Luigi Chinetti (July 17, 1901 – August 17, 1994) was an Italian-born racecar driver, who emigrated to the United States during World War II. He drove in...

Chinetti is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alfredo Chinetti (born 1949), Italian cyclist Luigi Chinetti (1901–1994), Italian-born...

win—following 12 years, 11 months, 29 days later—at the 2009 edition. Luigi Chinetti is the oldest Le Mans winner; he was 47 years, 11 months and 9 days...

businessman Luigi Chinetti to promote the Ferrari marque in North America through success in endurance racing. It was created in 1958 when Chinetti received...

personally approved by Enzo Ferrari and his dealer for North America, Luigi Chinetti.[citation needed] This model has since become highly desired by automobile...

Enzo also met with Luigi Chinetti that year, who convinced him of the potential value of selling his cars in the United States. Chinetti, who had been selling...

17th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 25 and 26 June 1949. Luigi Chinetti won the race for a third time in the first Ferrari barchetta by driving...

dealer Chinetti-Garthwaite Motors as the 805th 365 GTB/4 produced with chassis no. 15275. It was there that architect Bob Gittleman asked Luigi Chinetti Jr...

He won the 1933 Spa 24 hours race with specialist endurance racer Luigi Chinetti in an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza. Chiron drove an Alfa Romeo P3 run by...

the Berlinetta Speciale remained in the Chinetti family, being used by Chinetti's son Luigi "Coco" Chinetti Junior. In 2014 Gooding & Co. offered the...

Hoffman), the Jaguar XK120, and the Ferrari berlinettas (imported by Luigi Chinetti). Classic grand-touring cars from the post-war era especially, have...

season the 312Ps were sold to NART, the American Ferrari importer of Luigi Chinetti. Three 312 Ps were built: 0868 Spyder configuration, dismantled after...

Casablanca, Montreux, and Nice, with a win at Dieppe. He shared an Alfa with Luigi Chinetti to win Le Mans. Étancelin's 1935 season was no better, with only a third...

cyclist Luigi Cavalieri (1914–date of death unknown), bobsledder Luigi Cecchini (born 1944), sports doctor, active in road bicycle racing Luigi Chinetti (1901–1994)...

established drivers including Phil Hill and attracting the attention of Luigi Chinetti, who organised his professional debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in...

P, converted to 275 P and 330 P specification, commissioned by Luigi "Coco" Chinetti Jr. and Robert Peak) Ferrari 365 GTC/4 Beach Car for Felber, 1976...

common?". Motor Sport Magazine. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2024. Luigi Chinetti won Le Mans initially as an Italian, but later won as an American. His...

Netherlands' 330 GT 2+2 with 500 Superfast body In 1967, Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti Jr. decided to convert a 1965 330 GT 2+2 Series II (chassis no. 07963)...

cars in 1953 after his meeting with the Ferrari importer in the USA, Luigi Chinetti, who asked him to be his co-driver in the Carrera Panamericana. He later...

British peer and racing driver won the 1949 24 Hours of Le Mans with Luigi Chinetti in a Ferrari 166 MM. He was the only son of William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson...

led to interest from American dealers such as Jon von Neumann and Luigi Chinetti to advocate for Ferrari to produce a sporty convertible designed for...

the Daytona 500, and married Luigi "Coco" Chinetti Jr., the son of Italian race car driver and Ferrari agent Luigi Chinetti, in 1963; they divorced two...

production ASA 1000 GT couple was sold for $5920 in September 1964. Luigi Chinetti was the sole US importer of ASA and a majority of the 1000 GT production...

came at the 1949 24 Hours of Le Mans, with a Ferrari 166 MM driven by Luigi Chinetti and (Baron Selsdon of Scotland) Peter Mitchell-Thomson. In 1950 Ferrari...

NART entered a single car for Bob Grossman and Luigi Chinetti Jr., son of team owner Luigi Chinetti. Porsche had now made available a new 2.4-litre engine...

In 1949, the 166 MM also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the hands of Luigi Chinetti and Lord Selsdon, and so the 166 was the only car ever to win all three...

1949 24 Hours of Le Mans in the first Ferrari (although his codriver, Luigi Chinetti, actually drove for all but one half-hour). The titles were then held...

Antonio Brivio Eugenio Siena Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM 1933 Louis Chiron Luigi Chinetti Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM 1934 Jean Desvignes Norbert Mahé Bugatti Type 44...

1993 – Feng Kang, Chinese mathematician and academic (b. 1920) 1994 – Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver and businessman (b. 1901) 1994 – Jack...

Germany Malcolm Campbell – Great Britain Rudolf Caracciola – Germany / Luigi Chinetti – Italy; United States after the war Louis Chiron – Monaco Albert Divo...