Eugenio Castellotti was a racing driver from Italy. He won the 1956 Mille Miglia and 1956 12 Hours of Sebring, and took several Formula One World Championship podiums. His career was cut short by a fatal testing accident at Modena in 1957. He was nicknamed "Il Bello".
Castellotti in front of the Monza banking
Eugenio Castellotti in his 1950 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta s/n 0058M with co-driver Sandro Matranga at Coppa della Toscana on 3 June 1951 as entry #12.48 where they ended in 8th place overall.
Castellotti in the Ferrari 121 LM s/n 0558LM at the Swedish Grand Prix on 7 August 1955, where he got third place overall.
Remains of the Ferrari Tipo 801 that Castellotti drove in the fatal accident at Modena on 14 March 1957.
The 23. edizione Mille Miglia was an auto race held on a 992.332 mile (1597 km) course made up entirely of public roads around Italy, mostly on the outer parts of the country on 28–29 April 1956. The route was based on a round trip between Brescia and Rome, with start/finish, in Brescia. It was the 3rd round of the 1956 World Sportscar Championship.
Eugenio Castellotti wins the race in a Ferrari 290 MM.
Enzo Ferrari before or after the race with three of his participating Ferraris (0602M, 0606 and this years winner 0616)
Image: 1956 04 29 Mille Miglia Ferrari 860 Monza 0628 Collins Klemantaski
Image: 1956 04 28 Mille Miglia Ferrari 290 MM sn 0626 Fangio
