Felice Bonetto

Felice Bonetto
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1903-06-09)9 June 1903 Manerbio, Italy
Died	21 November 1953(1953-11-21) (aged 50) Silao, Mexico
Formula One World Championship career Active years 1950 – 1953 Teams Maserati, Scuderia Milano and Alfa Romeo Entries 16 (15 starts) Championships 0 Wins 0 Podiums 2 Career points 17.5 Pole positions 0 Fastest laps 0 First entry 1950 Swiss Grand Prix Last entry 1953 Italian Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career Years 1952–1953 Teams Scuderia Lancia Best finish 8th (1952)

Felice Bonetto (9 June 1903 in Manerbio, near Brescia, Italy – 21 November 1953 in Silao, Mexico) was a courageous racing driver who earned the nickname Il Pirata (The Pirate).

He was a road racing legend, who started racing in the 1930s, and enjoyed a brief Formula One career, including a win in the non-Championship Grande Premio do Jubileu in 1953. During his Formula One career, he raced Italian cars, starting with a privateer Maserati for Scuderia Milano, then the works Alfa Romeo, and finally the works Maserati, achieving two shared podiums finishes in the World Championship. His greatest successes were in sport cars, winner of the 1952 Targa Florio, but his career and life were cut short when he fatally crashed into a lamp post in the 1953 Carrera Panamericana whilst leading.