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Piero Taruffi was a Italian former Formula One driver who last drove for Vanwall in 1956.
He was born on October 12th 1906 in Rome and passed away on January 12th 1988 at the age of 81. His first race was the 1950 Grand Prix of Italy where he drove for Alfa Romeo. Taruffi was active for 6 seasons between 1950 and 1956. In those years he scored 41 points in 18 races. During his career Taruffi achieved 1 win and 5 podiums. His last race was the the 1956 Grand Prix of Italy.
He was born on October 12th 1906 in Rome and passed away on January 12th 1988 at the age of 81. His first race was the 1950 Grand Prix of Italy where he drove for Alfa Romeo. Taruffi was active for 6 seasons between 1950 and 1956. In those years he scored 41 points in 18 races. During his career Taruffi achieved 1 win and 5 podiums. His last race was the the 1956 Grand Prix of Italy.
| Name: | Piero Taruffi |
| Nationality: |  Italian |
| Birthday: | October 12th 1906 |
| Passed away: | January 12th 1988 (81) |
| Birthplace: | Rome | Races: | 18 races |
| Total points: | 41 points |
| Wins: | 1 win |
| Podiums: | 5 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 6 retirements |
| First race: | 1950 Italy |
| Last race: | 1956 Italy |
| First win: |  1952 Switzerland |
| Age first win: | 45 years, 7 months, 6 days |
Piero Taruffi by year
| All years | 1956 | 1955 | 1954 | 1952 | 1951 |
| 1950 |
Overall stats: Piero Taruffi
| #1 | Best Finish | Piero Taruffi |  | 1 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Piero Taruffi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Piero Taruffi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Piero Taruffi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Piero Taruffi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Piero Taruffi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Piero Taruffi | | (0x) |
Wins
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1952 | 1 | Bremgarten | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 1 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Piero Taruffi | | 8 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Piero Taruffi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Piero Taruffi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Piero Taruffi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Piero Taruffi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Piero Taruffi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Piero Taruffi | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1955 | 2 | Monte Carlo | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 8 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1956 Maserati 1956 Vanwall 1955 Ferrari 1955 Mercedes 1954 Ferrari 1952 Ferrari 1951 Ferrari 1950 Alfa Romeo | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Piero Taruffi
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #571 | Average race result | Piero Taruffi | | 4.08 place | |
| #40 | Average race points | Piero Taruffi | | 3.42 points | |
| #109 | Most points finishes | Piero Taruffi | | 9 finishes | |
| #218 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Piero Taruffi | | 0.17 retirements | |
| #222 | Most race laps | Piero Taruffi | | 838 laps | |
| #342 | Most avoidable retirements | Piero Taruffi | | 1 retirements | |
| #223 | Most races | Piero Taruffi | | 18 races | |
| #16 | Oldest driver | Piero Taruffi | | 49 years, 10 months, 21 days | |
| #498 | Biggest gain in race | Piero Taruffi | | 7 places gained | |
| #747 | Youngest driver | Piero Taruffi | | 43 years, 10 months, 22 days | |
| #84 | Start from P1 | Piero Taruffi | | 1 starts | |
| #269 | Most retirements | Piero Taruffi | | 6 retirements | |
| #98 | Most points | Piero Taruffi | | 41 points | |
| #91 | Most podiums | Piero Taruffi | | 5 podiums | |
| #99 | Most wins | Piero Taruffi | | 1 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 569 | Nelson Piquet | 4.14 |
| 570 | Niki Lauda | 4.1 |
| 571 | Piero Taruffi | 4.08 |
| 572 | Luigi Villoresi | 4.06 |
| 573 | Paul Goldsmith | 4 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 38 | Jack Brabham | 3.56 |
| 39 | Rodger Ward | 3.5 |
| 40 | Piero Taruffi | 3.42 |
| 41 | John Surtees | 3.33 |
| 41 | Tony Brooks | 3.33 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 102 | Gunnar Nilsson | 9 |
| 102 | Tony Maggs | 9 |
| 102 | Piero Taruffi | 9 |
| 110 | Christian Klien | 8 |
| 110 | Pedro Diniz | 8 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 210 | Cliff Allison | 0.17 |
| 210 | Alan Stacey | 0.17 |
| 210 | Piero Taruffi | 0.17 |
| 210 | Ken Wharton | 0.17 |
| 220 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 0.16 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 220 | Huub Rothengatter | 853 |
| 221 | Giancarlo Baghetti | 851 |
| 222 | Piero Taruffi | 838 |
| 223 | Chico Serra | 831 |
| 224 | Bob Sweikert | 825 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 255 | Luigi Villoresi | 1 |
| 255 | Clemar Bucci | 1 |
| 255 | Piero Taruffi | 1 |
| 255 | Cal Niday | 1 |
| 255 | Bill Vukovich | 1 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 217 | Johnny Cecotto | 18 |
| 217 | Ian Scheckter | 18 |
| 217 | Piero Taruffi | 18 |
| 224 | Allan McNish | 17 |
| 224 | Lucien Bianchi | 17 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 14 | Felice Bonetto | 50 years, 3 months, 4 days |
| 15 | Ernst Klodwig | 50 years, 2 months, 10 days |
| 16 | Piero Taruffi | 49 years, 10 months, 21 days |
| 17 | Chet Miller | 49 years, 10 months, 11 days |
| 18 | Yves Giraud Cabantous | 48 years, 11 months, 5 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 486 | Gerino Gerini | 7 |
| 486 | Oscar Gonzalez | 7 |
| 486 | Piero Taruffi | 7 |
| 499 | Jimmy Jackson | -7 |
| 500 | Carl Scarborough | 7 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 745 | Philip Fotheringham-Parker | 43 years, 9 months, 22 days |
| 746 | Cuth Harrison | 43 years, 10 months, 7 days |
| 747 | Piero Taruffi | 43 years, 10 months, 22 days |
| 748 | Mauri Rose | 44 years, 4 days |
| 749 | Franco Comotti | 44 years, 1 month, 10 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 58 | Eugenio Castellotti | 1 |
| 58 | Fred Agabashian | 1 |
| 58 | Piero Taruffi | 1 |
| 58 | Walt Faulkner | 1 |
| 58 | Bill Vukovich | 1 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 252 | Alan Stacey | 6 |
| 252 | Paul Frere | 6 |
| 252 | Piero Taruffi | 6 |
| 252 | Ken Wharton | 6 |
| 252 | Philippe Etancelin | 6 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 95 | Takuma Sato | 44 |
| 97 | Kamui Kobayashi | 42 |
| 98 | Piero Taruffi | 41 |
| 99 | Luigi Musso | 40 |
| 100 | Jo Bonnier | 39 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 88 | Olivier Panis | 5 |
| 88 | Andrea de Cesaris | 5 |
| 88 | Piero Taruffi | 5 |
| 88 | Luigi Fagioli | 5 |
| 93 | Heikki Kovalainen | 4 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 72 | Sam Hanks | 1 |
| 72 | Bob Sweikert | 1 |
| 72 | Piero Taruffi | 1 |
| 72 | Lee Wallard | 1 |
| 101 | Adrian Sutil | 0 |
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