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Alberto Ascari (13 July 1918 – 26 May 1955) was an Italian racing driver and a two-time Formula One World Champion. Noted for careful precision and finely-judged accuracy, Ascari was a multitalented racer who competed in motorcycle racing before switching to cars.
Alberto Ascari (Milano, 13 luglio 1918 – Monza, 26 maggio 1955) è stato un pilota automobilistico e pilota motociclistico italiano, vincitore del titolo di campione del mondo di Formula 1 nel 1952 e nel 1953.
The son of one of Italy's great pre-war drivers, Alberto Ascari went on to become one of Formula 1 racing's most dominant and best-loved champions. Noted for the careful precision and finely-judged accuracy that made him one of the safest drivers in a most dangerous era, he was also notoriously superstitious and took great pains to avoid ...
Apr 25, 2021 · Alberto Ascari was just seven years old when his father Antonio died. Almost three decades later, when Alberto was exactly the same age as his father was at the time of his passing; on the same day of the month and in almost the same manner, Alberto too was killed.
Jul 9, 2024 · Alberto Ascari (born July 13, 1918, Milan, Italy—died May 26, 1955, Monza) was an Italian automobile racing driver who was world champion driver in 1952 and 1953. Ascari started racing on motorcycles, turning to cars in 1940, when he entered the Mille Miglia.
Oct 12, 2022 · Alberto Ascari was the first double world champion; the first to win back-to-back titles and still holds the record of the most grand prix wins in a row. He deserves to be more revered, writes Andrew Frankel
Enzo Ferrari described Alberto Ascari as being 'virtually impossible to overtake' when leading. It is a notion to which the 1952 season attests, since Ascari was victorious in six of the year's...
Sep 8, 2020 · The first back-to-back Grand Prix World Champion, who duelled with Fangio: does Alberto Ascari qualify as one of motor racing's all-time greats?
Alberto Ascari was an Italian F1 driver who won the F1 Drivers' World Championship title twice, in 1952 and 1953, for Scuderia Ferrari.
Still today Alberto Ascari is the only Italian driver who has ever won two Formula One world Titles, both of the behind the wheel of a Ferrari.
