Legacy
The British manufacturer, Ascari Cars of the Ascari KZ1 supercar is named in his honour.
In 1992, he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
There is a street in Rome (in the EUR region) named in his honour.
The Ascari Chicane at Autodromo Nazionale Monza is named after him.
Italian-born American racing legend Mario Andretti counts Ascari as one of his racing heroes, having watched him at the Monza circuit in his youth.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
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