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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 wi2 KB (283 words) - 23:19, 23 September 2009
- ...[[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 wi2 KB (312 words) - 14:05, 13 April 2009
- |Nationality || {{flagiconItaly}} Italian |First race || [[1950 Italian Grand Prix]]2 KB (264 words) - 11:03, 18 March 2008
- ...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.3 KB (508 words) - 23:55, 11 September 2009
- ...[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 category2 KB (248 words) - 10:23, 13 December 2008
- |First race || [[1950 British Grand Prix|1950]] [[British Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|1958]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]]6 KB (860 words) - 15:14, 21 March 2009
- ...') 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 52 KB (358 words) - 00:02, 6 November 2009
- ...="text-align:center;" | '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle Grand Prix]] Career''' | {{flagiconItaly}} [[Italy|Italian]]6 KB (732 words) - 08:57, 7 October 2009
- ...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 198 KB (1,138 words) - 00:11, 8 August 2009
- | Nationality || {{flagiconItaly}} [[Italy|Italian]] | First race || [[1961 Italian Grand Prix]]4 KB (519 words) - 16:27, 4 November 2009
- ...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, [[Tazi4 KB (529 words) - 08:15, 8 October 2009
- ...], [[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 to6 KB (805 words) - 20:58, 18 September 2009
- ...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 am4 KB (513 words) - 18:04, 26 September 2009
- ...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 [[G6 KB (926 words) - 10:25, 23 October 2009
- ! colspan=2 |'''{{flagiconMorocco}} [[Morocco|Moroccan]] Grand Prix''' | First race || Casablanca Grand Prix7 KB (738 words) - 23:16, 4 November 2009
- ...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 ev7 KB (1,032 words) - 23:09, 7 August 2009
- 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 Wor9 KB (1,017 words) - 18:05, 26 October 2009
- 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-t8 KB (1,211 words) - 22:47, 11 June 2009
- ! 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 [[Br21 KB (2,370 words) - 22:08, 4 November 2009
- |Nationality || {{flagiconItaly}} [[Italy|Italian]] |First race || [[1950 British Grand Prix]]11 KB (1,556 words) - 22:32, 26 September 2009
- ===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.9 KB (1,412 words) - 08:55, 22 August 2009
- | Nationality || {{flagiconItaly}} [[Italy|Italian]] | First race || [[1961 Italian Grand Prix]]9 KB (1,250 words) - 16:40, 4 November 2009
- [[Image:GPItaly.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'''Grand Prix of Italy''']] '''Grand Prix motor racing''' has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in23 KB (3,059 words) - 10:38, 10 May 2010
- |Nationality || {{flagiconITA}} [[Italy|Italian]] |First race || [[1963 Dutch Grand Prix]]14 KB (1,861 words) - 14:02, 31 October 2009
- ...[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 clos4 KB (659 words) - 22:30, 6 January 2013
- ! 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 stil15 KB (2,157 words) - 23:53, 4 November 2009
- ! 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'30 KB (3,771 words) - 21:41, 4 November 2009
- ...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 world10 KB (1,616 words) - 22:50, 11 June 2009
- ...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===13 KB (1,926 words) - 13:27, 14 October 2009
- ...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]].26 KB (3,975 words) - 09:47, 23 October 2009
- ...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]] win19 KB (2,446 words) - 16:04, 12 October 2011
- | [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] 750 kg | 1932 - [[Alfa Corse]]<br>1933/1935 - [[Scuderia Ferrari]]24 KB (3,787 words) - 21:43, 24 March 2010
- ! 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 M38 KB (5,197 words) - 21:23, 4 November 2009
- '''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 cc motorcycles of 162 km/9 KB (1,352 words) - 12:22, 13 September 2010
- 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 1925.16 KB (2,255 words) - 22:13, 2 July 2012
- ...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]] ho25 KB (3,666 words) - 10:05, 2 March 2009
- '''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 team8 KB (1,279 words) - 12:01, 19 September 2017
- ...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'''22 KB (3,314 words) - 20:56, 24 March 2010
- ...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 won11 KB (1,683 words) - 08:06, 8 October 2009
- ...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 F1.14 KB (1,723 words) - 12:42, 1 August 2010
- ...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 race16 KB (2,251 words) - 08:01, 8 October 2009
- *[[Gian-Carlo Rota]], ([[1932]]-[[1999]]), Italian-born American mathematician and philosopher *[[Nikki Giovanni]], ([[1943]]) (half-Italian), poet and writer27 KB (2,611 words) - 11:38, 14 June 2009
- ...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.9 KB (1,203 words) - 16:27, 12 September 2009
- ...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,34 KB (5,222 words) - 09:56, 10 March 2019
- ...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 divisi19 KB (3,001 words) - 10:40, 10 March 2010
- '''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]]. Un12 KB (1,866 words) - 06:47, 4 December 2010
- 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 (1889–196453 KB (7,792 words) - 12:53, 9 December 2009
- ...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]]''41 KB (6,582 words) - 09:58, 27 September 2009
- ...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 19127 KB (4,045 words) - 22:42, 4 November 2009