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United States Luigi Chinetti

Nationality
United States
 
Born
17 July 1901
Milano
Died
17 August 1994
Greenwich
Lifespan
93 years 1 month
 
Le Mans debut
18 June 1932
Age: 30 years 11 months 1 day
Latest Le Mans
13 June 1953
Age: 51 years 10 months 27 days
Starts12
Wins3
Podiums4
Class wins0
Class podiums0
Laps1,921

Biography

Italien naturalisé Américain 1946

Le Mans participations (12)

YearNo.TeamCarClass OverallClassStatusLapsTeammates
1932 8 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 2001-3000 1st 1st classified 219 Raymond Sommer
1933 8 Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo (I) / Luigi Chinetti Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 2001-3000 2nd 2nd classified 233 Philippe Varent (de Gunzburg)
1934 9 Luigi Chinetti / Philippe Etancelin Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 2001-3000 1st 1st classified 214 Philippe Etancelin
1935 11 Luigi Chinetti Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 3001-4000 — — retired 116 Jacques Gastaud
1937 21 Luigi Chinetti Talbot T150c 3001-5000 — — retired 7 Louis Chiron
1938 3 Luigi Chinetti Talbot T150c 3001-5000 — — retired 66 Philippe Etancelin
1939 3 Luigi Chinetti Talbot T26 SS 3001-5000 — — retired 154 Donald (T.A.S.O.) Mathieson
1949 22 Lord Selsdon Ferrari 166 MM 1501-2000 1st 1st classified 236 Lord Selsdon (Hon Peter Mitchell-Thomson)
1950 24 Luigi Chinetti (I/USA) Ferrari 195 SB 2001-3000 — — retired 121 'Heldé' (Pierre Louis-Dreyfus)
1951 15 Luigi Chinetti (I/USA) Ferrari 340 America 3001-5000 8th 5th classified 247 Jean Lucas
1952 12 Luigi Chinetti (I/USA) Ferrari 340 AMB 3001-5000 — — retired 133 Jean Lucas
1953 16 Luigi Chinetti (I/USA) Ferrari 340 MM Vignal S 3001-5000 — — retired 175 Tom Jr Cole
Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified