Giovanni Bracco

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Giovanni Bracco at the wheel of a Bandini 1100 Sport in New York.

Giovanni Bracco (6 June 1908 at Biella – 6 August 1968 same place)^[1]^[2] was an Italian racing car driver, remembered for losing control of his Delage 3000, killing five spectators at the 1947 Italian Grand Prix.^[3]

He lived in Biella, home town of other racing aces such as Mario Porrino and Lamberto Grolla. Before and after World War II he had been racing Lancia Aprilias.^[4] He won the 1948 Italian Grand Prix (2-litre class) in a Maserati A6 GCS, before joining Ferrari 1950-52, winning the 1952 Mille Miglia in a Ferrari 250. With his younger pupil, Umberto Maglioli, he got second in the 1951 Mille Miglia, driving a Lancia Aurelia B20. He raced a Maserati 200S in 1955.

Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	WDC	Points
1950	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12	GBR	MON	500	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA DNA	NC	0

References

↑ picture and data from scuderiaferrariclubforli.com
↑ another picture and data from statsf1.com
↑ on the A6
↑ Italy 1947 from forix.com

Persondata
Name	Bracco, Giovanni
Alternative names
Short description	Italian racing driver
Date of birth	6 June 1908
Place of birth
Date of death	6 August 1968
Place of death

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