Varzi F1 MotoGP

MotoGP & F1 legend, a 2-wheels winner and 4-wheels winner too! Achille Varzi competed in 139 major races winning 33 of them!
 
Some of his major F1 victories include:
 

  • Avusrennen 1933 
  • Coppa Acerbo 1930, 1935 
  • Coppa Ciano 1929, 1934 
  • French Grand Prix 1931 
  • Grand Prix de Monza 1929, 1930 
  • Grand Prix de Nice 1934
  • Gran Premio del Valentino 1946 
  • Mille Miglia 1934
  • Monaco Grand Prix 1933
  • Penya Rhin Grand Prix 1934
  • Targa Florio 1930, 1934
  • San Remo Grand Prix 1937
  • Spanish Grand Prix 1930
  • Tripoli Grand Prix 1933, 1934, 1936
  • Tunis Grand Prix, 1931, 1932
  • Turin Grand Prix 1946

beating Nuvolari in many of the above, he also raced 2-wheels versus Tazio, winning 7 Isle of Man TTs! Legendary stuff, the most amazing being winning the Targa Florio race, beating Louis Chiron, while his own car was on fire, Varzi leaned forward to avoid the blaze behind him... he'd been filling up while driving and some petrol spilled on to the hot exhaust... if only F1 was as exciting!