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Giovanni Lavaggi was born on 18 February, 1958 in Augusta, Italy, is an Italian racing driver (born 1958). Discover Giovanni Lavaggi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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66 years old |
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Aquarius |
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18 February, 1958 |
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18 February |
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Augusta, Italy |
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Ytaly
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Giovanni Lavaggi Height, Weight & Measurements
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Giovanni Lavaggi Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Giovanni Lavaggi worth at the age of 66 years old? Giovanni Lavaggi’s income source is mostly from being a successful driver. He is from Ytaly. We have estimated Giovanni Lavaggi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Giovanni Lavaggi (born 18 February 1958) is an Italian racing driver.
Despite Lavaggi being a nobleman by background, he could not count on personal financial resources; therefore he started racing only at the age of 26.
Lavaggi was born in Augusta, Sicily on 18 February 1958, being of noble heritage.
He studied mechanical engineering at Milan Polytechnic.
Lavaggi's racing career started in 1984, inspired by Henry Morrogh who judged him the best student he ever had at his racing school.
That year he was official driver of the constructor Ermolli in the Italian Formula Panda championship where he was classified second, winning more races than any other driver.
Not having enough sponsorship to afford a whole season in Formula Three, he did a few races in the Italian Formula Three Championship before turning to Group C sports cars, in order to gain international experience.
His first involvement in F1 was in 1992 when, being a mechanical engineer, he was official test driver for the March F1 team.
Prior to this he was a test driver for March during the 1992 season.
He tested the Pacific PR02 twice before his first race for the British team - once at Silverstone and once at Snetterton.
He was a rookie, but, at the same time, being 35 years old, he was the oldest driver in the field; therefore, he had to fight against the scepticism of the F1 media.
In this category, he soon became a driver for the Porsche Kremer Team, for whom he became the 1993 Interserie champion, winning six of the season's total of 12 races and taking four further podium finishes.
Nevertheless, he managed to reach the top class of motorsport, racing in Formula One in 1995 and 1996.
In 1995, he drove for Lotus-Pacific for four races in which he was forced to retire due to gearbox problems.
He also won the 1995 Daytona 24 Hours, driving nine hours in a team of four drivers.
He scored two more wins in the FIA Sportscar Championship, including the 1000 km of Monza, where he drove five of the race's six hours and took five more podium places and two pole positions.
His first race in F1 was at the German Grand Prix for Pacific in 1995.
The Pacific PR02 was an unreliable machine and he retired from all 4 races in 1995.
In the second part of 1996 racing season, he joined the Minardi team for six races.
His best result was a tenth place at the Hungaroring, which was the second best result of the year for Minardi team.
His last experience in F1 was the 1996 Bologna Motorshow.
After his F1 career, Lavaggi founded his own team “Scuderia Lavaggi” and in 2006 he became a constructor designing and building his own Le Mans Prototype, the Lavaggi LS1.
He raced the car in the Le Mans Series until 2009 and he scored a pole position at 2008 Vallelunga 6h.
Lavaggi is the only example of a driver-constructor in the modern era of motorsport at high-level.
He was nicknamed "Johnny Carwash" (an approximate translation of his name from Italian to English, John Washes) by people in the paddock; US talk show host David Letterman helped bring the nickname to popular attention.
The Lavaggi noble family moved from Genoa to Sicily (Palermo) in 1420 and then from Palermo to Augusta in 1711.
A cousin of Giovanni’s grandfather, also called Giovanni Lavaggi, was a war hero.
He was a pilot of the Italian Air Force and he died because of the sabotage of his airplane, while bringing to Asmara the Italian minister of public works Luigi Razza, who also was killed in the crash.
In the cities of Catania and Augusta, Via Giovanni Lavaggi (Giovanni Lavaggi Road) is named after him.
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