26 May 1955(1955-05-26) (aged 36) Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality
Italian
Active years
1950–1955
Teams
Ferrari, Maserati, Lancia
Entries
34 (32 starts)
Championships
2 (1952, 1953)
Wins
13
Podiums
17
Career points
107 9⁄14 (140 1⁄7)[nb 1]
Pole positions
14
Fastest laps
12
First entry
1950 Monaco Grand Prix
First win
1951 German Grand Prix
Last win
1953 Swiss Grand Prix
Last entry
1955 Monaco Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years
1952–1953
Teams
Scuderia Ferrari
Best finish
DNF (1952, 1953)
Alberto Ascari (13 July 1918 – 26 May 1955) was an Italian racing driver and a two-time Formula One World Champion. Noted for careful precision and finely-judged accuracy, Ascari was a multitalented racer who competed in motorcycle racing before switching to cars. He won consecutive Formula One world titles in 1952 and 1953 for Scuderia Ferrari, being the team's first World Champion, and the last Italian to win the title as of 2024[update]. This was sandwiched by an appearance in the 1952 Indianapolis 500, and winning the 1954 Mille Miglia.
As of 2024, Ascari and Michael Schumacher are Ferrari's only back-to-back World Champions, and Ascari remains Ferrari's sole Italian champion. As the first driver to win multiple World Championship titles, he held the record for most World Championship titles from 1952 to 1954, becoming one of four drivers to have held the record for most World Championship titles. Juan Manuel Fangio held the record from 1954 to 2002 (jointly with Ascari in 1954) and Schumacher has held the record since 2002, although Schumacher also shares that record with Lewis Hamilton since 2020.
When Ascari was a young child, his father Antonio Ascari, also a famous racing driver, died in an accident at the 1925 French Grand Prix. Ascari himself was later killed during a test session for Ferrari at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in 1955.
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AlbertoAscari (13 July 1918 – 26 May 1955) was an Italian racing driver and a two-time Formula One World Champion. Noted for careful precision and finely-judged...
French Grand Prix. He was the father of two-time World Champion AlbertoAscari. Ascari was born at Bonferraro Di Sorgà, near Mantua but in the Veneto region...
Dhabi). Eleven drivers have achieved a hat-trick in consecutive races. AlbertoAscari is the only one to have achieved four in a row (1952 German–1953 Argentine)...
AlbertoAscari, a task that was repeated one year later. In 1953 Ferrari made his only attempt at the Indianapolis 500, but the car driven by Ascari crashed...
after AlbertoAscari (1918–1955), the first double winner of the World Championship of Drivers. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2010. Ascari's official...
90-degree corners. 1949 saw Italian new-boy AlbertoAscari, son of the late 1924 Italian Grand Prix winner Antonio Ascari, win in his Ferrari; Enzo Ferrari was...
1952 Formula One season Drivers' Champion: AlbertoAscari Previous 1951 Next 1953 Races by country Races by venue The 1952 Formula One season was the sixth...
Alfa driver Antonio Ascari, whose son Alberto would win the race in 1952 and 1953. After winning the Belgian race, Antonio Ascari was killed in his next...
Champions. Giuseppe "Nino" Farina was the first ever World Champion and AlbertoAscari was the first double World Champion. All three championships came in...
Ferrari driver AlbertoAscari after he started from pole position. José Froilán González finished second for the Maserati team and Ascari's teammate Luigi...
1970–1980 1970 United States Grand Prix 1975 British Grand Prix 23 Italy AlbertoAscari‡ 13 1950–1955 1951 German Grand Prix 1953 Swiss Grand Prix United Kingdom...
World Championship; this and the next year's races were won by Italian AlbertoAscari. The race was not held in 1954 due to a lack of money to hold the race...
Lotario Rangoni [it] to build and prepare two racing cars for him and AlbertoAscari to drive in the 1940 Mille Miglia. The race, which was officially named...
races were recognised as Grandes Épreuves (great trials) by the FIA. AlbertoAscari and Juan Manuel Fangio proved to be the most successful drivers, each...
was the San Remo Grand Prix in western Italy, not far from Monaco. AlbertoAscari made his first appearance of the season and promptly won in a Ferrari...
race; Fangio won three of the remaining four races. Reigning champion AlbertoAscari had a less successful switch of teams, choosing to leave Ferrari for...
around the streets of Monaco. Their leading drivers, Luigi Villoresi and AlbertoAscari had to settle for the third row of the grid, however, while the Alfa...
during races when his own had technical problems. His rivals included AlbertoAscari, Giuseppe Farina and Stirling Moss. Throughout his career, Fangio was...
1953 Formula One season Drivers' Champion: AlbertoAscari Previous 1952 Next 1954 Races by country Races by venue The 1953 Formula One season was the seventh...
displacement). The 815s, designed by Alberto Massimino, were thus the first true Ferrari cars. After AlbertoAscari and the Marchese Lotario Rangoni Machiavelli...
Brauchitsch and Tazio Nuvolari end their careers, while drivers like AlbertoAscari and Juan Manuel Fangio rose to the front. The Motorcycle World Championships...
sporting events until 1951. A non-championship Formula 2 race was won by AlbertoAscari in 1950 at the Nürburgring. The German Grand Prix was included as part...
into the French Grand Prix, Ferrari driver, and 1952 World Champion AlbertoAscari had a large lead in the championship, having won the first three races...
debuted, another car was fielded for AlbertoAscari. Sporting an enlarged 2.9 L (2941.66 cc/179 in³) engine, Ascari's 735 S was more capable at Monza, leading...
Fangio. This was Farina's last victory in Formula One. Ferrari driver AlbertoAscari clinched his second consecutive World Drivers' Championship as neither...
new pit complex was constructed between Woodcote and Copse corners; AlbertoAscari dominated this and the next year's race; González won again in 1954...
championship and scored a coup when he managed to lure away AlbertoAscari from Scuderia Ferrari. Despite Ascari winning the 1954 Mille Miglia, poor racing results...
the Mercedes cars broke down and Lancia driver AlbertoAscari crashed into the harbour. Although Ascari was apparently unscathed, the double World Champion...
regulations normally used. The 18-lap race was won by Ferrari driver AlbertoAscari after he started from pole position. His teammates Giuseppe Farina and...
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