Biography
Cirillo "Nello" Pagani was born in Milan in 1911. His racing career ran from 1928 to 1955. In the inaugural motorcycle world championship season of 1949 he won the 125cc title and finished as runner-up in the 500cc class. He also competed in cars, winning the Pau Grand Prix in 1947 and 1948.
His only Formula One race came on 4 June 1950, at the Swiss Grand Prix in Bremgarten. Driving a Maserati, he finished seventh and scored no championship points. That same year he took fourth place in the Modena Grand Prix in a Simca-Gordini. In 1952 he was second in his class in the Mille Miglia in an OSCA. He also became manager of the MV Agusta team. His son Alberto was also a motorcycle racer. Nello Pagani died in Bresso in 2003.
Source: Wikipedia, “Nello Pagani”. Text licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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