1949 Pasqualin GI-CO 750 Sport
Chassis no.
5102455
Engine no.
408914
Coachbuilder
Zagato/Zannini
Beacon
ON/OFF
ON/OFF
Filter by information type
1949
Manufacturing
1949
Chassis no. 003
Manufacturer:
GILCO
Note:
Isogrid
1949
Body
Coachbuilder:
Zagato
Type:
Sport and Barchetta
Colour:
Red
Note:
Siluro body with motorcycle fenders
1949
Interior
Material:
Leatherette
Seats:
Black
1949
Engine no. tbd
Manufacturer:
G.R. CASA DELL’AUTO SRL
Note:
Fiat 500 engine design basis, but cast-iron monobloc of own production, new steel crankshaft, aluminum head of Testadoro design.
May 1949
Record:
Car photo.
May 1949
Record:
Car photo.
26th June 1949
Event:
Gran Criterium 750
Circuit:
Autodromo di Monza
18th May 1952
Event:
Circuito Automobilistico di Ferrara
Locality:
Ferrara (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
3rd CL
Laps:
29
Note:
Identified as "Gico" in the press of the time. Zannini starts from the second row and finishes third, one lap behind the winner.
1st June 1952
Event:
IV Coppa della Toscana
Locality:
Firenze (IT)
Race number:
#1003
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
22nd June 1952
Event:
Circuito del Castello
Locality:
Teramo (IT)
Race number:
#38
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
6th CL
29th June 1952
Event:
II Circuito delle Caldaie
Locality:
Ascoli Piceno (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
Note:
Zannini starts in the second heat. On the third lap, he passes in fifth place. In the final, he stops on the third lap due to car issues and is forced to retire.
6th July 1952
Event:
Circuito di Collemaggio Coppa Cidonio
Locality:
L'Aquila (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Note:
Zannini starts in the second heat on a "Giannini". On the fifth lap, he is in sixth place. Auto Italiana describes him as "skilled but with a car that does not match his excellent driving qualities." Result of the second heat: 5th place in 27'30''1. In the final, according to the classification times, he is lined up in tenth position at the start.
21st September 1952
Event:
VII Catania - Etna
Locality:
Catania (IT)
Race number:
#122
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
5th CL
Time:
25'5''
Note:
Identified as "Giannini" in the press.
28th September 1952
Event:
Gran Criterium Sport di Bari
Locality:
Bari (IT)
Race number:
#7
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
5th CL
Time:
46'32''4
Note:
Identified as "Giannini" in the press.
5th October 1952
Event:
Treponti - Castelnuovo
Locality:
Padova (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
I
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
4th OA / 1st CL
Time:
5'58''5
Note:
Zannini won against Alfredo Tinazzo by only two-tenths of a second. The race number could be 160. Identified as "Giannini Pasqualin" in the press.
12th October 1952
Event:
V Bologna - Passo della Raticosa
Locality:
Bologna (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
3rd CL
Time:
31'8''
Note:
Identified as "Giannini" in the press.
29th March 1953
Event:
Corsa sulle Torricelle
Locality:
Verona (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
3rd CL
Time:
3'19''
Note:
Identified as "Fiat Giannini" in the press.
9th May 1953
Chassis update no. 5102455
Manufacturer:
GILCO
Note:
Number "Ex Officio"
10th May 1953
Event:
Circuito di Forlì
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Note:
Zannini, in the first heat, initially held fourth position, moved up to third on the eighth lap, but then dropped to sixth on the tenth lap. However, with a sudden surge on the 15th lap, he climbed back to second place and maintained it until the finish (34'22''2/5). Zannini qualified among the ten finalists. On the first lap, he was seventh, and by the 24th lap, he had dropped two positions. Identified as "Giannini" and "Fiat Giannini" in the press.
