THE STORY STARTS HERE…

 

Franc Jerancic was born on September 1951 in Ljubljana. He attend on first race on 1969 with a little Fiat 600, and in the next years he was competing with Abarth 850.

First race with Fiat 600 in 1969
First race with Fiat 600 in 1969
Franc Jerancic with his first Abarth in 1972
Franc Jerancic with his first Abarth in 1972

In 1973 he switchet to Formula Ford…

Formula Ford race in Zeltweg, year 1973
Formula Ford race in Zeltweg, year 1973

… and in the next 10 years he was competing in different categories of single-seaters, like European Championship in Formula 2.

Formula 2 in Zolder (Belgium) - Surtees TS15 Ford Hart
Formula 2 in Zolder (Belgium) – Surtees TS15 Ford Hart

In 1976 he was testing for formula 1 team of John Surtees and worked with first driver of the team Niki Lauda.

1976 – Formula 1 testing (Surtees TS16 Ford Cosworth) in Goodwood (England)
1976 – Formula 1 testing (Surtees TS16 Ford Cosworth) in Goodwood (England)
1975 - Franc Jerancic and Niki Lauda in Zagreb
1975 – Franc Jerancic and Niki Lauda in Zagreb

Year 1982 was a special year of his career, he become European Champion in Touring Cars and also champion of Jugoslavia in Formula Super Vee.

1983 - Touring Cars European Championship in Monza (Italy) with Audi
1983 – Touring Cars European Championship in Monza (Italy) with Audi
1980 - Formula Super Vee in Hockenheim (Germany)
1980 – Formula Super Vee in Hockenheim (Germany)

He ended his career in 1989 in Zeltweg after huge accident, where he totally destroyed his prototype car Lola Mazda RX7.

1987 - Testing of Prototype Lola Porsche
1987 – Testing of Prototype Lola Porsche
1989 - Start of his last race in Zeltweg (Austria) with Lola Mazda RX7
1989 – Start of his last race in Zeltweg (Austria) with Lola Mazda RX7

In 1986 his daughter Nina shows interest for racing too, so he bought her very first go kart to attend in race in Ljubljana.

Nina was born in May 1977.  She liked racing with go karts so she continued to race and in 1992 she attend on European Championship in Dennmark. From more than 100 competitors she manage to race in final race. She started from 13th position, but unfortunately she didn’t finish the race.

But she was observed by the Tony Kart owner Roberto Robazzi and one month later attend on World Championship in Göteborg (Sweden) with most respected Italian team.

1992 - World Championship in Göteborg (Sweden)
1992 – World Championship in Göteborg (Sweden)
1994 - US Open, Charlotte, North Carolina with Jarno Trulli, Johnny Mislijevic and Natale Maggio
1994 – US Open, Charlotte, North Carolina with Jarno Trulli, Johnny Mislijevic and Natale Maggio

In the next years she reached over 50  International wins all over Europe and it was time to switch to Formula Ford. She attend in first race at Zeltweg (Austria).

 

With her racing experience she started to race with touring cars. In 1999 she was racing in Porsche Michelin Supercup with Porsche 911 GT3, which has run as support to the FIA Formula 1 World Championship.

From Porsche cars she switched to Ferrari. She was competing in Italian Championship In Ferrari Challenge, as only women driver in this category.

Nina Jerancic with Luca di Montezemolo, Michael Schumacher and Jean Todt
Nina Jerancic with Luca di Montezemolo, Michael Schumacher and Jean Todt.

In 2007 she was vice champion with Ferrari Challenge Modena 360 with most successful race in Mugello (Italy) where she win her first race in this category.

First win in Ferrari Challenge in Mugello (Italy)
First win in Ferrari Challenge in Mugello (Italy)
Jean Todt congratulates Nina
Jean Todt congratulates Nina

Nina Jerancic is also a speed world record holder with diesel-powered  Mazda 6, which she sets in October 2014 in Papenburg (Germany).

2014 - World Record at ATP Papenburg (Germany) with Mazda6
2014 – World Record at ATP Papenburg (Germany) with Mazda 6
2014 - World RAt the wheel of the car, which covered more than 5,300 km during the 24-hour period, were 23 drivers from seven EU countries.ecord at ATP Papenburg (Germany) with Mazda6
At the wheel of the car, which covered more than 5,300 km during the 24-hour period, were 23 drivers from seven EU countries.

But Nina wasn’t the only child of Jerancic family racing in European in World championships all over the world. Her younger brother Domen also inherited passion for racing.

Domen and Nina
Domen and Nina
1995 - Domen with his father in Monaco
1995 – Domen with his father in Monaco

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