Eugenio Castellotti was a Formula One driver from Italy.
16 Facts About Eugenio Castellotti
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Eugenio Castellotti acquired a Ferrari at the age of twenty, from a local benefactor, and began racing sports cars in 1952.
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Eugenio Castellotti eventually made his Grand Prix debut at Buenos Aires on 16 January 1955, for Lancia, but struggled in the warmer temperatures and crashed.
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However, he finished second at Monaco, but in mid-season the team amalgamated with Scuderia Ferrari, for whom Castellotti drove for the remainder of his career.
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Eugenio Castellotti participated in 14 World Championship Grands Prix, achieving 3 podiums and scored a total of 19.5 championship points.
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Eugenio Castellotti secured pole position, with Lancia, at the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix, becoming the youngest driver to do so, a record that stood for 13 years until Jacky Ickx's pole position at the 1968 German Grand Prix.
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Eugenio Castellotti won the March 1956 12 Hours of Sebring at Sebring, Florida partnered with Fangio.
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Eugenio Castellotti followed this triumph by winning the Mille Miglia race in Brescia and the Grand Prix for sports cars in Rouen, France.
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Eugenio Castellotti's Ferrari achieved a total race time of 2 hours 10 minutes 31.1 seconds, winning the race.
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Eugenio Castellotti was second in the Nurburgring 1000 km race again partnered with Fangio.
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Eugenio Castellotti died at 26 years old during a private Ferrari test session at the Modena Autodrome.
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Eugenio Castellotti was testing a new Ferrari Grand Prix car for the 1957 season.
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Eugenio Castellotti hit a high kerb at a chicane and was thrown out of the car; his body was hurled 100 yards.
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Eugenio Castellotti had just been told to accelerate so that he could average 85.127 miles per hour.
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Eugenio Castellotti was considered the greatest Italian driver since Alberto Ascari.
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Eugenio Castellotti's legacy has been honoured by Club Auto Moto Storiche Eugenio Castellotti in Lodi.