The car turned over several times and finished up in the members stand. No one else was injured. Doctors said Castellotti died instantly from a fractured skull. Legacy Castellotti was considered the greatest Italian driver since Alberto Ascari. In 1958, Castellotti's friend Giuseppe Corsi founded Scuderia Castellotti in Lodi to honour his memory. The team used modified Ferrari Tipo 553 2.0-litre engines bored out to 2.5 litres and rebranded as "Castellotti", with "Eugenio" on the cam covers. The cars were easily distinguishable from other F1 T51s in that their exhausts were fitted on the left, while all other engines used in T51s had their exhausts on the right. The team competed in four events in 1960 with Italian drivers Gino Munaron, Giorgio Scarlatti and Giulio Cabianca. Cabianca scored the team's first championship points by finishing fourth at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix. The team folded in 1961 after Cabianca fatally crashed in the same autodrome where Castellotti had his accident. Castellotti's legacy has been honoured by Club Auto Moto Storiche Castellotti in Lodi. Major career wins (sportscars): 1952: Coppa d'Oro di Sicilia 1952: Portuguese Grand Prix 1953: Circuito di Senigallia 1956: Mille Miglia 1956: 12 Hours of Sebring 1957: 1000 km Buenos Aires Racing record Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Non-championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ''† Indicates shared drive with Luigi Musso References External links The dashing Milanese that stayed young forever. Article on Castellotti at 8w 1930 births 1957 deaths People from Lodi, Lombardy Italian racing drivers Italian Formula One drivers Lancia Formula One drivers Ferrari Formula One drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Racing drivers who died while racing Sport deaths in Italy World Sportscar Championship drivers 12 Hours of Sebring drivers Sportspeople from the Province of Lodi Carrera Panamericana drivers