Racing driver. Luigi Villoresi was born in Milan, Italy and was nicknamed 'Gigi'. He came from a prosperous family and was the elder brother of another racing driver Emilio Villoresi. Emilio died in 1937 when testing a factory Alfa Romeo. By 1938 Luigi joined the Maserati team and the following year won the South African GP. The war intervened and he returned to Maserati afterwards staying with them until 1949 when he joined Ferrari. He became Albert Ascari's mentor but after Ascari's death in 1954, Villoresi's career went into a sharp decline with him retiring in 1957. He even tried rallying winning the 1958 Acropolis Rally. He finally died at his home in Modena at the age of 88.
Racing driver. Luigi Villoresi was born in Milan, Italy and was nicknamed 'Gigi'. He came from a prosperous family and was the elder brother of another racing driver Emilio Villoresi. Emilio died in 1937 when testing a factory Alfa Romeo. By 1938 Luigi joined the Maserati team and the following year won the South African GP. The war intervened and he returned to Maserati afterwards staying with them until 1949 when he joined Ferrari. He became Albert Ascari's mentor but after Ascari's death in 1954, Villoresi's career went into a sharp decline with him retiring in 1957. He even tried rallying winning the 1958 Acropolis Rally. He finally died at his home in Modena at the age of 88.
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