🇮🇹 Luigi Fagioli

Luigi Fagioli was an elite professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1950 and 1951, driving for Alfa Romeo. He had a rating of 6,237, placing him among the strongest drivers of his era. His F1 career spanned two seasons and seven starts.[1]

Fagioli won once in Formula 1, taking victory in the 1951 French Grand Prix for Alfa Romeo. He finished on the podium in six of his seven starts, a conversion rate that placed him among the most consistent performers of the early championship era. He ended his F1 career 11th in the 1951 season standings. His sole win came at the age of 53, making him the oldest driver to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix.[2]

The grid he raced in included Nino Farina, the 1950 Formula 1 champion, whom Fagioli met regularly and matched closely across their encounters; Fagioli beat Farina three times across their meetings. He finished ahead of José Froilán González, an established professional with 26 Formula 1 starts. Among Alfa Romeo's drivers during this period, Fagioli shared the team with Juan Fangio, an elite professional who would emerge as the dominant force of the early 1950s. Fagioli's record of six podiums from seven starts remains one of the highest conversion rates in Formula 1 history.