Biondetti, Clemente (I)

b 18/10/1898 (Budduro, Sardinia) - d 24/2/1955 (Florence)


1923 - started racing motorcycles
1927 - started racing cars
1931 - Works Maserati driver. 3rd in Rome & French GPs
1938 - Won Mille Miglia
1947 - Won Mille Miglia. In rain, minus 2 gears & with fuel-feed problems,
       beat Nuvolari
1948 - Won Mille Miglia, Tour of Sicily
1949 - Won Mille Miglia, Tour of Sicily
1950 - 1 F1 GP (Privately enterred Jaguar engined Ferrai 166S!), retired
       Italian GP.
1952 - 3rd in shared drive at Monaco sportscar GP. 2nd in Acerbo Cup (12hr
       race at Pescara)
1953 - Raced Lancia
1954 - 4th in Mille Miglia (Ferrari)
1955 - Dead from cancer