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Charles Pozzi

Charles Pozzi, French race car driver (died 2001)

Born
August 27, 1909
Died
February 28, 2001
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1909

About Charles Pozzi

Charles Albert Pozzi (born Carlo Alberto Pozzi; 27 August 1909 – 28 February 2001) was a French racing driver who participated in one World Championship Formula One race in 1950, the year of its inception. == Racing career == Born Carlo Alberto Pozzi in Paris, France of Italian parentage, he became known as Charles, the French translation of his name. He was working as an automobile broker and his career as a racing driver only began when he was already 37 years old. Later in life, as the official French importer of Ferrari and Maserati automobiles, his name was to appear on many racing cars. In 1946, he competed, with his Delahaye 135CS, in several races including the Grand Prix of Bourgogne – Dijon where he finished in fourth position and the Le Mans Grand Prix, raced on the Nantes race track this year, where he finished in fifth position, driving a Delahaye. In 1949, he won the Comminges sports car Grand Prix, in Saint-Gaudens, with a Delahaye 145 (chassis N° 48775), equipped with a 4.5-litre six-cylinder Delahaye 175 engine. == Major achievements == Note: 35th Grand Prix de L'ACF results shared with Louis Rosier as co-driver 1947, raced at: Grand Prix of Pau, Grand Prix Automobile of Marseille, Circuit des Remparts in Angoulême, Grand Prix du Comminges in Saint-Gaudens. 1948, raced at: Grand Prix des Nations in Genève, DNF at Grand Prix du Comminges in Saint-Gaudens (Talbot). 1949, raced at Grand Prix Automobile of Pau, 1952, won the 12 Hours of Casablanca, Morocco 1953, won: the first position of the 12H of Hyères in the 2L category and at the third overall position, the second position of the 12H of Reims in the 2L category and the 6th position in the overall ranking. For these two events, he raced on the Ferrari 166MM Berlinetta Vignale which belong to his teammate François Picard.

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The world when Charles Pozzi was born

Charles Pozzi was born in 1909. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1909

  • Best-selling book"The Inner Shrine" – Basil King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHonus Wagner leads Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series victory
  • Top headlineRobert Peary claims to reach the North Pole
  • Technology milestoneBakelite (first fully synthetic plastic) invented
  • Notable inventionBakelite plastic
  • World population~1.69B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population88.8M

1909 versus 2026

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Measure19092026
Population88.8M341 million

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