Grand Prix and other major automobile races in Italy.
Felice Bonetto was a courageous racing driver who earned the nickname Il Pirata.
Francesco Moser, nicknamed "Lo sceriffo", is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He finished on the podium of the Giro d'Italia six times including his win in the 1984 edition.
Giuseppe Saronni, also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former racing cyclist. He had remarkable success riding in the Giro d'Italia. In 1980 he won 7 stages and finished 7th overall; in 1981 he won 3 stages and finished 3rd overall. In 1979 and 1983 he won the Giro d'Italia and all total for his career win 24 stages in this race.
Moreno Argentin is an Italian former professional cyclist and race director.
Vittorio Adorni was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Learco Guerra was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1934 Giro d'Italia. He was born in San Nicolò Po, a frazione of Bagnolo San Vito in Lombardy, gained the nickname of "Human Locomotive" for his enduring quality in plain stages. After mediocre attempts to play football, Guerra became a professional cyclist in 1928, at 26. The following year he became Italian champion, racing as an independent or semi-professional.
Maurizio Fondriest is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist.
The Ferrari 225 S was a sports racing car produced by Ferrari in 1952. It was an evolution over the preceding Ferrari 212 Export with important engine upgrades that greatly improved power output. The model was extensively used in competition, winning many international races. The most important include 1952 Monaco Grand Prix for sports cars, Portuguese Grand Prix, Coppa d'Oro di Sicilia, Coppa della Toscana, Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti and many others. It was the final Colombo V12 engine iteration before the 250-family stretched it to 3.0-litres capacity.
Giovanni Visconti is a former Italian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè.
Silvano Contini is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer.
Michele Dancelli is an Italian former road racing cyclist. His main victories include one Milan–San Remo (1970), the 1966 Flèche Wallonne, three editions of the Giro dell'Appennino (1965–1967), two Trofeo Laigueglia. He also won 11 stages in total in the Giro d'Italia and one stage in the 1969 Tour de France.
Pierino Gavazzi is an Italian former road bicycle racer, who was professional from 1973 to 1993. He rode in the 1975 Tour de France and 1976 Tour de France, as well as in seventeen editions of the Giro d'Italia, winning four total stages. He also won the 1980 Milan–San Remo.
Nino Defilippis was an Italian road bicycle racer who won the Giro di Lombardia in 1958, as well as nine stages at the Giro d'Italia, seven stages at the Tour de France and two stages at the Vuelta a España. He also won the mountains classification at the 1956 Vuelta a España and the Italian National Road Race Championship in 1956 and 1958.
Manuel Belletti is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Eolo–Kometa. He took a total of 21 professional wins during his career, nine of them on Italian soil.
The Messina Grand Prix a Formula Junior motor race held at Ganzirri Lake circuit in Messina, Italy, organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia. The race formed part of the Italian Formula Junior Championship.
Rafael de Mattos Andriato is a Brazilian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2012 and 2022.
Davide Cimolai is an Italian professional road and track bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.
The Giro d'Italia automobilistico was an automobile race around Italy, historically first held in 1901, then reinstituted as annual event between 1973 and 1980, resurrected for 1988 and 1989, and again in 2011. Both in its historical and modern iterations the Giro d'Italia was inspired by its French equivalent, the Tour de France Automobile.
Alessandro Baronti is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in two editions of the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France, notably winning a stage of the 1997 Giro d'Italia. He also won the Roma Maxima the same year.
Alessandro Covi is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.