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Alberto Ascari: Quick Facts

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Born July 13, 1918 • Milan • Italy
Died May 26, 1955 (aged 36) • Monza • Italy
Awards And Honors Mille Miglia (1954) • Formula One (1953) • Formula One (1952)
Mario Andretti in a white racing suit with sponsor patches, smiling and seated outdoors at the 1970 British Grand Prix in Brands Hatch, Kent, England.
Mario Andretti
Italian-born American race-car driver
First Formula One Drivers' Champion
Giuseppe Farina
Italian automobile racer
F1's youngest race winner
Max Verstappen
Belgian-born race-car driver
Juan Manuel Fangio drives a vintage silver Mercedes race car around a curve on the Laguna Seca Raceway track, with red and white curbing visible.
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentine automobile racing driver
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John Michael Hawthorn
British automobile racer
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James Clark
British automobile racer
Andrea Kimi Antonelli in a Mercedes AMG Petronas racing suit celebrates on the podium holding a trophy and a champagne bottle at the F1 Grand Prix of Spain in Madrid.
Kimi Antonelli
Italian race-car driver
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
British race-car driver
Formula One winner
Michael Schumacher
German race-car driver
Lando Norris
Lando Norris
British automobile racing driver
Sebastian Vettel, wearing a racing suit, sits cross-legged and works on a crossword puzzle in a book before practice at the Italian Formula One Grand Prix in Monza.
Sebastian Vettel
German race-car driver
Formula One driver
Oscar Piastri
Australian race-car driver
Niki Lauda, wearing a red racing suit and cap, sits in his Formula One car in the pits at the British Grand Prix, with the Parmalat sponsor logo visible on the car.
Niki Lauda
Austrian race-car driver
A smiling Daniel Ricciardo at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.
Daniel Ricciardo
Australian race-car driver
James Hunt
James Hunt
British race-car driver
Phil Hill at the wheel
Phil Hill
American race-car driver
McLaren, Bruce
Bruce McLaren
New Zealand automobile racer
Sir Stirling Moss sits in a vintage silver Mercedes race car with a red number 8, smiling at the camera, with a crowd of spectators in the background at Goodwood House.
Stirling Moss
British race-car driver
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John Surtees
British motorsport racer
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Primo Carnera
Italian boxer