Nello Pagani

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Nello Pagani
Nationality	Italian
Grand Prix motorcycle racing career
Active years	1949 - 1955
Teams	Gilera, Mondial, MV Agusta
Grands Prix	22
Championships	1949 - 125cc
Wins	4
Podium finishes	11
Pole positions	N/A
Fastest laps	N/A
First Grand Prix	1949 125cc Swiss Grand Prix
First win	1949 125cc Swiss Grand Prix
Last win	1949 500cc Nations Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix	1955 500cc Spanish Grand Prix

Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1950
Teams	Scuderia Achille Varzi (Maserati)
Races	1
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1950 Swiss Grand Prix
Last race	1950 Swiss Grand Prix

Cirillo "Nello" Pagani (October 11, 1911 - October 19, 2003) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. He was born in Milan, Lombardy, and died in Bresso.

He was known for his long career, spanning from 1928 to 1955, and for becoming the first 125cc World Champion in the inaugural 1949 campaign. He almost became a double Champion in that first year of the World Championship series. In the 500cc class he was officially runner-up. The series was run over six rounds with a rider's best 3 scores counting towards the championship. Englishman Les Graham on an AJS, was Pagani's main rival. Although Pagani scored more overall points than Graham, he lost the championship with two wins and a third place as his scores that counted, whilst Graham had two wins and a second.

Pagani's car racing exploits resulted in wins at the Grand Prix de Pau in 1947 and 1948, before his single Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on June 4, 1950. He came in seventh place and scored no championship points. He also finished fourth in the Modena Grand Prix that year.

[edit] Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Year	Class	Classification	Machine	Victories
1949	125cc	1st	Mondial	2
1949	500cc	2nd	Gilera	2
1950	500cc	4th	Gilera	0
1951	125cc	-	Mondial	0
1951	500cc	5th	Gilera	0
1952	500cc	8th	Gilera	0
1953	500cc	15th	Gilera	0
1954	500cc	-	MV Agusta	0
1955	500cc	20th	MV Agusta	0

[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	WDC	Points
1950	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati Straight-4	GBR	MON	500	SUI 7	BEL	FRA	ITA	-	0

v • d • e 125 cc Motorcycle World Champions     1949 - N. Pagani 1950 - B. Ruffo 1951 - C. Ubbiali 1952 - C. Sandford 1953 - W. Haas 1954 - R. Hollaus 1955 - C. Ubbiali 1956 - C. Ubbiali 1957 - T. Provini 1958 - C. Ubbiali 1959 - C. Ubbiali 1960 - C. Ubbiali 1961 - T. Phillis 1962 - L. Taveri 1963 - H. Anderson 1964 - L. Taveri 1965 - H. Anderson 1966 - L. Taveri 1967 - B. Ivy 1968 - P. Read 1969 - D. Simmonds 1970 - D. Braun 1971 - Á. Nieto 1972 - Á. Nieto 1973 - K. Andersson 1974 - K. Andersson 1975 - P. Pileri 1976 - P. Bianchi 1977 - P. Bianchi 1978 - E. Lazzarini 1979 - Á. Nieto 1980 - P. Bianchi 1981 - Á. Nieto 1982 - Á. Nieto 1983 - Á. Nieto 1984 - Á. Nieto 1985 - F. Gresini 1986 - L. Cadalora 1987 - F. Gresini 1988 - J. Martínez 1989 - À. Crivillé 1990 - L. Capirossi 1991 - L. Capirossi 1992 - A. Gramigni 1993 - D. Raudies 1994 - K. Sakata 1995 - H. Aoki 1996 - H. Aoki 1997 - V. Rossi 1998 - K. Sakata 1999 - E. Alzamora 2000 - R. Locatelli 2001 - M. Poggiali 2002 - A. Vincent 2003 - D. Pedrosa 2004 - A. Dovizioso 2005 - T. Lüthi 2006 - Á. Bautista 2007 - G. Talmácsi