Driver's Licence

Tazio Nuvolari was born in Castel d'Ario November 16, 1892, and died in Mantua August 11, 1953. He was the son of well-off agricultural entrepreneurs. He took part in his last race at the age of fifty-eight and won. He participated in a total of 353 races, 124 riding a motorbike and 229 with a car, obtaining 105 overall victories and 77 class wins, and recording 100 fastest laps. He won seven Italian Championships and established five international speed records. Nuvolari was injured several times. His achievements made him into a legend. Enzo Ferrari called him “the greatest of all”. “Destiny always has an extra number when Nuvolari races. When Nuvolari passes everyone can feel his heart closer.”