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- Birth nameFrancisco Sacco Landi
- Chico Landi was born on July 14, 1907 in São Paulo, Brazil. He died on June 7, 1989 in São Paulo, Brazil.
- ParentsAntonieta Sacco LandiPaschoal Landi
- RelativesEsperança(Sibling)Afonso(Sibling)Quirino(Sibling)Paschoal(Sibling)
- Ex-Formula One racing driver, who raced for: Chico Landi privé (1951 (1 GP)), Escuderia Bandeirantes (1952 (2 GPs)-1953 (1 GP)), Scuderia Milano (1953 (1 GP)) and Maserati (1956 (1 GP)). He started 6 Grands Prix and 1.5 Point. Best ranked in the World Championship: 26th in 1956.
- On 16 September, 1951, Italian Grand Prix, Monza's Circuit, Chico Landi was the first Brazilian ever to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix.
- Chico Landi also the first to score points: on 22 January, 1956, Argentine Grand Prix, Buenos Aires, he finished 4th place (1.5 Point), sharing his car with Italian Gerino Gerini, to become the first Brazilian driver to score points in Formula 1.
- Landi was the first Brazilian driver to win a Grand Prix race, taking a Ferrari to victory at the Bari Grand Prix in 1948, run that year to Formula Two regulations.
- Teammates in Formula One were: Jan Flinterman, Gino Bianco, Eitel Cantoni, Birabongse Bhanudej, Stirling Moss, Jean Behra, Carlos Menditeguy, Luigi Piotti, Gerino Gerini and José Froilán González.
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