Juan Zanelli (1906–1944) was a Chilean racecar driver. He was born in Iquique, Chile in 1906. He raced in Grand Prix motor racing and hillclimbs from 1929 to 1936. In a Bugatti he won the 1929 and 1930 Bugatti GP at Le Mans, finished 8th in Alessandria in 1929 and 2nd in 1930, 2nd at the 1929 Marne GP and 3rd at the 1930 French GP at Pau. He won the 1933 Penya Rhin Grand Prix in Barcelona, Spain in an Alfa Romeo.[1][2]
Juan Zanelli | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Zanelli in 1929 | |
| Born | 1906 |
| Died | 1944 (aged 37–38) |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
Zanelli won the Racing Cars division of the 1931 European Hillclimb Championship.[1][2]
He died during a fight between members of the French Resistance (of which he was part of), and members of the Gestapo, in the streets of Toulouse, France in 1944.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ a b "THE GOLDEN ERA OF GP RACING 1934-40 - DRIVERS (Z)". www.goldenera.fi. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ a b c "El olvidado Juan Zanelli, único chileno que ganó un Grand Prix". RutaMotor. 7 November 2020.
- ^ "The 1930 Bugatti Type 35b". www.themotormuseuminminiature.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
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