Luigi Arcangeli (1902 - 23 May 1931) was an Italian motorcycle and car racer.

Biography

Arcangeli was born at

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in 1894. A factory rider for Sarolea, Sunbeam, Bianchi and Moto Guzzi, he turned to four wheels in the wake of his friend

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. His first appearance was a win in 1928 at the Circuito di

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with a 2-litre Bugatti. After Bugatti he drove

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-Darracqs, winning at Cremona in 1928, continuing with Maserati Tipo 8C-2500, with a first place at the Rome

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in 1930. Later he moved to

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and joined Enzo Ferrari's scuderia with Nuvolari as team mate. Arcangeli died the following year at Monza, during the tests for the

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, while driving an Alfa Romeo Tipo A. Arcangeli was killed in Monza while driving Alfa Romeo Tipo A. A Scuderia Luigi Arcangeli was created to honor Luigi Arcangeli name. The Scuderia is active nowadays, building ArcangeliMoto regolarità race bikes in limited numbers.

References

External links

Bio page at ruoteclassiche website
Year of birth uncertain 1931 deaths People from Forlì Racing drivers who died while racing Italian motorcycle racers Italian racing drivers Grand Prix drivers Sport deaths in Italy Isle of Man TT riders Sportspeople from the Province of Forlì-Cesena {{Italy-autoracing-bio-stub