Grand Prix of Naples

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Grand Prix of Naples
Posillipo Circuit
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Race information
Number of times held15
First held1948
Last held1962
Most wins (drivers) Giuseppe Farina (2 wins)
Most wins (constructors) Ferrari (8 wins)
Circuit length4.100 km (2.491 miles)
Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari D50) leading Luigi Musso (Dino 156 F2) at the 1957 Grand Prix of Naples 1957-04-28 GP Napoli Dino 156 F2 Musso + Ferrari D50 Hawthorn.jpg
Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari D50) leading Luigi Musso (Dino 156 F2) at the 1957 Grand Prix of Naples

The Grand Prix of Naples was an auto racing event, held in Posillipo, in Naples.

In its original incarnation, it began in 1934. Known as the Coppa Principessa di Piemonte in honor of Marie-José of Belgium, it continued from the same event held in 1933 in the Circuito Province Meridionale. It was held again from 1937 to 1939, although from 1938 it was purely a Voiturette race and attracted all-Maserati entries. [1] [2]

After World War II it was restarted as the Gran Premio di Napoli, starting in 1948. The race took place at the 4,100 metres (2.5 mi)Circuito di Posillipo, going along the Via A. Manzoni and Via Nuova Parco. Starting in Formula Two regulations, but from 1954 it became either a sports car race or a non-Championship Formula One race. It was last held in 1962.

In 1998, the Naples circuit received the Rievocazione Storica Gran Premio di Napoli (Grand Prix of Naples Historic Revival). The name Gran Premio di Napoli now refers to a cycling event.

Winners

YearDriver/sVehicleRace title
1933 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Gianfranco Comotti Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monza I Coppa Principesa di Piemonte‡
1934 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Tazio Nuvolari Maserati 6CII Coppa Principesa di Piemonte
1935

1936
Not held
1937 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Giuseppe Farina
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Carlo Felice Trossi
Alfa Romeo 12C III Coppa Principesa di Piemonte
1938 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Aldo Marazza Maserati 4CSIV Coppa Principesa di Piemonte
1939 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Peter Wakefield Maserati 6CLV Coppa Principesa di Piemonte
1940

1947
Not held
1948 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Osca MT4I Gran Premio di Napoli
1949 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Vallone Ferrari 166C II Gran Premio di Napoli
1950 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Cortese Ferrari 166 F2III Gran Premio di Napoli
1951 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Ferrari 166 F2IV Gran Premio di Napoli
1952 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 F2 V Gran Premio di Napoli
1953 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 F2 VI Gran Premio di Napoli
1954 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Musso Maserati A6 GCS VII Gran Premio di Napoli
1955 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Lancia D50 VIII Gran Premio di Napoli
1956 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Gordini T16IX Gran Premio di Napoli
1957 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins Lancia-Ferrari D50 X Gran Premio di Napoli
1958 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Bonnier Maserati 200S XI Gran Premio di Napoli
1959 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Settember WRE Maserati XII Gran Premio di Napoli
1960 Flag of Italy.svg Menato Boffa WRE Maserati XIII Gran Premio di Napoli
1961 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 156 XIV Gran Premio di Napoli
1962 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willy Mairesse Ferrari 156 XV Gran Premio di Napoli

References

  1. Leif Snellman & Felix Muelas (15 April 2009). "1938 Grand Prix Season: Part 2". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  2. Leif Snellman & Felix Muelas (15 April 2009). "1939 Grand Prix Season: Part 3". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2025.