Piero Dusio

{{Short description|Italian footballer and racing driver (1899–1975)}}

{{Infobox F1 driver

|name = Piero Dusio

|nationality = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italian

|birth_date = {{birth date|1899|10|13|df=y}}

|birth_place = Scurzolengo d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy

|death_date = {{death date and age|1975|11|7|1899|10|13|df=y}}

|death_place = Victoria, Buenos Aires, Argentina

|Years = {{F1|1952}}

|Team(s) = Cisitalia

|Races = 1 (0 starts)

|Championships = 0

|Wins = 0

|Podiums = 0

|Points = 0

|Poles = 0

|Fastest laps = 0

|First race = 1952 Italian Grand Prix

| image=Taruffi-Dusio-Savonuzzi.jpg

| caption=Piero Dusio in the middle, flanked by Piero Taruffi (left) and Giovanni Savonuzzi (right)

}}

Piero Dusio (13 October 1899 – 7 November 1975) was an Italian footballer, businessman, racing driver and racing car manufacturer.Donatella Biffignandi, [http://www.museoauto.it/website/images/stories/articoli/biografie/dusio_piero.pdf Piero Dusio] from museoauto.it, an online museum for automotive issues, last accessed on 12 November 2016.

Biography

=Football career=

Dusio was born in Scurzolengo, province of Asti, in Piedmont. A promising footballer, he played as a midfielder and made three appearances for Juventus in 1921–22.[http://juworld.net/giocatori-scheda.asp?idgiocatore=142&ty=tabvps Piero Dusio] soccer statistics at juworld.net, last accessed 12 November 2016 After his football career ended due to a knee injury, Dusio started a textile business which expanded into manufacturing sport equipment and supplying military uniforms. His association with football continued in a managerial role. In 1941 he founded Juventus Organizzazione Sportiva Anonima (O.S.A.), an organization he ran until 1943. In 1942 Dusio was appointed president of Juventus. He resigned from the post in 1948 to move to Argentina.

Image:Coppa asti spumante 1947.jpg D46 was named after Piero Dusio (the Dusio 46). The racecar driver is Ilario Bandini.]]

=Racing career=

In 1929 Dusio made his racing debut at the Mille Miglia. He would compete until 1938, his best results being a class victory in a Siata 500cc in 1937. In 1936 he established the Scuderia Torino and took part in the 1936 Italian Grand Prix at the wheel of a Maserati 6C-34, finishing sixth behind Bernd Rosemeyer, Tazio Nuvolari, Ernst von Delius, René Dreyfus and Carlo Pintacuda.{{Cite web |url=http://www.historicracing.com/ |title=historicracing.com. |access-date=30 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407053859/http://www.historicracing.com/ |archive-date=7 April 2018 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.sporting-to.com/eng/storia.lasso sporting-to.com.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060509125628/http://www.sporting-to.com/eng/storia.lasso |date=9 May 2006 }}

=Team owner=

In 1944, at the end of World War II, Dusio switched his focus to his racing team. He commissioned Dante Giacosa of Fiat to develop a racing car and founded the "Consorzio Industriale Sportiva Italia", later known as Cisitalia. The team's collaborators included Carlo Abarth, Rudolf Hruska and Ferry Porsche. Three D46's topped the Coppa Brezzi (a race held together with the 1946 Turin Grand Prix), with Dusio finishing 1st.{{cite web |url=http://www.formula2.net/V46_8.htm |title=Coppa Brezzi 1946 |accessdate=12 November 2016}}

