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Luigi Villoresi
Luigi ‘Gigi’ Villoresi, Italy
F1 Career: Monaco 1950 - Italy 1956
Races
31
0,00%
His brother Emilio who was racing för the Alfa Romeo team died 1940. During the war Villoresi was held as a prisoner of war. After a crash in 1956 in a sports car race where he broke his leg very badly his family begged him to retire which he did. But he came back for the 1958 Acropolis Rally and won it.
Year Plac Points Nr / Team / Car Wins 2:nd 3:rd Poles FastL Races Ret Notes
1956 15
2
Maserati 250F
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Scuderi Centro Sud
1955 12
2
Lancia D50
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1 dns
1954 15
2
Maserat 250F
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
-
1953 5
17
Ferrari 500
0
2
1
0
1
7
3
-
1952 7
8
Ferrari 500
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
-
1951 5
18
Ferrari 375F1
0
0
3
0
0
7
2
-
1950 -
0
Ferrari 125
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
R , 1 dns
FastLaps
Non F1
Year Series Result Team/Car Notes
1958
Acropolis Rally
winner Lancia
.
1956
Mille Miglia
ret
Osca MT4 1500
.
.
Syracuse GP
4th
Maserati 250F
.
.
Swedish 1000km GP
ret
Maserati 300S
.
.
Naples GP
ret
Maserati 250F
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
ret
Osca MT4 1500
.
1955
Venezuelan GP
6th
Maserati 2000 cc
.
.
Mille Miglia
273rd
Fiat 600
.
.
Pau GP
4th
Lancia D50
.
.
Syracuse GP
3rd
Maserati 250F
.
.
Naples GP
3rd
Lancia D50
.
.
Valentino GP
3rd
Lancia D50
.
.
Targa Florio
ret
Maserati 300S
.
1954
Formula 2
5th
Ferrari 500
.
.
12h Sebring
ret
Lancia D24
.
.
Tourist Trophy
ret
Lancia D25
.
.
Mille Miglia
ret
Maserati
injured
1953
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta Pinin Farina
.
.
24h Spa
ret
Ferrari 375MM Pinin Farina
.
.
Mille Miglia
ret
Ferrari 340MM Tourin
.
.
Formula 2
5th
Ferrari 500
.
.
Bordeaux GP
2nd
Ferrari 500
.
.
Buenos Aires GP
2nd
Ferrari 625
.
.
Naples GP
4th
Ferrari 500
.
.
Syracuse GP
ret
Ferrari 500
.
1952
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari 250 S Coupe
.
.
Formula 2
8th
Ferrari 500
.
.
Sables d'Olonne GP
winner Ferrari 500
.
.
Valentino GP
winner Ferrari 375
.
.
Modena GP
winner Ferrari 500
.
.
Daily Mail Trophy
winner Ferrari 375
.
.
Grands Prix de France
3rd
Ferrari 500
.
.
Marne GP
3rd
Ferrari 500
.
.
La Baule Grand Prix
2nd
Ferrari 500
.
.
Syracuse GP
NC
Ferrari 500
.
.
Pau GP
ret
Ferrari 500
.
1951
Mille Miglia
winner Ferrari 212
.
.
Syracuse and Pau GP's
winner Ferrari 375
Non-championchip
.
Carrera Panamericana
2nd
.
.
.
Sestrieres Rally
winner Lancia
.
.
San Remo GP
ret
Ferrari 375
.
1950
Marseilles, Erlen and Monza GP's
winner Ferrari
Non-championchip
.
Buenos Aires and Rosario
winner Ferrari
Non-championchip
.
San Remo, Dutch, Pau GP
2nd
Ferrari 125
Non-championchip
.
Albi GP
ret
Ferrari 275
Non-championchip
1949
Holland GP at Zandvoort
winner Ferrari 125 F1
.
.
Belgian GP
2nd
Ferrari 125
.
.
BRDC intl trophy, Silverstone
2nd & 3rd
Ferrari 125
2 heats
.
Circuito del Garda
winner Ferrari 166C
.
.
Bruxells, Luxembourg, Rome and Garda F2 GP's
winner Ferrari 166C
.
1948
British, Buenos Aires, Comminges & Albi GP's
winner Maserati 4CLT/48
.
.
GP de l'acf, Reims
7th
Maserati 4CLT/48
.
.
Italian GP, Turin
2nd
Maserati 4CLT/48
.
.
Barcelona GP
winner Maserati 4CLT/48
.
1947
Nice, Strasbourg & Luxembourg GP's
winner Maserati A6GCS
.
.
Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata & Nimes GP's
winner Maserati A6GCS
.
1946
Nice GP & Circuit of Voghera
winner Maserati 4CL
.
.
Circuito di Milano, heat 1
4th
Maserati 4CL
.
.
INDY500
7th
Maserati 8CL
.
1940
Targa Florio
winner Maserati 4CL
.
1939
Targa Florio
winner Maserati
.
.
1500 cc Italian
champion Maserati
.
.
Albi, Pescara and South African GP
winner Maserati
.
1938
1500 cc Italian
champion Maserati
.
1937
Brno GP
winner Maserati
.
1936
South African GP
winner Maserati 6CM
.
1931
Began racing
.
Fiat
.
