Luigi Musso

Interesting facts

According to his girlfriend Fiamma Breschi, serious debts weigh on him, and he sees the French Grand Prix's traditionally rich prize money as his one chance to clear them. His British Ferrari teammates Hawthorn and Collins have a private pact to split their winnings equally between themselves, leaving Musso out of it, sharpening his harder-edged, solo approach on track. He shares the winning car with Fangio at the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix, an early sign of the form that carries him to third in the 1957 championship. He also shines in sports cars, winning the 1958 Targa Florio with Olivier Gendebien and the 1957 1000km of Buenos Aires. He makes his Formula One debut on home soil at the 1953 Italian Grand Prix for Maserati, before moving to Ferrari for 1956. On 6 July 1958 at Reims, chasing leader Hawthorn through the Gueux curve, his Ferrari goes airborne and somersaults into a ditch, the sport's first fatal accident of that season. Luigi Musso made his Formula 1 debut in 1953 and raced until 1958, 6 seasons in total as an Italian driver. He scored a total of 44 championship points over his career.