Eugenio Castellotti
| Born |
10 October 1930 Lodi Italy |
|---|---|
| Died | 14 March 1957 (aged 26) Modena, Italy |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 Italian |
| Active years | 1955 – 1957 |
| Teams | Lancia, Ferrari |
| Entries | 14 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Career points | 19.5 |
| Pole positions | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1955 Argentine Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1957 Argentine Grand Prix |
Eugenio Castellotti (10 October 1930 – 14 March 1957) was a Formula One driver from Italy.
Castellotti was born in Lodi, Italy. He acquired a Ferrari at the age of twenty, from a local benefactor, and began racing sports cars in 1952. That year he won the Portuguese Grand Prix, was third at Bari and second at Monaco which was run that year for sports cars. In 1953 he won the Messina 10 hours and finished third in the Carrera Panamericana in Mexico. In 1954 he signed for Lancia and again drove sports cars whilst awaiting the team's Grand Prix car. He eventually made his Grand Prix debut at Buenos Aires on 16 January 1955, for Lancia, but struggled in the warmer temperatures and crashed. However, he finished second at Monaco, but in mid-season the team amalgamated with Scuderia Ferrari, for whom Castellotti drove for the remainder of his career. He participated in 14 World Championship Grands Prix, achieving 3 podiums and scored a total of 19.5 championship points. He secured pole position, with Lancia, at the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix, becoming the youngest driver to do so (at age 24 years, 7 months and 26 days), a record that stood for 13 years until Jacky Ickx's pole position at the 1968 German Grand Prix.
He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races. Castellotti won the March 1956 12 Hours of Sebring at Sebring, Florida partnered with Fangio. He followed this triumph by winning the Mille Miglia race in Brescia and the Grand Prix for sports cars in Rouen, France. Castellotti's Ferrari achieved a total race time of 2 hours 10 minutes 31.1 seconds, winning the race. He was also second in the Nürburgring 1000 km race again partnered with Fangio.
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