Luigi Fagioli

Luigi Fagioli
Fagioli in 1932
Born
Luigi Cristiano Fagioli

(1898-06-09)9 June 1898
Died20 June 1952(1952-06-20) (aged 54)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Cause of deathInjuries sustained whilst testing for the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityItaly Italian
Active years19501951
TeamsAlfa Romeo
Entries7
Championships0
Wins1
Podiums6
Career points28 (32)[a]
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1950 British Grand Prix
First win1951 French Grand Prix
Last entry1951 French Grand Prix

Luigi Cristiano Fagioli (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi faˈdʒɔːli]; 9 June 1898 – 20 June 1952) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Grand Prix motor racing from 1928 to 1949 and in Formula One from 1950 to 1951. Nicknamed "The Abruzzi Robber",[b] Fagioli won the 1951 French Grand Prix with Alfa Romeo aged 53, and remains the oldest driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix. Fagioli was runner-up in the European Drivers' Championship in 1935 with Mercedes.

Fagioli is the only Formula One Grand Prix winner born in the 19th century, and the only Grand Prix racing driver to have won a championship race in both the AIACR European Championship and the World Drivers' Championship.


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  1. ^ "The Golden Era of GP Racing 1934–40 – Drivers (F)". Kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-11-11.

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