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Piero Taruffi helmet photo
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Taruffi
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World Sports Car Championship

Driver Information

nationality
Italian
birthday
12 Oct 1906
hometown
Albano Laziale, Rome
died
12 Jan 1988
Rome
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Driver Information

nationality
Italian
birthday
12 Oct 1906
hometown
Albano Laziale, Rome
died
12 Jan 1988
Rome
helmet

Competitors

Georges Harris profile photo
Georges
Harris
be
age
wins
2
poles
0
races
4
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Ricardo Grandío profile photo
Ricardo
Grandío
ar
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Olivier Gendebien profile photo
Olivier
Gendebien
be
age
wins
9
poles
0
races
57
podiums
19
fastest laps
0
Raul Jaras profile photo
Raul
Jaras
cl
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Santiago Gonzalez profile photo
Santiago
Gonzalez
cu
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Joseph Jeser profile photo
Joseph
Jeser
be
age
96
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Kurt Delfosse profile photo
Kurt
Delfosse
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
José Froilán González profile photo
José Froilán
González
ar
age
wins
24
poles
12
races
85
podiums
46
fastest laps
18
William Kinchloe profile photo
William
Kinchloe
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Hans Herrmann profile photo
Hans
Herrmann
de
age
95
wins
11
poles
0
races
57
podiums
25
fastest laps
1
Roberto Bonomi profile photo
Roberto
Bonomi
ar
age
wins
5
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Rolf Knoch profile photo
Rolf
Knoch
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
0
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Jaroslav Juhan profile photo
Jaroslav
Juhan
cz
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
John Gordon Benett profile photo
John Gordon
Benett
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Karl Schwaneberg profile photo
Karl
Schwaneberg
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Briggs Cunningham profile photo
Briggs
Cunningham
us
age
wins
4
poles
0
races
22
podiums
11
fastest laps
0
Edgar Barth profile photo
Edgar
Barth
de
age
wins
9
poles
0
races
32
podiums
14
fastest laps
0
Adolf-Werner Lang profile photo
Adolf-Werner
Lang
de
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
3
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
George Huntoon profile photo
George
Huntoon
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
6
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
M. Marshall profile photo
M.
Marshall
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1957
7° Syracuse Grand Prix - Formula 1
Scuderia Centro Sud
0
4th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
World Sportscar Championship - Class S 5.0
Lindsey Hopkins
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Chevrolet Corvette SS
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
World Sports Car Championship
Lindsey Hopkins
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
year
series
team
points
position
1956
Swedish Grand Prix - Kristianstad - Sports Cars
Officine Alfieri Maserati
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 300S
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1956
4° GP Supercortemaggiore - 1000 Km. of Monza - Sports Cars
Officine Alfieri Maserati
0
8th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 150S
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1956
World Sportscar Championship - S3.0
Officine Alfieri Maserati
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 300S
1
1
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1956
World Sports Car Championship
Officine Alfieri Maserati
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 300 S
1
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
year
series
team
points
position
1956
World Championship of Drivers - Formula One
Officine Alfieri Maserati, Vandervell Products Ltd.
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
Maserati 2.5
Pirelli
Vanwall VW 2
Vanwall 2.5
Pirelli
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1955
12 Hours of Sebring - World Sports Car
Luigi Chinetti
0
5th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 750 Monza
Ferrari L4 2999cc
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1955
22° RAC Tourist Trophy - Dundrod - World Sports Car
Scuderia Ferrari
0
6th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 857 Monza
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1955
World Championship of Drivers - Formula One
Scuderia Ferrari, Daimler Benz AG
9
6th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 555
Ferrari 2.5
Englebert
Mercedes-Benz W196
Mercedes-Benz 2.5
Continental
3
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
1
0
0
9
year
series
team
points
position
1954
12 Hours of Sebring - World Sports Car
Scuderia Lancia Co.
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lancia D24
Lancia V6 3284cc
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1954
21° RAC Tourist Trophy - Dundrod - World Sports Car
Scuderia Lancia
0
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lancia D24
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1954
World Championship of Drivers - Formula One
Scuderia Ferrari
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 625
Ferrari 2.5
Pirelli
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1953
1° ADAC 1000 Km Rennen - Nürburgring - World Sports Car
Scuderia Lancia
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lancia D24
Lancia 3.3
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1953
20° Mille Miglia - World Sports Car
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lancia D20 Pinin Farina
Lancia 2.9
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1953
24 Hours of Le Mans - Class S 8.0
Scuderia Lancia
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lancia D20
Lancia 2.7 s/c
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1953
1° GP Supercortemaggiore - 1000 Km of Monza - Sports Cars
Scuderia Lancia
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lancia D24
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1952
2° Syracuse Grand Prix - Formula 2
Scuderia Ferrari
0
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 500
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1952
5° Napoli Grand Prix - Formula 2
Scuderia Ferrari
0
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 500
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1952
6° Grand Prix de Paris - Montlhéry - Formule 2
Scuderia Ferrari
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 500
1
1
1
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
1952
6° Ulster Trophy - Dundrod - Formule Libre
G A Vanderwell
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 375 Thinwall Special
1
1
1
1
