Monza’s National Racetrack, Formula 1 GP, Sunday 11th September 1977. The cars were aligned, Niki Lauda was in pole position and in the fourteenth position was a novice from Brescia, who turned 25 on the previous day. Bruno Giacomelli was sitting in the McLaren single-seater.
A determined, cheerful and warm personality. A clean driving style, with a very highly-developed mechanical sensitivity.

Enzo Ferrari wanted to meet him too, but their contact didn’t end in an agreement.
In 1978 was the triumph in F2, with the win of the European championship and the absolute primate of eight victories with March, powered by a BMW engine.

In 1979 he brought Alfa Romeo back to winning in F1, after 27 years. The team was aware that they had a driver with excellent skills, as well as a bright and quick tester. There were no computers at the time and building cars was a “sartorial” job in the team. In England, Bruno Giacomelli built also one of the details for its F2 car and the Alfa Romeo 179 “was also my own creature”. Only one remorse, “it’s a shame that I could never achieve a victory and become a legend”, and an indissoluble bond “what belongs to me the most is being part of Alfa Romeo’s history”.
Happy birthday Jack O’Malley!