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Gigi Villoresi

Age: 88

pioneering Formula One race car driver who began his career in 1950; he earned pole positions at five Grand Prix events, but didn't win one; he won the Mille Miglia in 1951, two Targa Florio and a Rally of the Acropolis in 1958; of heart failure

Died: Modena, Italy, Aug. 24, 1997

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