Enrico Platé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Enrico Platé

Swiss racing driver

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1909

Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 02-Feb-1954

Profession: racing automobile driver

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Enrico Platé (28 January 1909, Milan, Italy – 2 February 1954, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a motor racing driver and team manager.
Although born in Italy, Platé raced, and latterly ran his racing team Scuderia Enrico Platé, under Swiss nationality.
He began his career as a mechanic, but swiftly took to racing cars in addition to repairing them.
His best result as a driver was fourth place (albeit also last place) in the 1938 Modena Autodrome.
Although he did not achieve any notable success in the pre-World War II voiturette class, Enrico Platé became a significant and influential figure in post-war grand prix and early Formula One racing as a team owner.
During his brief career in this role, Platé ran Maseratis for notable drivers such as Prince Bira, Harry Schell and fellow Swiss Toulo de Graffenried.