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Nanni Galli

Nanni Galli, 13th June 1971. Copyright Jutta Fausel, 2020, supplied by Chris Witty. Used with Permission.

Nanni Galli, 13th June 1971. Copyright Jutta Fausel, 2020, supplied by Chris Witty. Used with Permission.

Nanni Galli, Historic Minardi Day, Imola, 2017. Copyright, Vincenzo Zaccaria, 2018. Used with Permission.

Nanni Galli, Historic Minardi Day, Imola, 2017. Copyright, Vincenzo Zaccaria, 2018. Used with Permission.

Born:

02 Oct 1940
Bologna

Died:

12 Oct 2019
Prato

Nationality:

Italy

Grands Prix:

17 (1970-1973)

F2 starts:

12 (1967-1971)

Appeared mostly at Ferrari reunions in his later life and still had business interests in the textile, watch and car worlds. He was one of the distributors of the Fruit of the Loom clothing brand. Nanni also bought and restored his old Tecno Formula 1 car and drove that and other machinery in historic events. Galli - full name Giovanni - was a race winner in sportscars and touring cars, the former of which he will be best remembered for career-wise. After retiring in 1974, Galli got involved with his family firm but returned to the sport as a sponsor for both Williams and Benetton in the 1980's. Just before his death in 2019, Tecno manufactured the Montecarlo Nanni Galli, named after their former popular driver.

Biography last updated 12 Oct 2019