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'''Piero Taruffi''' (born 12 October 1906 in Albano Laziale, died 12 January 1988 in Rome) was an Italian racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 to 1954. Competing for Maserati, Metcalf, JAMR and O.S.C.A. (then Anglo-Italia), scoring two podiums and 12 points. He was severely injured in an accident during the [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix]] and subsequently retired from motor racing at the age of 47.
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'''Piero Taruffi''' (born 12 October 1906 in Albano Laziale, died 12 January 1988 in Rome) was an Italian racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 to 1954. Initially a motorcycle racer, Taruffi became an extremely accomplished sportscar racer who could never quite transfer his success to Formula One. Through his career, he competed for [[Maserati]], [[Metcalf]], [[Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing]] and [[O.S.C.A.]] (then [[Scuderia Anglo-Italia]]), scoring two podiums (both in 1953) and 12 points. Taruffi was severely injured in an accident during the [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix]] and subsequently retired from motor racing at the age of 47. Following his release from hospital, he became the head of the [[O.S.C.A.]] Formula One project.
  
 
==Complete Alternate Formula One results==
 
==Complete Alternate Formula One results==
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! [[Maserati 4CLT/48]]
 
! [[Maserati 4CLT/48]]
 
! [[Maserati]] 4CLT 1.5 L4s
 
! [[Maserati]] 4CLT 1.5 L4s
|bgcolor="cFCFFF"| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>12</small>
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|bgcolor=cFCFFF| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="efcfff"| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="ffcfcf"| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|bgcolor="eFCFFF"| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=eFCFFF| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="cfcfff"| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="dfffdf"| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>5</small>
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|bgcolor=dfffdf| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="EFCFFF"| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
 
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! [[Metcalf MET1]]
 
! [[Metcalf MET1]]
 
! [[Metcalf]]
 
! [[Metcalf]]
|bgcolor="cFCFFF"| [[1951 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>11</small>
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|bgcolor=cFCFFF| [[1951 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>11</small>
 
| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]
 
| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]
|bgcolor="cFCFFF"| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>12</small>
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|bgcolor=cFCFFF| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="eFCFFF"| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=eFCFFF| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="dfffdf"| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>5</small>
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|bgcolor=dfffdf| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="cFCFFF"| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor=cFCFFF| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="eFCFFF"| [[1951 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=eFCFFF| [[1951 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="cFCFFF"| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>13</small>
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|bgcolor=cFCFFF| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>13</small>
 
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! [[Aston Martin AM-03]]
 
! [[Aston Martin AM-03]]
 
! [[Jaguar]] XK 3.4
 
! [[Jaguar]] XK 3.4
|bgcolor="EFCFFF"| [[1952 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1952 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="ffcfcf"| [[1952 English Grand Prix|ENG]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1952 English Grand Prix|ENG]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|bgcolor="EFCFFF"| [[1952 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1952 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="ffdf9f"| [[1952 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>3</small>
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|bgcolor=ffdf9f| [[1952 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="EFCFFF"| [[1952 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1952 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="EFCFFF"| [[1952 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1952 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="ffdf9f"| [[1952 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>3</small>
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|bgcolor=ffdf9f| [[1952 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="cfcfff"| [[1952 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>8</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1952 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="cfcfff"| [[1952 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>6</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1952 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="efcfff"| [[1952 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1952 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br><small>Ret</small>
 
! 13th
 
! 13th
 
! 8
 
! 8
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! [[O.S.C.A. 53]]
 
! [[O.S.C.A. 53]]
 
! [[O.S.C.A.]] 3000V8 3.0 V8
 
! [[O.S.C.A.]] 3000V8 3.0 V8
|bgcolor="ffcfcf"| [[1953 Monaco Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1953 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|bgcolor="cfcfff"| [[1953 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1953 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="cfcfff"| [[1953 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1953 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="efcfff"| [[1953 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1953 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="efcfff"| [[1953 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1953 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="cfcfff"| [[1953 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>12</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1953 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="cfcfff"| [[1953 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small>8</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1953 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="cfcfff"| [[1953 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>16</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1953 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>16</small>
 
| [[1953 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
 
| [[1953 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
 
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! 0
 
! 0
 
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|rowspan="2"| [[1954 Alternate Formula One season|1954]]
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|rowspan=2| [[1954 Alternate Formula One season|1954]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Scuderia Anglo-Italia]]
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!rowspan=2| [[Scuderia Anglo-Italia]]
 
! [[O.S.C.A. F154]]
 
! [[O.S.C.A. F154]]
 
! [[Bentley]] 16VL-1 3.0 V16
 
! [[Bentley]] 16VL-1 3.0 V16
 
| [[1954 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
 
| [[1954 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|bgcolor="cfcfff"| [[1954 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1954 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>10</small>
 
| [[1954 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
 
| [[1954 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
|bgcolor="efcfff"| [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small>Ret</small>
 
| [[1954 German Grand Prix|GER]]
 
| [[1954 German Grand Prix|GER]]
 
| [[1954 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
 
| [[1954 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
 
| [[1954 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
 
| [[1954 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
 
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|
!rowspan="2"| NC
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!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan="2"| 0
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!rowspan=2| 0
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Bentley Speed 4]]
 
! [[Bentley Speed 4]]
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|bgcolor="cfcfff"| [[1954 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1954 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="efcfff"| [[1954 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1954 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
 
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Latest revision as of 11:11, 6 April 2016

Piero Taruffi (born 12 October 1906 in Albano Laziale, died 12 January 1988 in Rome) was an Italian racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 to 1954. Initially a motorcycle racer, Taruffi became an extremely accomplished sportscar racer who could never quite transfer his success to Formula One. Through his career, he competed for Maserati, Metcalf, Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing and O.S.C.A. (then Scuderia Anglo-Italia), scoring two podiums (both in 1953) and 12 points. Taruffi was severely injured in an accident during the 1954 Swiss Grand Prix and subsequently retired from motor racing at the age of 47. Following his release from hospital, he became the head of the O.S.C.A. Formula One project.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Pts.
1950 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s GBR
12
MON
Ret
500
DNQ
SUI
Ret
BEL
7
FRA
5
ITA
Ret
17th 2
1951 Team Metcalf GP Metcalf MET1 Metcalf MON
11
500 BEL
12
FRA
Ret
GBR
5
GER
9
NED
Ret
ITA
13
24th 2
1952 Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin AM-03 Jaguar XK 3.4 MON
Ret
ENG
DNQ
BEL
Ret
FRA
3
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
NED
3
ITA
8
USA
6
AUS
Ret
13th 8
1953 O.S.C.A. Automobili O.S.C.A. 53 O.S.C.A. 3000V8 3.0 V8 MON
DNQ
NED
10
BEL
7
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
12
SUI
8
ITA
16
USA NC 0
1954 Scuderia Anglo-Italia O.S.C.A. F154 Bentley 16VL-1 3.0 V16 MON FRA
10
BEL SUI
Ret
GER USA ITA NC 0
Bentley Speed 4 O.S.C.A. 156 1.5 L6s NED
10
GBR
Ret