Eitel Danilo Cantoni (born in Montevideo, 4 October 1906 – died in Montevideo, 6 June 1997) was a racing driver from Uruguay.
He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 July 1952. He was the patron of the Escuderia Bandeirantes outfit, which entered Maserati A6GCM cars for Cantoni and other drivers. He scored no championship points, but also competed in four other Grands Prix during that year, his best finish being seventh at the Modena Grand Prix. Cantoni later competed in South American endurance races. Info from Wiki
Info by Hans Hulsebos
Escuderia Bandeirantes owner Eitel Cantoni acquired a couple of Maserati A6GCMs in 1952. Both Maseratis were available first time at the British GP with Cantoni and Brazilian “Gino Bianco” making their championship debuts. But the Uruguayan retired after just one lap and mechanical failure also saw him sidelined in Germany. The team expanded to three cars for the GP du Comminges at St Gaudens but Cantoni and his team-mates all failed to finish – the story of the team’s season so far.
Cantoni made his final GP start at Monza and finished a distant 11th when five laps off the pace. Seventh in a non-championship race at Modena was his best result of the season and ninth at Avus his last race of his only European campaign.
He returned to Uruguay at the end of the year and did not race again.
