Leo Cella (October 1, 1938 - February 17, 1968) was an Italian motorcycle, rally and car racing driver.
Leo Cella began his motorsport career in 1957 as a motorcycle racer. At the age of 21 he competed in the Italian road championship as a works driver for Aermacchi from 1959. In 1961 he switched to automobile racing. The first racing car he drove was an Abarth 700 Bialbero, and it won its class in the Italian GT Championship in 1961. In the same year he drove his first rally near his hometown Sanremo in a Volkswagen. In the following years he showed a great fondness for this rally, which he won twice, in 1965 and 1966.
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MoreLeo Cella (October 1, 1938 - February 17, 1968) was an Italian motorcycle, rally and car racing driver.
Leo Cella began his motorsport career in 1957 as a motorcycle racer. At the age of 21 he competed in the Italian road championship as a works driver for Aermacchi from 1959. In 1961 he switched to automobile racing. The first racing car he drove was an Abarth 700 Bialbero, and it won its class in the Italian GT Championship in 1961. In the same year he drove his first rally near his hometown Sanremo in a Volkswagen. In the following years he showed a great fondness for this rally, which he won twice, in 1965 and 1966.
In 1962 Leo Cella drove an Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ in hill climbs and circuit races and won the Chamrousse Grenoble hill climb in France. The following year he races for Lancia Corse with Franco Patria, another young and promising Italian driver. The two made their debut at the Rallye dei Fiori. Later in the season, they shared a Lancia Flaminia Zagato and finished 11th overall in the Targa Florio. The duo also took part in the first edition of the European Touring Car Championshippart, and Cella won in his class and 9th place overall. In Italy he now drove a Lancia Flaminia GT. Leo Cella won the title in the 2500cc class in the 1963 Italian GT Championship.
Subject ID: 54300
Subject ID: 54300