Alejandro de Tomaso

Alejandro de Tomaso ( * July 10, 1928 in Buenos Aires, Argentina; † 21 May 2003 in Modena, Italy) was an Argentine racing driver and founder of the sports car maker De Tomaso Modena SpA.

Life

After the emigration to Italy 1955 Alejandro de Tomaso tried his luck as a racing driver and drove 1957 and 1959 per a race of the Formula 1 World Championship. In 1959 he founded in Modena his own automobile factory and built from the beginning exclusive models.

In 1970 de Tomaso was represented with a car in Formula 1. But after the only driver of the team, Piers Courage, on June 21, 1970 fatal accident at the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort as the car caught fire, the Formula 1 activities were discontinued.

In this race, Piers Courage drove in a De - Tomaso Ford, used by Frank Williams; the Grand Prize won courages best friend Jochen Rindt, who only found out after the race of the fatal accident and did without a victory celebration.

1975 de Tomaso acquired the manufacturer Maserati, but he 1993 Fiat ceded to finance his last project, the construction of the Guara.

Alejandro de Tomaso was a colorful figure in the history of sports car manufacturers. His ideas and experiences as a successful racing driver he incorporated into the planning and development of its high -performance sports car. With his company Maserati, De Tomaso Innocenti and he brought many successful sports cars on the market, which enjoyed great success in Europe and in the USA.

De Tomaso was instrumental in the development of the Maserati Biturbo. This car brought the brand back to its former glory and Maserati to the highest productivity of all time. The " turbo " and its subsequent models as well as other developments today are classic sports cars and have a large following of enthusiasts around the world.

Great sports car names such as Mangusta, Pantera and Longchamp are the merits of de Tomaso and are also models by Maserati such as the Quattroporte, the Khamsin and Biturbo and Shamal sports cars that inspire around the world sports car fans.

He was married to the American racing driver Isabelle Haskell, who he met when she purchased parts for your Maserati.

Le Mans results

  • De Tomaso
  • Business (automotive )
  • Entrepreneurs (Argentina )
  • Entrepreneur ( 20th century)
  • Formula -1 - racing driver (Argentina )
  • Formula 1 racing driver (Ferrari)
  • Drivers in the 24 Hours of Le Mans
  • World Sports Car Championship racer
  • Sport ( Modena)
  • Person (Modena )
  • Argentine
  • Born in 1928
  • Died in 2003
  • Man
Scuderia Centro Sud O.S.C.A. Fastest lap May 21 Circuit Park Zandvoort De Tomaso Guarà De Tomaso Mangusta De Tomaso Pantera De Tomaso Longchamp Maserati Quattroporte Maserati Khamsin Maserati Shamal 1958 24 Hours of Le Mans Colin Davis (racing driver) 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans
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