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Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari (Italian: [ˈtattsjo ˈdʒordʒo nuvoˈlaːri]; 16 November 1892 – 11 August 1953) was an Italian racing driver. He first raced motorcycles and then concentrated on sports cars and Grand Prix racing .
Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari (Castel d'Ario, 16 novembre 1892 – Mantova, 11 agosto 1953) è stato un pilota automobilistico e pilota motociclistico italiano. La sua carriera sportiva abbraccia un trentennio dal 1920 al 1950, con l'interruzione di oltre sei anni a causa del secondo conflitto mondiale .
Tazio Nuvolari (born Nov. 16, 1892, Castel d’Ario, near Mantua, Italy—died Aug. 10, 1953, Mantua) was an Italian automobile racing driver. He began racing motorcycles in 1920 and won the Italian championship in 1924 and 1926 before turning to automobile competition.
Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari was born in Castel d'Ario (Mantova) on November 16, 1892, and went down in history as one of the greatest drivers of all times. He started racing in 1920 alternating motorcycles and cars. He would excel with both.
May 23, 2016 · In 1930, Italian racer Tazio Nuvolari — wearing his atypical yellow jersey and blue pants — battled arch rival Achille Varzi in the classic Mille Miglia (1,000 mile) motor race.
Feb 6, 2024 · Tazio Nuvolari died peacefully in his sleep on August 11, 1953 and with that the curtains came down on perhaps the greatest Italian racing car driver the world had ever seen. In fact, no Italian driver in any era has matched, let alone surpassed his exploits to this very day.
Feb 4, 2021 · The life and times of Tazio Nuvolari—nicknamed the Flying Mantuan to honor his speediness and his hometown of Mantua, Italy—are littered with shattered car parts, empty champagne bottles, and insightful anecdotes. The most telling story is from Enzo Ferrari’s autobiography Le Mie Gioie Terribili (My Terrible Joys):
Tazio Nuvolari was born in 1892: a multiple motorcycle and car championship winner, he dominated the racing scene from 1922 to 1950 with record-breaking wins and endeavors that were at the limit of the impossible.
Tazio Nuvolari, born in the Italian province of Mantua in 1892, didn’t win an auto race until he was 32, but made up for lost time quickly. He won 70 races (52 of them outright, regardless of class), and among them were 12 World Championship races and 49 Grands Prix.
The visit to the Tazio Nuvolari Museum is an authentic journey through time that allows you to rediscover one of the most exciting and incredible human and sports stories of the twentieth century.