Dusio continued financing his racing car projects, but the expenses in engineering the complex 202MM[http://www.europeancarweb.com/features/0210ec_piero_dusio_cisitalia/ Piero Dusio & the Cisitalia] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110142406/http://www.europeancarweb.com/features/0210ec_piero_dusio_cisitalia/ |date=10 November 2006 }} almost bankrupted Cisitalia in 1947. Consequently, Dusio moved to Argentina and established Autoar (Automotores Argentinos) S.A.I.C. (22 March 1949),{{Cite web |url=http://www.auto-historia.com.ar/Historias/Autoar%20Historia.htm |title=Autoar Historia |access-date=7 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030727/http://www.auto-historia.com.ar/Historias/Autoar%20Historia.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} an enterprise financially supported by Juan Peron. Aldo Brovarone joined Dusio in Argentina to work for the company.[http://www.forix.com/8w/rear-engines-postwar.html forix.com] Dusio's son, Carlo, stayed in Turin to restructure Cisitalia, and ran the company with his father until 1964.[http://www.vea.qc.ca/vea/marques1/cisitalia.htm Cisitalia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170758/http://www.vea.qc.ca/vea/marques1/cisitalia.htm |date=3 March 2016 }}. In 1960 Dusio started Cisitalia Argentina Industrial y Comercial SA in Buenos Aires, where he built cars such as the Cisitalia 750 (1960).

Dusio tried to qualify for one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix (Italy 1952) with a Cisitalia D46, but failed to set a time in practice due to engine problems.

He died in Buenos Aires in 1975.

Racing record

=Complete European Championship results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Entrant ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! {{Tooltip\|EDC\|European Drivers' Championship}} ! Pts
1935 !nowrap\| Scuderia Subalpina !nowrap\| Maserati 8CM !nowrap\| Maserati 3.0 L8 \|style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| MON {{small\|Ret}} \| FRA \| BEL \| GER \| SUI \| ITA \| ESP ! 32nd ! 55
1936 !nowrap\| Scuderia Torino !nowrap\| Maserati 6C-34 !nowrap\| Maserati 3.7 L6 \| MON \| GER \| SUI \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| ITA {{small\|6}} \| \| \| ! 18th ! 28
colspan=13\|{{center\|{{small\|Source:{{cite web\|url=http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/main.htm\|title=THE GOLDEN ERA – OF GRAND PRIX RACING\|work=kolumbus.fi\|accessdate=15 December 2016\|archive-date=6 June 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606091347/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/main.htm\|url-status=dead}}}}}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! {{Tooltip|EDC|European Drivers' Championship}}

! Pts

1935

!nowrap| Scuderia Subalpina

!nowrap| Maserati 8CM

!nowrap| Maserati 3.0 L8

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| MON
{{small|Ret}}

| FRA

| BEL

| GER

| SUI

| ITA

| ESP

! 32nd

! 55

1936

!nowrap| Scuderia Torino

!nowrap| Maserati 6C-34

!nowrap| Maserati 3.7 L6

| MON

| GER

| SUI

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|6}}

! 18th

! 28

colspan=13|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/main.htm|title=THE GOLDEN ERA – OF GRAND PRIX RACING|work=kolumbus.fi|accessdate=15 December 2016|archive-date=6 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606091347/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/main.htm|url-status=dead}}}}}}

=Complete Formula One World Championship results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Entrant ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! {{Tooltip\|WDC\|World Drivers' Championship}} ! Pts
1952 !nowrap\| Piero Dusio !nowrap\| Cisitalia D46 !nowrap\| BPM 2.0 L4 \| SUI \| 500 \| BEL \| FRA \| GBR \| GER \| NED \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| ITA {{small\|DNQ}} ! NC ! 0
colspan=14\|{{center\|{{small\|Source:{{cite web\|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/piero-dusio/non-participation.aspx\|title=Piero Dusio – Grand Prix not started\|work=statsf1.com\|accessdate=15 December 2016}}}}}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! {{Tooltip|WDC|World Drivers' Championship}}

! Pts

1952

!nowrap| Piero Dusio

!nowrap| Cisitalia D46

!nowrap| BPM 2.0 L4

| SUI

| 500

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| NED

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ITA
{{small|DNQ}}

! NC

! 0

colspan=14|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/piero-dusio/non-participation.aspx|title=Piero Dusio – Grand Prix not started|work=statsf1.com|accessdate=15 December 2016}}}}}}