Ottorino Volonterio (7 December 1917 – 10 March 2003) was a Swiss racing driver and lawyer. Born in Orselina, he competed as a privateer in Formula One, sports cars and hill climbs before retiring from motorsport in 1973.
Driver Bio
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Birthplace | Orselina, Switzerland |
| Born | 7 December 1917 |
| Died | 10 March 2003 |
| First Grand Prix | 1954 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Last Grand Prix | 1957 Italian Grand Prix |
| Current/Last Team | Privateer: Ottorino Volonterio Maserati |
Career
Volonterio practised law before establishing himself in racing. Between 1954 and 1957, he entered three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix with privately operated Maseratis.
Shared drives featured in two of those appearances. At the 1954 Spanish Grand Prix, Volonterio shared his car with fellow Swiss driver Toulo de Graffenried. Three years later, he partnered André Simon at the Italian Grand Prix.
He also contested several non-Championship Formula One events. His strongest result was fifth place in the 1955 Naples Grand Prix.
Volonterio competed extensively beyond single-seaters, entering sports-car and hill-climb events. His best recorded sports-car result came in 1955, when he finished second in the Coupe de Paris.
He withdrew from motor racing in 1973 and returned to private life.
Volonterio died in Lugano on 10 March 2003. He was 85.
Grand Prix Stats
| Race Entries | 3 |
| Race Starts | 3 |
| Did Not Start | 0 |
| Best Race Start | 19th |
| Best Race Finish | 11th |
| Retirements | – |
| First-Lap Retirements | 0 |
| Not Classified | – |
| Disqualified | 0 |
| Did Not Qualify | 0 |
Qualifying
| Qualifying Sessions | – |
| Reached Q3 | – |
| Q2 Eliminations | – |
| Q1 Eliminations | – |
| Did Not Qualify | 0 |
