Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (died 1953)

Tazio Nuvolari

Italian racing driver (1892–1953)

Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari was an Italian racing driver. He first raced motorcycles and then concentrated on sports cars and Grand Prix racing. Originally of Mantua, he was nicknamed il Mantovano Volante and Nuvola ("Cloud"). His victories—72 major races, 150 in all—included 24…