24th May 1953
Event:
III Trofeo Internazionale della Sardegna
Locality:
Cagliari (IT)
Race number:
#86
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Sport
Team:
SCUDERIA SAN GIORGIO AUTOCORSE (IT)
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Co-Driver:
Riccardo De Lunas
Results / Prizes:
1st CL
Time:
4.12'36''8/10
Note:
Identified as "Fiat Giannini" in the press and in the official rankings. He won a cash prize of 120,000 Lit.
9th June 1953
Engine update no. g1-114
Manufacturer:
GIANNINI AUTOMOBILI S.P.A. (IT)
Note:
Late production G1 unit: not a Fiat 500B derivation but Giannini built with light alloy block and head.
15th June 1953
Event:
Coppa Ascoli - III Circuito delle Caldaie
Circuit:
Circuito delle Caldaie
Locality:
Ascoli Piceno (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
Note:
Zannini starts in the second heat. On the third lap, he is chasing Taraschi and Bandini. By the seventh lap, he overtakes Bandini and moves up to second place. Auto Italiana reports that "this year, Zannini changed the engine of his car, which is still stiff and does not respond as the driver would like." On the 12th lap, Zannini gained a 29-second lead over Bandini. He finishes second with a time of 28'00''3/5 and qualifies for the final along with nine other competitors. On the first lap of the final, he passes in third place. However, on the sixth lap, he is forced to retire due to a broken water radiator pipe.
18th June 1953
Event:
V Circuito del Castello - Coppa Italia Centro
Circuit:
Circuito del Castello
Locality:
Teramo (IT)
Race number:
#26
Category / Group:
Sport Internazionale
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Note:
Zannini starts in the second heat, finishing 4th with a gap of 1'44''1/5. He qualifies for the final but retires.
29th June 1953
Event:
Chiusaforte - Sella Nevea
Locality:
Udine, Italia (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport Internazionale
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
8th OA / 1st CL
Time:
13'54''4/10
Note:
Identified as "Giannini Pasqualin" in the press. Average speed: 75.071 km/h.
5th July 1953
Event:
Bolzano - Mendola
Locality:
Bolzano (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport Internazionale
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
2nd CL
Time:
17'57''
Note:
Identified as "Giannini 750" in the press.
12th July 1953
Event:
Circuito della Vittoria
Locality:
Macerata (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
4th OA
Note:
In the second heat, he held third place for four laps. In the end, he finished second behind Casella, with only a 43'' gap (45''4/5). Zannini started the final with a blown head gasket and finished fourth, two laps behind the winner. Identified as "Giannini" in the press.
19th July 1953
Event:
XXI Coppa del Montenero
Locality:
Livorno (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
4th OA
Time:
1.08'26''
Note:
Identified as "Giannini" in the press.
9th August 1953
Event:
IX Circuito Moto-Auto di Senigallia
Locality:
Senigallia (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Co-Driver:
Castellazzo
Results / Prizes:
10th CL
Note:
Zannini starts in tenth place out of fifteen cars in the 750 class and finishes tenth. He stopped at the 6th lap. Identified as "Giannini" in the press.
1954
Body update
Coachbuilder:
Zagato/Zannini
Type:
Sport and Barchetta
Colour:
Yellow
Note:
Integrated fenders fixed with rivets. Original body heavily modified by Zannini.
28th March 1954
Event:
Corsa Sulle Torricelle
Locality:
Verona, Italia (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport Internazionale
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
4th CL
Time:
3'38''9
Note:
Identified as "Giannini" in the press.
April 1954
Plate:
PROVA V15106
Country:
IT
10th April 1954
Event:
Coppa Michelin
Locality:
Torino (IT)
Race number:
#62
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
2nd OA
Time:
1.25'51''3
Note:
Identified as "Fiat Giannini" in the press.
27th May 1954
Event:
Circuito di Castelfusano - Premio Roma
Circuit:
Circuito di Castelfusano
Locality:
Roma (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
Note:
Zannini was 13th on the grid. Identified as "Giannini" in the press.
