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{{Short description|Italian-American racing driver (1920{{ndash}}1986)}}
{{More citations needed|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox F1 driver|
{{Infobox F1 driver|
name = Alfonso Thiele |
name = Alfonso Thiele |
image = Walkiria-Terradura-Alfonso Thiele.jpg |
nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|ITA}} American/Italian |
caption = Thiele with his wife [[Walkiria Terradura]] in 1945 |
nationality = {{clarify|reason=Different sources list him differently|date=February 2022}}<!-- After clarifying, please also remove one of the categories that no longer applies --><br>{{flagicon|USA}} American<ref>{{cite web |title=Alfonso Thiele |url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/alfonso-thiele.aspx |website=StatsF1.com |accessdate=2022-02-22}}</ref> or<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} Italian<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1960&gp=Italian%20GP&r=1&type=ent| title=1960 Italian GP Entry List | website=ChicaneF1.com| access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref> |
birth_date = {{birth date|1920|4|5|df=y}} |
birth_date = {{birth date|1920|4|5|df=y}} |
birth_place = [[Istanbul]], Turkey |
birth_place = [[Istanbul]], Turkey |
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'''Alfonso Thiele''' (5 April 1920 – 15 July 1986)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Alfonso_Thiele |title=Alfonso Thiele |accessdate=19 June 2012 |publisher=oldracingcars.com}}</ref> was a [[racing driver]] who held dual citizenship of the [[United States]] and [[Italy]], though he spent most of his life in [[Italy]]. He participated in one [[Formula One]] World Championship Grand Prix, on 4 September 1960. He scored no championship points. Most of his career was spent in [[sports car racing]].
'''Alfonso Thiele''' (5 April 1920 – 15 July 1986)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Alfonso_Thiele |title=Alfonso Thiele |accessdate=19 June 2012 |publisher=oldracingcars.com}}</ref> was a [[racing driver]] who held dual citizenship of the [[United States]] and [[Italy]], though he spent most of his life in [[Italy]]. He participated in one [[Formula One]] World Championship Grand Prix, on 4 September 1960. He scored no championship points. Most of his career was spent in [[sports car racing]].


==Personal life==
==World War II==
During World War II Thiele was a captain of the [[Office of Strategic Services]] of Italian anti-fascist partisans.<ref name=umbria/>
[[File:Walkiria-Terradura-Alfonso Thiele.jpg|alt=A woman looking downwards with a man at her shoulder looking at her|thumb|262x262px|left|Thiele with [[Walkiria Terradura]] in 1945]]
During World War II Thiele was a captain of the [[Office of Strategic Services]] of Italian anti-fascist partisans. There he met [[Walkiria Terradura]], another partisan who was later awarded the [[Silver Medal of Military Valour]]. They married and briefly lived with in the United States after the war, before returning to Italy. She remained active in politics and in the veterans' organisation, the [[ANPI|National Association of Italian Partisans]].<ref name=umbria>{{Cite web|title=Il mio nome è Walkiria, donna guerriera {{!}} AboutUmbria Magazine|url=https://www.aboutumbriamagazine.it/2020/04/25/il-mio-nome-e-walkiria-donna-guerriera/|date=25 April 2020|language=it-IT|access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref>


==Driving career==
{{Clear}}
Working as a test driver for [[Abarth]] he participated in many events and races. In 1955 he was a member of the team that completed 3,743.642&nbsp;km at an average speed of 155.985&nbsp;km/h at the [[Monza]] track. One week later, with journalists present and participating, the team set the 500&nbsp;km, 500-mile, 1,000&nbsp;km, 48-hour and 72-hour records.<ref name="Enzari">[https://enzari.com/2020/04/fiat-abarth-750-bertone-first-of-the-record-breakers/ Enzari, Fiat Abarth record breakers]</ref>

==Personal life==
During World War II Thiele was a captain of the [[Office of Strategic Services]] of Italian anti-fascist partisans. There he met [[Walkiria Terradura]], another partisan who was later awarded the [[Silver Medal of Military Valour]]. They married and briefly lived in the United States after the war, before returning to Italy. She remained active in politics and in the veterans' organisation, the [[ANPI|National Association of Italian Partisans]].<ref name=umbria>{{Cite web|title=Il mio nome è Walkiria, donna guerriera {{!}} AboutUmbria Magazine|url=https://www.aboutumbriamagazine.it/2020/04/25/il-mio-nome-e-walkiria-donna-guerriera/|date=25 April 2020|language=it-IT|access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref>


==Complete Formula One Grand Prix results==
==Complete Formula One Grand Prix results==
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! NC
! NC
! 0
! 0
|}

