Antonio Ascari
Antonio Ascari (born September 15, 1888 in Bonferraro , † July 26, 1925 in Montlhéry ) was an Italian racing driver .
Career in motorsport
Antonio Ascari was the son of a grain dealer from Lombardy . He started racing a Fiat in 1919 . In the same year he also competed in the first Targa Florio after the end of the First World War . He retired early after falling into a ravine, but was uninjured in the accident. From 1920, Ascari participated regularly in the most important racing event of this era for Italian racing drivers, the Targa Florio. If he had no countable success in 1920 and 1921 , he achieved his first finish in 1922 with fourth place. In April 1923 he drove for Alfa Romeo and only lost the race after a tough fight against his compatriot and team-mate Ugo Sivocci .
Antonio Ascari won his first Grand Prix a month later. He won the Circuito di Cremona , again on an Alfa Romeo P2 . A year later he was able to repeat this success. In addition, there was his first victory on the famous Monza track , at the Italian Grand Prix in 1924 .
The year 1925 seemed to be the best season in the career of Antonio Ascari. He dominated the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps , which he contested again for Alfa Romeo, and won over his teammate Giuseppe Campari . Only one month later, on July 26, 1925, the promising career at the French Grand Prix at the Montlhéry circuit ended when Ascari had a fatal accident while in the lead. His son, who later became Formula 1 world champion Alberto Ascari , was seven years old at the time. The legendary formation of the two Ascaris was due to the fact that Alberto also died in a racing car at the age of 36 on the 26th of a month (May 26, 1955).
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| SURNAME | Ascari, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bonferraro |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1925 |
| Place of death | Montlhéry |