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Even with lots of work still do be done this list have reached a state
where it must be considered one of the most complete and accurate ever assembled on
the subject. This has only been possible due to the tremendous help from people
all over the world, each of them experts of their local drivers and events.
Short biographies of drivers with BLUE background, will come up in due time.
If you have any information about any driver with GREEN background, please
contact me!
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Jiri (Georg) Tacheci ( ) |
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1930: DNF Czech GP
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Paul Taousson (F) |
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* 19 Feb 1902
† 5 Ap 1985
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Sotchi
Grasse, France |
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Address: 46 Chemin Yusuf, Alger
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1928: DNA Tunis GP
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Filippo Tassara (I) |
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* 1900
† 17 Aug 1953 |
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Tassara came to be known as driver after winning the Coppa del Re at Monza in 1926. Tassara belonged to a family of
affluent steel industrialists from Brescia but originally hailed from Genoa. His debut had been in the Rally Coppa
del Garda in 1924. That same year he purchased a Bugatti T22. In 1926 he drove twice a Bugatti T35, at Pozzo and
Roma. His participations were scarce, about 20 between 1924 and 1940, more than half of these concentrated in the
years 1924/25. He became President of the Brescia Automobile Club after WWII, becoming instrumental in the rebirth
and the flourishing of the Mille Miglia, teaming with Castagneto and Maggi, having taken over Mazzotti's position.
He took up racing again, albeit sporadically. The apex of his career as a driver was probably when he finished the
grueling 1925 Alpine Cup without penalties, driving a torpedo Bugatti T23.
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1924: 2 Garda Circuit (1500cc)
1925: DNF Rome GP (1500cc) /
DNF Alessandria GP (1500cc) /
7 Savio Circuit (1500cc) /
DNF Mugello Circuit (1500cc) /
DNS Garda Circuit (1500cc)
1926: DNF Pozzo Circuit (2000cc) /
DNF Rome GP (2000cc)
1927: DNA Coppa Acerbo /
6c/11 Coppa Montenero (1500cc) /
DNA Milan GP
1928: DNF Pozzo Circuit
1930: DNS Coppa Ciano
1938: DNA Varese (Voiturette)
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Darcy Edward Derrick Taylor (GB) |
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* 23 Dec 1894
† 30 Oct 1966 |
Marshfield, Gloucestershire
Macclesfield, Cheshire |
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1936: DNC JCC 200 /
14* Donington GP
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Emile Antoine Tedaldi (F) |
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* 32 Jan 1894
† 26 Jun 1971 |
Bègles, Gironde
Tourgévile, Calvdos |
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Raced exclusively in the north part of France.
From 1926 to 1928, he drove an Amilcar in the 1100 cc Class in hillclimbs, Speed Trials and races.
In 1929, he switched to a s/c 1500 cc Bugatti. He was injured in an accident in the Routes Pavées meeting in September 1930.
He nevertheless reappared in 1931, with a 1500 cc Bugatti until July when he acquired a 2-litre Bugatti.
With that car, he did some hillclimbing in 1931 - 1932.
He crashed badly at the Lorraine GP.
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| (Info supplied by Marc Ceulemans & Michael Müller. Müller confirms correct spelling is Tedaldi. Bugatti historian Pierre-Yves Laugier years ago interviewed his daughter.) |
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1927: DNF Marne GP
1928: DNF Marne GP
1929: 2 Burgundy GP (Voiturette) /
2 Marne GP (Voiturette)
1930: DNF Picardie (Voiturette) /
DNF Marne (Voiturette) /
DNF Dieppe (Voiturette)
1931: 3 Picardie GP /
DNF Marne GP (Voiturette) /
DNF Dieppe GP /
DNF La Baule GP
1932: DNF Lorraine GP (2000cc) /
DNA French GP
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Manuel Antonio de Teffé von Hoonholtz (BR) |
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* 30 Mar 1905
† 1 Jan 1967 |
Paris
Rio de Janeiro |
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Manuel de Teffé was, with Nascimento jr., the prominent Brazilian driver before "Chico" Landi. De Teffé's great grandfather, who had taken part in the battle of Waterloo,
had moved from Preussia to Brazil 1824 as an army instructor.
