Lorenzo Bandini
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| Born |
21 December 1935 Marj, Libya |
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| Died | 10 May 1967 (aged 31) Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 Italian |
| Active years | 1961 – 1967 |
| Teams |
Scuderia Centro Sud, Scuderia Ferrari |
| Entries | 42 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 8 |
| Career points | 58 |
| Pole positions | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| First entry | 1961 Belgian Grand Prix |
| First win | 1964 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1964 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1967 Monaco Grand Prix |
Lorenzo Bandini (21 December 1935 – 10 May 1967) was an Italian motor racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Scuderia Centro Sud and Ferrari teams.
Bandini was born in Marj,Cyrenaica,Libya, then an Italian colony. The family returned to Italy in 1939 and resided near Florence. When he was 15 his father died. Bandini left home and found a job as an apprentice mechanic in the Freddi workshop in Milan.
He made his way into auto racing from competing on motorcycles. He started racing cars in 1957 in a borrowed Fiat 1100. Goliardo Freddi, acknowledging Bandini's talent, decided to support him. Bandini would later marry Fredi's daughter, Margherita, in 1963, and remained involved with the family's garage in Milan.
He achieved a first class victory at the Mille Miglia, in a Lancia Appia Zagato, in 1958, and a class win the same year in the 500cc Berkeley in the 12-hour race at Monza. He then raced in Formula Junior until 1961. Bandini purchased a Volpini Formula Junior car and placed third in his first race in Sicily. In 1959 and 1960 he drove a Formula Junior Stanguellini. In 1960 he placed fourth in the Formula Junior World Championship.
In 1961 Bandini and fellow Italian driver Giancarlo Baghetti were both in contention for a seat at Ferrari. Ferrari opted for Baghetti, and Bandini went to drive for Guglielmo "Mimmo" Dei's Scuderia Centro Sud. At a non-championship race, he finished third at Pau. Bandini drove his first world championship race at Spa later in 1961. He retired with engine failure. During the winter of 1961-1962 he drove in the Tasman races in Australia and New Zealand.
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