30th May 1954
Event:
Chiusaforte - Sella Nevea
Locality:
Udine (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
2nd CL
Time:
14'53''6/10
Note:
Zannini delayed his run due to a mechanical failure. Identified as "Giannini 750 cc" in the press.
20th June 1954
Event:
Trieste - Opicina
Locality:
Trieste (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport Internazionale
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st CL
Time:
5'43''4
Note:
Identified in the press as "Silver Giannini 750 cc". Average speed: 94.240 km/h.
29th June 1954
Event:
Circuito dell'Acciaio
Locality:
Terni (IT)
Race number:
#32
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
2nd OA
Time:
1'01'05''
Note:
Zannini starts in the first heat. On the first lap, he is second, following Taraschi by 5.4 seconds. On the second lap, the gap increases to 18.4 seconds. At some point, he loses the hood. He finishes second, 36.8 seconds. In the final, he starts fourth with the hood back in place. He continues chasing Taraschi in second position, and by the third lap, only 11 seconds separate them. He will finish second, just 2 seconds from the winner, also setting the fastest lap (10th) of the final in 5'51"3, with an average speed of 102.476 km/h. Identified as "Giannini" in the press.
4th July 1954
Event:
Bolzano - Mendola
Locality:
Bolzano (IT)
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st CL
11th July 1954
Event:
VIII Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti
Locality:
Cortina d'Ampezzo (IT)
Race number:
#55
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
Note:
Identified as 'Pasqulin Giannini.' Retired from the race due to a mechanical failure. Mentioned as 'Gian Luigi' Zannini.
25th July 1954
Event:
L'Aosta - Gran San Bernardo
Locality:
Aosta (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport Internazionale
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st CL
From 4th September 1954
to 5th September 1954
to 5th September 1954
Event:
Circuito del Lungomare
Locality:
Salerno (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
Note:
Zannini starts in the first heat. On the fifth lap, he drops from second to third place. He will finish third with a time of 38'12"2. In the final, he closely follows the top two but is actually competing for third place. He retires on the sixth lap due to engine issues. Identified as "Giaur 750" and "Giannini 750" in the press.
12th September 1954
Event:
IX Coppa della Sila - 2° Circuito di Cosenza
Locality:
Cosenza (IT)
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
RET
Note:
Zannini started in the first heat. He chased the leader for all the laps and finished third with a time of 38'12''2. In the final, Zannini retired on the 8th lap. Some sources identify the race number as 24, but the shape of the car does not seem to match.
19th September 1954
Event:
IX Catania - Etna
Locality:
Catania, Italia (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
2nd CL
Time:
22'16''2
Note:
Identified as "Fiat Giannini" and "Giannini 750" in the press.
24th October 1954
Event:
Coppa automobilistica Firenze - Siena
Locality:
Firenze (IT)
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st CL
From 1955
to 19th July 1955
to 19th July 1955
Owner:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Famous owner:
Racing driver
1955
Body update
Coachbuilder:
Zagato/Zannini
Type:
Sport and Barchetta
Colour:
Red
Note:
Modified nose, more squared and pointed.
From 6th May 1955
to 8th May 1955
to 8th May 1955
Event:
Circuito di Santa Gorizia
Locality:
Gorizia (IT)
Race number:
#20
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
3rd CL
5th June 1955
Event:
Circuito del Mugello
Locality:
Borgo San Lorenzo (IT)
Driver:
Luigi Zannini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
23rd June 1955
Identification document:
Circulation paper.
29th June 1955
Event:
Trieste - Opicina
Locality:
Trieste (IT)
Race number:
#116
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
750 cmc
Driver:
Alfredo Tinazzo (IT)
Results / Prizes:
2nd CL
Time:
6'07''0
From 19th July 1955
to 17th June 1961
to 17th June 1961
Owner:
Maria Sguazzi (IT)
Note:
Wife of Pietro Bozzini, italian racing driver.
