Aymo Maggi (30 July 1903 – 23 October 1961) was an Italian racing car driver from

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di Gradella'' based in

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. Maggi started automobile racing in 1922 and had his first important victory in his hometown 1924 race between

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. He won Circuito del Garda in 1925 and 1926, as well as the

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in 1926. Maggi drove in a Bugatti Type 35 and Bugatti Type 36 alongside

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and Bartolomeo Costantini.pictures and long biography
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and two others, he was the organizer of the first

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in 1927, as

in 1921 had lost the role of hosting

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and the

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. In his own race, he got 6th place driving an

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8A SS in 1927 with

Bindo Maserati Bindo Maserati (1883 - September 1980) was an Italian automotive engineer and businessman, known as the manager of Maserati and one of the Maserati Brothers. Born in Voghera, he was a mechanic at Isotta Fraschini (1910–32) where he joined his ...

. He survived his first

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in 1959, but died from his second in 1961.

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