Vincenzo Trucco
Trucco in an Isotta Fraschini-type I, circa 1908
BornMilan, Lombardy, Italy
Diedunknown
Champ Car career
1 race run over 1 year
First race1913 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0

Vincenzo Trucco (fl. 1905 – 1930) was an Italian racing driver from Milan.[1] He was the Isotta Fraschini works driver and won the 1908 Targa Florio. He also competed in the 1913 Indianapolis 500, one of the first Europe-based drivers to travel to the U.S. for the event. Trucco was also friend and mentor to Alfieri Maserati, with whom he patented the spark plug.[2]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

References

  1. "The Indy 500 drivers — Where are they now?". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  2. Graham Gauld (1999). Modena Racing Memories: Italian Sports Car and Grand Prix Racing, 1957-1963. ISBN 9780760307359. Retrieved 8 October 2010.


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