1953 Mille Miglia
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The 1953 Mille Miglia was the second round of the 1953 F.I.A. World Sportscar Championship and was held on the open road of Italy, on 26 April 1953. The route was a round trip between Brescia and Rome
Marzotto and Crosara in the winning Ferrari 340 MM
Ferrari 340 MM Spyder Vignale which won in the hands of Giannino Marzotto, pictured in the Enzo Ferrari Museum
1953 04 26 Mille Miglia Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 Fangio Sala 2nd place
1953 04 24 Mille Miglia Maserati A6GCS 2040 Giletti Bertocchi
Felice Bonetto
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Felice Bonetto was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One at 16 Grands Prix from 1950 to 1953. Nicknamed "il Pirata", Bonetto won the Targa Florio in 1952 with Lancia.
1953 Mille Miglia
…and Consalvo Sanesi. Scuderia Lancia had assembled a veteran team consisting of Piero Taruffi, four-time winner Clemente Biondetti, Umberto Maglioli, Felice Bonetto and Franco Bornigia, with the first four driving their D20 2900. Ferrari for their part arrived with four 300 bhp, 4.1 litre Ferrari 340 MM Spyder…
Portrait of Felice Bonetto
Bonetto at the wheel of a Cisitalia D46 in 1948
Bonetto and Casnaghi in Alfa Romeo 412 Touring Spider during 1950 Mille Miglia