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Alberto Ascari
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Alberto Ascari was an Italian male auto racing and motorcycle sport driver. Born in Milan on July 13, 1918, he held citizenship in Italy and the Kingdom of Italy. He spoke Italian and was the son of Antonio Ascari. Ascari competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
During his career, he recorded 33 starts, achieving 13 wins, 14 pole positions, and 17 podium finishes. He accumulated 140.13999999999999 points. Ascari died accidentally on May 26, 1955, in Monza while racing. He is buried in the monumental cemetery of Milan.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alberto
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Milan
- Place of death
- Monza
- Father
- Antonio Ascari
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Participant in
- 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Sport
- motorcycle sport
- Member of team
- Scuderia Lancia
- Image
- Alberto Ascari - El Gráfico 1587.jpg
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- Commons category
- Alberto Ascari
- date of birth
- 1918-07-13
- date of death
- 1955-05-26
- place of burial
- monumental cemetery of Milan
- Commons gallery
- Alberto Ascari
- cause of death
- Category:Racing drivers who died while racing
- number of wins
- 13
- points for
- 140.13999999999999
- pole positions
- 14
- podium finishes
- 17
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 33
- manner of death
- accidental death
- fastest laps
- 12
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Encyclopedic overview
Alberto Ascari (13 July 1918 – 26 May 1955) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1955. Ascari won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won in 1952 and 1953 with Ferrari, and won 13 Grands Prix across six seasons. In endurance racing, Ascari won the Mille Miglia in 1954 with Lancia.
Noted for careful precision and finely-judged accuracy, Ascari was a multitalented racer who competed in motorcycle racing before switching to cars. He won consecutive Formula One world titles in 1952 and 1953 for Scuderia Ferrari, becoming the first Ferrari-powered World Champion and breaking several records across both seasons. He remains the last Italian to win the World Drivers' Championship, as of 2025. This was sandwiched by an appearance in the 1952 Indianapolis 500, and winning the 1954 Mille Miglia.
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