Nino Vaccarella is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Ferrari. Vaccarella has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 4 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,367 ranks Vaccarella 798th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1965-09-12 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P12 | +13 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +14 | 4,395 |
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +46 | 4,384 |
| 1961 | ▸Formula 1 | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +10 | 4,348 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Richie Ginther | 5,503 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren | 5,136 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 5,097 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | 4,902 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier | 4,402 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Nino Vaccarella was an Italian driver who made four Formula 1 starts for Ferrari between 1961 and 1965. His record shows no wins or podium finishes, with an average finish position of twelfth. Racing against the calibre of drivers that populated the grid of that era, Vaccarella shared races with future champions and multiple-time race winners; his head-to-head results were mixed, beating Richie Ginther once among other strong competitors, but finishing behind Graham Hill, Bruce McLaren, and Jo Bonnier consistently when they competed together.[1]
Vaccarella's Formula 1 career was brief and peripheral; his significance lay elsewhere in his racing life. He was a Sicilian specialist driver for the Targa Florio, the mountain road race held on the island where local knowledge provided genuine competitive advantage. Although his Formula 1 appearances yield little to discuss in terms of results, his endurance racing credentials and connection to the Targa Florio, which the biographical record identifies as his principal domain, shaped his reputation as a professional racing driver across a much broader career in sports cars and long-distance competition.[2]