Peter Monteverdi

Peter Monteverdi
Born (1934-06-07)7 June 1934
Binningen, Switzerland
Died 4 July 1998(1998-07-04) (aged 64)
Binningen, Switzerland
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Switzerland Swiss
Active years 1961
Teams MBM
Entries 1 (0 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1961 German Grand Prix
Last entry 1961 German Grand Prix

Peter Monteverdi (7 June 1934 in Binningen, Switzerland – 4 July 1998 in his Binningen apartment directly above his own car-assembly workshop[1]) was a Swiss automaker and creator of the automobile brand Monteverdi.

At the beginning of his career, Monteverdi was a car salesman. In 1957 he acquired the Swiss franchise for Ferrari, subsequently becoming Swiss importer for other international prestige brands including Rolls-Royce and Bentley.[2] In 1952, he started producing cars under his own name.

Formula One involvement

Peter Monteverdi engaged in the construction of Formula One cars from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. In 1961, he built the first Swiss Formula one car, which bore the name MBM (Monteverdi Basel Motoren). He made a single Formula One appearance at the 1961 Solitude Grand Prix, where he retired after two laps, and subsequently withdrew his entry for the German Grand Prix[3] having been injured in a prior race. He subsequently retired from race driving.

In 1989 Monteverdi bought the Onyx Formula One team after its original backer ran into financial difficulties and Stefan Johansson finished in third place at the Portuguese Grand Prix as best result. However, the involvement proved unsustainable and was terminated during the following season. A legacy was the Monteverdi Hai 650 F1 sportscar, of which supposedly six copies were sold until 1994.

Death

Peter Monteverdi lost his battle with cancer on 4 July 1998 in Binningen. He was 64.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Points
1961 Piero Monteverdi MBM Porsche Flat-4 MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER
WD		 ITA USA NC 0

Non-Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1961 Piero Monteverdi MBM Porsche Flat-4 LOM GLV PAU BRX VIE AIN SYR NAP LON SIL SOL
Ret		 KAN DAN MOD FLG OUL LEW VAL RAN NAT RSA

References

  1. ↑ "Traumautos aus der Schweiz: Monteverdi gestorben". Auto, Motor und Sport. 1998 Heft 15: Seite 11. 15 July 1998.
  2. ↑ "Nachtschicht im Schloss: A report on a concours d'elegance at Schloss Bensberg". Auto Motor u. Sport. Heft 25 2010: Seite 46. 18 November 2010.
  3. ↑ John Thompson, "The Formula One Record Book", Leslie Frewin Publishing, 1974. pp. 40-41


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