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...ember 29]], [[1896]] - died [[October 13]], [[1981]], was a French [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver who joined the new [[Formula One]] circuit at its inc ...h a [[Bugatti]] in 1926, making an immediate impact by winning the [[Grand Prix de Reims]]. Nicknamed "Phi-Phi," he teamed up with [[Luigi Chinetti]] to wi

|Nationality:||{{flagiconItaly}} Italian |First race:||[[1961 Italian Grand Prix|1961]] [[Italian Grand Prix]]

...[[December 29]], [[1896]] - [[October 13]], [[1981]]) was a French [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver who joined the new [[Formula One]] circuit at its inc ...h a [[Bugatti]] in 1926, making an immediate impact by winning the [[Grand Prix de Reims]]. Nicknamed "Phi-Phi," he teamed up with [[Luigi Chinetti]] to wi

...lio Materassi''' (1898 – [[September 9]], [[1928]]) was an Italian [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...1927 Materassi won lot of important, but local, races, including the Grand Prix of Rome in 1925 and four "Cups of [[Pistoia]]n Hills": he manages to het a

...Sardinia]]; died [[February 24]], [[1955]] in [[Florence]]) was an [[Italy|italian]] [[auto racing]] driver. ...urned to automobiles. By 1931 his performance earned him a spot in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] with the [[Maserati]] factory team.

is an Italian racing venue in [[Salò]] on the banks of [[Lake Garda]], known for hosting fifteen [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] races between

...nesto Maserati''' ([[August 4]] [[1898]] - [[January 12]] [[1975]]) was an Italian automotive engineer and racer, with [[Maserati]] of [[Modena]] since its in ...ng career started in 1924, when he won the Italian drivers championship in 1927 in the [[Maserati Tipo 26]], in 1930 using the Tipo 8C-2500.

...r 28]], [[1898]] - died [[September 10]], [[1933]], was an Italian [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver often referred to as Mario Umberto Borzacchini. ...ffer to join the [[Maserati]] racing team and driving for them, he won the 1927 "''Terni-Passo della Somma''" and the "''Coppa della Collina Pistoiese''."

The '''Rome Grand Prix''' ('''''1925-1932:''' Premio Reale di Roma, '''1947-present:''' Gran Premi ...] races at the [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit]]. In 1954 and 1963 the Rome Grand Prix was run to [[Formula One]] rules, but neither event was included in the Wor

! colspan=2 |'''{{flagiconMorocco}} [[Morocco|Moroccan]] Grand Prix''' | First race || Casablanca Grand Prix

...ermany to a hotelier family, was a champion racer in Europe in the [[Grand Prix motor racing]] era. ...[[Mercedes-Benz]] in 1922. In 1926, he entered the first-ever German Grand Prix at the [[AVUS]] track near Berlin and promptly won the race, much to the am

| [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] 1924 [[Italian Grand Prix]] Antonio Ascari<br>

...Germany|German]] [[auto racing]] driver. Despite many successes in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] for [[Auto Union]] in the early [[1930s]], during the era of ...mbs, and making his first appearance in a circuit race (the [[German Grand Prix]]) that year as well. In [[1931]], Austro-Daimler left racing, and Stuck ev

...eptember 10]], [[1933]], was an Italian [[Opera|opera singer]] and [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...d not earn another major championship until he captured the [[French Grand Prix]] in 1924 when he was part of a powerful three-man Alfa Romeo team with [[G

! colspan=2 |'''[[Italy|Italian]] Grand Prix''' ...running events on the [[motor racing]] calendar. The first Italian [[Grand Prix motor racing]] championship took place on [[September 4]], [[1921]] at [[Br

! colspan=2 |'''[[Europe]]an Grand Prix''' ...n'' Grand Prix. The first race to be so named was the [[1923 Italian Grand Prix]], held at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] and won by [[Carlo Salamano]

