Alessandro Cagno

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Alessandro Cagno at the 1914 French Grand Prix

Alessandro Cagno (born May 2, 1883 in Turin ; † December 23, 1971 there ) was an Italian racing driver .

Career

Cagno was known for the precision with which he drove the large-capacity cars in the period before the First World War and for his intelligent driving style.

From 1901 to 1905 he competed in Fiat races , mainly hill climbs in Italy. At the Gordon Bennett Cup in 1905 , he caused a sensation as third and together with Felice Nazzaro for the first international success of the Italian brand. In 1906 he moved to Itala , for which he won the first Targa Florio and the Coppa della Velocitá in 1907 . Then he lost interest in motorsport and turned to aviation. After an unsuccessful comeback attempt at the French Grand Prix in 1914 , he was seen again on the racetracks in the 1920s, this time in the smaller-displacement Voiturette class (comparable to the later Formula 2 ). His last success was winning the Italian Grand Prix for Voiturettes in 1923.

Cagno was one of the few survivors of the early days of motorsport and lived in his home in Turin , where he died in 1971.

gallery

  • 10907 in the Fiat 100HP on Mount Ventoux

  • In the Itala at the 1908 French Grand Prix

  • AllesandroCagno at the wheel of an Itala 45 HP at the Targa Florio 1907

  • 1911 in a Blerit XI on Venice Lido

Web links

Commons : Alessandro Cagno  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Grand Prix of France 1914
personal data
SURNAME Cagno, Alessandro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Turin
DATE OF DEATH 23rd December 1971
Place of death Turin