Autosprint

Autosprint is an Italian weekly magazine dedicated to motorsport, published by Corriere dello Sport. It was founded in Turin in 1961 by journalist Renata Anselmo and sold the following year to publisher Luciano Conti of Bologna. In 1966 Conti brought journalist Marcello Sabbatini into the editorial team, and Sabbatini was promoted to editor in 1968. The growth of Autosprint was encouraged by Enzo Ferrari, a friend of Conti and Sabbatini, who believed that traditional titles such as Quattroruote and L'Auto Italiana gave insufficient space to motor racing and advocated a publication devoted exclusively to the sector. For a time Ferrari himself contributed to Autosprint, writing the column "Il tunnel". Initially a fortnightly, the magazine grew in popularity and became a weekly in 1966, appearing on newsstands every Tuesday (Monday in some periods), which allowed it to cover the races of the preceding weekend. During the 1970s and 1980s its circulation grew considerably, stabilising at around 200,000 copies. Under Sabbatini's editorship Autosprint reached its peak on the day Jody Scheckter won the 1979 Italian Grand Prix at Monza with Scuderia Ferrari, when it reached a record circulation of 300,000 copies. In the 1970s the magazine was accompanied for some years by a monthly, "Autosprint Mese", dedicated to in-depth features and photographic reportage, and by the television programme TeleSprint, broadcast on the Elefante Tv circuit. In 1981 Marcello Sabbatini left the editorship after disagreements with the publisher of the time to found Rombo, another motorsport magazine. He was succeeded by Gianni Cancellieri, who had been an Autosprint staff writer from 1962 to 1968. In 1984 the editorship passed first to Italo Cucci, and the following year to Carlo Cavicchi, who held it for 14 years until 1999, when he was replaced by Guido Schittone. After him the weekly was led in turn by Ivan Zazzaroni (2001), Tommaso Valentinetti (2003) and Roberto Boccafogli (2005). In 2007 Alberto Sabbatini, son of Marcello, was appointed editor of Autosprint, holding the role for nine years for both the weekly and the monthly Auto, belonging to the same publishing house. In November 2016 he was succeeded by Andrea Cordovani, previously chief editor of the same magazine. The magazine, which comes out every Tuesday, deals mainly with the major national and international championships in the various motorsport disciplines and other car-related topics. Since 1966 it has organised the "Caschi d'Oro" event, awarding prizes (the Golden Helmets, stylistically reminiscent of the Oscar) to the best drivers of the season just ended. In June 2010 a digital version of Autosprint was also created for the iPad. Today Autosprint maintains an online presence at autosprint.it and autosprint.corrieredellosport.it, covering Formula 1, rally, track and off-road racing.

Autosprint was founded in Turin in 1961 by journalist Renata Anselmo. The following year it was sold to publisher Luciano Conti of Bologna. In 1966 Conti brought journalist Marcello Sabbatini into the editorial team, and Sabbatini was promoted to editor in 1968. The magazine's growth was encouraged by Enzo Ferrari, a friend of Conti and Sabbatini, who considered the space given to motor racing by traditional titles such as Quattroruote and L'Auto Italiana insufficient compared with the likely interest of enthusiasts, and advocated the creation of a publication exclusively dedicated to motor racing. For a time Ferrari himself contributed to Autosprint, writing the column "Il tunnel". Initially a fortnightly, the magazine gained increasing public favour. In 1966 Autosprint became a weekly and began appearing on newsstands every Tuesday (Monday in some periods), allowing it to exploit the advantages of up-to-date reporting on the races of the preceding weekend. Due to growing interest in motorsport, in the 1970s and 1980s its circulation grew considerably, stabilising at around 200,000 copies. Under Sabbatini's editorship Autosprint reached its peak on the day Jody Scheckter won the 1979 Italian Grand Prix at Monza with Scuderia Ferrari, when it reached a record circulation of 300,000 copies. For some years in the 1970s the magazine was accompanied by a monthly, "Autosprint Mese", dedicated to in-depth features and photographic reportage, and by the television programme TeleSprint, broadcast on the Elefante Tv circuit. In 1981 Marcello Sabbatini, after disagreements with the publisher of the time, left the editorship of the weekly to found Rombo, another motorsport magazine. He was replaced by Gianni Cancellieri, who had been an Autosprint staff writer from 1962 to 1968. In 1984 the editorship passed first to Italo Cucci, and the following year to Carlo Cavicchi, who held it for 14 years, leaving in 1999 and being replaced by Guido Schittone. After him the weekly was led in turn by Ivan Zazzaroni (2001), Tommaso Valentinetti (2003) and Roberto Boccafogli (2005). In 2007 Alberto Sabbatini, son of Marcello, was appointed editor of Autosprint, holding the role for nine years for both the weekly and the monthly Auto, belonging to the same publishing house. In November 2016 he was succeeded by Andrea Cordovani, previously chief editor of the same magazine. The magazine, which comes out every Tuesday, deals mainly with the major national and international championships in the various motorsport disciplines and other car-related topics. Since 1966 it has organised the "Caschi d'Oro" event, awarding prizes (the Golden Helmets, stylistically reminiscent of the Oscar) to the best drivers of the season just ended. In June 2010 a digital version of Autosprint was also created for the iPad. Today Autosprint maintains an online presence at autosprint.it and autosprint.corrieredellosport.it, covering Formula 1, rally, track and off-road racing.

• 2016

  Andrea Cordovani succeeds Alberto Sabbatini as editor.

• 2010

  Digital version for iPad launched.

• 2007

  Alberto Sabbatini becomes editor of both Autosprint and Auto.

• 2005

  Roberto Boccafogli becomes editor.

• 2003

  Tommaso Valentinetti becomes editor.

• 2001

  Ivan Zazzaroni becomes editor.

• 1999

  Guido Schittone becomes editor.

• 1985

  Carlo Cavicchi becomes editor, holding the role for 14 years.

• 1984

  Italo Cucci becomes editor.

• 1981

  Marcello Sabbatini leaves to found Rombo; Gianni Cancellieri becomes editor.

• 1979

  Reaches record circulation of 300,000 copies on the day of Jody Scheckter's Italian GP victory at Monza.

• 1968

  Marcello Sabbatini promoted to editor.

• 1966

  Becomes a weekly; Marcello Sabbatini joins the editorial team; first Caschi d'Oro awards.

• 1962

  Sold to publisher Luciano Conti of Bologna.

• 1961

  Founded in Turin by journalist Renata Anselmo.

Italy's leading motorsport weekly, offering in-depth coverage of Formula 1, rally, track and off-road racing.

• Autosprint weekly magazine

  Weekly motorsport magazine published every Tuesday.

• Autosprint Mese

  Monthly supplement for in-depth features and photographic reportage (1970s).

• TeleSprint

  Television programme broadcast on Elefante Tv (1970s).

• Autosprint digital edition for iPad

  Digital version launched in June 2010.

• Autosprint.it online portal

  Online news portal covering Formula 1, rally, track and off-road racing.

• Caschi d'Oro

1. 1Autosprint.it - Formula 1, Rally, gare su pista e offroad | Autosprintautosprint.it
2. 2Autosprint - Wikipediait.wikipedia.org
3. 3Autosprint - Wikidatawikidata.org