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Born July 13, 1918 • Milan • Italy
Died May 26, 1955 (aged 36) • Monza • Italy
Awards And Honors Mille Miglia (1954) • Formula One racing (1953) • Formula One racing (1952)
Mario Andretti.
Mario Andretti
American race–car driver
Giuseppe Farina
Italian automobile racer
F1's youngest race winner
Max Verstappen
race-car driver
Fangio at Laguna Seca
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentine automobile racing driver
John Michael Hawthorn
British automobile racer
James Clark
British automobile racer
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
British race-car driver
Sebastian Vettel working on a crossword puzzle
Sebastian Vettel
German race-car driver
Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda
Austrian race-car driver
A smiling Daniel Ricciardo at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.
Daniel Ricciardo
Australian race-car driver
James Hunt
James Hunt
British race-car driver
Phil Hill at the wheel
Phil Hill
American automobile racer
McLaren, Bruce
Bruce McLaren
New Zealand automobile racer
Stirling Moss
Stirling Moss
British race-car driver
John Surtees
British motorsport racer
Primo Carnera
Italian boxer
Armin Zöggeler
Italian luger
Nino Benvenuti
Italian boxer
Manuela Di Centa
Italian skier
Eugenio Monti
Italian bobsledder