driven by Michele Alboreto
The Formula Monza 875 was born in the mid-60s to allow young drivers to "learn the ropes", on the initiative of Luigi Bertett, president of ACI Milan, in collaboration with Romolo Tavoni, former sports director of Ferrari and ATS. The regulation required that the engine used be the flat engine of the 500 Giardiniera, both for its economy and for its horizontal layout, which was well suited to the shape of the car. In addition to being a breeding ground for young drivers with the aspiration of moving up to the higher categories, the Formula Monza gave birth to a fair number of tuners and stimulated others, already established. Plastic Thiele, Ambivero, Bianchi, Oleari, Amilcar, Cavallini, Vargiu, CRM, Lab, Melesi, Santandrea, Reggiani, Libertini, Repetto are the names of some tuners of the Formula 875 Monza. And again: Ragaiolo, Corsini, Bartoli, Mercatelli, Gibertini. It was a success: the races at Monza took place on Thursday evenings, there were up to 5 heats of 20 cars and the final brawl was exciting, as was the enthusiastic public, which was ever-increasing in number and filled the stands of the Monza racetrack(1).
Among the youngsters who drove the Formulinis at the beginning of their sporting careers was also Michele Alboreto (1976), with the Vargiu (Scuderia Salvati) that you see here, courtesy of his brother Ermanno and thanks to the interest of Aldo Grassano.
Owner: Herman Alboreto
(1) From the article by the technical commissioner Enrico Bo, 4PR 3/2012
