Cesare Perdisa
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1955 Formula One season–1957 Formula One season |
| Teams | Maserati, Ferrari |
| Races | 8 (7 starts) |
| List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Career points | 5 |
| Pole position | 0 |
| Fastest lap | 0 |
| First race | 1955 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1957 Argentine Grand Prix |
Cesare Perdisa, October 21, 1932–May 10, 1998 (age 65)[1], was a Racing driver from Bologna, Italy[1]. He participated in 8 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 22, 1955. He achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 5 championship points.
Perdisa was the son of a wealthy publisher.[2]
Perdisa often shared drives with his team-mates, for example on the 11th lap of the 1956 Belgian Grand Prix, Stirling Moss lost the right rear wheel of his Maserati, though he avoided an accident. Moss brought his car to a stop and ran a quarter of a mile back to the pits. There he took over in Perdisa's Maserati, which he piloted to the finish.[3]
In March 1957 Perdisa withdrew from the upcoming 12 Hours of Sebring after the death of his team-mate Eugenio Castellotti. Castellotti died at the Modena Autodrome when he crashed a Ferrari he was testing for the Sebring event. He said he was giving up racing for some time because of a mental shock he experienced when Castellotti died two days earlier.[4] Perdisa was Castellotti's closest friend.[5]
In September 1957, Perdisa transported Juan Manuel Fangio and his wife, Andrea, to a Bologna, Italy hospital. The couple had been thrown from their 2.5 litre Lancia Aurelia while trying to avoid a truck entering the highway. Travelling at close to 100 mph, Fangio's car had smashed into a utility pole, though luckily Fangio and Andrea only sustained bruises.[6]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(F1 driver results legend 2)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Formula One season | Maserati | Maserati Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | 1955 Argentine Grand Prix | 1955 Monaco Grand Prix 3 * | 1955 Indianapolis 500 | 1955 Belgian Grand Prix 8 | 1955 Dutch Grand Prix | 1955 British Grand Prix | 1955 Italian Grand Prix | 18th | 2 | |
| 1956 Formula One season | Maserati | Maserati Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | 1956 Argentine Grand Prix | 1956 Monaco Grand Prix 7 | 1956 Indianapolis 500 | 1956 Belgian Grand Prix 3 † | 1956 French Grand Prix 5 † | 1956 British Grand Prix 7 | 1956 German Grand Prix DNS | 1956 Italian Grand Prix | 16th | 3 |
| 1957 Formula One season | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia in Formula One Lancia D50 | Ferrari V8 | 1957 Argentine Grand Prix 6 ‡ | 1957 Monaco Grand Prix | 1957 Indianapolis 500 | 1957 French Grand Prix | 1957 British Grand Prix | 1957 German Grand Prix | 1957 Pescara Grand Prix | 1957 Italian Grand Prix | NC | 0 |
- * Indicates shared drive with Jean Behra
- † Indicates shared drive with Stirling Moss
- ‡ Indicates shared drive with Peter Collins and Wolfgang von Trips
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. http://www.oldracingcars.com/bydriver/watn.asp?letter=P. Retrieved on 29 July 2007.
- ↑ Italian Out Of Race, New York Times, March 17, 1957, Page S4.
- ↑ Collins Auto First In Belgian Contest, New York Times, June 4, 1956, Page 34.
- ↑ Italian Out Of Race, New York Times, March 17, 1957, Page S4.
- ↑ Motor Car Sports, New York Times, March 20, 1957, Page 44.
- ↑ Fangio In Smash-Up, New York Times, September 22, 1957, Page 215.
