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Gigi Villoresi Italy
- Full name Luigi Villoresi
- Birth date May 16, 1909
- Birthplace Milan, Italy
- Date of death August 24, 1997 (88 years 100 days)
- Place of death Modena, Italy
- Teams Ferrari, Lancia, Maserati
World Championship Career
| Year | Car | Race | Start | Won | Pod | Class | Best | Pole | Front | Best | Lap | Hat | Pts | Pos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Ferrari | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| 1951 | Ferrari | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | ||||
| 1952 | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 1953 | Ferrari | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||||
| 1954 | Maserati, Lancia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | ||||
| 1955 | Lancia, Ferrari | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | ||||
| 1956 | Maserati | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| Race | Circuit | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First race | Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco | May 21, 1950 | Race results |
| Last race | Italian Grand Prix | Monza | September 2, 1956 | Race results |
Profile
A successful grand prix driver in the golden days before the Second World War, Luigi was marginally past his peak by the time the World Championship came to be founded, although he was still quick enough to win the 1949 Dutch Grand Prix.
After years with Maserati and Alfa Romeo, Luigi had moved to Ferrari in 1949 to encourage the career of his young friend Alberto Ascari, whom he recognized as having a far greater talent than his own. Luigi pulled out temporarily after Ascari's death in 1955, returning in 1956 for Maserati, only to crash badly at the non-championship Rome Grand Prix and retire.
Reproduced from The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Formula One published by Carlton Books
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October 2, 1948 
Gigi Villoresi on his way to victory © Getty Images |
October 2, 1948 
Race winner Gigi Villoresi leads team-mate Alberto Ascari © Press Association |
October 2, 1948 
Gigi Villoresi takes the plaudits after his win © Getty Images |
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