Mario Saetti

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Mario Saetti (* unknown; † May 15, 1927 in Ravenna ) was an Italian motorcycle and automobile racing driver .

Life

Mario Saetti was active in motorcycle racing in the first half of the 1920s. In 1924 he came third in the 350 cc class at the European Motorbike Championship held as part of the IV Grand Prix of Nations . With his Bianchi at the Circuito di Milano, he only had to admit defeat to the British Jimmie Simpson ( AJS ) and his compatriot Isacco Mariani ( Garelli ). In the following year, the European motorcycle championship took place again as part of the Nations Grand Prix in Monza. This time Saetti on Norton took third place in the half liter race behind his compatriots Mario Revelli di Beaumont (GR- JAP ) and Pietro Ghersi ( Moto Guzzi ). In the Italian road championship he won the title in the 500 cc class that season.

In 1927, Mario Saetti decided to switch to car racing . In his very first car race, the Circuito del Savio near Ravenna on May 15 of the same year, he had a fatal accident. Saetti was on the 13th of 20 laps with his 1.5-liter Maserati in third place in his class when the leaders Gaspare Bona and Gastone Brilli-Peri tried to lap him. The Italian steered towards the side of the road, but lost control of his vehicle, hit a wall, rolled over and landed in a moat. Saetti sustained such serious injuries that he was almost dead on the spot. The Circuito del Savio race was finished, but never held again.

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SURNAME Saetti, Mario
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian motorcycle and automobile racer
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century or 20th century
DATE OF DEATH May 15, 1927
Place of death Ravenna