Carlo Maria Abate

Carlo Maria^[1] Abate (10 July 1932 – 29 April 2019)^[2] was an Italian auto racing driver. He was one of the best Ferrari 250 GTO specialists. Abate preferred to be addressed as "Carlo Mario Abate"^[1] instead of his christened name.

Carlo Maria Abate

Born	(1932-07-10)10 July 1932 Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Died	29 April 2019(2019-04-29) (aged 86) Turin, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Italian
Active years	1962–1963
Teams	non-works Porsche and Lotus
Entries	3 (0 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0

Abate raced mostly for the private Italian team Scuderia Serenissima of Count Giovanni Volpi, but also for Scuderia Centro Sud, Scuderia Ferrari and the Porsche factory team. He won one of the rounds of 1962 World Sportscar Championship: The Trophée d'Auvergne on 15 July 1962.^[3]

In 1962 he tried participating in Formula One races, entering the 1962 Naples Grand Prix in a Porsche, finishing fourth. After crashing his Lotus 18/21 at his next race at Reims-Gueux, he withdrew his entry to his first World Championship event, the 1962 French Grand Prix,^[4] and later also entered and withdrew from 1962 German Grand Prix.^[5] He returned to the track for the 1962 Mediterranean Grand Prix, where he came third. The following year, he drove a Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper to fifth place in the 1963 Imola Grand Prix, and came third at the 1963 Syracuse Grand Prix. After withdrawing his entry to the 1963 Italian Grand Prix, he retired from the sport at the end of the year, his greatest year, culminating with a win at the Targa Florio in a factory Porsche with Jo Bonnier.^[6] Abate later became the director of a private clinic.^[1]

Career results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1961	Scuderia Serenissima	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	GT 3.0	162	DNF	DNF
1962	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	Colin Davis	Ferrari 250 GT Drogo	E 3.0	30	DNF	DNF
1963	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Fernand Tavano	Ferrari 250 GTO	GT 3.0	105	DNF	DNF

Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Points
1962	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	Lotus 18/21	Climax Straight-4	NED	MON	BEL	FRA DNP	GBR	GER DNP	ITA	USA	RSA		NC	0
1963	Count Volpi	Porsche	Porsche Flat-4	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA DNP	USA	MEX	RSA	NC	0

References

1. "Carlo Abate". HistoricRacing.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
2. "Carlo Abate". Motor Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
3. "Winners in 1962". ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
4. "France 1962 – Result". statsF1.com. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
5. "Germany 1962 – Result". statsF1.com. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
6. "Carlo Mario Abate – Profile". Retrieved 6 September 2017.