Pietro Ghersi Explained

Pietro Ghersi (1899 – 1 January 1972)^[1] was an Italian motorcycle racer and, from 1927, also a racecar driver. He was born in Genoa.

With his brother Mario Ghersi and Luigi Arcangeli he biked in the 1926 Isle of Man TT and 1930 Isle of Man TT in Moto Guzzi.

Racing cars, he won the Spa 24 Hours 1930 with Attilio Marinoni in an Alfa Romeo 6C. In 1932 Ghersi was in the Mille Miglia and XXII Targa Florio in an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300. In 1933, with himself as the only driver, he formed the Pietro Ghersi Racing Team based in Genova, using a 2.3-liter Bugatti Type 35, a 1.1-liter Maserati monoposto, and a 2.3-liter Alfa Romeo.^[2] He raced for Scuderia Ferrari 1934 and privately in a Maserati 8CM 1935–36. He continued until the 1938 season.

Racing record

Complete European Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		Pts
1931	nowrap	U. Klinger		Maserati 2.5 L8	ITA 8							—
	nowrap	Officine A. Maserati		FRA 8	BEL
1932	nowrap	Scuderia Ferrari	nowrap	Alfa Romeo Monza	nowrap	Alfa Romeo 2.3 L8	ITA 7	FRA	GER					9th	20
1935	Scuderia Subalpina	nowrap	Maserati 8CM	nowrap	Maserati 3.0 L8	MON	FRA	BEL	GER 12	SUI			21st	51
	nowrap	Maserati 6C-34	nowrap	Maserati 3.7 L6						ITA Ret	ESP
1936	nowrap	Scuderia Torino	Maserati 6C-34	nowrap	Maserati 4.7 V8	MON 8	GER	SUI					17th	27
	nowrap	Scuderia Maremmana	nowrap	Maserati 3.7 L6				ITA Ret
1938	Scuderia Torino	nowrap	Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A	nowrap	Alfa Romeo 2.9 L8	FRA	GER 8	SUI					9th	24
	nowrap		nowrap	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L8				ITA 5

Notes

• – Ghersi was co-driver with Klinger at the Italian GP and with Dreyfus at the French GP, therefore rules excluded him from the championship.

Notes and References

1. http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/dg.htm picture and biography (including race participations)
2. Web site: 1933 season lineup . 2009-07-13 . 2022-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220109152552/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3301.htm . dead .