. . "Luigi Villoresi"@en . "1956"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Milan, Italy"@en . "1997-08-24"^^ . . "Luigi \"Gigi\" Villoresi (\"DJEE-djee\" VILL-or-ay-zee; May 16, 1909 in Milan, MI, Lombardy, Italy \u2013 August 24, 1997 in Modena, MO, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing driver who continued racing on the Formula One circuit at the time of its inception. He spent his time in Grand Prix racing for Italian manufacturers Ferrari, Maserati and Lancia between 1950 and 1956. During his earlier career Villoresi, known as Gigi, had to deal with the death of his brother, a fellow racing driver who he started his career with, who died in a testing crash. He also had to deal with a near fatal crash of his own in 1948 and was a prisoner of war. Gigi was an incredibly successful driver during the late 40's and when the World Championship arrived, he achieved 8 podiums but a win eluded him throughout his career."@en . . . . . . . "Deceased"@en . "1909-05-16"^^ . . . "1950"^^ . "Luigi Villoresi"@en . . . . . . . . "Modena, Italy"@en . . . . . . "Luigi \"Gigi\" Villoresi (\"DJEE-djee\" VILL-or-ay-zee; May 16, 1909 in Milan, MI, Lombardy, Italy \u2013 August 24, 1997 in Modena, MO, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing driver who continued racing on the Formula One circuit at the time of its inception. He spent his time in Grand Prix racing for Italian manufacturers Ferrari, Maserati and Lancia between 1950 and 1956. Gigi was an incredibly successful driver during the late 40's and when the World Championship arrived, he achieved 8 podiums but a win eluded him throughout his career."@en . . . .