Clemente Biondetti - Career Summary

Biondetti

Nationality Italian
Date of Birth 18 August, 1898
Date of Death 24 February, 1955
Car Ferrari-Jaguar (1950)
Races Entered 1
DNQ/DNPQ -
Best Result DNF (17 laps)
Italy, 1950

So 2000 was the first year that Jaguar has been in Formula One, right? Wrong! The man who gave the big cat its first taste of Formula One, all 17 laps of it way back in 1950, was Italian Clemente Biondetti.

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Career Summary

1923 • Began racing motorcycles.

1927 • Began racing cars, especially in Talbots.

1931-33 • Maserati works driver, 3rd at Rome and French GPs in 1931.

1934 • Drove a Gruppo San Giorgio Maserati 8CM and Maserati 4C-2500.
1936 • Drove a privately-entered Siata and Maserati 6C-34, 2nd at Modena voiturette race.
• Mille Miglia, 4th in an Alfa Romeo with Cerasa.

1937 • Drove a Maserati Tipo and an Enzo Ferrari Alfa Romeo Tipo C, 2nd at Naples.

1938 • Alfa Romeo works driver in an Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 and Tipo 316.
• Mille Miglia, 1st in an Alfa Romeo 2900B with Stefani.

1939 • Alfa Romeo works driver, 1st in the Coppa Acerbo in an Alfa Romeo 158.

1940 • Alfa Romeo works driver, 2nd at Tripoli.
• Mille Miglia, 4th with Stefani.

1947 • Mille Miglia, 1st in an Alfa Romeo 2900B with Romano.
1948 • Mille Miglia, 1st in a Ferrari 166S with Navone.
• Targa Florio, 1st overall.

1949 • Mille Miglia, 1st in a Ferrari 166MM with Salani.
• Targa Florio, 1st overall.
1950 • Mille Miglia, 8th in a Jaguar XK120 with Bronzoni.
• Le Mans 24hrs in a Jaguar C-type with Johnson.

1950 • Privately-entered Ferrari 166S Jaguar, 1 entry in the Italian GP.

1951 • Mille Miglia in the Ferrari-Jaguar, retired.
1952 • Drove Ferrari sports cars, 2nd in the Coppa Acerbo.

1953 • Drove Lancia sports cars.

1954 • Mille Miglia, 4th in a Ferrari.

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1923	• Began racing motorcycles.
1927	• Began racing cars, especially in Talbots.
1931-33	• Maserati works driver, 3rd at Rome and French GPs in 1931.
1934	• Drove a Gruppo San Giorgio Maserati 8CM and Maserati 4C-2500.
1936	• Drove a privately-entered Siata and Maserati 6C-34, 2nd at Modena voiturette race. • Mille Miglia, 4th in an Alfa Romeo with Cerasa.
1937	• Drove a Maserati Tipo and an Enzo Ferrari Alfa Romeo Tipo C, 2nd at Naples.
1938	• Alfa Romeo works driver in an Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 and Tipo 316. • Mille Miglia, 1st in an Alfa Romeo 2900B with Stefani.
1939	• Alfa Romeo works driver, 1st in the Coppa Acerbo in an Alfa Romeo 158.
1940	• Alfa Romeo works driver, 2nd at Tripoli. • Mille Miglia, 4th with Stefani.
1947	• Mille Miglia, 1st in an Alfa Romeo 2900B with Romano.
1948	• Mille Miglia, 1st in a Ferrari 166S with Navone. • Targa Florio, 1st overall.
1949	• Mille Miglia, 1st in a Ferrari 166MM with Salani. • Targa Florio, 1st overall.
1950	• Mille Miglia, 8th in a Jaguar XK120 with Bronzoni. • Le Mans 24hrs in a Jaguar C-type with Johnson.

1950	• Privately-entered Ferrari 166S Jaguar, 1 entry in the Italian GP.

1951	• Mille Miglia in the Ferrari-Jaguar, retired.
1952	• Drove Ferrari sports cars, 2nd in the Coppa Acerbo.
1953	• Drove Lancia sports cars.
1954	• Mille Miglia, 4th in a Ferrari.