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Thanks for the vote of confidence folks. In this case, however, it is misplaced.
I was wrong.
With the help of Schume's excellent list, I checked out some names I had forgotten, and I found 5 Ferrari rookies since Baghetti.
The answer to the puzzle is Arturo Merzario, who started the 1972 British GP in a Ferrari 312B, his first GP start.
Others are Clay Regazzoni, Ignacio Giunti (1970), Jonathan Williams and Derek Bell (1968) Strange, I could have sworn Derek had a non-works McLaren drive before that. But not according to my records.
Others who had their first GP start in a Ferrari were de Adamich, de Portago, Gendebien, Gurney, Phil Hill, Maglioli, Mairesse, Parkes, Ricardo Rodriguez, Scarfiotti, Serafini, Von Trips.
Carini and Peter Whitehead were privateers in non-works Ferraris, Ascari and Villoresi were already established drivers when the World Championship was inaugurated.
Phew!
[This message has been edited by TimD (edited 16 May 2000).]
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