Manuel de Teffé was the son of the Brazilian ambassador in Rome in the 1920s and early 30s and later a diplomat himself as well.
He was part of the Italian racing milieu and competed in several Mille Miglia and
other Italian races, driving various Alfa Romeos. He bought a 1500 cc Maserati
6CM in 1938 (#1558?), racing a full voiturette season in Europe that year under
the Scuderia Ambrosiana banner. British expatriate to Argentina Eric Forrest-Green purchased
that car in 1941 and used it in Argentinian races during 1941/42.
Continued racing after the war. Married Czech millionaire Dana Edita Fischerova in 1952, divorced 1960 or 1961.
After the war he advanced in his diplomatic career, having missions in different countries: Uruguay 1953-56, general consul in Marseilles 1961,
ambassadeur in Honduras 1965. Died in Rio de Janeiro 1967 and was buried in Petrópolis.
De Teffé had been instrumental for bringing the European drivers to race in
Brazil during the late 30s and was the main creator of the Gávea circuit
and its races.
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| (Info supplied by Alessandro Silva) |
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1927: DNA Rome GP
1934: DNF Rio de Janeiro GP
1935: DNF Rio de Janeiro GP
1936: 3 Rio de Janeiro GP /
3 São Paulo GP /
4 Buenos Aires GP
1937 DNS Rio de Janeiro GP
1938: DNF Tripoli (Voiturette) /
6 Targa Florio (Voiturette) /
9 Napels (Voiturette) /
5 Swiss GP (Voiturette) /
9 Milan (Voiturette) /
DNF Modena (Voiturette)
1939: 1 Circuito de Gávea
1940: DNS Circuito de Gávea
1941: 3 Rio de Janeiro GP
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(Tommaso) Omobono Tenni (I) |
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* 24 Jul 1905
† 30 Jun (1 Jul?) 1948 |
Tirano, Italy
Bern, Switzerland |
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Multiple Italian MC champion Omobono Tenni was one of the greatest motorcycle racers of his era. He was also
one of the symbols of Moto Guzzi's history.
Tenni came from a very poor peasant background from Northern Lombardy, then
moved to Treviso after WWI, where he had found a job as a mechanic. His
first victory was achieved in 1924 when still a teenager.
It marked the beginning of a formidable career, highlighted
by a lengthy series of successes. Riding a Moto Guzzi beginning in 1933,
he soon was winning everywhere on Italian racetracks and then all over
Europe. In England Tenni became the first Italian to triumph in the TT.
"Black Devil", "Red Bullet", "Fire-winged Centaur", "Death
Defying Man" were some of his nicknames he was given, people seeing Trenni
as Nuvolari's counterpart in the two-wheel world.
With deep Northern Italian roots, a boundless enthusiasm, and unlimited passion for engines, he was
outside the racing track a quiet, generous and simple man exemplified by the famous
understated telegram that he traditionally would send to his wife after
each victory: "Arrived First, Kisses, Tenni".
In the mid 30s Tenni tried his fortune in car racing. After an amazing debut at the Mille Miglia he became
"semi works" Voiturette Maserati driver (Scuderia Torino) in 1936 and works Maserati driver in 1937
but Tenni did not show the same fire he had shown on two wheels with a record of 47 victories on Moto
Guzzi in the period 1933-1948. Tenni died after a crash during practice for the motorcycle race at the 1948 Swiss GP,
Bremgarten, the same weekend as Achille Varzi's fatal crash.
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| (Info supplied by Alessandro Silva) |
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1936: DNF Monaco (Voiturette) /
2 Eifel (Voiturette) /
DNA Milan GP /
DNF Milan (Voiturette) /
DNA Swiss GP (Voiturette) /
DNA/DNS? Modena (Voiturette)
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Emile Tétaldi - SEE: Tedaldi
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Jose Maria de Texidor i Catasus (E) |
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* May 1892
† Jan 1974 |
Barcelona
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Jose raced motorcycles Barcelona in 1917-1920 as did his brothers Manuel and Antonio. Manuel continued through to 1924-5.
