Luigi Arcangeli
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| Luigi Arcangeli | |||||||||||
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 Arcangeli (in front, right), with other Alfa Romeo drivers and Enzo Ferrari behind him. | |||||||||||
| Nationality |  Italian | ||||||||||
| Born | 1894 | ||||||||||
| Died | 1931 (aged 28–29) | ||||||||||
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Luigi Arcangeli (1902[1] - 23 May 1931) was an Italian motorcycle and car racer.
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"Gigione" Arcangeli was born at Forlì in 1894.[1]
A factory rider for Sarolea, Sunbeam, Bianchi and Moto Guzzi, he turned to four wheels in the wake of his friend Tazio Nuvolari. His first appearance was a win in 1928 at the Circuito di Senigallia with a 2-litre Bugatti. After Bugatti he drove Talbot-Darracqs, winning at Cremona in 1928, continuing with Maserati Tipo 8C-2500,[2] with a first place at the Rome Grand Prix in 1930. Later he moved to Alfa Romeo and joined Enzo Ferrari's scuderia with Nuvolari as team mate.
