Antonio Brivio

Antonio Brivio
Brivio and co-driver Ongaro at 1936 Mille Miglia
Personal information
Birth nameAntonio Brivio Sforza
Born(1905-12-27)27 December 1905
Biella, Piedmont, Italy
Died20 January 1995(1995-01-20) (aged 89)
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Champ Car career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish9th (1936)
First race1936 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 1 1
Medal record
Bobsleigh
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1935 Igls Two-man

Antonio Brivio Sforza (occasionally seen as Marchese Sforza Brivio; 27 December 1905 – 20 January 1995) was an Italian racing driver and bobsledder.[1]

Auto racing career

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Among Brivio's greatest successes in the field of sports cars include a victory in the 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps (1932), two victories in the Targa Florio (1933 and 1935) and a win at the Mille Miglia (1936). His greatest successes in Grand Prix races were third places in the Monaco Grand Prix in 1935 and German Grand Prix in 1936. That year he won the pole position for the AAA-sanctioned Vanderbilt Cup, finishing third.[2] He stopped racing after winning Mille Miglia in his own category in 1952.

After the Second World War, Brivio was a motorsport functionary; he became a member of the Italian Automobile Club and the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), where he participated in the launch of the World Championship.

Bobsleigh career

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As a bobsledder, Brivio won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1935 FIBT World Championships in Igls.

At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he finished tenth in the four-man event and 12th in the two-man event.

Motorsport career results

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European Championship results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EDC Pts
1935 Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 Alfa Romeo 2.9 L8 MON
3
FRA BEL 19th 50
Alfa Romeo 3.2 L8 GER
Ret
SUI ITA ESP
1936 Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C-35 Alfa Romeo 3.8 L8 MON
5
7th 23
Alfa Romeo 12C 1936 Alfa Romeo 4.1 V12 GER
3
SUI ITA
1937 Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 12C-36 Alfa Romeo 4.1 V12 BEL GER MON
Ret
SUI ITA 33rd 39
Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Antonio Brivio". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  3. ^ "THE GOLDEN ERA – OF GRAND PRIX RACING". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2016.