Jose and Antonio left Spain in the 1920s for Paris. Jose went to the Academy of Art where he met his wife, Anna Ziegler. He had four children and
later moved to Belgium. Jose's sons Edouard and Charlie also raced motorcycles. Edouard raced GP sidecars between 1950 and 1955 before having a
fatal (?) accident at Gedinne. Other information says he died at Perpignal, France in 1974.
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| (Info supplied by Oliver Slay i Texidor) |
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1933: DNF Eifel GP /
DNF Frontières GP /
7 Penya Rhin GP /
DSQ Dieppe GP
1934: DNA Frontières GP
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Hans Theisen (D) |
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* 1895
† 1963 |
Dortmund
Dortmund |
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Was a former motorcycle racer with Tornax. Later he became a motorcycle dealer.
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| (Info supplied by Hugo Boecker) |
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1931: 7 German GP (1100cc) /
10 Eifel GP
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Karl Gustaf Johan Fredrik Thelander (S) |
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* 30 May 1906
† 5 Apr 1960 |
Kalmar, Småland
Sollentuna, Uppland |
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Started competing in 1925 in ice races and hill climbs.
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| (Info supplied by Håkan Gelin & Simon Davis) |
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1931: DNF Swedish Winter GP (Ice race)
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Maxime Jean François Joseph "Max" Thirion (B) |
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* 14 Nov 1900
† 21 Jun 1980 |
Waremme, Liège, Belgium
Bruxelles, Belgium |
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| (Info supplied by André Reine) |
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1930: DNF European (Belgian) GP
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Arthur Donald Claude Thomas "Tom"/"Scrap" Thistlethwayte (GB) |
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* 17 Dec 1903
† 4 Oct 1956 |
Fulham, London
Winchester, Hampshire |
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1926: DNA British GP /
DNA Boulogne GP /
DNS JCC 200
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Mrs Eileen Mary (Jill) Thomas / Eileen Mary (Jill) Scott, née Fountain (GB) |
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* 21 May 1903
† 27 Oct 1974. |
Kexbrough, Yorkshire
Exeter, Devon |
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Raced previously as Mrs. W. B. Scott.
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1938: DNA Cork GP
1939: DNF Brooklands Road Championship
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Joel Thorne (USA) |
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* 16th Oct 1914
† 17th Oct 1955 |
New York
North Hollywood |
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Inherited a multi-million dollar fortune which would allow Thorne to live the life of a playboy and pursue his dream of winning the Indianapolis 500. His wealth was tied up in trusts which meant that he gained a
reputation for late payment as his extravagant spending habits often exceeded his income. His conduct also saw him repeatedly fall foul of the racing authorities as well as the law. He made his competition debut
in the 1935 Monte Carlo Rally after befriending Tommy Wisdom and Rupert Riley whilst studying in England. His fixation with Indy commenced in 1935 as an entrant. Initially he used his wealth to buy racing cars
from other drivers before employing Art Sparks to build bespoke cars. As a driver his best result was 5th in 1940 and as a team owner he finally tasted victory in 1946 courtesy of George Robson. Thorne also did
some midget racing, drove a Cadillac in the 1950 Carrera Panamericana and was a regular at the Pikes Peak hill climb, achieving a best of 3rd in 1939. Often considered to be a wild driver, he delivered an
uncharacteristically measured performance in his ex-Raymond Sommer Alfa P3 to finish a creditable 6th in the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup. His interests also involved boats and planes. He won the 1934 US outboard boat
racing championship and was a flying extra in the 1938 film ‘Men With Wings’. He was killed, along with some residents, when he crashed his Beechcraft Bonanza into a house after takeoff from Burbank’s Lockheed
airport during an overcast evening.
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| (Info supplied by Simon Davis) |
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1937: DNS German GP
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Ernst Timar (S) |
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* 8 Jun 1894
† 5 Jun 1970 |
Stockholm
Stockholm |
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Raced a rebuilt Studebaker truck at the 1932 Swedish Winter GP.
