Valentino Musetti
Valentino Musetti (born 7 January 1943 in Pontremoli, Tuscany, Italy), often known as just Val Musetti, is an Italian-born English[1] film and TV stuntman and retired motor racing driver. Highlights of his career include finishing third in the Shellsport International Series in 1977.[2] In 1978 he finished fifth in the Aurora F1 Championship. In the late 1980s he drove in the FIA World Sportscar Championship. He competed in one round of the 1991 British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park.[3] With a privately entered BMW M3, he finished in thirteenth place. That year he also entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but his team failed to qualify.
He has appeared in many TV programmes since the 1960s, such as The Avengers, Callan, Doctor Who (credited in the TV serial The Crusade), Space: 1999, The Professionals, Minder and Dempsey and Makepeace.[4][5] He has worked as a stuntman on many TV programmes and films such as The Italian Job, The New Avengers, Superman II, An American Werewolf in London, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Alien 3 and Midsomer Murders among others.[6]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Batman | Napier Hood #4 |
Racing record
[edit]Complete Shellsport International Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | David Price Racing | March 752 | Ford BDX Swindon 2.0 L4 | MAL NC |
SNE Ret |
OUL 6 |
BRH 11 |
THR 8 |
BRH Ret |
SNE 13 |
BRH Ret |
BRH 15 |
6th | 43 | |||||
| Ford GAA 3.4 V6 | MAL 3 |
BRH Ret |
THR 3 |
OUL 4 |
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| 1977 | David Price Racing | March 752 | Ford GAA 3.4 V6 | MAL 5 |
SNE NC |
OUL 3 |
BRH 1 |
MAL 2 |
THR 9 |
BRH 3 |
OUL Ret |
MAL Ret |
DON 3 |
BRH | THR | SNE | BRH DNS |
3rd | 85 |
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Valentino Musetti | March 74B | Ford | HOC | THR DNS |
VAL | SAL | PAU | HOC | ROU | MUG | PER | EST | NOG | HOC | NC | 0 | |
| 1977 | David Price Racing | March 742 | Ford | SIL 12 |
THR DNQ |
HOC | NÜR | VAL | PAU | MUG | ROU | NOG | PER | MIS | EST | DON | NC | 0 |
Complete British Formula One Championship results
[edit](key) (note: results shown in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Valentino Musetti | March 752/761 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | OUL NC |
BRH NC |
SNE Ret |
MAL 3 |
ZAN 7 |
DON 4 |
THR 5 |
OUL 3 |
MAL Ret |
7th | 62 | ||||||
| Mario Deliotti Racing | Ensign N177 | BRH 6 |
THR 4 |
SNE DNS |
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| 1979 | Valentino Musetti | March 752/771 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ZOL Ret |
23rd | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| March 781 | OUL Ret |
BRH 6 |
MAL NC |
SNE Ret |
THR | ZAN | ||||||||||||||
| Theodore Racing Hong Kong | Wolf WR3 | DON 13 |
OUL DNS |
NOG | MAL | |||||||||||||||
| Wolf WR4 | BRH NC |
THR | SNE | SIL | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Colin Bennett Racing | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | OUL | BRH | SIL | MAL | THR 6 |
MNZ 5 |
MAL Ret |
SNE 6 |
BRH 4 |
8th | 11 | ||||||
| Fittipaldi F5B | THR Ret |
OUL 3 |
SIL 12 |
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| 1982 | Colin Bennett Racing | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | OUL Ret |
BRH 3 |
THR 2 |
DON | BRH | 7th | 10 |
Complete Formula One Non-Championship results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Valentino Musetti | March 781 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC 12 |
GNM | DIN |
Source:[7]
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Complete International Formula 3000 results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Lola Motorsport | Lola T950 | Cosworth | SIL | THR | EST | NÜR | VAL | PAU | SPA | DIJ | PER | ÖST | ZAN | DON 15 |
NC | 0 |
Complete World Sportscar Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Roy Baker Racing Tiga | C2 | Tiga GC285 | Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L4t | MNZ | SIL | LMS Ret |
NOR | BRH 15 |
JER | NÜR | SPA | FUJ | NC | 0 | ||
| 1987 | John Bartlett Racing | C2 | Bardon DB1 | Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8 | JAR | JER DNQ |
SIL Ret |
LMS | NOR | NC | 0 | ||||||
| Roy Baker Racing | Tiga GC286 | MNZ Ret |
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| Team Tiga Ford Denmark | Tiga GC287 | Ford Cosworth BDT-E 2.1 L4t | BRH 14 |
NÜR | |||||||||||||
| Tiga Team | Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8t | SPA NC |
FUJ | ||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Roy Baker Racing | C2 | Tiga GC286 | Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8 | JER | JAR | MNZ | SIL | LMS | BRN | BRH | NÜR | SPA Ret |
FUJ | SAN | NC | 0 |
| 1990 | Team Davey | C | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type 935 3.0 F6t | SUZ | MNZ | SIL | SPA | DIJ | NÜR | DON 17 |
CGV | MEX | NC | 0 | ||
| 1991 | Team Salamin Primagaz | C2 | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type 935 3.0 F6t | SUZ | MNZ | SIL | LMS DNQ |
NÜR | MAG | MEX | AUT | NC | 0 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Roy Baker Racing Tiga
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 Tom Frank Mike Allison
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Tiga GC285 | C2 | 95 | DNF | DNF |
| 1991 |  Team Salamin Primagaz
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 Katsunori Iketani Mercedes Stermitz
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Porsche 962C | C2 | - | DNQ | DNQ |
Source:[8]
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Complete British Touring Car Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | BRR Motorsport | BMW M3 | SIL | SNE | DON | THR | SIL | BRH | SIL | DON 1 |
DON 2 |
OUL | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
DON 13 |
THR | SIL | 31st | 0 |
Complete British GT Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | AC Automotive | Chevrolet Camaro | GT | THR 1 |
CRO 1 |
OUL 1 DNS |
DON 1 |
SIL 1 |
BRH 1 |
DON 1 |
CRO 1 |
SIL 1 |
SNE 1 12 |
SPA 1 |
SIL 1 |
38th | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "B.A.R.C. Forward Trust British F3 Championship, Rd 14, 1973". Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/1750/ Career at driver database.
- ^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2009. Official 1991 BTCC standings.
- ^ "Valentino Musetti | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances". AllMovie.
- ^ "Valentino Musetti". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Valentino Musetti". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Val Musetti - Involvement Non World Championship". statsf1.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "All Results of Val Musetti". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
External links
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- English racing drivers
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- British Touring Car Championship drivers
- English male film actors
- English stunt performers
- English male television actors
- Italian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- English people of Italian descent
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- International Formula 3000 drivers
- World Sportscar Championship drivers
- British GT Championship drivers