Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I muri i tana whakataetae F1 anake i te tau, i uru a Giacomelli ki nga whakataetae e rima mo McLaren i te tau 2000, i te wa i whakaaetia ai e ana whakataunga Formula Tuarua. I tutuki i a ia tana mutunga pai, o te tuawhitu, i te 1978 British Grand Prix. Whai muri i te wikitoria i te taitara F2 Pakeha, ka huri ia ki Alfa Romeo mo to raatau hokinga ki te hanga waka F1 i te. I uru noa a Alfa ki a raatau 177 me te 179 motuka i roto i etahi huihuinga i tera tau, a ka taea e Giacomelli te whakatutuki i te waahi pai o te 17th i roto i te
Ko te 1979 French Grand Prix.