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He joined [[Bugatti]] (1923) and won two [[Targa Florio]] in a [[Bugatti Type 35]] (1925-26), won the [[Circuito Lasarte]] (1926), and in chassis #4802 of [[Bugatti Type 35#Type 39|Type 39]], got second in [[French GP]] (1926). He remained racing team manager until 1935, replaced by [[Jean Bugatti]]. | He joined [[Bugatti]] (1923) and won two [[Targa Florio]] in a [[Bugatti Type 35]] (1925-26), won the [[Circuito Lasarte]] (1926), and in chassis #4802 of [[Bugatti Type 35#Type 39|Type 39]], got second in [[French GP]] (1926). He remained racing team manager until 1935, replaced by [[Jean Bugatti]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:10, 19 November 2009
Bartolomeo "Meo" Costantini (February 14, 1889 in Vittorio Veneto - July 19, 1941 in Milano) was an italian aviator and racing car driver, known for being the sporting manager of the Bugatti car manufacturer.
He joined the Italo-Turkish War (1911) and became known
in World War I, where capitano Costantini became a flying ace with six victories flying a Spad S.VII in the Squadriglia degli Assi, part of the Corpo Aeronautico Militare.
Costantini was a racing driver in the Aquila Italiana team (1914-17). He joined Bugatti (1923) and won two Targa Florio in a Bugatti Type 35 (1925-26), won the Circuito Lasarte (1926), and in chassis #4802 of Type 39, got second in French GP (1926). He remained racing team manager until 1935, replaced by Jean Bugatti.
