Achille varzi biography

Italian racing driver (1904–1948)

This article is about the Italian auto racer. For the American philosopher, see Achille Varzi (philosopher).

Achille Varzi (8 August 1904 – 1 July 1948) was an Italian racing driver.^[1] He is remembered as the chief rival of Tazio Nuvolari, and was the winner of the 1933 Monaco Grand Prix.

Career

Born in Galliate, province of Novara (Piedmont), Achille Varzi was the son of a textile manufacturer.

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As a young man, he was a successful motorcycle racer of Garelli, DOT, Moto Guzzi and Sunbeam, and rode seven times in the Isle of Man TT from 1924 before switching to auto racing in 1928 where, for the next ten years, he would rival Tazio Nuvolari, Rudolf Caracciola and Bernd Rosemeyer.

Varzi's first race car was a Type 35 Bugatti but he shortly changed to driving an Alfa Romeo, a brand with which he would score many victories during the 1929 Italian racing season. In 1930 Varzi acquired a vehicle from the relatively ne