Antonio Branca (born September 15 1916 in Sion - died May 10 1985 in Sierre) was a Formula One driver from Switzerland who mainly raced a Maserati 4CLT. According to legend, his motor racing career was financed by an admiring Belgian countess. Branca made his Formula 1 debut at the 1950 Swiss Grand Prix. That year he also raced in Formula 2 and briefly led the non-championship F1 race in Geneva. He scored a number of top-six placings in other minor F1 races, … Wikipedia
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