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[Barry Boor]

I wish I had known that S. Moss set the fastest lap in the Rome Grand Prix of 1950 around the Caracalla circuit - it would have meant so much more when I was walking around it last year....

However, looking at Stefan Ornerdal's wonderful website today (where I found the above information) I was surprised to see a competitor in that race named Luigi de Filippis. What relation (if any) was this gentleman to Maria?

[Barry Boor]

...oh yes, and what else did he do in his career?

[Rob29]

Originally posted by Barry Boor
...oh yes, and what else did he do in his career?

From the Sheldon Black Book.;
XIX Circuito di Pescara-15.08.50-Luigi di Filippis Maserati 4CLT/48-1603.9th on grid-finished 6th -2laps behind.
Maria as first woman to enter F1WC I would have thought was worth a book on her family history?

[QdfV]

Her brother?

'49 - Luigi de Filippis, I (brother of Maria Theresa)
50/jun/11 GP Roma Luigi de Filippis #38 '

(http://www.barchetta...pyder.Corsa.htm)

and he raced F2 in Naples 1951

http://www.formula2.net/F251_14.htm

[David McKinney]

Bearing in mind the reliability of much of the barchetta website, I would like some other evidence

[Roger Clark]

There was also an Antonio de Filippis who finshed sixth in the Fiat 500 class of "La Finale del II Volante d'Argento" 7 November 1948. He lived in Naples.

[Jimmy Piget]

Luigi de Filippis was a cousin of Maria Teresa and was born at Vicaria the 4th of January, 1922.

He bought the Maserati 4CLT/48 chassis 1603, late 1949.
Car loaned to Clemente Biondetti for Monza (GP d'Italia) 1949 and for the 49/50 Temporada Argentina.
1950 : 6th at Pescara F1. Entered but did not appear at the GP d'Italia (n° 20)

With a Ferrari 166SC
1949 : entered at Garda
1950 : entered at Roma F2
1951, retired at Napoli F2

Main source : Paul Sheldon

[alessandro silva]

Antonio de Filippis was (is?) Maria Teresa's brother. An engineer, he raced the Neapolitan Specials (Monaci, Paganelli) in the period straddling 1950.

[Mattthecat]

There's also a mention here:
http://www.johnstark...rticles_06.html