered. Joining the works Ferrari team for , Baghetti scored two points finishes, and a non-championship podium, and left for the ATS team, who had splintered off Ferrari – the car, however, was a disaster and the project lasted just a solitary season.
For , Baghetti joined the Scuderia Centro Sud team, and drove a , without success. In , and he competed solely in the Italian Grand Prix (and a pair of non-championship races), but none of the efforts came to any success. Following this, Baghetti's racing career petered out and he stopped competitive racing.
Baghetti later turned his hand to journalism and photography, before dying of cancer aged 60.
==Formula One Career==
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Note: Entries in italics are non-championship entries only.
Year	Entrant 	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.	Report
 	FISA 	 	9 	9th 	Report
 	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus 	 	9 	9th 	Report
 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	5 	11th 	Report
 	Automobili Turismo e Sport 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Ecurie Filipinetti 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Brabham Racing Organisation	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Reg Parnell Racing Ltd 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Anglo-Suisse Racing Team 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Team Lotus 	 	0 	NC 	
===Career Statistics===
===Race Wins===
Win Number 	Grand Prix
F1 Championship 	F1 Championship
1 	1961 French Grand Prix
Non-championship	Non-championship
1 	1961 Syracuse Grand Prix
2 	1961 Naples Grand Prix
3 	1961 Coppa Italia
===Career Results===
==Notes==
==External links==
* Wikipedia article
* STATS F1 profile
Category:1934 births
Category:1995 deaths
Category:Italian Drivers
Category:1961 Début Drivers
Category:Ferrari Drivers
Category:ATS (Italy) Drivers
Category:Scuderia Centro Sud Drivers
Category:BRM Drivers
Category:Brabham Drivers
Category:Reg Parnell Racing Drivers
Category:Team Lotus Drivers
 
Category:Deceased Drivers