1923 Italian Grand Prix

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

1923 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 9 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 Italy Pietro Bordino Fiat
Time 3:44.0
Podium
First Fiat
Second Fiat
Third Miller

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

Classification

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Ferdinando Minoia in his Benz.
 
Winner Carlo Salamano in his Fiat.
Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired
1 14   Carlo Salamano Fiat 805/405 80 5h27m38
2 8   Felice Nazzaro Fiat 805 80 5h28m02
3 5   Jimmy Murphy Miller 122 80 5h32m51
4 1   Ferdinando Minoia Benz RH 76
NC 7   Franz Horner Benz RH 71
NC 16   Martín de Álzaga Miller 122 70
Ret 4   Albert Guyot Rolland-Pilain 60
Ret 2   Pietro Bordino Fiat 805/405 44 Driver exhaustion
Ret 10   Gaston Delalande Rolland-Pilain 30
Ret 15   André Lefebvre Voisin Laboratoire 29
Ret 13   Willy Walb Benz RH 29
Ret 9   Henri Rougier Voisin Laboratoire 28
Ret 11   Louis Zborowski Miller 122 15
Ret 3   Eugenio Silvani Voisin Laboratoire 14 Mechanical
DNS 6   Antonio Ascari Alfa Romeo P1 Withdrawn
DNS 12   Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo P1 Withdrawn
DNS 17   Ugo Sivocci Alfa Romeo P1 Fatal crash in practice

References

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  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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