Piero Necchi

Piero Necchi
Nationality Italy
Born (1951-12-26) 26 December 1951
Alessandria, Italy
Debut season1963
Former teamsParilla, Birel, BM
Wins50+ (karting)
Championship titles
1969, 1971, 1973, 1973-75, 2011Italian Karting Championship (1969, 1971, 1973)
European Karting Championship (1973, 1974, 1975)
Italian Touring Car Endurance Championship (2011)
Awards
Golden Helmet Award (1976)

Piero Necchi (born 26 December 1951) is an Italian racing driver,[1] three-time Italian Karting Championship winner (1969, 1971, 1973) and three-time European Karting Championship winner (1973, 1974, 1975). He is considered one of the most successful Italian karting drivers of the 1970s and later competed in Formula 2 and Formula 3.

Racing record

Karting

  • Italian Karting Champion: 1969, 1971, 1973
  • European Karting Champion: 1973, 1974, 1975
  • Over 50 victories in karting competition

Formula racing

  • Formula Super Ford 2000 (1976): 2nd in final championship, 3 victories, Golden Helmet Award
  • Formula 3 (1977): 4th place Italian championship, 1 victory, 4 second places, 3 third places
  • Formula 2 (1978): 6th place European championship (first Italian behind Giacomelli)

Touring cars

  • Italian Touring Car Endurance Champion: 2011

References

  1. ^ "Official website of Piero Necchi" (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2025.