Famous Italian F1 Drivers

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Giancarlo Fisichella
(Italian Professional Racing Driver)
Giancarlo Fisichella
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Birthdate: January 14, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Giancarlo Fisichella, also known as Giano, has three Formula One World Championship wins in his kitty. The popular racing driver also captains the Nazionale Piloti football team. Throughout his career, he has raced for teams such as Renault, Force India, and Ferrari. He is related to a Sicilian noble family.

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Alberto Ascari
(Italian Racing Driver and a Two-Time Formula One World Champion)
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Birthdate: July 13, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: May 26, 1955

A multitalented racing driver and twice Formula One World Champion, Alberto Ascari began his racing career with motorcycles, eventually shifting to automobiles, making his debut at Mille Miglia. Later, he started participating in other events, winning a total of thirteen races, including 1951 German Grand Prix and 1953 Swiss Grand Prix before passing away at the age of 36 while testing a car.  

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Jarno Trulli
(Italian Formula One Driver)
Jarno Trulli
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Birthdate: July 13, 1974
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pescara, Italy
Born to motorsport fan parents, legendary Italian racing driver Jarno Trulli was named after Finnish Grand Prix champion Jarno Saarinen and had begun karting at age 9. An extremely successful racer, he has raced for teams such as Minardi, Renault, Jordan, and Toyota, and won the 1991 Karting World Championship.
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Giuseppe Farina
(Italian Racing Driver and First Official Formula One World Champion)
Giuseppe Farina
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Birthdate: October 30, 1906
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: June 30, 1966

Giuseppe Farina, or Nino Farina, was not just a Formula One racer but also boasted of a doctorate degree in engineering. He became the first winner of the world driving championship as per the modern point system. He died in a car accident while on his way to watch a race.

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Elio de Angelis
(Italian Racing Driver)
Elio de Angelis
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Birthdate: March 26, 1958
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: May 15, 1986

Born into an affluent Roman family, Elio de Angelis joined the Formula One scene with the Shadow team. He was also a talented pianist. Unfortunately, he lost his life in a fiery accident at the Paul Ricard Circuit in 1986, sparking debates about race car safety standards.

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Simona de Silvestro
(Swiss-Italian Racing Driver)
Simona de Silvestro
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Birthdate: September 1, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Thun, Switzerland
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Michele Alboreto
(Italian Racing Driver)
Michele Alboreto
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Birthdate: December 23, 1956
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: April 25, 2001
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Lella Lombardi
(Italian Formula-1 Racing Driver)
Lella Lombardi
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Birthdate: March 26, 1941
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Frugarolo, Italy
Died: March 3, 1992

Lella Lombardi made headlines by becoming the world’s only female Formula One driver to earn a top six finish in a World Championship race. A butcher’s daughter, she initially drove her family’s delivery van. An LGBT icon, she died of cancer, and was survived by her partner.

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Lorenzo Bandini
(Italian Formula One Driver Who Raced for the Scuderia Centro Sud and Ferrari Teams)
Lorenzo Bandini
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Birthdate: December 21, 1935
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Al Marj, Libya
Died: May 10, 1967

Formula One racer Lorenzo Bandini had started his career as an apprentice mechanic at 15, after his father’s death, and gradually began racing motorcycles and then moved on to cars. He sustained deadly injuries at a horrific car crash during the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix, and died three days later.

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Maria Teresa de Filippis
(Italian Racing Driver and the First Woman to Race in Formula One)
Maria Teresa de Filippis
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Birthdate: November 11, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Naples, Campania, Italy
Died: January 8, 2016
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Andrea de Cesaris
(Italian Racing Driver)
Andrea de Cesaris
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Birthdate: May 31, 1959
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: October 5, 2014

Andrea de Cesaris, who had represented multiple Formula One teams, went down in history as the racer with the most Grand Prix starts without a single win. Post-retirement, he worked as a currency broker. He made headlines again when he dies in a motorcycle accident on a Rome highway.

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Giovanna Amati
(Former Italian Professional Racing Driver)
Giovanna Amati
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Birthdate: July 20, 1959
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Giovanna Amati is an Italian former racing driver and one of the more recent female drivers to have participated as a racer in the Formula One World Championship. In 1992, she became the fifth female driver to participate in Formula One when she signed for the Brabham team. In 1993, she won the Women's European Championship at the Porsche SuperCup.

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Stefano Modena
(Italian Formula One driver)
Stefano Modena
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Birthdate: May 12, 1963
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Modena, Italy
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Vicky Piria
(Italian-British Racing Driver)
Vicky Piria
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Birthdate: November 11, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
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Andrea de Adamich
(Former Italian Formula One driver)
Andrea de Adamich
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Birthdate: October 3, 1941
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Trieste, Italy
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)