Aldo Marazza
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Aldo Marazza was an Italian voiturette
racing driver, regarded as the most promising at the time.
Marazza was born in Milan
, where he also died.
He won his first race, at the 1937 Circuito della Superba Voiturette race at Genoa
, racing his privately owned Maserati 4CS (#1519), previously owned by Count Giovanni Lurani
and Giuseppe Gilera.
In 1938 he was hired to race for Maserati
, first in Sicilia, at the 1938 Targa Florio
where he crashed his Maserati 6CM
; he won the next at the 1938 Grand Prix of Naples
. At the 1938 Grand Prix of Milano he overturned the 6CM in the «Lesmo curve», pierced a lung
and died the next day.
Voiturette
Voiturette is a word mostly used to describe a miniature automobile; however, it has several nuanced meanings, depending largely on the usage date.-History:...
racing driver, regarded as the most promising at the time.
Marazza was born in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, where he also died.
He won his first race, at the 1937 Circuito della Superba Voiturette race at Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
, racing his privately owned Maserati 4CS (#1519), previously owned by Count Giovanni Lurani
Giovanni Lurani
Giovanni Lurani Cernuschi was an Italian automobile engineer, racing car driver and journalist. Also, he was conte di Calvenzano.He studied engineering at the Politecnico di Milano and raced cars such as...
and Giuseppe Gilera.
In 1938 he was hired to race for Maserati
Maserati
Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...
, first in Sicilia, at the 1938 Targa Florio
Targa Florio
The Targa Florio was an open road endurance automobile race held in the mountains of Sicily near Palermo. Founded in 1906, it was the oldest sports car racing event, part of the World Sportscar Championship between 1955 and 1973...
where he crashed his Maserati 6CM
Maserati 6CM
Maserati 6CM were 29 Italian single-seater racing cars made by Maserati of Modena.It was built on the Maserati 4CM frame, and front suspension as on Maserati V8RI.The first version had*1493.2 cc inline-6*two OHV mounted 90 degree...
; he won the next at the 1938 Grand Prix of Naples
Grand Prix of Naples
The Grand Prix of Naples was an auto racing event, held in Posillipo, outside Napoli.In its original incarnation, it began in 1934. Known as the Coppa Principessa di Piemonte in honor of Marie-José of Belgium, it continued from the same event held in 1933 in the Circuito Province Meridionale...
. At the 1938 Grand Prix of Milano he overturned the 6CM in the «Lesmo curve», pierced a lung
Lung
The lung is the essential respiration organ in many air-breathing animals, including most tetrapods, a few fish and a few snails. In mammals and the more complex life forms, the two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart...
and died the next day.