Gordini was a sports car manufacturer and performance tuner, established in 1946 by Amédée Gordini

           In 1946, Gordini introduced the first cars bearing his name, Fiat-engined single-seaters raced by him and José Scaron, achieving several victories. In the late 1940s, the                         company opened a workshop at the Boulevard Victor in Paris, entering sports car and Grand Prix races. Gordini and Simca started to diverge in 1951 because of political                     conflicts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

           Gordini competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956 (with a brief return in 1957 with an eight cylinder engine), although it achieved a major success in FormulaTwo                            durinng that period.

           After its Formula One program ended, Gordini worked with Renault as an engine tuner, entering Renault-Gordini cars at the 24 Hours of Le Mans between 1962 and 1969.               It also tuned engines for Alpine, a rival sports car manufacturer also associated with Renault.   

          The Gordini company name became wholly owned by Renault in 1977.

 

Headquarters  Les Ulis, France

t32 1956

The Gordini T32 was an open-wheel formula racing car, designed, developed and built by French manufacturer Gordini, for the 1955 and 1957 Formula One World Championship seasons.

In 1955, Gordini presented a completely new Formula 1 racing car. The T32 was unveiled at the Montlhéry circuit. While Gordini had retained the ladder-type frame construction, the T32 had independent wheel suspension and disc brakes. The eight-cylinder in-line engine had a displacement of 2.5 liters and delivered 250 hp.

However, the car was too heavy and the two copies built were inferior to the competition. Another problem was the cooling of the internal rear brakes. This was remedied by air slots in the body.

Élie Bayol and André Pilette scored their first points with the T32 at the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix, where they shared sixth place. It should remain the only placement with a T32 in the points at a world championship race.

Gordini T32 1956 (youtube.com)

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