Guido d'Ippolito

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Guido d'Ippolito (* 1894 in Nicastro ; † October 8, 1933 in Altamura ) was an Italian racing driver .

Career

Guido d'Ippolito belonged in the 1930s to the newly formed Scuderia of Enzo Ferrari . Born in a district of Lamezia Terme in the province of Catanzaro , the southern Italian drove his first car races in the 1920s. In 1926 and 1927 , while still a private driver, he finished the Coppa della Sila in the Calabrian province of Cosenza as second. With another second place in 1930 and the victories in 1928 and 1933 , there already as a works driver for Ferrari, he became the most successful driver of this race. In 1929 he also came third in the overall ranking there.

In the first race of the Scuderia with the Ferrari trademark, the jumping horse on a yellow background (Italian "Cavallino rampante") on a vehicle, the 24-hour race of Spa-Francorchamps in 1932 , he was Piero Taruffi's partner on an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300MM and finished second overall. He achieved further successes at the Mille Miglia ; In 1932 he was third and in 1933 fifth.

D'Ippolito, who, alongside Goffredo Zehender , was the most successful Calabrian racing driver of the 1930s, had a fatal accident in October 1933 at the Coppa Principessa di Piemonte , a road race that started and ended in Naples . He left behind his wife Antoinette and two sons.

The Stadio Guido D'Ippolito in Lamezia Terme, home of the Vigor Lamezia club, is named after him.

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personal data
SURNAME d'Ippolito, Guido
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Nicastro
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1933
Place of death Altamura