==Sports car results==
Source: <ref name="Racing SportsCars">[https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Alfonso-Thiele-I.html Racing Sports Cars.com Results for Alfonso Thiele]</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Race
! Car
! Result
|-
| 1953
| [[Mille Miglia]]
| [[Fiat]]-1100/103
|
|-
| 1955
| Mille Miglia
| [[Alfa Romeo]] 1900
|
|-
| 1955
| [[Targa Florio]]
| Alfa Romeo 1900
|
|-
| 1956
| Mille Miglia
| [[Fiat Abarth]] 750
| 73rd
|-
| 1956
| Trofeo Sardo
| Fiat-Abarth 750
| 32nd
|-
| 1956
| [[:it:Coppa Lombardia|Coppa Lombardia]]
| Fiat-Abarth 750
|
|-
| 1956
| Circuito di Collemaggio
| Fiat-Abarth 750
|
|-
| 1956
| Coppa Inter-Europa
| Fiat-Abarth 750
| 2nd
|-
| 1956
| GP Roma [GT750/T750]
| Fiat-Abarth 750
|
|-
| 1957
| Trofeo Vigorelli Monza
| Fiat-Abarth 750
| 2nd
|-
| 1957
| Mille Miglia
| Fiat-Abarth 750
| 63rd
|-
| 1957
| Coppa Inter-Europa
| Fiat-Abarth 750
| 2nd
|-
| 1957
| Esso Vallelunga [GT]
| Fiat-Abarth 750
| 9th
|-
| 1958
| [[12 Hours of Sebring]]
| Fiat-Abarth 750
| 31st
|-
| 1958
| Targa Florio
| [[Porsche 356|Porsche 356A Carrera]]
|
|-
| 1958
| Vallelunga [GT750]
| Fiat-Abarth 750
| 2nd
|-
| 1958
| Coppa Inter-Europa
| Fiat-Abarth 750
| 2nd
|-
| 1958
| Coppa Sant Ambroeus
| Fiat-Abarth 750
| ?th
|-
| 1959
| 12 Hours of Sebring
| Fiat-Abarth 750
| 32nd
|-
| 1959
| [[24 Hours of Daytona|1000km Daytona]]
| Fiat-Abarth 750
| 10th
|-
| 1959
| Coppa Ascari
| Fiat-Abarth 750
| 5th
|-
| 1959
| Coppa Sant Ambroeus
| [[Ferrari 250|Ferrari 250 GT]]
| 4th
|-
| 1959
| GT GP Monza
| Ferrari 250 GT
| 1st
|-
| 1959
| Linz
| Ferrari 250 GT
|
|-
| 1959
| Coppa Inter-Europa
| Ferrari 250 GT
| 1st
|-
| 1959
| Coppa Inter-Europa
| Fiat-Abarth 750
| 1st
|-
| 1960
| Targa Florio
| [[Alfa Romeo Giulietta (750/101)|Alfa Romeo Giulietta]]
|
|-
| 1960
| [[1960 1000 km Nürburgring|1000 km Nürburgring]]
| Ferrari 250 GT
|
|-
| 1960
| [[Hockenheimring|6 hours Hockenheim]]
| Fiat-Abarth 700
|
|-
| 1960
| [[:it:Coppa Intereuropa|Coppa Inter-Europa]]
| Alfa Romeo Giulietta
|
|-
| 1961
| Coppa Ascari
| Fiat-Abarth 1000
| 12th
|-
| 1961
| Coppa Inter-Europa
| Fiat-Abarth 1000
| 1st
|-
| 1961
| Tour de France 150
| Ferrari 250 GT
|
|-
| 1962
| 3 h Sebring
| Fiat-Abarth 1000
| 4th
|-
| 1962
| 12 h Sebring
| Fiat-Abarth 850 S
| 10th
|-
| 1962
| Circuito del Garda
| Fiat-Abarth 1000
|
|-
| 1962
| Targa Florio
| Alfa Romeo Giulietta
| 9th
|-
| 1962
| 1000 km Nürburgring
| Alfa Romeo Giulietta
|
|-
| 1962
| 1000 km Nürburgring
| Alfa Romeo Giulietta
|
|-
| 1962
| [[1962 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
| Abarth-Simca 1300
|
|-
| 1962
| 1000 km Paris
| Alfa Romeo Giulietta
| 12th
|-
| 1964
| Targa Florio
| [[Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ]]
| 4th
|-
| 1964
| 1000 km Nürburgring
| [[Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ]]
| 13th
|-
|}
|}


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[[Category:Italian Formula One drivers]]
[[Category:Italian Formula One drivers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Istanbul]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Istanbul]]
[[Category:Italian emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:Italian expatriates in the Ottoman Empire]]
[[Category:People of the Office of Strategic Services]]
[[Category:Italian anti-fascists]]
[[Category:Italian partisans]]




Latest revision as of 22:01, 28 September 2024

Alfonso Thiele
Thiele with his wife Walkiria Terradura in 1945
Born(1920-04-05)5 April 1920
Istanbul, Turkey
Died15 July 1986(1986-07-15) (aged 66)
Novara, Piedmont, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality[clarification needed]
United States American[1] or
Italy Italian[2]
Active years1960
TeamsScuderia Centro Sud
Entries1
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1960 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry1960 Italian Grand Prix

Alfonso Thiele (5 April 1920 – 15 July 1986)[3] was a racing driver who held dual citizenship of the United States and Italy, though he spent most of his life in Italy. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 4 September 1960. He scored no championship points. Most of his career was spent in sports car racing.

