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Clemente Biondetti.

Clemente Biondetti (born August 18, 1898 in Budduso, Sardinia; died February 24, 1955 in Florence) was an italian auto racing driver.

Biography

Born into a working class family, Biondetti began racing motorcycles in 1923 but in 1927 turned to automobiles. By 1931 his performance earned him a spot in Grand Prix motor racing with the Maserati factory team.

File:Biondetti1937MonteCarlo.jpg

Biondetti in his Maserati at Monte Carlo, 1937.

His success racing on circuits was minimal, but he was one of the best in tough endurance events. Driving an Alfa Romeo, Clemente Biondetti won the 1938 Mille Miglia for sports cars and at the Coppa Ciano finished second in the voiturette class then third in the main event. In 1939, he won the Coppa Acerbo voiturette class and took second place at the Swiss Grand Prix. His racing career came to a halt following the outbreak of World War II in 1940. By the time he was able to resume racing after the war, he was already 49 years old. Nevertheless, he dominated Italian endurance racing, driving to victory in the Mille Miglia for three straight years from 1947 through 1949 and the Targa Florio in 1948 and 1949. He won more Mille Miglias than any other driver in history.

Clemente Biondetti participated in one Formula one event, debuting on September 3, in the 1950 Italian Grand Prix. Engine problems forced him out of the race without earning any championship points. Biondetti loved racing cars and continued to compete in sports car and endurance events, earning a second place finish in a Ferrari at the 12 Hours of Pescara in 1952 against much younger drivers. After suffering from cancer for a number of years, he was forced him to retire in 1954. He died early the following year at 57 years old.

Major victories

Coppa Acerbo 1939
Mille Miglia 1938, 1947, 1948, 1949
Targa Florio 1948, 1949

Complete Formula One results

Yr	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Team
1950	Ferr	GBR	MON	IND	SWI	BEL	FRA	ITA	Ferr

Complete European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Entrant	Team	1	2	3	4	5	EDC	Points
1931	Officine A Maserati	Maserati	ITA	FRA 3	BEL			23=	19
1936	Scuderia Maremmana	Maserati	MON 1	GER Ret	SUI Ret	ITA Ret		25	29
1937	Scuderia Maremmana	Maserati	BEL	GER	MON Ret	SUI		15=	34
1937	Private entry	Alfa Romeo					ITA Ret	15=	34
1938	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo	FRA	GER Ret	SUI	ITA 4		13	27
1939	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo	BEL	FRA	GER	SUI 9		16=	28

External Links

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