# Gimax

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**"Gimax"**, [pseudonym](/source/Pseudonym) of **Carlo Franchi** (1 January 1938 – 13 January 2021)[1] was an Italian racing driver. He never raced under his real name, and his son has also raced using the name "Gimax".

He entered one World Championship [Formula One](/source/Formula_One) Grand Prix with [Surtees](/source/Surtees_Racing_Organisation), the [1978 Italian Grand Prix](/source/1978_Italian_Grand_Prix), but failed to qualify. He also participated in one non-Championship Formula One race, the [1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix](/source/1979_Dino_Ferrari_Grand_Prix).[2]

## Sportscars

"Gimax" was a regular entrant in Italian sportscar racing during the 1970s[3] and in 1978, he also competed in [European Sportscar Championship](/source/European_Sportscar_Championship), a series set up for that season in order to allow Group 6 prototypes to continue to compete in Europe for their own championship after the cancellation of the *World Sports Car Championship*.[citation needed]

The series was separated into two categories, one for the 2-Litre cars and the other for the larger capacity cars: "Gimax" won the 2-litre drivers' championship in an [Osella](/source/Osella), while Porsche driver [Reinhold Joest](/source/Reinhold_Joest) won the Drivers' Championship for the larger capacity cars.[4]

## Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points 1978 Team Surtees Surtees TS20 Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA USW MON BEL ESP SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA DNQ USA CAN NC 0

## References

1. Jenkins, Richard. ["The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?"](http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Gimax). OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

1. [Addio a Gimax, una vita vissuta a “200 all’ora”. Intervista alla moglie Mirella](https://www.sempionenews.it/sport/addio-a-gimax-una-vita-vissuta-a-200-allora-intervista-alla-moglie-mirella/?cn-reloaded=1)[dead link] (in Italian)

1. ["Racing Sports Cars – Drivers – "Gimax" – All Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121957/http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/-%22Gimax%22-I.html). www.racingsportscars.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/-%22Gimax%22-I.html) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2013.

1. ["European Sportscar Championship 1978 results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140116102123/http://wsrp.ic.cz/mesport1978.html). World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from [the original](http://wsrp.ic.cz/mesport1978.html) on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2013.

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