{"id":54911,"date":"2026-10-24T17:42:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T15:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/?p=54911"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:00:09","slug":"built-in-1985-with-an-alfa-romeo-v6-engine-this-630-kg-prototype-has-just-won-a-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/en\/alfa-romeo\/fabrique-en-1985-avec-un-v6-alfa-romeo-ce-prototype-de-630-kg-vient-de-remporter-un-championnat\/","title":{"rendered":"Built in 1985 with an Alfa Romeo V6 engine, this 630-kg prototype has just won a championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ettore Bogani had built a solid reputation in Italian motorsports. A native of Florence, he was both a driver and a tuner, with a particular passion for mechanics Alfa Romeo<\/a>. His hillclimb career began in the late 1960s in an Alfa Romeo GTA, but he also competed in the 1970s in various sports prototypes, such as Chevron and Osella. He was also seen in circuit races, notably in a BMW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 1980s, Bogani began building its hillclimb prototypes, with a particular focus on simplicity, efficiency, and ease of tuning.\u00a0His cars were built in Florence, at the Quadrifoglio workshop on Via Lanza, where the company known as Bogani Automobili Firenze was based. After Ettore Bogani\u2019s passing in 2016, the workshop also closed, leaving behind a very limited production run that is now highly sought after by enthusiasts of historic prototypes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the beginning, the category National Sport<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bogani is embarking on the construction of small prototypes that comply with the category's regulations National Sport<\/em> Italian, which allowed for the use of components derived from automotive production. The series was relatively accessible compared to the more sophisticated international prototype series. The category was created by the Federation in 1984 and, until 1990, used a 2.5-liter V6 engine. Naturally, the standard engine was the 2.5-liter Busso V6, notably derived from the GTV. Then, in 1991, the standard displacement increased to 3 liters. Well-known names stood out in the series, such as Arturio Merzario, the 1985 champion, and Giorgio Francia (who competed in the DTM with the 155 V6), the 1991 champion. The category, quickly nicknamed\u00a0\u00abFormula<\/em> \u00bbAlfa Romeo\"<\/em>, came to an end in 1994, then was revived in 2016, now as part of the historic Montagne Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the first chassis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Boganis thus used Alfa Romeo engines, as did other manufacturers of the time, such as Osella and Lucchini. Sources dedicated to the brand mention a production run of about twenty chassis. Andrea Balducchi, owner and restorer of the Bogani No. 14, mentions 21 chassis produced, though he notes that accurately determining the number is difficult due to replicas built over the years and restorations that have sometimes significantly altered certain cars.\u00a0According to information provided directly by Maurizio Rossi, his Bogani Sport Nazionale is chassis No. 6, built in 1985, with a 2,500 cm\u00b3 Alfa Romeo engine. It therefore belongs to the first generation of the Bogani Sport Nazionale 2.5-liter models. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maurizio Rossi notes that, unfortunately, he does not have the original technical passport, but he does have the registration certificate and the certificate of origin. Its history prior to that is, however, partially known. Before Maurizio Rossi, the car was driven by Pierluigi Carnevaletti, a driver from Senigallia who is well known in the historic hill climb racing community. In 2009, he won the Trofeo Storico Lodovico Scarfiotti, and he continued to race a Bogani SN 2500 in the years that followed. Below is another Bogani prototype from 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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