Born in Buddusò, Sardinia, into a working class family with Tuscan father and Venetian mother who found themselves in Sardinia on August 18, 1898. Biondetti’s family moved from Sardinia back to Italy in the 1920s. He began racing at a relatively late age racing motorcycles in 1923 but in 1927 turned to automobiles and would swiftly become the Italian National Champion. By 1931 his performance earned him a spot in Grand Prix motor racing with the Maserati factory team. In 1934, he raced a private Maserati T26M. He sat out 1935 as his international license hadn’t been renewed, probably due to political reasons.
He continued as privateer in 1936, raced Alfas for Ferrari in 1937 and then as works driver for Alfa Corse during the 1938-40 era. 1938 saw the first victory in the Mille Miglia by Biondetti driving a new Alfa Romeo 8C by 3000cc dual compressor. Biondetti set a new record of the race at over 135 km on average, which was to remain unbeaten for fifteen years.After this success Biondetti should have been famous but he was an outspoken anti-fascist and the government conspired with the compromised national press to suppress any celebration of his victory. Unfortunately for Biondetti, he did not have Bracco’s outgoing personality and the public did not rise to his defense.
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Born in Buddusò, Sardinia, into a working class family with Tuscan father and Venetian mother who found themselves in Sardinia on August 18, 1898. Biondetti’s family moved from Sardinia back to Italy in the 1920s. He began racing at a relatively late age racing motorcycles in 1923 but in 1927 turned to automobiles and would swiftly become the Italian National Champion. By 1931 his performance earned him a spot in Grand Prix motor racing with the Maserati factory team. In 1934, he raced a private Maserati T26M. He sat out 1935 as his international license hadn’t been renewed, probably due to political reasons. 