[[Image:mm-125-monza-1927-1280.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'''1927 .M.M. 125 " Monza"''' <small>[http://www.cyberium.net/imagine/M/index.html == 1927 - 1957 ==

|Events || [[Formula One]] (tests), [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]], [[F3]] ...by [[Scuderia Ferrari]]. The first race of the [[A1GP]] [[2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season|2008/09 season]] was originally planned to be held at the Mugello ci

...eliceNazzaro1910.jpg|thumb|250px|Felice Nazzaro at the 1910 American Grand Prix]] ...in 1907 resulted in an invitation to compete in the 1908 [[American Grand Prix]] in [[Savannah, Georgia]] where he finished third. He returned to the Uni

! colspan=2 |'''{{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom|British]] Grand Prix''' ...e the oldest continuously staged [[Formula One]] world championship Grands Prix.

[[Image:GPItaly.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'''Grand Prix of Italy''']] '''Grand Prix motor racing''' has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in

|First race || [[1958 French Grand Prix|1958]] [[French Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1960 Italian Grand Prix|1960]] [[Italian Grand Prix]]

! colspan=2 |'''Pescara Grand Prix''' ...y of vehicle class regulations and durations. In F1 1957 the Pescara Grand Prix formed a round of the [[Formula One]] World Championship, a race which stil

'''Coppa Florio''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] car race started in 1900, and renamed in 1905 when [[Vincenzo Florio]] of Only in 1927 did it move to [[Saint-Brieuc]] to honor [[Peugeot]]'s win in 1925.

...ctober 1]], [[1984]], was a [[France|French]] model, dancer, and a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...uto racing. In 1929, driving an [[Omega-Six]], she won an all-female Grand Prix race at the racetrack in [[Montlhéry]] in the process setting a new world

! colspan=2 |{{flagiconFrance}} '''French Grand Prix''' The '''French Grand Prix''' (''Grand Prix de France'') was a race held as part of [[Fédération Internationale de l'

In the 1922 2nd [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] of [[Penya Rhin]] ([[Barcelona]]) at the [[Vilafranca del Penedès|Circui ...Nuvolari]] was 5th in the 1500 cc Chiribiri, and in the II [[Spanish Grand Prix]] at the banked [[Sitges|Autodrom Sitges-Terramar]], he finished 4th.

|First race || [[1967 Italian Grand Prix|1967]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1968 French Grand Prix|1968]] [[French Grand Prix]]

...opment of his [[AIACR World Championship]]-winning [[Alfa Romeo P2]] Grand Prix car of 1924-30 was built into this production series. ...ries to customers of the original single-[[camshaft]] version commenced in 1927, followed in 1929 by an increase in engine capacity in to 1,752cc. The gras

|Debut || [[1985 Brazilian Grand Prix|1985]] [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] ...2005. The team is now known as [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]], [[Italian language|Italian]] for ''Team Red Bull''.

'''Benelli''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Motorcycle]] manufacturer. The company also manufactures [[shotguns]], ...Tonino Benelli won 4 Italian championship titles almost consecutively, in 1927, 1928 and 1930 with the single overhead camshaft version, and in 1931 with

...1932 [[European Championship (auto racing)|European Champion]] in [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. Dr [[Ferdinand Porsche]] called Nuvolari "''The greatest dr ...r other Grands Prix including a second Targa Florio and the [[Monaco Grand Prix]].

'''Moto Morini''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] maker of [[motorcycle]]s. It was founded by [[Alfonso Morini]] in [[Bolog ...1927 when his MM 125 took six world records at [[Monza]], during the Grand Prix of Nations. (These records were not bettered for twenty years.) In 1933 he

...ed [[marque]]s of [[automobile]] and the one of the most exclusive [[Italy|Italian]]/French/German car producers of all time. The company is legendary for pr ...n early [[Grand Prix motor racing]], winning the first ever [[Monaco Grand Prix]]. The company's success culminated with driver [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]] win

...nce [[racing|race]] which took place in [[Italy]] twenty-four times from [[1927]] to [[1957]] (thirteen before the war, eleven from 1947). ...later the [[Carrera Panamericana]], the ''MM'' made ''[[Gran Turismo]]'' (Grand Touring) sports cars like [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Ferrari]] (which debuted as a m

