Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - De Graffenried akaberekerwa muParis, mwanakomana weSwitzerland Baron Leo de Graffenried nemudzimai wake weAmerica Irma Stern. Akatanga basa rake rokumhanya muna 1936, achityaira voiturette yake yeMaserati. Mimwe yemiuyo yake isingakanganwiki zvikuru yakauya panhandare yake yokumusha: nhangemutange yakaoma, ine matombo, yomumugwagwa paBremgarten pedyo neBern. Akakunda mu1949 British Grand Prix, gore rimwe FIA World Championship isati yatanga. Mugore iroro rokutanga de Graffenried akakwikwidza mumakwikwi mana emwaka wacho manomwe, nemigumisiro yakavhengana. Akaramba achityaira mumakwikwi enguva nenguva mumakore matanhatu akatevera, nekupedza kwake kwakanakisa kuve nzvimbo yechina pa1953 Belgian Grand Prix
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