Moretti 1000 SS & 1000 SP
The Fiat-Moretti 850 Sportiva was occasionally prepared for racing with an upgraded 1000cc engine. These race-prepared cars were designated 1000 SS (Sport Speciale) and 1000 SP (Sport Prototipo). Giuseppe Parla, a Sicilian privateer, was the most active driver of these cars, competing in prestigious Italian endurance events between 1967 and 1968. A Moretti Sportiva also entered the 1969 Rallye de la Méditerranée, run concurrently with the Monte Carlo Rally, driven by Raymond and Marie-Catherine Rue.
| Date | Race | Location | Driver(s) | Car | # | Class | Result | Chassis | Photos |
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| 14/05/1967 | 51ª Targa Florio | Sicily, Italy | "Sastri" / G. Parla | Moretti 1000 SS | 138 | P1.0 | 21st overall — 1st in class | — |
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| 06/08/1967 | Coppa Città di Enna | Pergusa, Italy | A. Trupia | Moretti 1000 SS | 2 | P2.0 | DNS | — | |
| 06/08/1967 | Coppa Città di Enna | Pergusa, Italy | G. Parla | Moretti 1000 SS | 10 | P1.0 | 13th | — | |
| 05/05/1968 | 52ª Targa Florio | Sicily, Italy | G. Parla / L. Del Sette | Moretti 1000 SS | 164 | P1.0 | 47th | — |
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| 28/07/1968 | Gran Premio del Mugello | Mugello, Italy | G. Parla / L. Del Sette | Moretti 1000 SS Giannini | 42 | P1.0 | 5th in class | — |
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| 15/09/1968 | 500 KM di Imola | Imola, Italy | G. Parla / C. Giugno | Moretti 1000 SP | 15 | P1.0 | DNA | — | |
| 18/01/1969 | Rallye de la Méditerranée / 38th Monte Carlo Rally | France | R. Rue / M.-C. Rue | Fiat 850 Moretti S | 15 | — | — | — |
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Notes
- 1000 SS — Sport Speciale: Moretti 850 Sportiva with engine bored out to 1000cc, closed bodywork (coupé).
- 1000 SP — Sport Prototipo: open-top prototype variant with 1000cc Fiat engine.
- Giannini — Engine tuned by Giannini, a well-known Roman engine tuner.
- Giuseppe Parla's car bore the registration CL 31024 (Caltanissetta, Sicily).
- The car was consistently described as having red bodywork.
- Rallye de la Méditerranée 1969 — Run concurrently with the 38th Monte Carlo Rally (18–25 January 1969) but as a separate event for different car groups. Raymond Rue and Marie-Catherine Rue entered a Fiat 850 Moretti S (#15).
Source: racingsportscars.com