Pietro Bordino

Pietro Bordino
Born (1887-11-22)22 November 1887
Turin, Italy
Died 15 April 1928(1928-04-15) (aged 40)
Alessandria, Italy
Nationality Italian
Occupation Racing driver
Pietro Bordino at the 1922 French Grand Prix
Bordino at the 1922 French Grand Prix

Pietro Bordino (22 November 1887 – 15 April 1928) was an Italian racecar driver.

A native of Turin, Bordino won the 1922 Italian Grand Prix and also raced in the 1925 Indianapolis 500, finishing 10th, among his 10 AAA Championship Car starts in the United States. He died in 1928 during practice for a race at Alessandria after he hit a dog, causing his car to overturn and land in a river, drowning him.[1]

The fatal crash of Pietro Bordino in Allessandria

References

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  1. "V Circuito di Alessandria". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved 2007-07-30.


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