Luigi Platé
Luigi "Gigi" Platé was an Italian racing driver.Career
Platé made his Grand Prix debut in the 1925 Italian Grand Prix, driving a voiturette class Chiribiri 12/16, but retired on lap 13 due to mechanical failure. Platé also entered in some non-official/non-championship races in the 1920s and 1930s.
Platé also made an unsuccessful Formula One entry in 1950 Italian Grand Prix, to drive a Talbot 700, but he didn't appear in the race weekend. He could have become the second oldest driver to enter a Grand Prix if he did
Luigi Platé and Enrico Platé had an interesting collection of cars over the years and had a racing team that ran quite a variety of cars somewhat sporadically.Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | WDC | Points |
1950 | Enrico Platé | Talbot-Lago 700 | Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 | GBR
| MON
| 500
| SUI
| BEL
| FRA
| ITA DNA | NC | 0 |