GIANPIERO MORETTI 1940-2012: The world of motorsports has been dealt a blow with the death of one of its greatest 'gentlemen' drivers whose passion for racing took him to the front and included an impressive victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona

SERGIO SCAGLIETTI 1920-2011: A skillful craftsman who applied his artistry to some of the finest sports cars ever to emerge from Maranello and whose name has become indelibly linked with the Italian "carrozzeria" era, has passed away

"I'm very sad to hear of the death of Marco Simoncelli," said Luca di Montezemolo. "I was very impressed by his speed, talent and the determination, his qualities reminded me of Gilles Villeneuve and now, fate has chosen to link them in this tragic fashion"

MARCO SIMONCELLI 1987-2011: The world of motorsport has been left reeling by the death during yesterday's Malaysian Grand Prix of this flamboyant young Italian rider, one of the brightest and most talented rising stars on the MotoGP scene

VITTORIO GHIDELLA 1931-2011: The news of the death last week of one of the Fiat Auto's most successful CEOs, whose almost decade in charge was quite simply transformational, has been greeted with much sadness

PENTTI AIRIKKALA 1945 - 2009: The rally world is in mourning with the sad news that one of its legends, and a paid-up member of the breed of "Flying Finns" that for so long made rallying at the highest level their own, has passed away

DR ELIO ZAGATO 1921-2009: Father of Andrea and son of Ugo, an entrepreneur and gentleman racer, he will be remembered for the great contribution he made to automotive history and for the deep love he had for racing and Gran Turismo cars

FLAVIO GUGLIELMINI 1971 - 2009: Well known to Fiat rally fans for his time as co-driver with Giandomenico Basso in the Fiat Seicento and Punto S1600, he was sadly involved in a fatal accident while taking part in the Rally Bulgaria yesterday

PIERUGO GOBBATO 1918-2008: A talented engineer turned executive who was known for constantly striving to push the boundaries of engine technical development, and best-known as ‘father of the Stratos’, has died in Turin

PHIL HILL 1927-2008: As a Scuderia Ferrari driver Hill became the only American-born pilot to win the F1 World Championship, in 1961, as well as taking three Le Mans 24 hours victories for the Maranello firm; he died yesterday

ANDREA PININFARINA 1957-2008: The automotive world has been left shocked this morning by the news that Andrea Pininfarina, CEO of the family design and engineering business has been killed in a road traffic accident

TONY FALL, 1940-2007: During a long rally driving career Tony Fall enjoyed a spell in the late 60s with Lancia Corse during which he achieved much success with the pretty and compact Fulvia coupe

Clay Regazzoni, 1939-2006: Ferrari Formula One legend Clay Regazzoni was tragically killed in a road accident earlier today, when the 67-year-old Grand Prix winner's car collided with a truck west of Parma in Northern Italy

GIUSEPPE BUSSO, 1913-2006: The Alfa Romeo and Ferrari communities suffered a huge loss earlier this month when the great automotive engineer passed away on Monday 3rd January, aged 92, in Arese near Milan

UMBERTO AGNELLI, 1934-2004: Fiat Group Chairman Umberto Agnelli died last night, less than a month since it was announced that he was suffering from cancer of the lymph nodes

Alejandro de Tomaso, 1928-2003: Racing driver, car manufacturer, including being a previous owner of Maserati, and industrialist, de Tomaso passes away aged 74, after a long fight against illness