hiː wˈʌn hɪz fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪs, æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən sɜːkˈɪɾoʊ dˈɛlə sˈuːpɚbˌɑː vˌɔɪtʃɚɹˈɛt ɹˈeɪs æt dʒɛnˈoʊə, ɹˈeɪsɪŋ hɪz pɹˈaɪvətli ˈoʊnd mˌæzɚɹˈɑːɾi fˈoːɹ sˌiːˈɛs hˈæʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, pɹˈiːviəsli ˈoʊnd baɪ kˈaʊnt dʒəvˈɑːni lʊɹɹˈɑːni ænd dʒˈɪjuːsˌɛp dʒˈaɪlɚɹə.
He won his first race, at the 1937 Circuito della Superba Voiturette race at Genoa, racing his privately owned Maserati 4CS (#1519), previously owned by Count Giovanni Lurani and Giuseppe Gilera.