Scuderia Centro Sud was a privateer racing team founded by Guglielmo "Mimmo" Dei that entered various Formula One

Formula One

Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...

 and sports car

Sports car

A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for high speed driving and maneuverability....

 between 1956 and 1965.

They were notable for entering a total of 49 World Championship rounds, with cars such as the Maserati

Maserati

Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...

 250F

Maserati 250F

The Maserati 250F was a racing car made by Maserati of Italy used in '2.5 litre' Formula One racing between January 1954 and November 1960. Twenty-six examples were made.-Mechanical details:...

, various Maserati

Maserati

Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...

-powered Coopers

Cooper Car Company

The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946...

 and, in the 1960s, a BRM P57

British Racing Motors

British Racing Motors was a British Formula One motor racing team. Founded in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 Grands Prix and winning 17. In 1962, BRM won the Constructors' Title. At the same time, its driver, Graham Hill became World Champion...

. They scored a total of 24 points (most of them thanks to driver Masten Gregory

Masten Gregory

Masten Gregory was a racing driver from the United States. He raced in Formula One between and , participating in 43 World Championship races, and numerous non-Championship races....

), but never won a race.

They also made Maria Teresa de Filippis

Maria Teresa de Filippis

Maria Teresa de Filippis is a former Italian racing driver noted as being the first woman to race in Formula One. She participated in five World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1958, but scored no championship points...

 the first woman Formula One racer in history.

List of drivers entered by Scuderia Centro Sud

• Cliff Allison
  Cliff Allison
  Henry Clifford Allison was a racing driver who participated in Formula One during seasons to for the Lotus, Scuderia Centro Sud, Ferrari and UDT Laystall teams....
  
  
• Giancarlo Baghetti
  Giancarlo Baghetti
  Giancarlo Baghetti was a Formula One driver who raced for the Ferrari, ATS , BRM, Brabham and Lotus teams...
  
  
• Lorenzo Bandini
  Lorenzo Bandini
  Lorenzo Bandini was an Italian motor racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Scuderia Centro Sud and Ferrari teams.-Career:...
  
  
• Giorgio Bassi
  Giorgio Bassi
  Giorgio Bassi is a former Formula One driver from Italy who raced in the 1965 Italian Grand Prix for the Scuderia Centro Sud team. He was also a regular participant in Italian Formula 3 and took a class win in the 1965 Targa Florio in a 1-litre ASA Prototype.-Complete Formula One...
  
  
• Lucien Bianchi
  Lucien Bianchi
  Lucien Bianchi , born Luciano Bianchi, was a Belgian racing driver who raced for the Cooper, ENB, UDT Laystall and Scuderia Centro Sud teams in Formula One...
  
  
• Joakim Bonnier
  Joakim Bonnier
  Joakim "Jo" Bonnier was a Swedish sportscar racing and Formula One driver who raced for various teams.-Early life:...
  
  
• Roberto Bonomi
  Roberto Bonomi
  Roberto Wenceslao Bonomi Oliva was a racing driver who took part in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix driving a Cooper for the Scuderia Centro Sud team...
  
  
• Ernesto Brambilla
  Ernesto Brambilla
  Ernesto 'Tino' Brambilla is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and a professional race car driver from Italy. Born in Monza, he was the brother of driver Vittorio Brambilla. In 1959, he finished in 10th place in the 350cc Grand Prix motorcycle season...
  
  
• Ian Burgess
  Ian Burgess
  Ian Burgess is a British former racing driver from England. Ian began in 1950 with a Cooper Formula 3 car and had a successful 1951 season including a win at the Nurburgring before moving up to sports cars and Formula 2. He participated in 20 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on...
  
  
• Roberto Bussinello
  Roberto Bussinello
  Roberto Bussinello was a racing driver from Italy. He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 10 September 1961. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.-Complete Formula One World Championship...
  
  

• Nicha Cabral
  Mário de Araújo Cabral
  Mário Veloso de Araújo Cabral , commonly known by the nickname "Nicha" Cabral , is a former racing driver from Portugal. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 23 August 1959. He scored no championship points.-Complete Formula One World Championship...
  
  
• Louis Chiron
  Louis Chiron
  Louis Alexandre Chiron was a Grand Prix driver.-Career:As a teenager, Louis Chiron fell in love with cars and racing. He learned to drive at a young age and joined the Grand Prix circuit after World War I where he had been requisitioned from the artillery section to serve as a chauffeur...
  