From 6th August 1955
to 20th June 1961
to 20th June 1961
Plate:
CR-27654
Country:
IT
1955
Body update
Coachbuilder:
Zagato/Zannini
Type:
Sport and Barchetta
Note:
Modified nose, more squared and pointed.
2nd October 1955
Event:
Treponti - Castelnuovo
Locality:
Treponti (IT)
Race number:
#115
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Piero Bozzini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
3rd CL
Time:
5'47''
Note:
Identified as "Giannin 750" in the press.
25th March 1956
Event:
Corsa sulle Torricelle
Locality:
Verona (IT)
Class:
sino a 750 cc
Driver:
Piero Bozzini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st CL
April 1956
Body update
Coachbuilder:
Zagato/Zannini
Type:
Sport and Barchetta
Note:
Headlights added at the outer ends of the front fenders.
22nd April 1956
Event:
Coppa della Consuma
Locality:
Firenze (IT)
Race number:
#292
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
750
Driver:
Piero Bozzini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
4th CL
Time:
7'52''60.
From 28th April 1956
to 29th April 1956
to 29th April 1956
Event:
XXIII Mille Miglia - Coppa Franco Mazzotti
Locality:
Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#214
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
750 cm3
Team:
SCUDERIA CREMONA
Driver:
Piero Bozzini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
Note:
Start: 2h14'00". Times: Padova 3h24'43'', Ravenna 4h40'29'', Forlì 4h55'52''. He had an excellent start from Ravenna, where he was sixth in his category, and passed the time control in Forlì. However, while negotiating a turn near Pescara, he attempted to brake, but the brakes, filled with water, failed to respond to the driver's input. To avoid a worse outcome, the driver from Cremona mounted a sidewalk and ended up with the car down a steep embankment. The vehicle pitched forward on the grassy slope, and the driver sustained an injury to his left cheek from the barbed wire marking the field boundaries. The car suffered minor damage, and the driver required two stitches.
29th April 1956
Event:
III Gran Premio Nuvolari della Mille Miglia
Locality:
Cremona-Mantova-Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#214
Driver:
Piero Bozzini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
30th April 1956
Press review:
Unknown, "Il Dramma Di Bozzini", La Provincia , 04-1956, pp. 7
13th May 1956
Event:
Premio Modena
Locality:
Modena (IT)
Race number:
#8
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Team:
SCUDERIA CREMONA
Driver:
Piero Bozzini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
5th CL
Time:
1.18'38''5/10
Laps:
56
Note:
Bozzini starts from the fifth row and finishes after 56 laps, 4 behind the winner. Identified as "Giannini" in the press.
10th June 1956
Event:
Castell'Arquato - Vernasca
Locality:
Castell'Arquato (IT)
Race number:
#192
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Team:
SCUDERIA CREMONA
Driver:
Piero Bozzini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st CL
Time:
6'34''
Note:
Average Speed by Sector: Castell'Arquato - Lugagnano (Fornace) (Km 5.600): 129.230 km/h Lugagnano - Vernasca (Km 4.175): 63.151 km/h. Identified as "Giannini 750" in the press.
30th June 1956
Event:
Compiano - Vetto d'Enza
Locality:
Reggio Emilia (IT)
Race number:
#162
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Team:
SCUDERIA CREMONA
Driver:
Sergio Bozzini
Results / Prizes:
2nd CL
Time:
4'006
Note:
It seems like "Bozzini Sergio" appears in the press, but it's probably a typo or error. Identified as "Giannini Sport" in the press.
9th September 1956
Event:
Lessolo - Alice
Locality:
Lessolo (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Piero Bozzini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
2nd CL
Time:
5'46''8/10
Note:
Identified as "Giannini" in the press.
