Luigi "Gigi" Soffietti is an Italian former racing driver. He entered 56 sports car races and Grands Prix between 1932 and 1938 (48 started) in Alfa Romeos and Maseratis. Notable entries include the Mille Miglia and Targa Florio, but also the German Grand Prix, the Tripoli Grand Prix (both three times), and the Monaco Grand Prix (twice).
No.YearDateRaceLocationEntrantCarTeammate(s)Result11932June 19Ponte X-Passo dei Giovi HillclimbPontedecimoScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport TFnone13th21932June 26Sassi-Superga HillclimbTurinScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport TFnone6th31932July 10Coppa del Cimino HillclimbViterboScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo 6C 1500 Gran Sportnone8th41932July 24Circuito di AvellinoCircuito Principe di PiemonteScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport TFnoneDNF51932August 15Targa AbruzzoPescara CircuitScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo 6C 1500none6th61933April 9Mille MigliaBrescia–Rome–BresciaAlfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport"A. Casti"12th71933April 30IX° Circuito di Pietro Bordino (Heat 2)AlessandriaL. SoffiettiAlfa Romeo 6CGugelielmo Carraroli7th81934April 8Mille MigliaBrescia–Rome–BresciaScuderia SienaAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 MonzaGiovanni MinozziDNF91934April 22Circuito di Pietro BordinoAlessandriaScuderia SienaAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 MonzaGiovanni MinozziCarlo Pedrazzini6th101934April 30Parma-Poggio di Berceto HillclimbParmaScuderia SienaAlfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monzanone5th111934May 201934 Moroccan Grand PrixAnfa CircuitScuderia SienaAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 MonzaGiovanni MinozziDNF121934June 3I Grand Prix de MontreuxMontreuxL. SoffiettiAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 MonzanoneDNF131934June 10Torino - Colle della Maddalena HillclimbTurinL. SoffietiAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monzanone6th141934June 29Targa Vesuvio HillclimbNaplesL. SoffietiAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monzanone2nd151934July 8IX Grand Prix de la MarneReims-GueuxScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 MonzaLouis ChironAchille VarziGuy Moll6th161934July 151934 German Grand PrixNürburgringScuderia SienaAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 MonzaGiovanni MinozziDNF171934July 22VI Grand Prix de DieppeDieppeScuderia SienaAlfa RomeononeDNA181934August 261934 Swiss Grand PrixCircuit BremgartenL. SoffiettiAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 MonzanoneDNS191934September 231934 Spanish Grand PrixCircuito LasarteScuderia SienaMaserati 8CMnone9th201934September 30Montreux - Caux HillclimbMontreuxL. SoffiettiAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monzanone7th211934October 14III Circuito di ModenaModenaScuderia SienaMaserati 8CMnone7th221934October 21II Coppa Principessa di PiemonteNaplesScuderia SienaMaserati 8CMGiovanni Minozzi6th231934October 281934 Algerian Grand PrixBouzaréahScuderia SienaMaserati 8CMGiovanni Minozzi3rd241935February 24III Pau Grand PrixPauL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnone3rd251935April 14Mille MigliaBrescia-Rome-BresciaL. SoffiettiAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 MonzaEdoardo TeagnoDNA261935April 141935 Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de MonacoL. SoffiettiAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza]none8th271935May 5Tunis Grand PrixCarthage Street CircuitL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnoneDNF281935May 12IX° Tripoli Grand PrixAutodromo di MellahaL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnoneDNF291935May 19I Coppa Citta di BergamoCircuito di BergamoEcurie VersoixAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monzanone4th301935May 26XI Picardy Grand PrixPéronneL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnoneDNF311935June 9II Circuito di BiellaBiellaL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnoneDNF321935June 30VI° Penya Rhin Grand PrixMontjuïc CircuitL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnone6th331935July 7XI Grand Prix de la MarneReims-GueuxL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnoneDNF341935July 281935 German Grand PrixNürburgringL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnoneDNS351935August 4XI Grand Prix du CommingesSaint-GaudensL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnoneDNA361935August 4IX° Coppa CianoMontenero CircuitL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnone9th371935August 15XI° Coppa AcerboPescara CircuitL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnoneDNF381935August 18IV Nice Grand PrixNiceL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnone6th391935September 15IV° Circuito di ModenaModenaL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnoneDNA401936May 101936 Tripoli Grand PrixAutodromo di MellahaL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnoneDNF411937April 18II° Gran Premio del Valentino / Circuito di Torino (Voiturette)Parco del ValentinoL. SoffiettiMaserati 6CMnoneDNF421937April 25III° Coppa Principessa di PiemontePosillipoL. SoffiettiMaseati 6C-34noneDNF431937April 25III° Coppa Principessa di Piemonte (Voiturette)PosillipoL. SoffiettiMaserati 4CMnoneDNA441937May 9XI° Tripoli Grand PrixAutodromo di MellahaL. SoffiettiMaserati 6C-34none15th451937May 30VI Internationales Avus Rennen (Heat 2)BerlinL. SoffiettiMaserati 8CMnone5th461937June 13XI Adac EifelrennenNürburgringL. SoffiettiMaserati 6C-34none11th471937July 251937 German Grand PrixNürburgringL. SoffiettiMaserati 6C-34noneDNF481937August 81937 Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de MonacoL. SoffiettiMaserati 6C-34noneDNF491937August 221937 Swiss Grand PrixBremgarten CircuitScuderia SubaudaMaserati 8CMEdoardo TeagnoDNS501937September 26VII Czechoslovakian Grand PrixMasaryk CircuitL. SoffiettiMaserati 6C-34noneDNF511938April 23Cork International Light Car RaceCarrigrohaneScuderia SubaudaMaserati 4CMnone6th521938May 22XXIX° Targa FlorioFavorita Park, PalermoGruppo VoltaMaserati 6CMPino Baruffi5th531938June 12XIV Picardy Grand PrixPéronneScuderia SubaudaMaserati 4CMEttore BiancoDioscoride Lanza3rd541938June 26IV° Coppa Principessa di PiemontePosillipoScuderia SubaudaMaserati 6CMEttore BiancoEdoardo TeagnoDioscoride Lanza6th551938July 10Albi Grand PrixCircuit d'AlbiGruppo VoltaMaserati 6CMLuciano Uboldi2nd561938July 17Circuito VareseVareseScuderia AmbrosianaMaserati 6CMLuigi VilloresiEugenio MinettiSergio CarnevalliDNF
References All information from this article can be found in: racingsportscars.com The Golden Era - Drivers teamdan.com - 1935 AIACR European Driver Championship teamdan.com - 1936 AIACR European Driver Championship teamdan.com - 1937 AIACR European Driver Championship teamdan.com - 1938 AIACR European Driver Championship Luigi Orsini - Franco Zagari - The Scuderia Ferrari 1929 to 1939 - Osprey
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