22:
110:
218:
354:
was born. Gordini had already established a strong reputation as a racing driver and as an engineer with a specialist's understanding of Fiats. A bond between
Gordini and Pigozzi existed naturally, partly because they were both Italian expatriates who had moved to France after the
359:. Gordini rapidly found himself the head of the Simca motor racing department. He quickly showed a flair for improving the performance from the cars' basic Fiat designed engines without incurring massive expenditure, acquiring the sobriquet "le sorcier de la mécanique" (
414:
engaged
Gordini. During the final two decades of his career his technical skills were combined with the financial muscle of France's largest automaker to give birth to a succession of performance versions of mass market cars, starting with the
398:
has in its collection Grand Prix and road racing cars of the
Gordini brand. Exhibits include a type 16 Grand Prix from 1954, a single seater type 32 from 1956 and the Gordini 26 S, the car driven by the famous French author
381:
The cars that
Gordini sent to the race track in Le Mans were very fast. Gordini's engine tuner, also called the “sorcerer”, breathed Grand Prix performance into regular engines - a feat no one believed possible. The
370:
The break with Simca arose over the extent of the manufacturer's support for Simca-Gordini participation at the top level of motor racing, including
Formula 1. In 1952 Gordini founded the independent
410:, obtaining adequate financial support for racing had become increasingly difficult, and the business struggled financially without the backing of Pigozzi. Timely salvation appeared in 1957 when
346:, in France, using a combination of imported and locally sourced components. In November 1934 Pigozzi's Fiat assembly business relocated to larger premises at
610:
457:
Gordini died after several months of acute illness at the end of May 1979, in Paris, less than a month short of his eightieth birthday. He was buried in the
605:
575:
51:
383:
174:
67:
146:
595:
615:
153:
625:
295:. He was a young boy when he became fascinated with automobiles and racing. In his early teens, he worked as a mechanic for
600:
580:
127:
469:, developed by the Renault Sport division into which he had merged his own company, and which he had built up since 1969.
160:
590:
630:
193:
142:
91:
462:
620:
43:
585:
374:
company to build a line of sports cars for racing. In 1953 the government of France awarded Amédée
Gordini the
131:
284:
56:
458:
167:
316:
120:
47:
466:
424:
450:, caused the company to rename this car model in 1962, releasing it with the popular nickname
338:, Fiat's French "General Representative". Pigozzi was a close friend and business partner of
328:
570:
565:
8:
395:
320:
32:
36:
400:
420:
71:
443:
416:
339:
292:
217:
60:
447:
375:
356:
546:
288:
531:
559:
335:
550:
407:
364:
327:, released in early 1932. Using a Balilla chassis he developed a unique
300:
280:
521:. Paris: Histoire & collections: 53 "Décès d'Amédée Gordini". 2006.
436:
432:
428:
109:
387:
347:
343:
324:
296:
451:
411:
371:
342:, Fiat's owner. Since 1928 Pigozzi had been assembling Fiats at
391:
308:
268:
363:), and staying with Simca till 1951. From the 1940s, his son
351:
304:
264:
367:
joined his racing team as a mechanic and occasional driver.
312:
442:
In Brazil, technical changes in the
Brazilian version of
54:
and tools are available to assist in formatting, such as
461:. He died a few weeks too early to be present for the
311:: parenthood quickly followed. In France, he raced
134:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
508:
506:
504:
502:
500:
498:
496:
494:
492:
490:
488:
486:
484:
482:
557:
515:Toutes les voitures françaises 1979 (Salon 1978)
267:race car driver and sports car manufacturer in
479:
611:Italian founders of automobile manufacturers
35:, which are uninformative and vulnerable to
606:French founders of automobile manufacturers
532:http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-gordi.html
299:. After serving in the Italian army during
50:and maintains a consistent citation style.
384:Musée National de l'Automobile de Mulhouse
216:
576:Italian military personnel of World War I
194:Learn how and when to remove this message
92:Learn how and when to remove this message
558:
472:
303:, in 1926 he married and settled in
263:(23 June 1899 – 25 May 1979) was an
132:adding citations to reliable sources
103:
15:
42:Please consider converting them to
13:
331:which he used in his first races.
