Paolo Zuccarelli (occasionally

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as Paul, 24 August 1886 – 19 June 1913) was an Italian

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. Zuccarelli graduated in engineering in

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and took on racing shortly afterwards. In 1910 he moved to France. He was among the first Europe-based racers to travel to the U.S. in 1913 to compete in the

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. Zuccarelli was killed while testing a car prior to the 1913 French Grand Prix at

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Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

References

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