Count Carlo Felice Trossi (27 April 1908 – 9 May 1949) was an Italian racecar driver and auto constructor.

Racing career

During his career, he raced for three different teams:

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and, briefly,

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. He won the

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and the 1948 Swiss Grand Prix. Trossi backed one of the most unusual Grand Prix cars, the Trossi-Monaco of 1935. It featured a 16-cylinder, two-stroke cycle, two-row radial, air-cooled engine and an aircraft-like body designed by Augusto Monaco. The car was a spectacular failure and never raced in a Grand Prix event. Trossi had many exciting hobbies: racing boats and airplanes in addition to cars. He was also the president of the Scuderia Ferrari in 1932. Enzo Ferrari said of him "He was a great racer but never wanted to make the effort to reach a dominant position and I remember him with emotion since he was one of the first to believe in my scuderia of which he was a part".

Personal life

Trossi was born in

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. He died of a

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Racing record

Complete European Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ;Notes * – As a co-driver Trossi was ineligible for championship points

Post WWII Grandes Épreuves results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

! colspan="3" style="background: #99ff66;" , Sporting achievements Italian racing drivers People from Biella 1908 births 1949 deaths Counts of Italy European Championship drivers Grand Prix drivers Sportspeople from the Province of Biella {{F1-bio-stub