Fatal accident of the pilot Ignazio Giunti in the 1000 kilometer race in Buenos Aires - 1971 ARCHIVE

INQUIRIES TO ACQUIRE VIDEOS SEND EMAIL TO: [email protected] - Race of the 1000 kilometers of Buenos Aires (World Sportscar) in the municipal autodromo, this race was the first in Buenos Aires with world records. Brief sequences of the competition where Ignazio Giunti's Ferrari 312PB (24) car is seen racing. Pictures of the smoke from the accident. Firefighters unit enters the track to go to the accident site, then an ambulance enters. Images of the pilot Arturo Merzario, Giunti's partner, accompanying a woman who could be Giunti's mother or wife, who was lamenting the tragedy. Images of the car destroyed by fire. Firefighters work to remove the body of the pilot. (Without sound)
Reference: Jean-Pierre Beltoise was pushing his car because he ran out of gas, Ignazio Giunti can't help it and crashes into Beltoise's Matra.
The classification of that day ended as follows:
1st (30) Jo Siffert (Ch)/Derek Bell (Great Britain) with Porsche 917k in 5:25:25.940
2nd (32) Pedro Rodriguez (Mexico)/Jackie Oliver (Great Britain) with Porsche 917k
3rd (14) Rolf Stommelen (Denmark)/Nanni Galli (Italy) with Alfa Romeo T33/3
4th (16) Andrea De Adamich (Italy)/Henri Pescarolo (France) with Alfa Romeo T33/3
5th (20) Jose Juncadella (Spain)/Carlos Pairetti (Argentina) with Ferrari 512s
Date: 1971
Video Code: B-09632