Gianpiero Moretti, 1998 Sebring winner & founder of MOMO, has passed away
01-14-2012, 07:03 PM
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Gianpiero Moretti, 1998 Sebring winner & founder of MOMO, has passed away
Sad news, 72 years old.
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Gianpiero Moretti died today.....
Gianpiero Moretti died today (Jan. 14) after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 72-years-of-age.
He was a retired racing driver and the founder of the MOMO company in the 1960s. MOMO is a design company headquartered in Milan, Italy that makes accessories and parts for automobiles. MOMO are the initials for Moretti-Monza. Monza is a region in the Province of Milan.
The company sponsored many prototype cars in the IMSA WSC series including the Ferrari 333 SP sports prototype car, after Scuderia Ferrari had retired from that racing category.
Moretti was a former winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona, winning in 1998, driving a Ferrari 333SP with co-drivers Mauro Baldi, Arie Luyendyk and Didier Theys.
Gianpiero Moretti died today (Jan. 14) after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 72-years-of-age.
He was a retired racing driver and the founder of the MOMO company in the 1960s. MOMO is a design company headquartered in Milan, Italy that makes accessories and parts for automobiles. MOMO are the initials for Moretti-Monza. Monza is a region in the Province of Milan.
The company sponsored many prototype cars in the IMSA WSC series including the Ferrari 333 SP sports prototype car, after Scuderia Ferrari had retired from that racing category.
Moretti was a former winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona, winning in 1998, driving a Ferrari 333SP with co-drivers Mauro Baldi, Arie Luyendyk and Didier Theys.
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+1! RIP, Giampiero!
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