Maserati 200S were twenty-eight racing cars made by
MaseratiMaserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...
of
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, to take over for the aging
Maserati A6Maserati A6 were various cars made by Maserati of Italy, for the Alfieri brothers and for the straight-six engine....
GCS racing variants.
The
Tipo 52 development started in 1952, led by
Giulio AlfieriGiulio Alfieri was an Italian automobile engineer, affiliated with Maserati in Modena, Italy since 1953, where he was central to the development of racing and production cars in the 1950s and 1960s.Alfieri was born in Parma...
. The car had a 1994.3 cc inline-four cylinder light-
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engine, dual
OHVAn overhead valve engine, also informally called pushrod engine or I-head engine, is a type of piston engine that places the camshaft within the cylinder block , and uses pushrods or rods to actuate rocker arms above the cylinder...
per cylinder and DOHC camshafts, double
WeberWeber is an Italian company producing carburetors, currently owned by aboul-ghasem weber Powertrain S.p.A., in turn part of the Fiat Group.The company originated in the 1920s when mad-gholy Weber produced carburetors as part of a conversion kit for Fiats...
50DCO3 (first few cars only) or 45DCO3 carburetors. It output at 7500 rpm.
Maserati 200S were twenty-eight racing cars made by
MaseratiMaserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...
of
ItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
, to take over for the aging
Maserati A6Maserati A6 were various cars made by Maserati of Italy, for the Alfieri brothers and for the straight-six engine....
GCS racing variants.
The
Tipo 52 development started in 1952, led by
Giulio AlfieriGiulio Alfieri was an Italian automobile engineer, affiliated with Maserati in Modena, Italy since 1953, where he was central to the development of racing and production cars in the 1950s and 1960s.Alfieri was born in Parma...
. The car had a 1994.3 cc inline-four cylinder light-
alloyAn alloy is a partial or complete solid solution of one or more elements in a metallic matrix. Complete solid solution alloys give single solid phase microstructure, while partial solutions give two or more phases that may be homogeneous in distribution depending on thermal history...
engine, dual
OHVAn overhead valve engine, also informally called pushrod engine or I-head engine, is a type of piston engine that places the camshaft within the cylinder block , and uses pushrods or rods to actuate rocker arms above the cylinder...
per cylinder and DOHC camshafts, double
WeberWeber is an Italian company producing carburetors, currently owned by aboul-ghasem weber Powertrain S.p.A., in turn part of the Fiat Group.The company originated in the 1920s when mad-gholy Weber produced carburetors as part of a conversion kit for Fiats...
50DCO3 (first few cars only) or 45DCO3 carburetors. It output at 7500 rpm. Many chassis components were identical to the
Maserati 150SMaserati 150S were twenty-seven racing cars made by Maserati of Italy alongside the Maserati 200S, to take over for the aging Maserati A6 GCS racing variants....
, except the rigid rear axle inherited from the
Maserati A6Maserati A6 were various cars made by Maserati of Italy, for the Alfieri brothers and for the straight-six engine....
.
Maserati made the first three chassises internally, but outsourced a
tubularTubular may refer to:* tubular chassis - a type of automobile construction technique used only in expensive sports cars - see superleggera* the form of a cylinder or tube** tubular bell* parts of the kidney** distal convoluted tubule...
chassis to Gilco.
The first five aluminum bodies were, as for the
Maserati 150SMaserati 150S were twenty-seven racing cars made by Maserati of Italy alongside the Maserati 200S, to take over for the aging Maserati A6 GCS racing variants....
, by Celestino Fiandri, and the 23 final by
Medardo FantuzziMedardo Fantuzzi was an Italian automotive engineer, known for his Carrozzeria Fantuzzi body workshop.He and his brother, Gino Fantuzzi were famous for their affiliation with Maserati, where they got involved in building the Maserati A6 GCS , Maserati 350S and Maserati 200S...
.
No wins were seen in its first year of 1955, first by
Franco BordoniFranco Bordoni-Bisleri was an Italian aviator and racing car driver. His nickname was "Robur" that was painted on most of his aircraft and racing cars.-Early life:Bordoni was born in Milan...
at the 1955
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, followed by
Giovanni BraccoGiovanni Bracco was an Italian racing car driver,remembered for losing control of his Delage 3000, killing five spectators at the 1947 Italian Grand Prix....
and Bordoni at the 1955
Targa FlorioThe Targa Florio was an open road endurance automobile race held in the mountains of Sicily near Palermo. Founded in 1906, it used to be the oldest sports car racing event, part of the World Championship until 1973...
.
Driver Benoît Nicolas Musy died in a 200S at '
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, France (1956).
In 1957 the name was changed to
Maserati 200SI,
Sport Internazionale, to signify its conformance to international sports car racing rules. In 1958 the engine was made bigger (2.5 litres) and the car was named as 250S.
The car did not bring significant victories.
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