323:. He was a particular fan of the
14:
642:
540:
406:Despite racing successes, after
108:
20:
596:Knights of the Legion of Honour
119:needs additional citations for
616:Burials at Montmartre Cemetery
525:
467:Renault V6 turbo racing engine
361:roughly "the mechanic- wizard"
46:to ensure the article remains
1:
626:Formula One engine engineers
285:Metropolitan City of Bologna
274:
7:
601:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
581:Italian emigrants to France
334:In 1934 Gordini approached
10:
647:
591:French automotive pioneers
631:Automotive businesspeople
246:
227:
215:
208:
283:, currently part of the
621:Formula One team owners
463:first Formula 1 victory
317:Grand Prix motor racing
261:Amedeo "Amédée" Gordini
425:Renault 5 Alpine Turbo
586:French racing drivers
279:Gordini was born in
128:improve this article
459:Montmartre Cemetery
396:Schlumpf Collection
321:24 hours of Le Mans
291:region of northern
446:, manufactured by
419:and including the
350:, and out of this
319:events and at the
473:Sources and notes
421:Renault Caravelle
258:
257:
204:
203:
196:
178:
102:
101:
94:
52:Several templates
638:
534:
529:
523:
522:
510:
444:Renault Dauphine
417:Renault Dauphine
340:Giovanni Agnelli
297:Alfieri Maserati
253:
241:
239:
220:
206:
205:
199:
192:
188:
185:
179:
177:
143:"Amédée Gordini"
136:
112:
104:
97:
90:
86:
83:
77:
75:
64:
24:
23:
16:
646:
645:
641:
640:
639:
637:
636:
635:
556:
555:
543:
538:
537:
530:
526:
513:"Automobilia".
512:
511:
480:
475:
448:Willys-Overland
401:Françoise Sagan
376:Legion of Honor
277:
251:
237:
235:
234:
233:
223:
222:Gordini in 1938
211:
200:
189:
183:
180:
137:
135:
125:
113:
98:
87:
81:
78:
66:
55:
41:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
644:
634:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
554:
553:
547:Amédée Gordini
542:
541:External links
539:
536:
535:
524:
477:
476:
474:
471:
394:featuring the
289:Emilia-Romagna
276:
273:
256:
255:
254:(aged 79)
248:
244:
243:
232:Amédée Gordini
231:
229:
225:
224:
221:
213:
212:
210:Amédée Gordini
209:
202:
201:
116:
114:
107:
100:
99:
44:full citations
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
643:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
563:
561:
552:
548:
545:
544:
533:
528:
520:
516:
509:
507:
505:
503:
501:
499:
497:
495:
493:
491:
489:
487:
485:
483:
478:
470:
468:
464:
460:
455:
453:
449:
445:
440:
438:
434:
430:
426:
422:
418:
413:
409:
404:
402:
397:
393:
389:
385:
379:
377:
373:
368:
366:
362:
358:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
336:Henri Pigozzi
332:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
272:
270:
266:
262:
249:
245:
230:
226:
219:
214:
207:
198:
195:
187:
184:November 2014
176:
173:
169:
166:
162:
159:
155:
152:
148:
145: –
144:
140:
139:Find sources:
133:
129:
123:
122:
117:This article
115:
111:
106:
105:
96:
93:
85:
73:
72:documentation
69:
62:
61:documentation
58:
53:
49:
45:
40:
38:
34:
29:This article
27:
18:
17:
551:Find a Grave
527:
518:
514:
456:
441:
408:World War II
405:
380:
369:
360:
333:
325:Fiat Balilla
278:
265:Italian-born
260:
259:
252:(1979-05-25)
242:23 June 1899
190:
181:
171:
164:
157:
150:
138:
126:Please help
121:verification
118:
88:
79:
68:Citation bot
30:
571:1979 deaths
566:1899 births
301:World War I
250:25 May 1979
82:August 2022
560:Categories
437:Renault 17
433:Renault 12
238:1899-06-23
154:newspapers
48:verifiable
429:Renault 8
275:Biography
33:bare URLs
435:and the
388:Mulhouse
348:Nanterre
344:Suresnes
329:roadster
315:cars in
37:link rot
465:of the
452:Gordini
412:Renault
372:Gordini
287:in the
281:Bazzano
168:scholar
392:France
309:France
269:France
170:
163:
156:
149:
141:
57:reFill
352:Simca
305:Paris
293:Italy
175:JSTOR
161:books
31:uses
365:Aldo
313:Fiat
247:Died
228:Born
147:news
65:and
549:at
519:84s
386:in
357:war
130:by
562::
517:.
481:^
454:.
439:.
431:,
427:,
423:,
403:.
390:,
378:.
307:,
271:.
240:)
236:(
197:)
191:(
186:)
182:(
172:·
165:·
158:·
151:·
124:.
95:)
89:(
84:)
80:(
76:.
74:)
70:(
63:)
59:(
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