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| (Info supplied by Håkan Gelin) |
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1932: 12 Swedish Winter GP (Ice race)
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"Alexander Todd" Alexander Owzarow (later: Alexander Orley) (RUS/USA) |
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* 23 Dec 1911
† 14 Mar 1971 |
Kiev, Ukraine, Russia
Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York State, USA |
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This was one of the noms de course of Asia Owzarow, born on 23rd December 1911 in Ukraine, Russia.
Asia Owzarow was of a wealthy, Jewish, background. For the first part of his life he was known as Asia Orley. He was a lifelong friend of Zora Arkus Duntov, whose car "Arkus" (a modified MG) he raced in 1936/37.
By 1937 he had acquired American citizenship. Post war he raced a Veritas as "A. Todd".
He died, as Alexander Orley, in Nassau County 1971 and was buried In Queens County, New York State.
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| (Info supplied by Adam Ferrington) |
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1936: DNA Albi (Voiturette) /
DNA Coppa Ciano (Voiturette)
1937: DNA Frontières (Voiturette)
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Tognoli ( ) |
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Not in the official list of licensed Italian racing drivers.
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1929: DNA Rome GP (2000cc)
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Paul Gaston Torchy (F) |
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* 17 Nov 1897
† 19 Sep 1925 |
Vibeuf, Seine-Maritime, France
San Sebastian, Spain |
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Fatal crash at the 1925 San Sebastian Grand Prix.
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1925: DNF European GP /
2* French GP /
DNA Italian GP /
DNF San Sebastian GP
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Raymond Ghislain Victor Adolphe Marie de Tornaco (B) |
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* 15 Jan 1886
† 18 Jan 1960 |
Sassenheim, Luxemburg
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Grandfather to F1 driver Charles de Tornaco.
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1922: DNA Targa Florio
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Maurice Bienvenu Jean-Paul Trintignant (F) |
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* 30 Oct 1917
† 12 Feb 2005
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St-Cécile-les-Vignes
Nimes |
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. Known after the war as "Le Petoulet" Maurice started racing 1938 in the Bugatti that had killed his brother Louis.
Gordini driver 1948-1953. Later racing for Ferrari, Vanwall, Rob Walker, Parnell, Centro Sud,
Porsche, Aston-Martin, Maserati, Simca, Bugatti, BRM, Ford.
Winner of Monaco GP 1955 and 1958. Winner of the 1954 Le Mans 24h race with José Froilan Gonzales (Ferrari 375).
Retired 1964 after 82 Formula 1 championship starts and 72 1/3 points.
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1938: 5 Pau GP /
1 Frontières GP
1939: DNF Pau GP /
1 Frontières GP /
DNA Picardie (Voiturette) /
5 Angouleme
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Ernst Ebenhart Troeltsch (later Dietrich-Troeltsch) (D) |
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* 30 Jul 1913
† 21 Mar 1956 |
Wildgutach, Schwarzwald
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Ernst Troeltsch was the only child of famous German theologian and philosopher Ernst Troeltsch (1865 - 1923).
After his father had died when he wasn't even ten years old his mother married for the second time. The name of his stepfather,
a well-known politician called Hermann Dietrich (1879 - 1954) who for some years was a member of the German administration, was
attached to his surname - so he officially became Ernst Dietrich-Troeltsch.
In 1935/early 1936 he bought the Bugatti T51A #51134 (ex Bremme, ex Burggaller) from the
heirs of Rudolf Steinweg. In 1937 he sold the car on to Leonard Joa.
Died of heart failure in 1956 at an age of 42.
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| (Info supplied by Michael Müller & Reinhard Windeler) |
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1936: DNF Eifel (Voiturette)
1937: ? AVUS (Voiturette) /
8 (heat) Swiss GP (Voiturette)
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Conte Carlo Felice "Didi" Trossi (I) |
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* 27 Apr 1908
† 9 May 1949
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Biella
Milano (Milan) |
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Trossi was in Biella north of Milan in a medieval castle that his aristocratic family owned. The family business interests included agriculture, estates in the Riviera, a woollen industry and a bank, Banco Sella.
