Guglielmo Sandri

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Guglielmo Sandri (born January 26, 1906 in Bologna , Emilia-Romagna , Italy ; † August 1961 there ) was an Italian automobile and motorcycle racing driver .

Guglielmo Sandri was a versatile athlete. He played soccer , tennis and was a cyclist , and he was also considered a talented singer . Above all, the Bolognese was one of the best Italian motorcycle racers before the Second World War .

Career

Guglielmo Sandri started his career at the age of 19. In 1930 he started on a 350 cc AJS at the Great Mountain Prize of Germany on the Schauinsland and came fourth in the 350 cc class. In 1931 he won the Circuito di Pesaro race on a 500 cc NSU . In March of the following year he won the Hanover City Prize at the Eilenriederennen in the 350cc class on AJS

For the remainder of the 1932 season, Sandri competed for Scuderia Ferrari , which also had a motorcycle racing team between 1932 and 1943, and celebrated many successes in national races on Norton and Rudge . When in April as part of the XI. Grand Prix of Nations on the Pista del Littorio in Rome discharged European Championship race took Sandri on Rudge behind the French Jonghi pilots Louis Jeannin second place in the quarter-liter class. However, the internationally dominant drivers and manufacturers from Great Britain were not represented due to the long journey.

Later, Guglielmo Sandri competed on Moto Guzzi alongside greats like Nello Pagani and Omobono Tenni . In 1937 he won the 1283 kilometer Milan - Taranto race for the manufacturer from Mandello del Lario with an average speed of over 104 km / h. He was also the Italian road champion in the 500 cc class. In 1939, the Bolognese set six world speed records for 250 cc machines on the Serenissima between Bergamo and Brescia .

Sandri was also active as a men's driver in motor racing . In 1934 he drove a 2.5-liter Maserati 26M at the Circuito di Ravenna, two laps behind the winner Tazio Nuvolari in sixth place.

Guglielmo Sandri ended his racing activities after the outbreak of the Second World War. In 1948 he returned again and celebrated a class win at the Mille Miglia as co-driver of Johnny Lurani on a Healey 2400 . He died in August 1961 at the age of 55 in his hometown of Bologna.

successes

References

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Vincent Glon: Les grandes Courses Allemandes - Hanovre. racingmemo.free.fr, accessed May 4, 2010 (French).
  2. ^ Le Moto della Scuderia Ferrari 1932–1934. www.modelfoxbrianza.it, December 9, 2005, accessed May 4, 2010 (Italian).
  3. ↑ Vincent Glon: L'Histoire de la course moto - Palmarès des Championnats d'Europe (1924-1937 et 1947-1948). racingmemo.free.fr, accessed May 4, 2010 (French).
  4. ↑ Vincent Glon: L'Histoire de la course moto; 5th partie: Les Grand Prix d'Europe. (1924-1937); 1932. racingmemo.free, accessed May 4, 2010 (French).
  5. ↑ Vincent Glon: Milan - Naples et Milan -Tarente. racingmemo.free.fr, accessed May 4, 2010 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Sandri, Guglielmo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian automobile and motorcycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH January 26, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Bologna
DATE OF DEATH August 1961
Place of death Bologna