Eitel Cantoni

Eitel Danilo Cantoni (listed in some sources as Heitel Cantoni, born in Montevideo, 4 October 1906 – died in Montevideo, 6 June 1997) was a racing driver from Uruguay. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 July 1952. He was the patron of the Escuderia Bandeirantes outfit, which entered Maserati A6GCM cars for Cantoni and other drivers.[1] He scored no championship points, but also competed in four other Grands Prix during that year, his best finish being seventh at the Modena Grand Prix. Cantoni later competed in South American endurance races.[2]

Eitel Cantoni
Born(1906-10-04)4 October 1906
Montevideo, Uruguay
Died6 June 1997(1997-06-06) (aged 90)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityUruguay Uruguayan
Active years1952
Teamsnon-works Maserati
Entries3
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1952 British Grand Prix
Last entry1952 Italian Grand Prix

Complete World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Points
1952 Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM Maserati Straight-6 SUI 500 BEL FRA GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
NED ITA
11
NC 0
Source:[3]

Non-championship Grand Prix results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
1952 Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM Maserati Straight-6 RIO SYR VAL RIC LAV PAU IBS MAR AST INT ELÄ NAP EIF PAR ALB FRO ULS MNZ LAC ESS MAR SAB
Ret
CAE DMT COM
Ret
NAT BAU MOD
7
CAD SKA MAD AVU
9
JOE NEW RIO

References

  1. "Eitel Cantoni profile". Grandprix.com. Inside F1. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  2. Jenkins, Richard. "Eitel Cantoni". Old Racing Cars. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 93. ISBN 0851127029.


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