Saturday 8th June 1968

Ludovico Scarfiotti (34) died at a hillclimbing event on the Roßfeldhöhenringstraße near Berchtesgaden, in the German Alps. He became the third Grand Prix driver to die in 1968, following Jim Clark and Mike Spence.

ust prior to entering Formula One, he won the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans for Ferrari. He later participated in 12 World Championship Formula One grands prix, and many non-championship races. He won one World Championship race, and scored a total of 17 championship points. A motor sports competitor for a decade, Scarfiotti won the 1962 European Hillclimb Championship. He was proclaimed Italy’s best driver in both 1962 and 1965.