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Eugenio Siena (1 April 1905 - 15 May 1938) was an Italian racecar driver from Milan. A cousin of Giuseppe Campari, he was a mechanic and testdriver for Alfa Romeo (assistant to Enzo Ferrari). Next, he joined
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1930–34. Siena won the 1932 Spa 24 Hours with Antonio Brivio in
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, and Mille Miglia with Tazio Nuvolari in 1934. He managed the ''Scuderia Siena'' team and raced
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1934–36, then voiturette. He died in an accident at the 1938 Tripoli Grand Prix, driving a Tipo 312.Leif Snellman
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