Luigi Arcangeli

{{short description|Italian motorcycle racer and racing driver (1902–1931)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox motorcycle rider |image = Image:Piloti Alfa Romeo 3.JPG |caption = Arcangeli (in front, right), with other Alfa Romeo drivers and [[Enzo Ferrari]] behind him. |name = Luigi Arcangeli |nationality = {{flagicon|ITA|1896}} [[Italy|Italian]] |birth_date = 1902 |death_date = {{Death year and age|1931|1902}} |TT Contested = 3 ([[1926 Isle of Man TT|1926]]-[[1928 Isle of Man TT|1928]]) |TT Wins = 0 |TT Podiums = 1 }} '''Luigi Arcangeli''' (1902<ref name="Ruotec"/> - 23 May 1931) was an Italian motorcycle and car racer.

==Biography== [[File:5-4-30, Monaco (pesage du Grand prix automobile) Arcangeli sur Maserati - btv1b53228729n.jpg|thumb|At the [[1930 Monaco Grand Prix]]]] "Gigione" Arcangeli was born at [[Forlì]] in 1902.<ref name="Ruotec">{{cite web|title=Arcangeli Luigi |url=http://www.quattroruote.it/autoclassiche/sport/visualizza_articolo.cfm?codice=11185&visualizzasezione=si |publisher=Ruoteclassiche |accessdate=4 June 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107223616/http://www.quattroruote.it/autoclassiche/sport/visualizza_articolo.cfm?codice=11185&visualizzasezione=si |archivedate=7 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A factory rider for Sarolea, Sunbeam, Bianchi and Moto Guzzi, he turned to four wheels in the wake of his friend [[Tazio Nuvolari]]. His first appearance was a win in 1928 at the Circuito di [[Senigallia]] with a 2-litre [[Bugatti]]. After Bugatti he drove [[Talbot (automobile)|Talbot]]-Darracqs, winning at Cremona in 1928, continuing with [[Maserati]] Tipo 8C-2500,<ref name="maserati-alfieri.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri25.htm|title=The Targa Florio|accessdate=19 January 2008|work=maserati-alfieri.co.uk}}</ref> with a first place at the Rome [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] in 1930. Later he moved to [[Alfa Romeo]] and joined Enzo Ferrari's scuderia with Nuvolari as team mate.

==Death==

Arcangeli was killed in testing at Monza on 23 May 1931, driving a newly-configured [[Alfa Romeo Tipo A]] with twin engines, when he lost control and was thrown into a tree; the car was barely damaged.<ref>{{cite web |title=Luigi Arcangeli |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=799 |website=Motorsport Memorial |access-date=16 April 2026}}</ref> A Scuderia Luigi Arcangeli was created to honor Luigi Arcangeli name. The Scuderia is active nowadays, building ArcangeliMoto regolarità race bikes in limited numbers.<ref name="Ruotec"/>

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==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120210100858/http://www.quattroruote.it/autoclassiche/sport/visualizza_articolo.cfm?codice=11185&visualizzasezione=si Bio page at ruoteclassiche website] {{in lang|it}}

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