World War II

[edit]

During World War II Thiele was a captain of the Office of Strategic Services of Italian anti-fascist partisans.[4]

Driving career

[edit]

Working as a test driver for Abarth he participated in many events and races. In 1955 he was a member of the team that completed 3,743.642 km at an average speed of 155.985 km/h at the Monza track. One week later, with journalists present and participating, the team set the 500 km, 500-mile, 1,000 km, 48-hour and 72-hour records.[5]

Personal life

[edit]

During World War II Thiele was a captain of the Office of Strategic Services of Italian anti-fascist partisans. There he met Walkiria Terradura, another partisan who was later awarded the Silver Medal of Military Valour. They married and briefly lived in the United States after the war, before returning to Italy. She remained active in politics and in the veterans' organisation, the National Association of Italian Partisans.[4]

Complete Formula One Grand Prix results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Points
1960 Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51 Maserati Straight-4 ARG MON 500 NED BEL FRA GBR POR ITA
Ret 		USA NC 0
1961 Scuderia Sant Ambroeus Cooper T45 Climax L4 MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER ITA
DNA 		USA NC 0

Sports car results

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Source: [6]

Date Race Car Result
1953 Mille Miglia Fiat-1100/103
1955 Mille Miglia Alfa Romeo 1900
1955 Targa Florio Alfa Romeo 1900
1956 Mille Miglia Fiat Abarth 750 73rd
1956 Trofeo Sardo Fiat-Abarth 750 32nd
1956 Coppa Lombardia Fiat-Abarth 750
1956 Circuito di Collemaggio Fiat-Abarth 750
1956 Coppa Inter-Europa Fiat-Abarth 750 2nd
1956 GP Roma [GT750/T750] Fiat-Abarth 750
1957 Trofeo Vigorelli Monza Fiat-Abarth 750 2nd
1957 Mille Miglia Fiat-Abarth 750 63rd
1957 Coppa Inter-Europa Fiat-Abarth 750 2nd
1957 Esso Vallelunga [GT] Fiat-Abarth 750 9th
1958 12 Hours of Sebring Fiat-Abarth 750 31st
1958 Targa Florio Porsche 356A Carrera
1958 Vallelunga [GT750] Fiat-Abarth 750 2nd
1958 Coppa Inter-Europa Fiat-Abarth 750 2nd
1958 Coppa Sant Ambroeus Fiat-Abarth 750 ?th
1959 12 Hours of Sebring Fiat-Abarth 750 32nd
1959 1000km Daytona Fiat-Abarth 750 10th
1959 Coppa Ascari Fiat-Abarth 750 5th
1959 Coppa Sant Ambroeus Ferrari 250 GT 4th
1959 GT GP Monza Ferrari 250 GT 1st
1959 Linz Ferrari 250 GT
1959 Coppa Inter-Europa Ferrari 250 GT 1st
1959 Coppa Inter-Europa Fiat-Abarth 750 1st
1960 Targa Florio Alfa Romeo Giulietta
1960 1000 km Nürburgring Ferrari 250 GT
1960 6 hours Hockenheim Fiat-Abarth 700
1960 Coppa Inter-Europa Alfa Romeo Giulietta
1961 Coppa Ascari Fiat-Abarth 1000 12th
1961 Coppa Inter-Europa Fiat-Abarth 1000 1st
1961 Tour de France 150 Ferrari 250 GT
1962 3 h Sebring Fiat-Abarth 1000 4th
1962 12 h Sebring Fiat-Abarth 850 S 10th
1962 Circuito del Garda Fiat-Abarth 1000
1962 Targa Florio Alfa Romeo Giulietta 9th
1962 1000 km Nürburgring Alfa Romeo Giulietta
1962 1000 km Nürburgring Alfa Romeo Giulietta
1962 24 Hours of Le Mans Abarth-Simca 1300
1962 1000 km Paris Alfa Romeo Giulietta 12th
1964 Targa Florio Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 4th
1964 1000 km Nürburgring Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 13th

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Alfonso Thiele". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  2. ^ "1960 Italian GP Entry List". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  3. ^ "Alfonso Thiele". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Il mio nome è Walkiria, donna guerriera | AboutUmbria Magazine" (in Italian). 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ^ Enzari, Fiat Abarth record breakers
  6. ^ Racing Sports Cars.com Results for Alfonso Thiele


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