Pilote pour Lancia, il connaît le même tragique destin que son père. Bien décidés à faire carrière dans la course, ils ont commencé en Midget sur la piste locale de Nazareth (Pennsylvanie) avant de se faire remarquer au niveau national. He succumbed to injuries after he crashed during … 18/05/1952 - 16° Grand Prix - XII Grosser Preis der Schweiz - Bremgarten 62 tours x 7.280 km - 451.360 km "I have lost my greatest opponent," Fangio said. This time, I will recount the accident in my own words. There were several similarities between the deaths of Alberto and his father. 2 075 Alberto Ascari en 1952 - 1 435 Ayrton Senna en 1988 - 1 227 Jim Clark en 1963 - 1 150 Jim Clark en 1965 - 1 112 Sebastian Vettel en 2012. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), The Death of Alberto Ascari: Formula 1 Champion. Here he chats with fellow Ferrari drivers Piero Taruffi (left) and Giuseppe Farina (centre). 1955 #26 Alberto Ascari Lancia D50 at the Monaco GP smashed his car into the marina and fell into the A week later, May 26, the new … I came across and bought an old copy of the Settimo Giorno newspaper in a Milan shop as it had coverage of Alberto Ascari and the 1955 Ferrari testing accident at Monza that cost him his life. La carrière d'Alberto Ascari dans le championnat du monde fut courte, mais très dense en résultats. Ascari won consecutive world titles in 1952 and 1953 for Scuderia Ferrari. Such an eventuality seemed most unlikely for a driver who always strictly observed self-imposed safety margins, who studiously avoided exceeding the limits of his car or himself, and whose relaxed and smooth style looked so effortless as to suggest he would have plenty of skill in reserve to correct any rare mistake. By the conclusion of the war, Ascari found himself with a wife, Mietta, a daughter, Patrizia, and a son, Antonio, named in honor of Alberto's beloved father. Both were killed four days after surviving serious accidents. John Surtees Strong at 1960 Portuguese GP. 34 Luigi Villoresi: Lancia: 2 Fuite d'essence (à la suite d'un accident) 11 Abd. Born on the 13th of July of 1918, Alberto was the son of a racing driver who was glorified in all of Europe, Antonio Ascari. Alberto Ascari Crash Newspaper Photos. Some have even suggested that his tie obscured his vision. The crash occurred on the Curva del Vialone, one of the track's challenging high-speed corners. The eerie certainties were that Alberto Ascari died on May 26, 1955, at the age of 36. Each post is a baby-step in the evolution of the fascinating sport of Formula 1. En 1952, c’est la consécration : il remporte le titre de champion. On the 81st lap, Moss’ engine blew up and he limped into the nearby pits. Alberto Ascari trionfa a Torino - Gran Premio del Valentino 1955 - Perle di sport. I was rather surprised that the images included were, to put it mildly, quite graphic . When Italy entered World War II the Ascari garage in Milan, now run by Alberto, was conscripted to service and maintain military vehicles. Ascari was driving V8-powered Lancia D50 and he started from 2nd position on the grid. Text - Gerald Donaldson Nombre de kilomètres parcourus Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Alberto Ascari at the wheel of his Ferrari at Silverstone circuit in 1953. Theories have abounded over the years. Ascari winning. It required 15 carriages to carry the profusion of wreaths and flowers, and in the hearse, drawn by a team of plumed black horses, his familiar light blue helmet lay on top of the black coffin. Alberto avait alors 7 ans. Alberto Ascari (July 13, 1918 in Milan, Milan, Lombardy, Italy – May 26, 1955 in Monza, Milan, Lombardy, Italy) was an Italian racing driver and two time Formula One champion, in 1952 and 1953.Son of the famous Antonio Ascari, who was European champion for Alfa Romeo in 1925, he is only one of two Italian Formula One Champions and the only one to do this in a Ferrari.