Alfonso Thiele

Thiele with his wife Walkiria Terradura in 1945
Born	(1920-04-05)5 April 1920 Istanbul, Turkey
Died	15 July 1986(1986-07-15) (aged 66) Novara, Piedmont, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American[1] or Italian[2]
Active years	1960
Teams	Scuderia Centro Sud
Entries	1
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1960 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry	1960 Italian Grand Prix

Alfonso Thiele (5 April 1920 – 15 July 1986)^[3] was a racing driver who held dual citizenship of the United States and Italy, though he spent most of his life in Italy. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 4 September 1960. He scored no championship points. Most of his career was spent in sports car racing.

World War II

During World War II Thiele was a captain of the Office of Strategic Services of Italian anti-fascist partisans.^[4]

Driving career

Working as a test driver for Abarth he participated in many events and races. In 1955 he was a member of the team that completed 3,743.642 km at an average speed of 155.985 km/h at the Monza track. One week later, with journalists present and participating, the team set the 500 km, 500-mile, 1,000 km, 48-hour and 72-hour records.^[5]

Personal life

During World War II Thiele was a captain of the Office of Strategic Services of Italian anti-fascist partisans. There he met Walkiria Terradura, another partisan who was later awarded the Silver Medal of Military Valour. They married and briefly lived in the United States after the war, before returning to Italy. She remained active in politics and in the veterans' organisation, the National Association of Italian Partisans.^[4]

Complete Formula One Grand Prix results

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Sports car results

Source: ^[6]

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