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ALFA ROMEO TIPO 33 The 2000cc Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 mid-engined prototype debuted on 12 March 1967 at the Belgian Hillclimbing event at Fléron, with Teodoro Zeccoli winning. It was powered by a 90° V8 with 1995 cc and 270 hp, and built with a large diameter tube frame. The original T33 proved unreliable and uncompetitive in the World Sportscar Championship , its best result a 5th place at the 1000km Nürburgring , with Zeccoli and Roberto Bussinello . ALFA ROMEO 33/2 In 1968, Alfa Romeo's subsidiary, Autodelta , created an evolution model called 33/2. A road version, dubbed 33 Stradale, was also introduced. At the 24 Hours Of Daytona , the Porsche 907 were dominating the overall race, but Alfa took the 2-Litre class win, with Udo Schütz and Nino Vaccarella , a win repeated at the Targa Florio , where Nanni Galli and Ignazio Giunti also took second place overall, followed by teammates Lucien Bianchi and Mario Casoni . Galli and Giunti then won at the 1000km Nürburgring, where the 2.5 L version finished for the first time, 4th place in the 3.0 L class with Schütz and Bianchi. However, in most races, the Alfa drivers were outclassed by their Porsche rivals. In 1968, the car was used mainly by privateers, winning its class in the 1000km Monza , Targa Florio and Nürburgring. ALFA ROMEO 33/3 In 1969 at the 12 Hours Of Sebring , the Alfa Romeo 33/3 made its debut. The engine was enlarged to 2998cc with 400 hp, which put the 33/3 in the same class as the Porsche 908 and the Ferrari 312 P. The chassis was now built as a monocoque. After a dismal 1969, in 1970, the bigger 5.0 L Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512 dominated, yet Toine Hezemans and Masten Gregory took third overall at Sebring, and Andrea De Adamich and Henri Pescarolo won the 1000km Zeltweg in their class, with a second place overall. In 1971, the Alfa Romeo racing effort was finally successful. Rolf Stommelen and Nanni Galli won their class at the 1000km Buenos Aires (followed by De Adamich and Pescarolo), before taking another class win (and second overall) at Sebring. De Adamich and Pescarolo later won outright at the 1000km Brands Hatch , taking a class win at Monza (where Alfa Romeo took the three podium slots in the prototype class) and another one at Spa. At the Targa Florio, Vaccarella and Hezemans won outright, followed by teammates De Adamich and Gijs Van Lennep . Hezemans and Vaccarella won their class at Zeltweg, and De Adamich and Ronnie Peterson won overall at Watkins Glen. ALFA ROMEO 33 TT ALFA ROMEO 33 TT 12 Versions of the late 1970s called 33 TT 12 have a 12 cylinder boxer engine. EXTERNAL LINK {Link without Title} |
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