Gastone Brilli-Peri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gastone Brilli-Peri

racecar driver

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1893

Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany

Date of Death: 22-Mar-1930

Profession: sport cyclist, motorcycle racer, racing automobile driver

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Count Gastone Brilli-Peri (24 March 1893 – 22 March 1930) was an Italian racing driver, who won the 1925 Italian Grand Prix in an Alfa Romeo P2, securing the inaugural World Manufacturers' Championship title for Alfa Romeo.
Known simply as "Brilli", his face had been permanently scarred in an accident during a Tour of Italy motorcycle race.
He used to race wearing a hat similar to a Basque beret, which is now known in Italy as a brilliperi.