Clemente Biondetti

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Clemente Biondetti (18 October 1898 – 24 February 1955)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was an Italian auto racing driver.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Born into a working-class family, Biondetti raced motorcycles before turning to automobiles where he had greater success.

Biography

Born in Buddusò, Sardinia, into a working-class family, Biondetti began his racing career in motorcycles in 1923 but in 1927 turned to automobiles. He was nicknamed "The Wolf of Tuscany". By 1931 his performance earned him a spot in Grand Prix motor racing with the Maserati factory team.

His success racing on circuits was minimal, but he was one of the best in tough endurance events. Driving an Alfa Romeo 8C 2900b, Clemente Biondetti won the 1938 Mille Miglia for sports cars and at the Coppa Ciano finished second in the voiturette class then third in the main event. In 1939, he won the Coppa Acerbo voiturette class and took second place at the Swiss Grand Prix. His racing career came to a halt following the outbreak of World War II in 1940. By the time he was able to resume racing after the war, he was already 49 years old. Nevertheless, he dominated Italian endurance racing, driving to victory in the Mille Miglia for three straight years from 1947 through 1949 and the Targa Florio in 1948 and 1949. He won more Mille Miglias than any other driver in history.

Clemente Biondetti participated in one Formula One World Championship event, the 1950 Italian Grand Prix. Driving a self-built Ferrari-Jaguar hybrid car, engine problems forced him out of the race thus he failed to score any championship points. Biondetti loved racing cars and continued to compete in sports car and endurance events, earning a second-place finish in a Ferrari at the 12 Hours of Pescara in 1952 against much younger drivers. After suffering from cancer for a number of years, he was forced to retire in 1954. He succumbed to cancer on 24 February 1955 in Florence.<ref name=gp>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As a result, he became the first Formula One World Championship driver to die of natural causes.

• 1938-04-03 Mille Miglia winner Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B sn412031 Biondetti Stefani.jpg

  Biondetti and Stefano wins 1938 Mille Miglia.

• 1947 Mille Miglia Alfa 8C 2900B Biondetti.jpg

  Biondetti wins 1947 Mille Miglia.

• 1948-04-04 Targa Florio Ferrari 166 001S Biondetti Troubetzkoy.png

  Biondetti and Troubetzkoy wins 1948 Targa Florio in Ferrari 166 S.

• 1948-04-24 Mille Miglia Ferrari 166 sn003S winner Biondetti Navone.jpg

  Biondetti and Navone wins 1948 Mille Miglia in Ferrari 166 S.

• 1949-03-20 Targa Florio WINNER Ferrari 166 006i Biondetti Benedetti.jpg

  Biondetti and Benedetti wins 1949 Targa Florio in Ferrari 166 SC.

• 1949-04-24 Mille Miglia WINNER Ferrari 166 0008M Biondetti boy.jpg

  Biondetti wins 1949 Mille Miglia.

• 1951-06-03 Coppa Toscana Ferrari Jaguar Biondetti Vinci.jpg

  Biondetti Ferrari-Jaguar Special driven to a 4th place in 1951 Coppa della Toscana.

Major victories

• Coppa Acerbo 1939
• Mille Miglia 1938, 1947, 1948, 1949
• Targa Florio 1948, 1949

Racing record

Complete European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	Template:Tooltip	Pts
1931	Officine A. Maserati	Maserati 26M	Maserati 2.5 L8s	ITA	FRA Template:Small	BEL			12th	19
1936	Scuderia Maremmana	Maserati 6C-34	Maserati 3.7 L6s	MON	GER	SUI Template:Small	ITA Template:Small		25th	29
1937	Scuderia Maremmana	Maserati 6C-34	Maserati 3.7 L6s	BEL	GER	MON Template:Small	SUI		15th	34
	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 12C-36	Alfa Romeo 4.1 V12s					ITA Template:Small
1938	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo Tipo 312	Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12s	FRA	GER Template:Small	SUI			13th	27
		Alfa Romeo Tipo 316	Alfa Romeo 3.0 V16s				ITA Template:Small
1939	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8s	BEL	FRA	GER	SUI Template:Small		16th	28
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Post WWII Grandes Épreuves results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5
1948	Scuderia Inter	Ferrari 166 C	Ferrari 166 2.0 V12	MON	SUI Template:Small	FRA	ITA
1949	Luigi Platé	Talbot 700	Talbot 700 1.5 L8s	GBR	BEL	SUI Template:Small	FRA
	A. de Filippis	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s					ITA Template:Small
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Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Template:Tooltip	Pts
1950	A. de Filippis	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	GBR	MON Template:Small	500	SUI	BEL	FRA		NC	0
	Clemente Biondetti	Biondetti/Ferrari 166 SC	Jaguar XK 3.4 L6							ITA Template:Small
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1938	Template:Flagicon Raymond Sommer	Template:Flagicon Raymond Sommer	Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring	5.0	219	DNF	DNF
1951	Template:Flagicon Jaguar Cars Ltd	Template:Flagicon Leslie Johnson	Jaguar XK-120C	S 5.0	50	DNF	DNF
1953	Template:Flagicon Scuderia Lancia	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Lancia D20	S 8.0	213	DNF	DNF
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Complete Mille Miglia results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers/Navigator	Car	Class	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1936		Template:Flagicon Cerasa	Alfa Romeo P3	+2.0c	4th	4th
1937	Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	Template:Flagicon Mazzetti	Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A	S+2.0	DNF
1938	Template:Flagicon Alfa Corse	Template:Flagicon Stefani	Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Spider MM Touring	S3.0s	1st
1940		Template:Flagicon Stefani	Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Spider Touring	3.0	4th	2nd
1947		Template:Flagicon Romano	Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Berlinetta Touring	S3.0	1st
1948	Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	Template:Flagicon Navone	Ferrari 166 S Coupé Allemano	S2.0	1st
1949	Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	Template:Flagicon Salani	Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta Touring	S2.0	1st
1950	Template:Flagicon Clemente Biondetti	Template:Flagicon Bronzoni	Jaguar XK120	S+2.0	8th	5th
1951		Template:Flagicon Cortini	Biondetti Ferrari-Jaguar Special	S/GT+2.0	DNF
1952	Template:Flagicon Squadra Guastalla	Template:Flagicon Ercoli	Ferrari 225 S Spyder Vignale	S+2.0	DNF (Fire)
1953	Template:Flagicon Scuderia Lancia	Template:Flagicon Barovero	Lancia D20 Pinin Farina	S+2.0	8th	7th
1954	Template:Flagicon Clemente Biondetti		Ferrari 250 MM Pinin Farina	S+2.0	4th	2nd
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Complete Targa Florio results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers/Navigator	Car	Class	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1948	Template:Flagicon Scuderia Inter	Template:Flagicon Troubetzkoy	Ferrari 166 S Spyder Allemano	S2.0	1st
1949	Template:Flagicon Scuderia Inter	Template:Flagicon Benedetti	Ferrari 166 SC	S+1.1	1st
1950	Template:Flagicon Clemente Biondetti	Template:Flagicon Bronzoni	Jaguar XK120	S+2.0	DNF (Engine)
1954			Ferrari 250 MM	S+2.0	5th	3rd
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