RACING DRIVER

Felice Bonetto

1903 - 1953

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Felice Bonetto (9 June 1903 – 21 November 1953) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One at 16 Grands Prix from 1950 to 1953. Nicknamed "il Pirata", Bonetto won the Targa Florio in 1952 with Lancia. Born and raised in Manerbio, Bonetto began his career in motorcycle road racing before switching to Grand Prix motor racing in 1931. He enjoyed a brief Formula One career, racing Italian cars with Milano, Alfa Romeo and Maserati, achieving two podium finishes at the 1951 Italian and 1953 Dutch Grands Prix, the former he shared with Giuseppe Farina and the latter with José Froilán González. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Felice Bonetto is the 226th most popular racing driver (down from 213th in 2019), the 2,926th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,932nd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Felice Bonetto ranks 226 out of 1,080. Before him are Kenny Roberts, Stéphane Peterhansel, Harald Ertl, Marc Márquez, Johnny Servoz-Gavin, and Keiichi Tsuchiya. After him are Charles de Tornaco, Wayne Rainey, Alan Rees, Emilio de Villota, Jean Ragnotti, and Phil Read.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Felice Bonetto ranks 169. Before him are Rensis Likert, Bix Beiderbecke, Guillermo Subiabre, Hans Hedtoft, Ivar Johansson, and Louis Seigner. After him are Adolf Kainz, Ferenc Nagy, Lili Kraus, Melvin Purvis, Fernando Paternoster, and Joseph Cornell. Among people deceased in 1953, Felice Bonetto ranks 99. Before him are Kyuichi Tokuda, Jan Czochralski, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Dámaso Berenguer, Jim Thorpe, and Titta Ruffo. After him are Charles de Tornaco, Tamar Abakelia, Evgeny Paton, Oscar Goßler, Nicolae Rădescu, and Ralph Linton.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Felice Bonetto ranks 2,926 out of 5,161. Before him are Domenico Selvo (1100), Sophia of Montferrat (1399), Ciriaco De Mita (1928), Giovanni Battista Zupi (1589), Alberto Grimaldi (1925), and Aulus Caecina Alienus (50). After him are Carlo Pavesi (1923), Domenico Monegario (750), Aldo Olivieri (1910), Giovanni Poleni (1683), Giovanni de' Marignolli (1290), and Roberto De Zerbi (1979).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Felice Bonetto ranks 38. Before him are Bruno Giacomelli (1952), Nello Pagani (1911), Geki (1937), Nanni Galli (1940), Andrea de Adamich (1941), and Ignazio Giunti (1941). After him are Attilio Bettega (1953), Dorino Serafini (1909), Nicola Larini (1964), Bruno Ruffo (1920), Carlo Ubbiali (1929), and Umberto Maglioli (1928).

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