Tazio Nuvolari
Italian racing driver
Died when: 60 years 268 days (728 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtattsjo ˈdʒordʒo nuvoˈlaːri]; 16 November 1892 – 11 August 1953) was an Italian racing driver.
He first raced motorcycles and then concentrated on sports cars and single-seaters.A resident of Mantua, he was known as 'Il Mantovano Volante' (The Flying Mantuan) and nicknamed 'Nivola'.
His victories—72 major races, 150 in all—included 24 Grands Prix, five Coppa Cianos, two Mille Miglias, two Targa Florios, two RAC Tourist Trophies, a Le Mans 24-hour race, and a European Championship in Grand Prix racing.
Ferdinand Porsche called him "the greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future."
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