'''Officine Meccaniche''' (OM) was an [[Italy|Italian]] car and truck manufacturing company, founded in [[1899]] in [[Milan]] as ...estest achievement was the victory in the first [[Mille Miglia]] race in [[1927]] winning the first three positions. Some cars were equipped with Roots sup

...mpany which was formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo, ...derably less than the cost of an MV Agusta. Rather they compete with other Italian models such as [[Ducati]] sports bikes the [[Ducati 996|996]], 998, 999, an

...per hour|mph]] (161 [[Kilometres per hour|km/h]]) lap, riding his [[Italy|Italian]] [[Gilera]]. Two years later, a new racing team, [[Honda]] of [[Japan]], p ...ng|Motorcycling World Championship]] and was the home of the British Grand Prix until 1976. The most successful rider was the late [[Joey Dunlop]] who won

...t of the ''[[Italian Rally Championship|Campionato Italiano Rally]]'', the Italian national rally championship. ...[[Mille Miglia]] had been established yet. [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] races were still isolated events, not a series like today's F1.

'''Lancia Automobiles S.p.A.''' {{IPA|[ˡlantʃa]}} is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[automobile manufacturer]] founded in 1906 by [[Vincenzo Lancia]] and wh * Lancia Eptajota (1927)

...5-1945 Pasquale Ermini named "Pasquino" was one of the most representative Italian, sports car manufactures of '40 and '50 years.(the cause of his premature d ...countryman: Emilio Materassi, which had purchased all TALBOT for the Grand Prix of 1926.

...st notable foreign winner in this period was [[Gino Bartali]] in 1946, the Italian beat arch rival [[Fausto Coppi]] in a contentious race, the two Italians ro ...he race started in Basel and finished in Zurich and was known as the Grand Prix Suisse.

The '''CNA Rondine''', also known as '''Gilera 500 4C''' is an [[Italian]] [[motorcycle]] manufacturer. Unlike the traditional trend for technologic Given the good results in [[1927]], the three decided to form '''[[OPRA]]''' (''Officine Precision Automotiv

*[[Gian-Carlo Rota]], ([[1932]]-[[1999]]), Italian-born American mathematician and philosopher *[[Nikki Giovanni]], ([[1943]]) (half-Italian), poet and writer

...return to its roots in racing with much success, winning its first [[Grand Prix World Championship]] in 1925. ...d flag in eight Mille Miglias during the 1930s as well as the German Grand Prix in 1935 against the formidable ''Mercedes-Benz'' and Auto Union entries. Al

...up]] whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the [[Speedway Grand Prix]] events is pronounced the Speedway world champion. ...ff which prevent rider and bike from crashing into the fans. In the Grands prix and [[Speedway Elite League|British]] and [[Poland|Polish elite]] leagues i

...sa''' ([[January 3]], [[1905]] - [[March 31]], [[1996]]) was an [[Italians|Italian]] car designer. His work covered a large range from [[minicar]]s to [[sport ...sion was [[Tranquillo Zerbi]], designer of [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars for Fiat. In 1933 when work commenced on the Fiat 500, the director

The [[Italy|Italian]] [[motorcycle]] manufacturer '''Moto Guzzi''' (aka "Guzzi") has endured fr ...hanic serving in the [[Regia Aeronautica|Corpo Aeronautico Militare]] (the Italian Air Corp, ''CAM'') during the first World War: Carlo Guzzi (1889&ndash;1964

...rly years were dominated by [[Bentley]], with four consecutive wins from [[1927]] to [[1930]]. ...major and minor races were cancelled in 1955, like the [[Formula_One|Grand Prix]] races in Germany and [[Switzerland]] - the latter country banned circuit

==1927 to 1930 The Bentley years== ...[Ferrari]] had dominated since the late 1950s, Ford first tried to buy the Italian company. A deal had been all but agreed on when [[Enzo Ferrari]] called the