21 November 1953(1953-11-21) (aged 50) Silao, Mexico
Formula One World Championship career
Active years
1950 – 1953
Teams
Maserati, Scuderia Milano and Alfa Romeo
Entries
16 (15 starts)
Championships
0
Wins
0
Podiums
2
Career points
17.5
Pole positions
0
Fastest laps
0
First entry
1950 Swiss Grand Prix
Last entry
1953 Italian Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years
1952–1953
Teams
Scuderia Lancia
Best finish
8th (1952)
Felice Bonetto (9 June 1903 in Manerbio, near Brescia, Italy – 21 November 1953 in Silao, Mexico) was a courageous racing driver who earned the nickname Il Pirata (The Pirate).
He was a road racing legend, who started racing in the 1930s, and enjoyed a brief Formula One career, including a win in the non-Championship Grande Premio do Jubileu in 1953. During his Formula One career, he raced Italian cars, starting with a privateer Maserati for Scuderia Milano, then the works Alfa Romeo, and finally the works Maserati, achieving two shared podiums finishes in the World Championship. His greatest successes were in sport cars, winner of the 1952 Targa Florio, but his career and life were cut short when he fatally crashed into a lamp post in the 1953 Carrera Panamericana whilst leading.
FeliceBonetto (9 June 1903 in Manerbio, near Brescia, Italy – 21 November 1953 in Silao, Mexico) was a courageous racing driver who earned the nickname...
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Farina finished second and Maserati drivers José Froilán González and FeliceBonetto came in third The Dutch Grand Prix, which had been held in August the...
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Froilán González/Maurice Trintignant (2nd, 1955 Argentine Grand Prix), FeliceBonetto (3rd, 1951 Italian Grand Prix) and Maurice Trintignant/Umberto Maglioli...
closely followed by the other Alfa Romeos and Ferraris. Alfa Romeo driver FeliceBonetto, who started in seventh position, was the first man at the first corner...
period. The team scored two World Championship points on its debut, when FeliceBonetto finished fifth at the 1950 Swiss Grand Prix. The team mostly raced modified...
of the remaining works Ferraris of Villoresi and Taruffi, alongside FeliceBonetto. Reg Parnell, in a BRM, was also supposed to be on the second row, but...
Prix 2 Louis Chiron 50 years, 291 days 3rd 1950 Monaco Grand Prix 3 FeliceBonetto 49 years, 363 days 3rd 1953 Dutch Grand Prix 4 Piero Taruffi 48 years...
which was limited to stock sedans with five seats. Piero Taruffi and FeliceBonetto, both Italian F1 drivers, entered a pair of Alfa Romeo coupes specially...
Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Notable drivers Luigi Fagioli Reg Parnell FeliceBonetto World Champion(s) Giuseppe Farina Juan Manuel Fangio Drivers' titles...
de Graffenried with the pair not being able to practice on Thursday. FeliceBonetto also entered a Maserati but would not arrive for the race. Talbot-Lago...
Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Notable drivers Luigi Fagioli Reg Parnell FeliceBonetto World Champion(s) Giuseppe Farina Juan Manuel Fangio Drivers' titles...
finally appeared with their new car, the A6GCM, which was driven by FeliceBonetto. Also racing A6GCMs were the Escuderia Bandeirantes drivers Bianco and...
José Froilán González and Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, and Italian driver FeliceBonetto. Ferrari lined up with the familiar trio of reigning World Champion...
and only time in the 1952 World Championship, running three cars for FeliceBonetto, Franco Rol and José Froilán González. Also running A6GCMs were the...
retired his car, which had engine problems; Farina, who had taken FeliceBonetto's Alfa, had a leaking fuel tank and had to come in twice for fuel, which...
driver Paul Pietsch replacing Consalvo Sanesi, joining Fangio, Farina and Bonetto. Following on from their maiden victory at Silverstone, Ferrari also entered...
Aurelias took the first three places in the 1952 Targa Florio with FeliceBonetto as the winner and another win on Lièges-Rome-Lièges of 1953. The fifth...
Lancia Aurelia Luigi Maggio 2nd June 14 24 Hours of Le Mans Lancia D20 FeliceBonetto Froilán González DNF June 28 Giro dell'Umbria Lancia Aurelia Luigi Maggio...
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Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Notable drivers Luigi Fagioli Reg Parnell FeliceBonetto World Champion(s) Giuseppe Farina Juan Manuel Fangio Drivers' titles...
marred by multiple spectator fatalities, and the death of 50-year-old FeliceBonetto, like Fangio driving a works Lancia, on the third day of the competition...
Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Notable drivers Luigi Fagioli Reg Parnell FeliceBonetto World Champion(s) Giuseppe Farina Juan Manuel Fangio Drivers' titles...
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