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
1
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
1952
World Championship of Drivers - Formula One
Scuderia Ferrari
22
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 500
Ferrari 2.0
Pirelli
6
1
3
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
1
3
0
1
22
year
series
team
points
position
1951
5° Bari Grand Prix - Formula One
Scuderia Ferrari
0
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 500
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1951
World Championship of Drivers - Formula One
Scuderia Ferrari
10
6th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 375
Ferrari 4.5
Pirelli
Ferrari 375
Ferrari 4.5
Englebert
5
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
0
1
0
0
10
year
series
team
points
position
1950
3° Grand prix des Nations - Genève - Formula One
Alfa Romeo SpA
0
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Alfa Romeo 158
1
0
1
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
1950
4° Copa Acción de San Lorenzo - Rosario - Formule Libre
Ing P. Taruffi
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 4CLT
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1950
3° Mar del Plata Grand Prix - Formule Libre
Ing P. Taruffi
0
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 4CLT
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1950
4° Gran Premio Eva Peron - Parco Palermo - Formula Libre
Ing P. Taruffi
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 4CLT
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1950
World Championship of Drivers - Formula One
Alfa Romeo SpA
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Alfa Romeo 158
Alfa Romeo 1.5 s/c
Pirelli
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1949
Madrid Grand Prix - Formule Libre
0
4th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Cisitalia D46
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1949
10° Rome Grand Prix - Caracalla - Formula 2
Scuderia Ferrari
0
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 166 C
1
0
1
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1949
4° Buenos Aires Grand Prix - Parco Palermo - Formula Libre
Ing P. Taruffi
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 4CLT
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1948
Monaco Grand Prix
Squadra Piero Dusio
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Cisitalia D46
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1947
Sehab Almaz Bey Trophy - Circuit El Geriza, Cairo - 1000cc Racing
0
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Cisitalia D46
1
1
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
1940
14° Tripoli Grand Prix
Scuderia Torino
0
8th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 4CL 1.5L
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1939
13° Tripoli Grand Prix
0
4th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 6CM
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1938
12° Tripoli Grand Prix
0
5th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 6CM
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1938
AIACR European Championship
Scuderia Torino
26
12th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Alfa Romeo Tipo 308
Alfa Romeo Tipo 312
3
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
0
26
year
series
team
points
position
1936
10° Tripoli Grand Prix
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 8CM
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1935
Italian Grand Prix - Monza - European Championship
Automobiles E. Bugatti
0
5th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Bugatti T59
Bugatti 3.3 S8
Michelin
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1935
ADAC Eifelrennen Nürburgring - GP class
P Taruffi
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Bugatti T59
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1935
9° Tripoli Grand Prix
P Taruffi
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 8CM
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1935
AIACR European Championship
Bugatti
31
11th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Bugatti T59
3
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
0
31
year
series
team
points
position
1934
6° Grand Prix de Monaco
Officine Alfieri Maserati
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 4C-2500
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1934
8° Tripoli Grand Prix
Officine A Masareti
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati V5
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1933
ADAC Eifelrennen Nürburgring - GP class
Scuderia Ferrari
0
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Alfa Romeo Monza
1
0
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1933
Mille Miglia Italy - S/TP+1.5
0
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider Z
1
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
1933
Mille Miglia
0
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider Z
1
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
1933
7° Tripoli Grand Prix
P Taruffi
0
5th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Alfa Romeo Monza
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1933
9° Coppa Acerbo - Pescara - Grand Prix
P Taruffi
0
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 8CM
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1932
8° Coppa Acerbo - Pescara - Grand Prix
Scuderia Ferrari
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Alfa Romeo Monza
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1957
Racing
2
0
0
0
0
1956
Racing
6
2
1
0
0
1955
Racing
5
0
1
0
0
1954
Racing
3
0
1
0
0
1953
Racing
4
0
0
0
0
1952
Racing
10
3
7
1
3
1951
Racing
6
0
2
0
0
1950
Racing
5
0
2
0
1
1949
Racing
3
0
1
1
0
1948
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1947
Racing
1
1
1
?
?
1940
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1939
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1938
Racing
4
0
0
0
0
1936
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1935
Racing
6
0
0
0
0
1934
Racing
2
0
0
0
0
1933
Racing
4
0
3
0
0
1932
Racing
1
0
0
0
0

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
1954
21° RAC Tourist Trophy - Dundrod - World Sports Car
2nd
1952
World Championship of Drivers - Formula One
3rd
1952
2° Syracuse Grand Prix - Formula 2
2nd
1952
6° Grand Prix de Paris - Montlhéry - Formule 2
1st
1952
6° Ulster Trophy - Dundrod - Formule Libre
1st
1952
5° Napoli Grand Prix - Formula 2
2nd
1951
5° Bari Grand Prix - Formula One
3rd
1950
3° Mar del Plata Grand Prix - Formule Libre
3rd
1950
3° Grand prix des Nations - Genève - Formula One
3rd
1949
10° Rome Grand Prix - Caracalla - Formula 2
2nd
1947
Sehab Almaz Bey Trophy - Circuit El Geriza, Cairo - 1000cc Racing
3rd
1933
9° Coppa Acerbo - Pescara - Grand Prix
3rd
1933
Mille Miglia
3rd
1933
Mille Miglia Italy - S/TP+1.5
3rd
1933
ADAC Eifelrennen Nürburgring - GP class
3rd

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