Renato Balestrero

Renato Balestrero (27 July 1898 – 18 February 1948)[1] was an Italian racecar driver from Genoa, winning 54 out of 217 races between 1922 and 1947.

[2] Born in Lucca, he lived in Genoa and was active in the First World War.

As an agent to General Motors he raced the newly launched La Salle (automobile) in 1928.

[4] Balestrero died in the Niguarda Hospital of Milan, after being hit in a roadside accident by a Gazzetta dello Sport car.

He was hauling an engine to the Nardi Danese workshop.