Born | Luciano Bianchi 10 November 1934 Milan, Italy |
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Died | 30 March 1969 Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France | (aged 34)
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Belgian |
Active years | 1959–1963, 1965, 1968 |
Teams | ENB, UDT Laystall, Reg Parnell, Scuderia Centro Sud, Cooper |
Entries | 19 (17 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Career points | 6 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1959 Monaco Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1968 Mexican Grand Prix |
Luciano "Lucien" Bianchi (Italian: [luˈtʃaːno ˈbjaŋki], French: [lysjɛ̃ bjɑ̃ki]; 10 November 1934 – 30 March 1969) was an Italian-born Belgian racing driver who raced for the Cooper, ENB, UDT Laystall and Scuderia Centro Sud teams in Formula One. He entered a total of 19 Formula One World Championship races, scoring six points and had a best finish of third at the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix.
He died in a testing crash in preparation for the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans.