Felice Bonetto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Felice Bonetto

racecar driver

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1903

Place of Birth: Manerbio, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 21-Nov-1953

Profession: engineer, motorcycle racer, racing automobile driver

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Felice Bonetto (9 June 1903 in Manerbio, near Brescia, Italy – 21 November 1953 in Silao, Mexico) was a courageous racing driver who earned the nickname Il Pirata (The Pirate). He was a road racing legend, who started racing in the 1930s, and enjoyed a brief Formula One career, including a win in the non-Championship Grande Premio do Jubileu in 1953.
During his Formula One career, he raced Italian cars, starting with a privateer Maserati for Scuderia Milano, then the works Alfa Romeo, and finally the works Maserati, achieving two shared podiums finishes in the World Championship.
His greatest successes were in sport cars, winner of the 1952 Targa Florio, but his career and life were cut short when he fatally crashed into a lamp post in the 1953 Carrera Panamericana whilst leading.