Luigi Taverna
Luigi Taverna (born February 22, 1949 in Turin ) is a former Italian racing driver .
Racing career
Luigi Taverna was successful as a sports car driver in the 1980s and 1990s . The monoposto career only lasted a short time before that . His participation in the Italian Formula 2000 championship in 1983 is worth mentioning .
From 1985 Taverna was active in touring and sports car sports. He started in the World Sports Car Championship and the European Touring Car Championship . He competed six times in the Le Mans 24-hour race. His best and only place in the final ranking was 30th overall in 1993 , achieved with partners Fabio Magnani and Roberto Ragazzi in the Lucchini SP91 . His greatest success was winning the 1992 Vallelunga 6-hour race , a touring car race at the Autodromo Vallelunga .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1986 | Luigi Taverna Technoracing | Alba AR3 | Marco Vanoli | Toni Palma | failure | Engine failure |
1987 | Luigi Taverna Technoracing | Alba AR3 | Evan Clements | Patrick Trucco | failure | Gearbox damage |
1989 | Chamberlain Engineering | Spice SE88C | Fermín Vélez | Nick Adams | failure | Valve damage |
1991 | Automobiles Louis Descartes | ALD C91 | Philippe de Henning | Patrick Gonin | failure | Gearbox damage |
1992 | Action Formula | Spice SE90C | John Sheldon | Alessandro Gini | failure | Ignition damage |
1993 | Sport & Immagine SRL | Lucchini SP91 | Fabio Magnani | Roberto Ragazzi | Rank 30 |
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Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Taverna, Luigi |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1949 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin |