RACING DRIVER

Eugenio Castellotti

1930 - 1957

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Eugenio Castellotti (Italian pronunciation: [euˈdʒɛːnjo kastɛˈlɔtti]; 10 October 1930 – 14 March 1957) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One at 14 Grands Prix from 1955 to 1957. Nicknamed "il Bello", Castellotti won the Mille Miglia and 12 Hours of Sebring, both in 1956 with Ferrari. Born and raised in Lombardy, Castellotti began his career in sportscar racing aged 20, driving a Ferrari 166. He took his first major victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix in 1952. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eugenio Castellotti is the 87th most popular racing driver (up from 97th in 2019), the 1,807th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,005th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Eugenio Castellotti ranks 87 out of 1,080. Before him are Piero Taruffi, Luigi Fagioli, Maria Teresa de Filippis, Sebastian Vettel, José Froilán González, and Mohammed Ben Sulayem. After him are Tom Pryce, Ralf Schumacher, Chris Amon, Carlos Pace, Vittorio Brambilla, and Mick Doohan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Eugenio Castellotti ranks 134. Before him are Don L. Lind, Sonny Rollins, Stephen Smale, Akiyuki Nosaka, Lina Kostenko, and John Romita Sr.. After him are Igor Netto, Ornette Coleman, Michel Rocard, Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, Colin Dexter, and Jasper Johns. Among people deceased in 1957, Eugenio Castellotti ranks 72. Before him are Johann Rattenhuber, Joseph Augustus Zarelli, Théophile de Donder, Malcolm Lowry, Theodor Körner, and James Brendan Connolly. After him are Jack Butler Yeats, Soemu Toyoda, Josef Lada, Shūmei Ōkawa, Álvaro Gestido, and Rudolf Schmidt.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Eugenio Castellotti ranks 1,807 out of 5,161. Before him are Rafael Sabatini (1875), Giuseppe Sinopoli (1946), Accursius (1182), Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (-130), Grimoald, King of the Lombards (610), and Giorgio Bassani (1916). After him are Ida Dalser (1880), Pietro Germi (1914), Guarino da Verona (1374), Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily (1804), Jacopone da Todi (1236), and Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet (1588).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Eugenio Castellotti ranks 16. Before him are Tazio Nuvolari (1892), Elio de Angelis (1958), Arturo Merzario (1943), Piero Taruffi (1906), Luigi Fagioli (1898), and Maria Teresa de Filippis (1926). After him are Vittorio Brambilla (1937), Luigi Musso (1924), Andrea de Cesaris (1959), Riccardo Paletti (1958), Lucien Bianchi (1934), and Ludovico Scarfiotti (1933).

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