Paul Zuccarelli

{{Short description|Italian racing driver (1886–1913)}}

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{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Paolo Zuccarelli

| image = Zuccarelli à sa table de dessin chez Peugeot 1912.jpg

| caption = Zuccarelli in 1912

| birth_name = Paolo Zuccarelli

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1886|08|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Milan, Lombardy, Italy

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1913|06|19|1886|08|24|df=y}}

| death_place = Marcilly-la-Campagne, Eure, France

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 1

| Years_In_Champ = 1

| First_Champ_Race = 1913 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| Champ_Wins = 0

| Champ_Podiums = 0

| Champ_Poles = 0

}}}}

Paolo Zuccarelli (occasionally anglicized as Paul, 24 August 1886 – 19 June 1913) was an Italian racing driver.{{cite book |last1=Dick |first1=Robert |title=Auto Racing in the Shadow of the Great War: Streamlined Specials and a New Generation of Drivers on American Speedways, 1915-1922 |date=March 11, 2019 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1476631554 |page=136}} Zuccarelli graduated in engineering in Brescia and took on racing shortly afterwards. In 1910 he moved to France. He was among the first Europe-based racers to travel to the U.S. in 1913 to compete in the Indianapolis 500. Zuccarelli was killed while testing a car prior to the 1913 French Grand Prix at Amiens.

Motorsports career results

= Indianapolis 500 results =

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Year

!Car

!Start

!Qual

!Rank

!Finish

!Laps

!Led

!Retired

1913

|15

|26

|85.830

|4

|22

|18

|0

|Main bearing

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|18

|0

|

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Starts

|1

Poles

|0

Front Row

|0

Wins

|0

Top 5

|0

Top 10

|0

Retired

|1

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References