Luigi Soffietti
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 |
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| 1934 |
Alfa Romeo Monza / Maserati 8CM |
Scuderia Siena |  |
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| DNF | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1935 | Maserati 8CM | Luigi Soffietti (private) | |
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52 | 24. |
| 8th | DNA | ||||||||||
| 1937 |
Maserati 6C-34 / Maserati 8CM |
Scuderia Subauda / Luigi Soffietti (private) |
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35 | 17th | ||
| DNF | DNF | DNS | |||||||||
| Legend | |||
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| 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) | ||
Web links
- Luigi Soffietti. www.driverdb.com, accessed April 29, 2015 .
- Luigi Soffietti, Italy. www.racingsportscars.com, accessed April 29, 2015 (English).
- Leif Snellman, Felix Muelas: Luigi "Gigi" Soffietti (I). www.kolumbus.fi, April 26, 2015, accessed on April 29, 2015 (English).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Soffietti, Luigi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Soffietti, Gigi (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century or 20th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century or 21st century |