Luigi Soffietti

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Luigi "Gigi" Soffietti ( bl. 1930s ) was an Italian automobile racing driver .

Career

Soffietti took in the 1930s on Alfa Romeo and Maserati at long distance , sports car and Grand Prix part and launched among others for the Scuderia Ferrari , the Scuderia Siena and the Scuderia Subauda as well as a private driver.

Soffietti celebrated his first major success in 1934 in a Maserati 8CM at the Algerian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Bouzaréah, finishing third behind Jean-Pierre Wimille ( Bugatti ) and Antonio Brivio / Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo). In 1935 he also achieved third place at the Grand Prix de Pau and only had to admit defeat to the Alfa Romeo works drivers Tazio Nuvolari and René Dreyfus .

In 1938 Luigi Soffietti - both in the Voiturette class - together with Luciano Uboldi finished second in the Grand Prix d'Albi in a Maserati 6CM and third in the Grand Prix de Picardie in a Maserati 4CM .

statistics

Pre-war grands prix results

season team dare 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th Points position
1934 Alfa Romeo Monza /
Maserati 8CM
Scuderia Siena Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Germany (1933–1935) .svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy (1861-1946) .svg Flag of the Second Spanish Republic.svg -
DNF 9
1935 Maserati 8CM Luigi Soffietti (private) Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Germany (1933–1935) .svg Flag of Switzerland within 2to3.svg Flag of Italy (1861-1946) .svg Flag of the Second Spanish Republic.svg 52 24.
8th DNA
1937 Maserati 6C-34 /
Maserati 8CM
Scuderia Subauda /
Luigi Soffietti (private)
Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Germany (1935–1945) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Switzerland within 2to3.svg Flag of Italy (1861-1946) .svg 35 17th
DNF DNF DNS
Legend
colour meaning EM points
gold victory 1
silver 2nd place 2
bronze 3rd place 3
green Classified, covered more than 75% of the race distance 4th
blue not entitled to points, covered between 50% and 75% of the race distance 5
violet not eligible for points, covered between 25% and 50% of the race distance 6th
red not eligible for points, covered less than 25% of the race distance 7th
colour abbreviation meaning EM points
black DSQ disqualified 8th
White DNS did not start
DNA did not arrive
other P / bold Pole position
SR / italic Fastest race lap
DNF Race not finished (did not finish)

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