  
• Colin Davis
  Colin Davis (driver)
  Colin Charles Houghton Davis is a British former racing driver from England. Son of the legendary "Bentley Boy" and Le Mans winner Sammy Davis , he was an advertising executive who raced a 500cc Formula 3 Cooper before decamping to Italy from which he conducted his own racing...
  
  
• Maria Teresa de Filippis
  Maria Teresa de Filippis
  Maria Teresa de Filippis is a former Italian racing driver noted as being the first woman to race in Formula One. She participated in five World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1958, but scored no championship points...
  
  
• Azdrubal Fontes Bayardo
  Azdrubal Fontes Bayardo
  Asdrúbal Esteban Fontes Bayardo, sometimes known as "Pocho" was a racing driver from Uruguay....
  
  

• Gerino Gerini
  Gerino Gerini
  Gerino Gerini is a former racing driver from Italy.A native of Rome, he participated in seven World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 22 January 1956. He scored 1.5 championship points. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races.-Complete Formula One World...
  
  
• Horace Gould
  Horace Gould
  Horace Gould was a racing driver from Bristol, England, died in Southmead. He participated in 17 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 17, 1954, plus numerous non-Championship races...
  
  
• Toulo de Graffenried
  Toulo de Graffenried
  Baron Emmanuel 'Toulo' de Graffenried was a Swiss motor racing driver. He participated in 23 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 13, 1950, and scored a total of 9 championship points...
  
  
• Masten Gregory
  Masten Gregory
  Masten Gregory was a racing driver from the United States. He raced in Formula One between and , participating in 43 World Championship races, and numerous non-Championship races....
  
  
• Hans Herrmann
  Hans Herrmann
  Hans Herrmann is a former Formula One and Sports car racing driver from Stuttgart, Germany.In F1, he participated in 19 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on August 2, 1953...
  
  

• Tony Maggs
  Tony Maggs
  Anthony Francis O'Connell "Tony" Maggs was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in 27 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 15, 1961...
  
  
• Willy Mairesse
  Willy Mairesse
  Willy Mairesse was a Formula One and sports car driver from Belgium. He participated in 13 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 June 1960. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 7 championship points...
  
  
• Carlos Menditeguy
  Carlos Menditéguy
  Carlos Alberto Menditeguy was a racing driver and polo player from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He entered 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, achieving one podium, and scoring a total of nine championship points....
  
  
• Massimo Natili
  Massimo Natili
  Massimo Natili is a former racing driver from Italy. He participated in 2 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 15, 1961. He scored no championship points....
  
  
• Fritz d'Orey
  Fritz d'Orey
  Frederico J C Themudo "Fritz" d'Orey was a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 5, 1959. He scored no championship points....
  
  
• Troy Ruttman
  Troy Ruttman
  Troy Ruttman was an American race car driver. He was the older brother of NASCAR driver Joe Ruttman.Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952, and , he is the youngest winner of the race....
  
  

• Giorgio Scarlatti
  Giorgio Scarlatti
  Giorgio Scarlatti was a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 13, 1956. He scored one championship point....
  
  
• Harry Schell
  Harry Schell
  Harry O'Reilly Schell was an American Grand Prix motor racing driver.-Early life:...
  
  
• Wolfgang Seidel
  Wolfgang Seidel
  Wolfgang Seidel was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in 12 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 August 1953...
  
  
• Carroll Shelby
  Carroll Shelby
  Carroll Hall Shelby is an American retired automotive designer and racing driver. He is most well known for making Mustangs for Ford Motor Company known as Mustang Cobras which he has done since 1965...
  
  
• André Simon
• Moisés Solana
  Moises Solana
  Moisés Solana Arciniega was a racing driver from Mexico. He participated in eight Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on October 27, 1963, and scoring no championship points. He also participated in one non-Championship Formula One race...
  
  

• Alfonso Thiele
  Alfonso Thiele
  Alfonso Thiele was a racing driver who held dual citizenship of the United States and Italy, though he spent most of his life in Italy. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on September 4, 1960. He scored no championship points...
  
  
• Alessandro de Tomaso
• Maurice Trintignant
  Maurice Trintignant
  Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant was a motor racing driver and vintner from France. He competed in the Formula One World Championship for fourteen years, between 1950 and 1964, one of the longest careers in the early years of F1...
  
  
• Wolfgang von Trips

• Luigi Villoresi
  Luigi Villoresi
  Luigi Villoresi was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing driver who continued racing on the Formula One circuit at the time of its inception.-Biography:...