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| Born | (1907-07-14)14 July 1907 São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Died | 7 June 1989(1989-06-07) (aged 81) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Active years | 1951–1953,1956 |
| Teams | Maserati inc. as privateer; privateerFerrari |
| Entries | 9 (6 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Careerpoints | 1.5 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1951 German Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1956 Argentine Grand Prix |
Francisco Sacco Landi (July 14, 1907 – June 7, 1989), better known asChico, was aracing driver fromSão Paulo, Brazil. He participated in sixFormula One World ChampionshipGrands Prix, debuting on September 16, 1951. He scored a total of 1.5 championship points, awarded for his fourth-place finish in the1956 Argentine Grand Prix, a drive he shared withGerino Gerini. He was the first Brazilian ever to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix, and also the first to score points.
Landi came from a modest middle-class family of Italian origins, and got into racing through his father, who owned a garage in São Paulo. Along withManuel de Teffé andIrineu Corrêa, he popularized motor racing in Brazil in the late mid-thirties. Landi had left school at eleven to work as a mechanic, and later began illegal street racing at nights, where he had frequent run-ins with the police.[1] In 1934 he made his racing debut, at the second Rio Grand Prix in 1934. He led until eight laps from the finish, when his engine gave out.[2] He was the most popular Brazilian driver of his time, as many considered Teffé, who was the son of a diplomat of Prussian heritage, a wealthy expat rather than an actual Brazilian, as he had started his racing career while living in Europe. When Corrêa, who ended up winning the 1934 Rio Grand Prix, died in a crash on the first lap of next year, Landi was left as the undisputed master of pre-war racing in Brazil. Landi went abroad in 1938, finishing eighth atBern in what is generally considered the first Brazilian Grand Prix entry.[3] Landi's first Brazilian GP victory came at the1941 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix.[2]
Landi was the first Brazilian driver to win a Grand Prix race, taking aFerrari to victory at theBari Grand Prix in 1948,[4] run that year to Formula Two regulations. He also finished second in the 1952 (non-championship)Albi Grand Prix in aFerrari 375.[4]
Landi also won the 1960Mil Milhas Brasil in anAlfa Romeo JK 2000, together withChristian "Bino" Heins. This was the first time that a Brazilian-made car won this prestigious race, rather than an American-based "Carretera" special.[5]
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