Tec-Mec

Tec-Mec (full name Studio Tecnica Meccanica) was a Formula One constructor from Italy. Founded by former Maserati designer Valerio Colotti in 1958, they participated in a single Grand Prix, scoring no World Championship points.

Tec-Mec

Full name	Studio Tecnica Meccanica
Founder(s)	Valerio Colotti
Noted drivers	Fritz d'Orey
Formula One World Championship career
First entry	1959 United States Grand Prix
Races entered	1
Engines	Maserati straight-six
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Podiums	0
Points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
Final entry	1959 United States Grand Prix

History

Tec-Mec used an improved, lightened version of the Maserati 250F, named the F415. The car was upgraded by the 250F's designer, Colotti, and financed by Lloyd Casner of Camoradi International. The team made its single outing in the 1959 United States Grand Prix, but the car, driven by Fritz d'Orey lasted six laps before retiring, having qualified 17th on the grid ahead of only the midget racer of Rodger Ward.^[1]

Colotti sold the design studio at the end of the year to found Colotti Trasmissioni, and the company continued to produce cars for the Formula Junior series.

Badge of the Tec-Mec Formula 1 car, Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014

Maserati TecMec 415

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Points	WCC
1959	Camoradi	Tec-Mec F415	Maserati L6	D		MON	500	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA	0	-
					Fritz d'Orey									Ret
Source:[2]

See also

• Colotti Trasmissioni
• Valerio Colotti