Luigi Soffietti

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Soffietti in 1934
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1933 Maserati 8CM

Luigi "Gigi" Soffietti is a former Italian racing driver. He entered 56 sports car races and Grands Prix between 1932 and 1938 (48 started) in Alfa Romeo's and Maserati's. Notable entries include the Mille Miglia and Targa Florio, but also the German Grand Prix, the Tripoli Grand Prix (both three times), and the Monaco Grand Prix (twice).

No.YearDateRaceLocationEntrantCarTeammate(s)Result
11932June 19 Ponte X-Passo dei Giovi Hillclimb Pontedecimo Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport TF none13th
21932June 26 Sassi-Superga Hillclimb Torino Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport TF none6th
31932July 10 Coppa del Cimino Hillclimb Viterbo Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Gran Sport none8th
41932July 24 Circuito di Avellino Circuito Principe di Piemonte [1] Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport TF noneDNF
51932August 15 Targa Abruzzo Pescara Circuit Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 none6th
61933April 9 Mille Miglia Brescia-Rome-Brescia Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport "A. Casti"12th
71933April 30IX° Circuito di Pietro Bordino (Heat 2) Alessandria, Italy L. Soffietti Alfa Romeo 6C Gugelielmo Carraroli 7th
81934April 8 Mille Miglia Brescia-Rome-Brescia Scuderia Siena Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Giovanni Minozzi DNF
91934April 22Circuito di Pietro Bordino Alessandria, Italy Scuderia Siena Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Giovanni Minozzi
Carlo Pedrazzini
6th
101934April 30 Parma-Poggio di Berceto Hillclimb Parma Scuderia Siena Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monza none5th
111934May 20 1934 Moroccan Grand Prix Anfa Circuit Scuderia Siena Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Giovanni Minozzi DNF
121934June 3I Grand Prix de Montreux Montreux L. Soffietti Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza noneDNF
131934June 10 Torino - Colle della Maddalena Hillclimb Torino L.Soffietti Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza none6th
141934June 29 Targa Vesuvio Hillclimb Napoli L.Soffietti Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza none2nd
151934July 8IX Grand Prix de la Marne Reims-Gueux Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Louis Chiron
Achille Varzi
Guy Moll
6th
161934July 15 1934 German Grand Prix Nürburgring Scuderia Siena Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Giovanni Minozzi DNF
171934July 22VI Grand Prix de Dieppe Dieppe Scuderia Siena Alfa Romeo noneDNA
181934August 26 1934 Swiss Grand Prix Circuit Bremgarten L. Soffietti Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza noneDNS
191934September 23 1934 Spanish Grand Prix Circuito Lasarte Scuderia Siena Maserati 8CM none9th
201934September 30 Montreux - Caux Hillclimb Montreux L.Soffietti Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza none7th
211934October 14III Circuito di Modena Modena, Italy Scuderia Siena Maserati 8CM none7th
221934October 21II Coppa Principessa di Piemonte Circuito di Napoli Scuderia Siena Maserati 8CM Giovanni Minozzi 6th
231934October 281934 Algerian Grand Prix Bouzaréah Scuderia Siena Maserati 8CM Giovanni Minozzi 3rd
241935February 24III Pau Grand Prix Pau L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM none3rd
251935April 14 Mille Miglia Brescia-Rome-BresciaL. Soffietti Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Edoardo TeagnoDNA
261935April 141935 Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco L. Soffietti Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza]none8th
271935May 5 Tunis Grand Prix Carthage Street Circuit L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM noneDNF
281935May 12IX° Tripoli Grand Prix Autodromo di Mellaha L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM noneDNF
291935May 19I Coppa Citta di Bergamo Circuito di Bergamo Ecurie Versoix Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza none4th
301935May 26XI Picardy Grand Prix Péronne L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM noneDNF
311935June 9II Circuito di Biella Biella L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM noneDNF
321935June 30VI° Penya Rhin Grand Prix Montjuïc Circuit L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM none6th
331935July 7XI Grand Prix de la Marne Reims-Gueux L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM noneDNF
341935July 28 1935 German Grand Prix Nürburgring L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM noneDNS
351935August 4XI Grand Prix du Comminges St Gaudens L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM noneDNA
361935August 4IX° Coppa Ciano Montenero Circuit L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM none9th
371935August 15XI° Coppa Acerbo Pescara Circuit L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM noneDNF
381935August 18IV Nice Grand Prix Nice L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM none6th
391935September 15IV° Circuito di Modena Modena L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM noneDNA
401936May 10 1936 Tripoli Grand Prix Autodromo di Mellaha L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM noneDNF
411937April 18II° Gran Premio del Valentino / Circuito di Torino (Voiturette) Parco del Valentino L. Soffietti Maserati 6CM noneDNF
421937April 25III° Coppa Principessa di Piemonte Posillipo L. Soffietti Maseati 6C-34 noneDNF
431937April 25III° Coppa Principessa di Piemonte (Voiturette) Posillipo L. Soffietti Maserati 4CM noneDNA
441937May 9XI° Tripoli Grand Prix Autodromo di Mellaha L. Soffietti Maserati 6C-34 none15th
451937May 30VI Internationales Avus Rennen (Heat 2) Berlin L. Soffietti Maserati 8CM none5th
461937June 13XI Adac Eifelrennen Nürburgring L. Soffietti Maserati 6C-34 none11th
471937July 25 1937 German Grand Prix Nürburgring L. Soffietti Maserati 6C-34 noneDNF
481937August 8 1937 Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco L. Soffietti Maserati 6C-34 noneDNF
491937August 22 1937 Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten Circuit Scuderia Subauda Maserati 8CM Edoardo Teagno DNS
501937September 26VII Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Masaryk Circuit L. Soffietti Maserati 6C-34 noneDNF
511938April 23 Cork International Light Car Race Carrigrohane Scuderia Subauda Maserati 4CM none6th
521938May 22XXIX° Targa Florio Favorita Park, Palermo Gruppo Volta Maserati 6CM Pino Baruffi 5th
531938June 12XIV Picardy Grand Prix Péronne Scuderia Subauda Maserati 4CM Ettore Bianco
Dioscoride Lanza
3rd
541938June 26IV° Coppa Principessa di Piemonte Posillipo Scuderia Subauda Maserati 6CM Ettore Bianco
Edoardo Teagno
Dioscoride Lanza
6th
551938July 10 Albi Grand Prix Circuit d'Albi Gruppo Volta Maserati 6CM Luciano Uboldi 2nd
561938July 17 Circuito Varese Varese Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 6CM Luigi Villoresi
Eugenio Minetti
Sergio Carnevalli
DNF

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  1. "Tracks: Avellino, Principe di Piemonte".