Arturo Merzario
Arturo Merzario in 1978.
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| Born | 11 March 1943 |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 Italian |
| Active years | 1972-1979 |
| Teams | Ferrari, Iso-Marlboro, Williams, Fittipaldi, March, Wolf-Williams, Shadow, Merzario |
| Entries | 85 (57 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 11 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1972 British Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1979 United States Grand Prix |
Arturo Francesco "Little Art" Merzario (born 11 March 1943 in Civenna, Como) (real name Arturio - error on name registration - sometimes used on his helmet) is a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 85 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 15 July 1972. He scored 11 championship points.
Merzario began his career with works Fiat Abarths in GT racing and European mountain-climb events. In 1969 he won the Mugello Grand Prix in a 2-litre Abarth ahead of a field which included Nino Vaccarella and Andrea de Adamich. This brought him a drive with the Ferrari sportscar team for 1970. In 1972, he won the Spa 1000 km, the Targa Florio and the Rand 9 Hour races and was also European two-litre Champion for Abarth.
Merzario made his Formula One debut in 1972, finishing in sixth place in the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch. After a difficult year with Ferrari in 1973, he moved to Williams and finished third in a non-Championship race in Brazil, but the Championship seasons of 1974 and 1975 proved largely unsuccessful. However, he finished fourth in his home Grand Prix at Monza in 1974. Merzario quit during the 1975 season to return to sports cars with Alfa Romeo, winning four races plus the Targa Florio again, although he returned briefly to Formula One with Copersucar at Monza, where he finished eleventh.
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