Luigi Musso
Luigi Musso (born
July 28,
1924 - died
July 6,
1958) was an Italian
auto racing driver.
Born in
Rome, Italy, he began his racing career driving
sports cars before debuting on the
Formula One circuit on January 17, 1954 driving a
Maserati. In 1954, he won the
Coppa Acerbo, an F1 non-championship race, and at the end of the 1955 season switched to
Ferrari. He drove to victory in the 1956
Argentine Grand Prix, however his season was cut short after a crash in a sports car race at
Nürburgring. The following year he won the
Grand Prix de la Marne. Although the Marne was an F1 race, it was also not part of the Drivers' Championships but Musso nevertheless finished third in the overall standings for the season. In 1958, he picked up two second place finishes in his first three races but was killed in an accident during the 1958
French Grand Prix at
Reims,
France.
During his F1 career, Luigi Musso won 1 race, achieved 7 podiums, and scored a total of 44 championship points.
Complete Formula One results
(Note: grands prix in
bold denote race
victories.)
