Guido Meregalli

Guido Meregalli (1894 – 1959) was an Italian racecar driver, known from several GP victories between 1920 and 1926.

Meregalli in 1920
Meregalli at the 1922 Italian Grand Prix

He had victories in the 1920 Grand Prix season, winning the Targa Florio 1920 in a 4441 cm³ Nazzaro GP.[1] Driving a Diatto alongside Alfieri Maserati, he won the Circuito del Garda race three years in a row, the 1922 Grand Prix season in a Tipo 20 (two-litre, four-cylinder), 1923 and 1924 in a Tipo 20S. At the VI Coppa Florio 1922, he was leading the Diatto GP305 when it crashed, killing his mechanic Giuseppe Giacchino.[2] The immediate follower, Henry Segrave gave first aid and helped out.[3] Switching to Maserati, Meregalli failed to finish in the 1926 Italian Grand Prix, driving a Tipo 26 (1.5-litre, eight-cylinder).

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  1. description and picture of the 1920 victory, and a second picture
  2. motorsportmemorial.org on the Coppa Florio incident
  3. Henry Segrave, The lure of speed (1928)
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