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Encyclopedia > Luigi Musso

Luigi Musso (born July 28, 1924 - died July 6, 1958) was an Italian auto racing driver. July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ...


Born in Rome, Italy, he began his racing career driving sports cars before debuting on the Formula One circuit on January 17, 1954 driving a Maserati. In 1954, he won the Coppa Acerbo, an F1 non-championship race, and at the end of the 1955 season switched to Ferrari. He drove to victory in the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix, however his season was cut short after a crash in a sports car race at Nürburgring. The following year he won the Grand Prix de la Marne. Although the Marne was an F1 race, it was also not part of the Drivers' Championships but Musso nevertheless finished third in the overall standings for the season. In 1958, he picked up two second place finishes in his first three races but was killed in an accident during the 1958 French Grand Prix at Reims, France. The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin Roma) is the capital city of Italy, and of its Lazio region. ... Honda NSX sports car TVR Tuscan sports car New style 2005 Ford Mustang Ruf RGT A sports car is type of automobile designed for sporting performance. ... Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel formula auto racing. ... See also: Mazarati, a 1980s band. ... The Coppa Acerbo was an automobile race held in Italy. ... The Ferrari Gestione Industriale logo, (C) Ferrari Press Office Ferrari is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and high-performance sports cars formed by Enzo Ferrari in 1929. ... The Argentine Grand Prix was a round of the Formula One championship, held intermittently from 1953 to 1998. ... The Nürburgring (alternative spelling: Nuerburgring; known as simply the Ring by enthusiasts) is the name of a famous road circuit for autos or motorcycles in Germany, of which there are several configurations. ... The Grand Prix de la Marne was a Grand Prix motor racing event staged at a racecourse near the city of Reims in the Marne département of north-east France. ... The French Grand Prix is a Formula One race held as part of Fédération Internationale de lAutomobiles annual Formula One automobile racing championship season. ... Reims (English traditionally Rheims) is a city of north-eastern France, 98 miles east-northeast of Paris. ...


During his F1 career, Luigi Musso won 1 race, achieved 7 podiums, and scored a total of 44 championship points.


Complete Formula One results

(Note: grands prix in bold denote race victories.)

Yr Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Team
1954 Mase ARG IND BEL FRA GBR DEU SWI ITA SPA     Mase
1955 Mase ARG MON IND BEL DUT GBR ITA         Mase
1956 Ferr ARG MON IND BEL FRA GBR DEU ITA       Ferr
1957 Ferr ARG MON IND FRA GBR DEU PES ITA       Ferr
1958 Ferr ARG MON DUT IND BEL FRA GBR DEU POR ITA MOR Ferr

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F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Luigi Musso (350 words)
The youngest of three racing brothers, Musso was the son of a wealthy Italian diplomat.
Luigi was a gentleman sportsman, enjoying shooting, fencing and horse riding.
He was passionate about cars from an early age and was inspired by his brothers' racing activities.
Luigi Musso at AllExperts (306 words)
Luigi Musso (born July 28, 1924 - died July 6, 1958) was an Italian auto racing driver.
Although the Marne was an F1 race, it was also not part of the Drivers' Championships but Musso nevertheless finished third in the overall standings for the season.
During his F1 career, Luigi Musso won 1 race, achieved 7 podiums, and scored a total of 44 championship points.
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