28th October 1956
Event:
Campionato sociale Emilia Romagna
Locality:
Bologna (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Fino a 750 cmc
Driver:
Piero Bozzini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
2nd CL
Time:
13'15''0/10
Note:
Bozzini follows the class winner by only 0''8/10. Identified as "Giannini" in the press.
1960
Body update
Coachbuilder:
Zagato/Zannini
Type:
Sport and Barchetta
Colour:
Yellow
Note:
Headlights moved inward on the front fenders.
11th September 1960
Event:
Coppa Renzo Cantoni - Trofeo Lumezzane
Locality:
Lumezzane (IT)
Race number:
#133
Driver:
Martino Peraro (IT)
27th April 1961
Plate:
VI-57105
Country:
IT
From 17th June 1961
to 1968
to 1968
Owner:
Augusto Piro (IT)
Purchase price:
Lire 120.000.
From 1968
to 1970
to 1970
Owner:
Dino Cognolato (IT)
Famous owner:
Famous car restorer.
October 1969
Bibliography:
Fagiuoli Gianfranco, Zagato , L'editrice Dell'automobile Lea Srl, n.p. 1969
From 1970
to 2000
to 2000
Owner:
Giuseppe Bianchini (IT)
Note:
Car collector
1980
Event:
Coppa d'Italia
Race number:
#111
1984
Bibliography:
Acerbi Alessandro, L'aosta - Gran San Bernardo , Tipografia La Vallée, n.p. 1984
February 1984
Bibliography:
Marchianò Michele, Zagato , Automobilia, n.p. 1984
1989
Bibliography:
Quadraroli Benito, Circuito Di Senigallia Annali , Minardi Petroli Senigallia, n.p. 1989
October 1990
Bibliography:
Orsini Luigi, Mille Miglia Una Corsa Italiana , Abiemme, n.p. 1990
From 2000
to currently
to currently
Owner:
Private collection
2000
Bibliography:
Cancellieri Gianni, Polvere E Gloria: La Coppa D'oro Delle Dolomiti (1947-1956) , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 2000
October 2001
Bibliography:
Curami Andrea, La Sport E I Suoi Artigiani 1937-1965 , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 2001
November 2002
Bibliography:
Zagato Elio, Elio Zagato Storie Di Corse E Non Solo , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 2002
2003
Bibliography:
Anselmi Angelo, Mille Miglia Identikit , Le Edizioni Dell'opificio, n.p. 2003
August 2003
Bibliography:
Anselmi Angelo, Trieste Opicina - Sessant'anni Di Epopea , Legenda - Le Edizioni Dell'opificio, n.p. 2003
2010
Bibliography:
Alfano Nello, La Cagliari - Sassari - Cagliari , Serra Editore, n.p. 2010
2015
Engine update no. 408914
Manufacturer:
FIAT S.P.A
Note:
Fiat 500B engine, modified with Giannini 3rd bearing. This unit has been specially prepared for the car by Giannini heirs "Tani & Giannini" in Rome.
December 2015
Bibliography:
Carmignani Franco, Patriarca Un Nome, Un'epoca, Una Storia , Asi - Automotoclub Storico Italiano, n.p. 2015
November 2018
Bibliography:
Cavalcanti Antonello, Le Cronoscalate : Coppa Della Consuma , Edizioni Cronosprint, n.p. 2018
December 2018
Bibliography:
Dolcini Carlo, Orizzonte Perduto Mille Miglia 1947-1956 , Ela, n.p. 2018
August 2021
Bibliography:
Martocchia Paolo, Circuito Del Castello: Automobilismo E Crescita Nella Teramo Del Novecento , Hatria Edizioni, n.p. 2021
June 2023
Bibliography:
Cavalcanti Antonello, Le Cronoscalate: Catania - Etna , Edizioni Cronosprint, n.p. 2023
April 2025
Record:
Car photos.
2025
Bibliography:
Binelli Sandro, Coppa D'oro Delle Dolomiti's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume I , Automotive Masterpieces Srl, Genova 2025