Piero Dusio
 Piero Dusio in the middle, flanked by Piero Taruffi (left) and Giovanni Savonuzzi (right) | |
| Born | 13 October 1899 Scurzolengo d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy |
|---|---|
| Died | 7 November 1975 (aged 76) Victoria, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Active years | 1952 |
| Teams | Cisitalia |
| Entries | 1 (0 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1952 Italian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1952 Italian Grand Prix |
Piero Dusio (13 October 1899 – 7 November 1975) was an Italian footballer, businessman, racing driver and racing car manufacturer.[1]
Biography
Football career
Dusio was born in
Racing career
In 1929 Dusio made his racing debut at the
Team owner
In 1944, at the end of World War II, Dusio switched his focus to his racing team. He commissioned Dante Giacosa of Fiat to develop a racing car and founded the "Consorzio Industriale Sportiva Italia", later known as Cisitalia. The team's collaborators included Carlo Abarth, Rudolf Hruska and Ferry Porsche. Three D46's topped the Coppa Brezzi (a race held together with the 1946 Turin Grand Prix), with Dusio finishing 1st.[5]
Dusio continued financing his racing car projects, but the expenses in engineering the complex
Dusio tried to qualify for one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix (Italy 1952) with a Cisitalia D46, but failed to set a time in practice due to engine problems.
He died in Buenos Aires in 1975.
Racing record
Complete European 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 | EDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati 8CM | L8
|
MON Ret |
FRA | BEL | GER | SUI | ITA | ESP | 32nd | 55 |
| 1936 | Scuderia Torino | Maserati 6C-34 | L6
|
MON | GER | SUI | ITA 6 |
18th | 28 | |||
Source:[10]
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Complete 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 | 8 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Piero Dusio | D46
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L4
|
SUI | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | NED | ITA DNQ |
NC | 0 |
Source:[11]
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References
- ^ Donatella Biffignandi, Piero Dusio from museoauto.it, an online museum for automotive issues, last accessed on 12 November 2016.
- ^ Piero Dusio soccer statistics at juworld.net, last accessed 12 November 2016
- ^ "historicracing.com". Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ sporting-to.com. Archived 9 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Coppa Brezzi 1946". Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ Piero Dusio & the Cisitalia Archived 10 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Autoar Historia". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2007.
- ^ forix.com
- ^ Cisitalia Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "THE GOLDEN ERA – OF GRAND PRIX RACING". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Piero Dusio – Grand Prix not started". statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.