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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

...[[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

|Nationality || {{flagiconItaly}} Italian |First race || [[1950 Italian Grand Prix]]

...Varzi''', born August 8, 1904 – died July 1, 1948, was an Italian [[Grand Prix motor racing]] champion. ...e favored [[Louis Chiron]]. Following his win at the 1933 [[Tripoli Grand Prix]], Varzi was at the forefront of allegations that the race had been fixed.

...[Biella]],[[Vercelli]], [[Italy]], [[30 Jan]] [[1905]] - Feb, 1995) was an Italian [[bobsled]]der and [[auto racing|racing driver]]. ...were a third place in the [[Monaco Grand Prix]] in 1935 and [[German Grand Prix]] in 1936. He stopped racing after winning Mille Miglia in his own category

|First race || [[1950 British Grand Prix|1950]] [[British Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|1958]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]]

...') were unable to compete with the government-supported German and [[Italy|Italian]] offerings. ...[[straight-8]] found in the Type 35. A victory in the 1931 [[French Grand Prix]] was a rare case of success for the line. About 40 examples of the Type 5

...="text-align:center;" | '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle Grand Prix]] Career''' | {{flagiconItaly}} [[Italy|Italian]]

...r 28]], [[1898]] - died [[September 10]], [[1933]], was an Italian [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver often referred to as Mario Umberto Borzacchini. ...g]] events driving a [[Salmson]]. He earned victories at three significant Italian races including the Etna Cup at [[Catania]] and the 1100cc class at the 19

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

...Ardennes ''[[département]]'' of France - September 10, 1950) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...30s, Sommer was to dominate the French endurance classic, winning again in 1933 driving an [[Alfa Romeo]] alongside the greatest driver of the time, [[Tazi

...], [[Switzerland]] which formerly hosted the [[Formula One]] [[Swiss Grand Prix]]. ...ns disaster|tragedy at Le Mans]]. Although there was a [[1982 Swiss Grand Prix]], it took place in [[Dijon]], [[France]]. On June 6, 2007 an amendment to

...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

...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 |'''{{flagiconMorocco}} [[Morocco|Moroccan]] Grand Prix''' | First race || Casablanca Grand Prix

...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

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

The site has three tracks – the 5.793 km [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] track, the 2.405 km Junior track and a decaying 4.25 km high speed track The circuit, best known for hosting the [[Formula One]] [[Italian Grand Prix]], is notable for the fact that drivers are on full throttle for a higher-t

! 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

|Nationality || {{flagiconItaly}} [[Italy|Italian]] |First race || [[1950 British Grand Prix]]

===Grand Prix racing=== ...eo P2]] won the [[European Grand Prix]] at [[Spa]] and the [[Italian Grand Prix]] at [[Monza]], and hence incorporated the laurel wreath in their logo.

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

|Nationality || {{flagiconITA}} [[Italy|Italian]] |First race || [[1963 Dutch Grand Prix]]

...[Dorino Serafini]] and [[Mario Mazzetti]] with the MM 175, world record in 1933''']] The '''MM''' (''Mario Mazzetti'') was an Italian [[motorcycle]] company located in [[Bologna]] that opened [[1924]] and clos

! 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

! 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'

...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

...t very advanced racing car in 1914, named as [[Alfa Romeo Grand Prix|Grand Prix]]. In 1920 [[Giuseppe Campari]] won race at [[Mugello]] with [[A.L.F.A 40/6 ===Grand Prix racing===

...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]].

...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

| [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] 750 kg | 1932 - [[Alfa Corse]]<br>1933/1935 - [[Scuderia Ferrari]]

! colspan=2 |'''[[Monaco]] Grand Prix – [[F1]]''' The '''Monaco Grand Prix''' (''Grand Prix de Monaco'') is a [[Formula One]] race held each year on the [[Circuit de M

'''Moto Morini''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] maker of [[motorcycle]]s. It was founded by [[Alfonso Morini]] in [[Bolog ...nd Prix of Nations. (These records were not bettered for twenty years.) In 1933 he set a new world speed record for 175&nbsp;cc motorcycles of 162&nbsp;km/

Starting from 1933 there was also 6C version with Alfa Romeo own body manufactured in [[Portel ...return to its roots in racing with much success, winning its first [[Grand Prix World Championship]] in 1925.

...ianapolis 500-Mile Race]]<br>'''[[Formula One]]''' - [[United States Grand Prix]]<br>'''[[NASCAR]] [[Nextel Cup]]''' - [[Allstate 400 at The Brickyard]] ...[[United States Grand Prix|U.S. Grand Prix]] in [[2006 United States Grand Prix|2006]] for the fifth time, [[Formula One]] driver [[Michael Schumacher]] ho

'''Officine Meccaniche''' (OM) was an [[Italy|Italian]] car and truck manufacturing company, founded in [[1899]] in [[Milan]] as ...ational recognition came later, with a victory in the 1925 [[Tripoli Grand Prix]], followed by success in Spain and a fourth-place tie for the two-car team

...was used in the world's first genuine [[Open wheel car|single-seat]] Grand Prix racing car, the [[Alfa Romeo P3|Monoposto 'Tipo B' - P3]] from 1932 onwards ! colspan=2 |'''1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Drop Head Coupe'''

...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.

...later the [[Carrera Panamericana]], the ''MM'' made ''[[Gran Turismo]]'' (Grand Touring) sports cars like [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Ferrari]] (which debuted as a m ...in response to their home town of [[Brescia]] 'losing' the [[Italian Grand Prix]] to Monza. Together with a group of wealthy associates, they chose a race

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

...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.

...an advanced Grand Prix car was designed and built, the [[Alfa Romeo Grand Prix|GP1914]] which featured a four cylinder, double overhead camshafts, four va ...la Romeo]], who converted the factory to produce military hardware for the Italian and Allied war efforts. Munitions, aircraft engines and other components,

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

'''Jonghi''' is a Italian-French [[company]] thata produced [[motorcycle]]s from [[1930]] to [[1957]] ...dente'' model made by "Nagase & Ray", was released just before the ''Grand Prix of Nations'' in [[Rome]] in [[1932]] which was led by [[Louis Jeannin]]. Un

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

...leader of the [[British Union of Fascists]] (BUF). His first wife died in 1933, and in 1936 Sir Oswald married [[Diana Mitford]], in a ceremony in Germany ...'' Mosley, recalling March's first F1 race, the [[1970 South African Grand Prix]]''

...river at the wheel of an American car, European makers such as the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Fiat]] or [[France|French]] [[Peugeot]] companies soon developed their ...(183 in³) engine, inspired by the Peugeot [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] engine which had been serviced in his shop by [[Fred Offenhauser]] in 191