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Also known as Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni, Gianclaudio Regazzoni

Swiss racecar driver

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Clay Regazzoni, born Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni in Lugano, was a Swiss racing automobile driver. He competed in auto racing, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and recorded five wins, five pole positions, and 212 points. Regazzoni was a Swiss citizen who spoke Italian and German. He received the award for Swiss Sports Personality of the Year.

Regazzoni was also an author, with one listed work titled *È questione di cuore*. He died on December 15, 2006, in Fontevivo, following a traffic collision. He is buried in Porza.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1939
Works
1

Top works

  • È questione di cuore

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
1

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Clay+Regazzoni">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni , ( 1939-09-05 ) 5 September 1939, Mendrisio , Ticino , Switzerland
Died
15 December 2006 (2006-12-15) (aged 67), Fontevivo , Emilia-Romagna , Italy
Spouse
Maria Pia ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 ) ​
Nationality
Swiss
Active years
1970 – 1980
Teams
Ferrari , BRM , Ensign , Shadow , Williams
Entries
139 (132 starts)
Career points
209 (212)
First entry
1970 Dutch Grand Prix
First win
1970 Italian Grand Prix
Last win
1979 British Grand Prix
Last entry
1980 United States Grand Prix West
Best finish
DNF ( 1970 )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Giuseppe
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Lugano
Place of death
Fontevivo
Languages spoken
German
Religion
Catholicism
Participant in
24 Hours of Le Mans
Image
Anefo 924-6609 Clay Reggazoni, Catherine Blaton, Jacky Ickx Zandvoort 18 06 1971 - Cropped.jpg
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Commons category
Clay Regazzoni
cause of death
car collision
date of birth
1939-09-05
date of death
2006-12-15
Commons gallery
Clay Regazzoni
nickname
Clay
birth name
Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni
place of burial
Porza
number of wins
5
points for
212
pole positions
5
podium finishes
28
number of matches played/races/starts
140
Sources (3)

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Encyclopedic overview

Gianclaudio Giuseppe "Clay" Regazzoni ( Italian pronunciation: [dʒaŋˈklaudjo dʒuˈzɛppe reɡatˈtsoːni]; 5 September 1939 – 15 December 2006) was a Swiss racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1970 to 1980. Regazzoni was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1974 with Ferrari, and won five Grands Prix across 11 seasons.

His first win was the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in his debut season, driving for Ferrari. He remained with the Italian team until 1972. After a single season with BRM, Regazzoni returned to Ferrari for a further three years from 1974 (where he was the runner-up to Emerson Fittipaldi) to 1976. After finally leaving Ferrari at the end of 1976, Regazzoni joined the Ensign and Shadow teams, before moving to Williams in 1979, where he took the British team's first ever Grand Prix victory, the 1979 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

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