Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari was an Italian racing driver who first raced motorcycles and then concentrated on sports cars and Grand Prix racing, where he achieved significant success. Originally of Mantua, he was nicknamed il Mantovano Volante and Nuvola ("Cloud").
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Nuvolari (fifth from left), with other Alfa Romeo drivers and Enzo Ferrari
Nuvolari racing an Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS in the 1930 Coppa della Consuma
Nuvolari after winning the 1932 French Grand Prix
Nuvolari driving an Alfa Romeo P3 in the 1935 Grand Prix de Pau
Nuvolari after winning the 1935 Grand Prix de Pau
Steering wheel adrift on his Cisitalia D46, Nuvolari finishes 13th in the 1946 Coppa Brezzi.
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Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari was an Italian racing driver who first raced motorcycles and then concentrated on sports cars and Grand Prix racing, where he achieved significant success. Originally of Mantua, he was nicknamed il Mantovano Volante and Nuvola ("Cloud"). His victories - 72 major races, 150 in all - included 24 Grands Prix, five Coppa Cianos, two Mille Miglias, two Targa Florios, two RAC Tourist Trophies, a Le Mans 24-hour race, and a European Championship in Grand Prix racing. Ferdinand Porsche called him "the greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future".
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