1923 Italian Grand Prix

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1923 Italian Grand Prix
Circuit Monza 1922.svg
Race details
Date9 September 1923
Official name III Gran Premio d'Italia
I Grand Prix d'Europe
Location Monza, Italy
Course Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Course length 10.00 km (6.21 miles)
Distance 80 laps, 800 km (496.8 miles)
Pole position
Driver Benz
Grid positions set by car number
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Pietro Bordino Fiat
Time 3:44.0
Podium
First Fiat
Second Fiat
Third Miller

The 1923 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on 9 September 1923. [1]

It was the first race to be designated as the European Grand Prix.

Classification

Ferdinando Minoia in his Benz. Ferdinando Minoia at the 1923 Italian Grand Prix.jpg
Ferdinando Minoia in his Benz.
Winner Carlo Salamano in his Fiat. Carlo Salamano, vainqueur du Grand Prix d'Italie (d'Europe) 1923 sur Fiat.jpg
Winner Carlo Salamano in his Fiat.
PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/Retired
114 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Carlo Salamano Fiat 805/405805h27m38
28 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Felice Nazzaro Fiat 805805h28m02
35 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Jimmy Murphy Miller 122805h32m51
41 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Ferdinando Minoia Benz RH76
NC7 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Franz Horner Benz RH71
NC16 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín de Álzaga Miller 12270
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Albert Guyot Rolland-Pilain 60
Ret2 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Pietro Bordino Fiat 805/40544Driver exhaustion
Ret10 Flag of France.svg Gaston Delalande Rolland-Pilain 30
Ret15 Flag of France.svg André Lefebvre Voisin Laboratoire29
Ret13 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Willy Walb Benz RH29
Ret9 Flag of France.svg Henri Rougier Voisin Laboratoire28
Ret11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louis Zborowski Miller 12215
Ret3 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Eugenio Silvani Voisin Laboratoire14Mechanical
DNS6 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Antonio Ascari Alfa Romeo P1 Withdrawn
DNS12 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo P1 Withdrawn
DNS17 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Ugo Sivocci Alfa Romeo P1 Fatal crash in practice

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References

  1. Darren Galpin. "1923 Grands Prix, The GEL Motorsport Information Page". Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
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