Franco Cortese
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Franco Cortese (10 February 1903, Oggebbio, Piedmont - 13 November 1986, Milano) was an Italian racing driver, who started the Mille Miglia a record 14 times (1927–1956).
He started with Itala (1926), then Alfa Romeo, Bugatti, and Scuderia Ferrari (1930). With Maserati he did voiturette racing (1937–1939).
Cortese became most famous for his affiliation with Ferrari (1947–1951), driving the first race car built by Ferrari in 1947[1]., the Ferrari 125 S, which brought victories at 1947 Grand Prix of Rome, 1947 Circuito di Vercelli, 1947 Circuito di Vigevano, 1947 Circuito di Varese, and 1950 Grand Prix of Naples.
With Frazer-Nash he won the 1951 Targa Florio, and again, with Ferrari he won the 1956 Italian 2-litre championshop in a Ferrari 500.
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- ^ (Italian) Franco Cortese, il primo pilota Ferrari
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