Geki (racing Driver)

Geki (racing Driver)

"Geki" was the racing pseudonym of Giacomo Russo (October 23, 1937 in Milan – June 18, 1967 at Caserta), who was a racing driver from Italy. A talented driver in the Italian lower formulae, he also participated in 3 Formula One Italian Grands Prix from 1964–66, failing to qualify for the 1964 race, driving a Brabham for Rob Walker. For his two Grand Prix starts, he drove for Team Lotus. He scored no championship points.

However, he was a four-time Italian F3 series champion, winning consecutive championships from 1961 to 1964.

He was killed in a horrific accident in an Italian Formula 3 race at Caserta in 1967. After a multiple accident involving Ernesto Brambilla, Clay Regazzoni, Jurg Dubler, Romano "Tiger" Perdomi and Corrado Manfredini; another driver, Beat Fehr, stopped his car, got out and ran down the track to warn the oncoming racers of the damaged cars on the track ahead. The next group of cars included Geki, who was unable to avoid colliding with and killing Fehr. Geki's Matra then crashed into a wall and he died in the subsequent fire. Perdomi was also killed.