Tags: Formula One Racer, Motorsport Racer, Racing Driver.
Ferdinando Nando Minoia (2 June 1884 – 28 June 1940) was an Italian racing driver with an exceptionally long distinguished and varied career. In 1907 he won the Coppa Florio driving an Isotta-Fraschini. In 1923 he drove the world’s first mid-engine Grand Prix car the Benz Tropfenwagen. In 1927 he won the inaugural Mille Miglia driving an OM. Finally in 1931 he became the first ‘European Champion’ driving for Alfa Romeo but without winning a single event.
