Carlo Maria Pintacuda (18 September 1900 – 8 March 1971) was a motor-racing driver from

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. Pintacuda was born in

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on 18 September 1900. He was one of the greatest drivers from the "Florentine School" alongside

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, Gastone Brilli-Peri,

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and

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, and won two editions of

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races, in 1935 and 1937. After retiring from racing he lived in

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where he opened a grocery store. He died in

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on 8 March 1971.Carlo Pintacuda
at grandprixhistory.org, last accessed on 8 October 2019

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