1934-10-14 Modena Alfa Romeo P3 Pietro Ghersi

Pietro Ghersi (1899 – 1 January 1972) was an Italian motorcycle racer and, from 1927, also a racecar driver. He was born in

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. With his brother Mario Ghersi and

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he biked in the

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and

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. Racing cars, he won the

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1930 with

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in an Alfa Romeo 6C. In 1932 Ghersi was in the

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and XXII

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in an

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2300. In 1933, with himself as the only driver, he formed the ''Pietro Ghersi Racing Team'' based in

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, using a 2.3-liter

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, a 1.1-liter Maserati

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, and a 2.3-liter Alfa Romeo.1933 season lineup
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1934 and privately in a

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1935-36. He continued until the 1938 season.

Racing record

Complete European Championship results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ;Notes * – Ghersi was co-driver with Klinger at the Italian GP and with Dreyfus at the French GP, therefore rules excluded him from the championship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghersi, Pietro 1899 births 1972 deaths Sportspeople from Genoa Italian racing drivers Italian motorcycle racers Grand Prix drivers Mille Miglia drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers European Championship drivers