1. Piero Drogo participated in one Formula One Grand Prix, debuting at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix.
11 Facts About Piero Drogo
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Piero Drogo moved on to form a carrozzeria in Modena to service the thriving sports car industry there.
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Piero Drogo was born in Vignale Monferrato on 8 August 1926 to father Luigi Drogo and mother Rosina Monzeglio.
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Piero Drogo's first recorded result was at the 1956 Premio Nacional Ciudad de Maracay in Venezuela, where he placed first overall driving a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL.
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In 1958, Drogo returned to Italy and began living in Modena, where he would remain for the rest of his life.
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Piero Drogo married Anna Pia Fornaciari, a nurse from Modena, on 5 December 1959.
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The first known record of Piero Drogo's racing career is a first-place finish in the 1956 Premio Nacional Ciudad de Maracay, although this may not have been the first event in which he participated.
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Piero Drogo's racing career included numerous regional sports car races in Latin America, as well as international races such as the 1958 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1959 Targa Florio.
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Piero Drogo drove in the 1960 Formula One season, including an 8th-place finish at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix as well as several non-championship races.
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Piero Drogo died on 28 April 1973, at the age of 46, in an automobile accident.
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Piero Drogo collided with a truck while driving through a dark tunnel near Bologna.