| Pietro Bordino | |||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Bordino in 1922 | |||||||
| Born | 22 November 1887 Turin, Piedmont, Italy | ||||||
| Died | 15 April 1928 (aged 40) Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 10 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 17th (tie) (1925) | ||||||
| First race | 1922 Beverly Hills 250 #1 (Beverly Hills) | ||||||
| Last race | 1925 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| First win | 1922 25-mile Heat #1 (Beverly Hills) | ||||||
| Last win | 1922 50-mile Race (Cotati) | ||||||
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Pietro Bordino (22 November 1887 – 15 April 1928) was an Italian racing driver. One of Italy's top racing drivers of the 1920s, Bordino won the 1922 Italian Grand Prix. One of the few European drivers of the period to compete on the regular American Indy car circuit, composed largely of board ovals, he won twice during the 1922 U.S. racing season.
Bordino died in 1928 during practice for a race at Alessandria after he hit a dog, causing his car to overturn and land in a river, drowning him.[1] Sir Henry Segrave described him as “the finest road race driver in the world.”[2] He was renowned for his speed and courage, although his race successes did not necessarily meet that promise.
- ^ "1928 Alessandria Circuit". Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Georgano 1971, p.174-5