🇮🇹 Sergio Mantovani

Sergio Mantovani was an Italian racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1953 and 1955, driving for Maserati. An established professional, he made eight starts across three seasons in the world championship.[1]

Mantovani debuted in September 1953 and scored four championship points across his career, with two fifth-place finishes as his best results. He started seven of his eight entries. His final season came in 1955, when he finished 15th in the championship standings from a single round raced.[2]

He was a regular opponent of Juan Fangio, the five-time world champion, and typically finished behind him; against Roberto Mieres, an established professional with 17 Formula 1 starts, he was closely matched. He finished ahead of Stirling Moss twice and outran Piero Taruffi once. Maserati, the team he drove for throughout his indexed career, fielded 86 drivers across the database and won nine races, with Fangio as its strongest entry.