Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari was an Italian racing driver, considered by many as the best in history. He first raced motorcycles and then concentrated on sports cars and Grand Prix racing. Originally of Mantua, he was nicknamed il Mantovano Volante and Nuvola ("Cloud"). His victories—72 major races, 150 in all—included 24 Grands Prix, five Coppa Cianos, two Mille Miglias, two Targa Florios, two RAC Tourist Trophies, a Le Mans 24-hour race, and a European Championship in Grand Prix racing. Ferdinand Porsche called him "the greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future".
Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina, often known by the name Giuseppe Antonio Farina, was an Italian racing driver. He was the Italian National Champion in 1937, 1938, and 1939, and in 1950 became the first World Drivers' Champion during the FIA's inaugural season of Formula One.
The Tripoli Grand Prix was a motor racing event first held in 1925 on a racing circuit outside Tripoli, the capital of what was then Italian Tripolitania, now Libya. It lasted until 1940.
The Coppa Ciano was an automobile race held in Italy. Originally referred to as Coppa Montenero or Circuito Montenero, the Coppa Ciano name was officially in use between 1927 and 1939.
Felice Bonetto was a courageous racing driver who earned the nickname Il Pirata.
Guillaume Laurent "Guy" Moll was a French racing driver.
The Mercedes-Benz W154 was a Grand Prix racing car designed by Rudolf Uhlenhaut. The W154 competed in the 1938 and 1939 Grand Prix seasons and was used by Rudolf Caracciola to win the 1938 European Championship.
The Buenos Aires Grand Prix, was a Formula Libre handicap race, organized by the ACA and held at the Retiro Circuit on 23 November 1941.
The Montenero Circuit, official name: Circuito del Montenero or sometimes referred to simply as "the Livorno Circuit", was a Grand Prix motor racing road course located at the southern outskirts of Livorno, a city on the mediterranean coast of the Tuscany region in Italy. The venue was best known as the home for the annual Circuito Montenero - Coppa Ciano and the 1937 Italian Grand Prix.
Roberto Vallone was an Italian racing driver mostly known for his early association with Scuderia Ferrari.
The Gran Premio Automobilistico di San Remo, commonly known as the San Remo Grand Prix, was a Grand Prix / Formula One and motorcycle race held in the north-western coastal town of San Remo (Italy) from 1937 to 1972. The first Grand Prix was held in 1937 on a street circuit in the town of San Remo, known as the San Remo Circuit and from 1947 to 1972 on the Ospedaletti street circuit.
The Circuito di Ospedaletti commonly known as the Ospedaletti Circuit was a motor racing road course in the north-western coastal town of Ospedaletti, active from 1947 to 1972.
The first San Remo Grand Prix was a non-championship event, held on July 25, 1937, for 1500 cc Voiturette class Grand Prix cars and ran counter clockwise on a 1.862 km street circuit in the town of San Remo, known as the San Remo Circuit
The Circuito Retiro, commonly known as the Retiro Circuit was a Grand Prix street circuit in Buenos Aires (Argentina). The 2.410 km (1.498 mi) circuit is best known for hosting the first official Buenos Aires Grand Prix (I) Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires, official name: Gran Premio Juan Domingo Perón) on February 9, 1947, as the first organized international event by the Automóvil Club Argentino.
The Circuito Costanera, was a Grand Prix circuit in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Two variants are known to have existed under Circuito "Avenida" Costanera and Costanera "Sur" which are listed by a few data sources as circuits used for the 1930, 1932 and 1936 Buenos Aires races. Verifiable records can only confirm the Costanera Norte circuit layouts for the 1951 V Gran Premio General Perón, V Gran Premio Eva Perón, Gran Premio Eva Perón (Ciudad) Sport and the 1957 1000 km de Buenos Aires.
August "Bubi" Momberger was a German racing driver and engineer, who competed in Grand Prix motor racing events for various manufacturers between 1926 and 1934. During the 1934 Grand Prix season – the first season of the infamous Silver Arrows period of German dominance of Grand Prix racing, that would last until the outbreak of WWII – he drove for the Auto Union Rennabteilung, and was the first driver of a Silver Arrows car to take a podium finish in a major race. During the season he took a further second-placed finish, and posted two fastest laps, but worsening arthritis and a deteriorating relationship with the Auto Union team manager forced him into retirement before the end of the year. Following his retirement from racing, Momberger returned to his engineering training and rose steadily through the ranks of the German automobile industry, eventually becoming technical director of the Borgward company's Goliath division in Bremen.
The 10th Naples Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 28 April 1957 at Posillipo Circuit, Naples. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Peter Collins in a Lancia-Ferrari D50.
Charles Pierre Elie Montier was a French racing driver and automotive engineer whose race entries included the inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The 5th Gran Premio di Napoli was a motor race, run to Formula Two rules, held on 11 May 1952 at Posillipo, Naples. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by Italian driver Giuseppe Farina in a Ferrari 500. Farina also took pole and set fastest lap. Teammate Piero Taruffi was second and Franco Comotti was third in a privateer Ferrari 166.
The 6th Gran Premio di Napoli was a Formula Two motor race held on 10 May 1953 at Posillipo, Naples. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by Italian driver Giuseppe Farina in a Ferrari 500, starting from pole. Maserati teammates Juan Manuel Fangio and José Froilán González were second and third, both driving a Maserati A6GCM. Alberto Ascari set fastest lap in a Ferrari 500 but finished in fifth place, five laps down.
