Nationality French Wins 0 Active years 1950 Championships 0 Role Racing driver | Entries 1 Name Charles Pozzi Teams privateer Talbot-Lago Podiums 0 | |
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Born 27 August 1909 ( 1909-08-27 ) Died February 28, 2001, Levallois-Perret, France | ||
Charles Pozzi (August 27, 1909 – February 28, 2001) was a French racing driver who participated in one World Championship Formula One race in 1950, the year of its inception.
Contents
- Racing career
- Major achievements
- Pozzis business
- Complete Formula One World Championship results
- References
Racing career
Born Carlo Alberto Pozzi in Paris, France of Italian parentage, he became known as Charles, the French translation of his name. He was working as an automobile broker and his career as a racing driver only began when he was already 37 years old. Later in life, as the official French importer of Ferrari and Maserati automobiles, his name was to appear on many racing cars.
In 1946, he competed, with his Delahaye 135CS, in several races including the Grand Prix of Bourgogne - Dijon where he finished in fourth position and the Le Mans Grand Prix, raced on the Nantes race track this year, where he finished in fifth position, driving a Delahaye.
In 1949, he won the Comminges sports car Grand Prix, in Saint-Gaudens, with a Delahaye 145 (chassis N° 48775), equipped with a 4.5-litre six-cylinder Delahaye 175 engine.
Major achievements
Note: 35th Grand Prix de L'ACF results shared with Louis Rosier as co-driver
Pozzi's business
After his retirement from racing, he founded Charles Pozzi S.A., the official importer of Ferrari and Maserati motor vehicles in France. In 2003, the company was acquired by the Ferrari company.
Pozzi died in 2001 in Levallois-Perret, a suburb in western Paris.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
* Indicates Shared Drive with Louis Rosier