Vittorio Bellentani


Vittorio Bellentani was an Italian automobile engineer and racing driver.

Biography

Born in Modena, he studied in Germany at University of Freiburg before joining Enzo Ferrari in 1940, where he first worked on the Auto Avio Costruzioni 815.
He subsequently worked for Maserati, developing the Maserati A6, and Maserati 250F, that had been initiated by Gioacchino Colombo who left the company in 1955. Bellentani continued as a consulting engineer for Ferrari on cars as Ferrari 412 S and the 1-litre ASA Ferrarina. He also worked for the Bellentani Riccardo Modena company, which had been formed by his brother Riccardo Bellentani. B.R.M. was mostly involved in two-stroke engines, and continued to operate under Riccardo's son, Antonio Bellentani.
Bellentani died at Modena in 1968.