Vanwall

Piero Taruffi

Italy

born 12 October 1906 · died 12 January 1988

Piero Taruffi
Foto: Indeciso42 at the Italian Wikipedia project., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Career in numbers

Piero Taruffi raced in 17 Grands Prix for 4 teams from 1950 to 1956; best result: P1 at the Swiss Grand Prix 1952.

1
win
5
podiums
41
points
17
starts

Milestones

  1. 1950Debut at the Italian Grand Prix for Alfa Romeo
  2. 1951First podium at the Swiss Grand Prix
  3. 1951Moves to Ferrari
  4. 1952First win at the Swiss Grand Prix
  5. 1955Moves to Mercedes
  6. 1956Moves to Vanwall

Career

Career of Piero Taruffi
SeasonTeamCar numberChampionship positionPoints
1956Vanwall16–0
1955Ferrari, Mercedes48, 50, 1469
1954Ferrari4–0
1952Ferrari30, 6, 12, 17, 103, 14322
1951Ferrari44, 12, 73, 8610
1950Alfa Romeo60–0

All races

Show all 18 races
All races of Piero Taruffi: year, Grand Prix, team, grid and result
YearGrand PrixTeamGridResult
1956Italian Grand PrixVanwall4Retired
1955Italian Grand PrixMercedes92
1955British Grand PrixMercedes54
1955Belgian Grand PrixFerrari–Withdrawn
1955Monaco Grand PrixFerrari158
1954German Grand PrixFerrari136
1952Italian Grand PrixFerrari67
1952German Grand PrixFerrari54
1952British Grand PrixFerrari32
1952French Grand PrixFerrari33
1952Belgian Grand PrixFerrari3Retired
1952Swiss Grand PrixFerrari21
1951Spanish Grand PrixFerrari7Retired
1951Italian Grand PrixFerrari65
1951German Grand PrixFerrari65
1951Belgian Grand PrixFerrari5Retired
1951Swiss Grand PrixFerrari62
1950Italian Grand PrixAlfa Romeo7Retired

Teammates

Drivers who started for the same team in the same race, with the number of shared races.

Favourite circuits

Most successful circuits
CircuitWinsPodiumsStarts
Circuit Bremgarten122
Silverstone Circuit011
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza015
Rouen-Les-Essarts011

Frequently asked questions

How many times has Piero Taruffi been world champion?

Piero Taruffi never won the Formula 1 world championship.