RACING DRIVER

Luigi Villoresi

1909 - 1997

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Luigi "Gigi" Villoresi (16 May 1909 – 24 August 1997) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956. Villoresi contested 34 Formula One Grands Prix across seven seasons for Italian teams Ferrari, Maserati, Lancia, and Centro Sud. He achieved eight podiums and one fastest lap, finishing fifth in the 1951 and 1953 World Drivers' Championships with Ferrari. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luigi Villoresi is the 174th most popular racing driver (down from 157th in 2019), the 2,641st most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,585th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Luigi Villoresi ranks 174 out of 1,080. Before him are Louis Rosier, Johnny Cecotto, Manfred Winkelhock, Luigi Taveri, Stuart Lewis-Evans, and Guy Edwards. After him are Derek Warwick, Karl Kling, Jerry Unser Jr., Alex Zanardi, Martin Brundle, and George Eaton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Luigi Villoresi ranks 151. Before him are Henri Alekan, Lamberto Maggiorani, Géza Toldi, Max Baer, Stephen Cole Kleene, and Georg Konrad Morgen. After him are Kató Lomb, Christophe Soglo, Miklós Radnóti, Toshiko Yuasa, Sutan Sjahrir, and Koichi Kudo. Among people deceased in 1997, Luigi Villoresi ranks 124. Before him are Frank Parker, Josef Posipal, Seni Pramoj, Harold Robbins, Andrew Cunanan, and Andrei Sinyavsky. After him are Anatoli Boukreev, Stanley Schachter, Joan Coromines, Saw Maung, Robert Serber, and Dick van Dijk.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Luigi Villoresi ranks 2,641 out of 5,161. Before him are Dietrich von Hildebrand (1889), Leonardo Bonucci (1987), Pietro Ottoboni (1667), Giorgio Abetti (1882), Antonio Tempesta (1555), and Debora Caprioglio (1968). After him are Alvise Pisani (1664), Vittoria Aleotti (1575), Daniele De Rossi (1983), Laura Martinozzi (1639), Fiorenzo Magni (1920), and Giovanni Canestri (1918).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Luigi Villoresi ranks 28. Before him are Ludovico Scarfiotti (1933), Giancarlo Fisichella (1973), Renzo Zorzi (1946), Jarno Trulli (1974), Giancarlo Baghetti (1934), and Sandro Munari (1940). After him are Alex Zanardi (1966), Nino Vaccarella (1933), Alberto Colombo (1946), Bruno Giacomelli (1952), Nello Pagani (1911), and Geki (1937).

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