Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 race car

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The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 is a series of prototype sports racing cars from the late 1960s and early 1970s that achieved significant success in endurance racing and formed the basis for the road-going 33 Stradale.

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instanceOf Alfa Romeo vehicle
sports prototype racing car
basisFor Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
bodyStyle open two-seater sports prototype
chassisType aluminium tubular spaceframe
countryOfOrigin Italy
debutRaceSeason 1967 World Sportscar Championship
designer Carlo Chiti
developedBy Autodelta
drivetrainLayout rear-wheel drive
engineConfiguration V8 engine
flat-12 engine
enginePosition longitudinal mid-mounted
fuelType petrol
layout mid-engine
manufacturer Alfa Romeo
materialUsed aluminium
fiberglass body panels
magnesium
notableAchievement won 1975 World Sportscar Championship for Makes
won 1977 World Sportscar Championship for Makes
won multiple European 2-Litre Sports Car Championships
notableFeature aerodynamic open and coupé bodywork variants
high-revving small-displacement engines
lightweight spaceframe chassis
notableRaceWin 1968 24 Hours of Daytona 2-litre class
1968 Targa Florio overall victory
1971 Targa Florio overall victory
1975 1000 km of Monza overall victory
1975 1000 km of Spa overall victory
1977 6 Hours of Mugello overall victory
notableVariant Tipo 33 SC 12
Tipo 33 TT 12
Tipo 33/2
Tipo 33/2 Daytona
Tipo 33/3
powerOutputRange approximately 270–500 hp
predecessor Alfa Romeo TZ2
productionEnd 1977
productionStart 1967
racingCategory European 2-Litre Sports Car Championship
World Sportscar Championship
relatedRoadCar Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
successor Alfa Romeo 33 SC12
usedIn endurance racing
sports car racing
wheelDrive rear-wheel drive

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Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale basedOn Alfa Romeo Tipo 33
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Ermanno Cressoni notableWork Alfa Romeo 33 (Tipo 905)
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