Isacco Mariani

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Isacco Mariani (born April 11, 1892 in Lissone , † July 11, 1925 in Asso ) was an Italian motorcycle racer .

Career

Isacco Mariani, who comes from Lissone in Lombardy , started as a works driver for Garelli in 1923 and 1924 and during this time drove some notable successes in the 350 cm³ class for the manufacturer, who was not far from his home. In 1923, for example, he won the 2nd Swiss Grand Prix on the Circuit de Meyrin in Geneva and thus the title in the Swiss motorcycle championship.

In 1923 and 1924 he was also at the Gran Premio Internacional de Motocicletas del Real Moto Club de Catalunya on the Autódromo de Sitges-Terramar in Spanish Sitges victorious. In the 350 cm³ class of the Italian championship he was runner-up behind Achille Varzi and Olindo Raggi in both years .

In 1924, Mariani also finished behind the British A.JS factory driver Jimmie Simpson in the 350 run for the III. Second place in the Grand Prix of Nations at the Circuito di Milano . At this race, titles were awarded in the European motorcycle championship for the first time and Isacco Mariani was thus 350 runner-up European champion in 1924 .

For the 1925 season, Mariani was hired as a works driver by the English manufacturer Sunbeam .

Circuit diagram of the Circuito del Lario

Deadly accident

Isacco Mariani had a serious accident on July 11, 1925 in training for the Circuito del Lario race. He collided head-on with Primo Moretti's Moto Guzzi on the 36-kilometer circuit near Lake Como with his 350cc Sunbeam near Onno, which today belongs to Oliveto Lario . This was on the way from the opposite direction towards the boxes , which were in Visino Valbrona . Since training runs were still taking place on open roads at that time, such accidents were not uncommon.

Mariani was taken to the hospital in Asso, where he died of serious injuries that same day at the age of 33.

In his honor a memorial was erected in Onno in 1926 .

statistics

title

Race wins

year class machine run route
1923 350 cc Garelli II. Swiss Grand Prix Circuit de Meyrin
350 cc Garelli I. Gran Premio Internacional de Motocicletas del Real Moto Club de Cataluña Autódromo de Sitges-Terramar
1924 350 cc Garelli II. Gran Premio Internacional de Motocicletas del Real Moto Club de Cataluña Autódromo de Sitges-Terramar

References

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Vincent Glon: Les Champions Suisses. racingmemo.free, accessed April 14, 2012 (French).
  2. ↑ Vincent Glon: L'HISTOIRE DU GRAND PRIX D 'ESPAGNE. racingmemo.free, accessed April 14, 2012 (French).
  3. ↑ a b c CIV cl. 350 1921/39. www.paolotordi.it, accessed April 14, 2012 (Italian).
  4. ^ A b Vincent Glon: L'Histoire de la course moto - Palmarès des Championnats d'Europe (1924-1937 et 1947-1948). racingmemo.free.fr, accessed on April 14, 2012 (French).
  5. ^ A b Vincent Glon: L'Histoire de la course moto; 5th partie: Les Grand Prix d'Europe. (1924-1937); 1924. racingmemo.free, accessed April 14, 2012 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Mariani, Isacco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German motorcycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Lissone
DATE OF DEATH July 11, 1925
Place of death Asso