Dr. Augusto Caraceni is a former Italian
racing driver
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.
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. He entered four races between 1951 and 1958. Caraceni was the son of
Domenico Caraceni, founder of
Caraceni
Caraceni is an Italian tailoring house, founded in Rome in 1913 by the father of Italian tailoring, Domenico Caraceni. At one point in the 1930s, Domenico and his family operated ateliers in Rome, Milan and Paris. The Paris atelier was operated b ...
, a Rome-based tailor whose clientele included
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey DeForest Bogart (; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American film and stage actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film In ...
and
Aristotle Onassis
Aristotle Socrates Onassis (, ; el, Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης, Aristotélis Onásis, ; 20 January 1906 – 15 March 1975), was a Greek-Argentinian shipping magnate who amassed the world's largest privately-owned shipping fleet and wa ...
. He was named after his uncle, Augusto Caraceni, who opened the Paris branch of the Caraceni tailors.
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Racing Sports Cars profile
Italian racing drivers
Mille Miglia drivers
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