With an engineer education Trossi's hobbies included racing boats, airplanes and cars. He begun racing in 1931 taking part in rallies and hill climbs with two Mercedes-Benz SSK and a Bugatti.
At the end of 1931 he became president of Scuderia Ferrari after buying the shares of the Caniato brothers. During 1932 and 1933 he took part mostly in sports cars and hill climb events, finishing second in the 1932 Mille Miglia.
During 1934 and 1935 he was a full Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix driver, winning the 1934 Montreux, Vichy and Biella GPs. At that time also became involved in Augusto Monaco's aircraft type radial engine Grand Prix car project.
Trossi proved to be an excellent driver especially on street circuit but Enzo Ferrari's verdict was that he still was an amateur driver, not "hungry" enough to consistently be at the very top. After a disagreement
with Ferrari he sold his shares of the Scuderia to Alfa Romeo at the end of 1935 and for 1936 formed Scuderia Torino, racing Maseratis with works support in the voiturette class and later joining the Maserati
works team. He won the 1936 Coppa Ciano and the Lucca GP and the 1937 the Naples, Genua and Lucca GPs. Re raced Maseratis until 1940 when he joined Alfa Corse for the Tripoli Grand Prix.
After having spent the war in the Italian air force, Regia Autonautica, he returned to Alfa Corse in 1946. He won the 1946 Milan GP and the 1947 Turin GPs. However he was an ill man suffering from a brain tumour
and he died at an age of 41 in 1949.
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1932: 2* Mille Miglia (sports car)
1933: 5 Monaco GP /
2 Bordino GP /
DNA Coppa Acerbo /
DNF Monza GP
1934: DNF Monaco GP /
DNF Bordino GP /
DNF Tripoli GP /
1 Montreux GP /
3* French GP /
1 Vichy GP /
4 Coppa Ciano /
3 Nice GP /
1 Biella GP /
3* Italian GP /
DNA Modena GP
1935: DNF* Monaco GP /
DNF Biella GP /
DNF Turin GP /
3 Coppa Ciano /
DNA Italian GP /
DNA Lucca GP
1936: DNF Monaco GP /
DNS Tripoli GP /
1 Eifel (Voiturette) /
DNF Picardie (Voiturette) /
1 Milan (Voiturette) /
8* German GP /
1 Coppa Ciano (Voiturette) /
DNS Coppa Ciano /
2 Coppa Acerbo (Voiturette) /
DNA Swiss GP (Voiturette) /
DNF Lucca GP /
1 Lucca (Voiturette) /
7* Italian GP /
1 Modena (Voiturette) /
6* Vanderbilt Cup
1937: 3 Turin GP /
1 Napels (Voiturette) /
DNF Tripoli GP /
1 Genua GP /
2* Florence GP (Voiturette) /
5 Milan GP /
DNF Belgian GP /
DNA German GP /
9* Monaco GP /
DNS Swiss GP (Voiturette) /
8 Italian GP /
1 Lucca (Voiturette) /
DNF*/DNF* Campione D'Italia (Voiturette) /
DNA Mountain
1938: DNF Tripoli /
12* Napels (Voiturette) /
DNA French GP /
DNF Coppa Ciano /
DNF* Coppa Acerbo /
DSQ Italian GP
1939: DNF Tripoli (Voiturette) /
DNS Napels (Voiturette) /
DNF Coppa Ciano (Voiturette)
1940: 3 Tripoli (Voiturette)
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Vicomte Jean Marie Georges de Tudert (F) |
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* 10 Feb 1907
† 30 Jul 1997 |
Poitiers
Athée-sur-Cher |
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Address: Château de Visais, par Béruges, Vienne
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| (Info supplied by Marc Ceulemans) |
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1928: DNF/DNA La Baule GP
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Christopher Martin Charlewood Turner (GB) |
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* 23 Oct 1898
† 14 Dec 1987 |
Finsbury, London
Tenterden, Kent |
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1926: 12 JCC 200 (1100cc)
1927: DNF JCC 200 (1100cc)
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