Chico Landi

Francisco "Chico" Landi (* July 14, 1907 in São Paulo, † June 7, 1989 ) was a Brazilian racing driver.

Chico Landi was the first Brazilian, who was able to make in the Formula 1 era of the 1950s impression on the professional world.

His motorsport career began in the 1930s at races in Brazil, he won three times the GP of Rio de Janeiro (1941, 1947 and 1948 ). This was on the demanding, equipped with serpentine Gávea Racetrack, which was nicknamed "stepping stone the devil" discharged. In races in Argentina in 1947 it became international attention to him, and so he launched the first Brazilian in Europe. In 1948 he won the Formula 2 GP of Bari ( against such famous pilots as Villoresi, Varzi, Nuvolari and Farina ).

In the 1950s he went either private or Maseratis Ferraris at various inserts. His best finish he scored in the Formula 1 season 1956 at the Grand Prix of Argentina in Buenos Aires, when he single-seater with the Italian pilots Gerino Gerini shared.

A little later he turned over his actual profession: how many of his British and French counterparts driver that time, he also operating a motor vehicle spare parts and repair shop in his hometown.

However, for motor sports he returned to the end of his life as a functionary back. As the manager of the Interlagos race after all, the 78 -year-old of 1985 should provide for the consolidation of the route. Four years later removed him from the newly elected mayor of that city from his post. Only a few months later Landi, who had never experienced it after all that were riding three compatriots in Formula 1 for the title with Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna died.

  • Formula 1 racing driver (Brazil )
  • Formula 1 racing driver (Ferrari)
  • Brazilian
  • Born 1907
  • Died in 1989
  • Man
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