Sergio Sighinolfi
Italian racing driver
About Sergio Sighinolfi
Lived 1925 – 1956 (aged 31). Sergio Sighinolfi was an Italian racing driver, racing automobile driver and formula One driver.
Sergio Sighinolfi (April 25, 1925 in Modena – September 7, 1956 in San Venanzio) was an Italian racing driver. He entered a Formula One race in 1952 as reserve driver for Scuderia Ferrari. But as all the Ferrari drivers started the race, Sighinolfi could not. He never participated in Formula One again. He did however enter 37 sports car races between 1948 and 1955, his best results being two victories, three second-place finishes and two third-place finishes. He died at the age of 31 the day after crashing into a truck, driving a Ferrari prototype, in San Venanzio, between Modena and Maranello.
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Who was Sergio Sighinolfi?
Italian racing driver (1925–1956)
When was Sergio Sighinolfi born?
Sergio Sighinolfi was born on 25 April 1925.
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Sergio Sighinolfi died on 7 September 1956.
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Sergio Sighinolfi was a racing driver, racing automobile driver and formula One driver.
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Sergio Sighinolfi was Italian.
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