The great Tazio Nuvolari
24. Mar 2025
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Tazio Nuvolari (1892-1953) was an Italian racing driver. Originally of Mantua, he was the greatest talent of his era and was nicknamed Il Mantovano Volante (“the Flying Mantuan”).
His victories – 72 major races, 150 in all – included 24 Grand Prix, two Mille Miglias, two Targa Florios, a Le Mans 24-hour race (1933), the Monaco Grand Prix (1932) and a European Championship (1932) in Grand Prix racing.
Picture-below: The great Tazio Nuvolari and his Auto Union at Donington Park in 1938. Ferdinand Porsche called him “the greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future.”
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Formula 1, Donington, Donington Grand Prix, Tazio Nuvolari, Auto Union, Ferdinand Porsche, Auto Union, Italy, 1932, 1933, 1938
Source: DR
