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...7]], at [[Auto Union]]). He won the [[1939]] edition of the [[French Grand Prix]].

...urned to automobiles. By 1931 his performance earned him a spot in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] with the [[Maserati]] factory team. ...Coppa Acerbo]] voiturette class and took second place at the [[Swiss Grand Prix]]. His racing career came to a halt following the outbreak of [[World War I

...o drove for [[Mercedes-Benz]] in the famous "[[Silver Arrows]]" of [[Grand Prix motor racing]] in the [[1930s]]. ...t victory), and the [[1938]] [[French Grand Prix]]. His fastest lap in the 1937 Monaco race (1 minute 46.5 seconds, 11.9 seconds faster than the old record

...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.

...([[February 26]], [[1908]] – [[January 28]], [[1949]]) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...rand Prix debut, driving a [[Bugatti]] 37A at the [[1930]] [[French Grand Prix]] in [[Pau]].

...eo P2]]. The P2 was notorious, winning its first race, the [[French Grand Prix]], with driver [[Giuseppe Campari]] but killing driver [[Antonio Ascari]] i ...watched as [[Tazio Nuvolari]] drove a P3 to victory in the [[German Grand Prix]] at [[Nurburgring]] in [[1935]].

...Ardennes ''[[département]]'' of France - September 10, 1950) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...uigi Chinetti]] retired ill. During the 1930s, Sommer was to dominate the French endurance classic, winning again in 1933 driving an [[Alfa Romeo]] alongsid

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

[[Image:GPMarne1954.jpg|right|thumb|1954 Grand Prix de la Marne]] ...cuits in all of [[Europe]]. As such, the race served as the [[French Grand Prix]] in 1932 and for many years was one of the most prestigious events in raci

|First race:||[[1974 South African Grand Prix]] |First win:||[[1975 Austrian Grand Prix]]

| First race || [[1952 Italian Grand Prix]] | Last race || [[1952 Italian Grand Prix]]

...les for 14 years in the [[1920]]s and [[1930]]s, the Golden Era of [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. ...ance|Dieppe]], [[Pau]], and at [[Tripoli]] in [[North Africa]], becoming a French national hero.

|First race:||[[1950 British Grand Prix|1950]] [[British Grand Prix]] |First win:|| [[1950 British Grand Prix|1950]] [[British Grand Prix]]

...on of [[World War II]]. The race was the first ever to be called a [[Grand Prix]]. ...is in many ways similar to the more famous [[Formula One]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]].

...cing car driver of the company. The company was sold to [[Adolfo Orsi]] in 1937, but the brothers remained on a ten-year contract, Ernesto participating in | [[1931 Grand Prix season|1931]]

|First race || [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1956 Italian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1950 British Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1951 French Grand Prix]]

|First race:||[[1950 British Grand Prix|1950]] [[British Grand Prix]] |First win:|| [[1950 British Grand Prix|1950]] [[British Grand Prix]]

Results from the 1955 [[Formula One]] '''[[Monaco Grand Prix]]''' held at [[Circuit de Monaco|Monaco]] on [[May 22]], [[1955]] * Grand Prix debut for [[Cesare Perdisa]]. Only Grand Prix appearance for [[Ted Whiteaway]].

! 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'

...high-speed racetracks, capturing his first win in the 1937 [[Tripoli Grand Prix]] at the Mellaha Lake course in [[Libya]] which was then the fastest racetr ...|European Championship]]. He clocked the fastest lap at the [[French Grand Prix]] and was leading the field but engine trouble knocked him out of the race.

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

...7 Bugatti Type 57SC Gangloff Drop Head Coupe profile.jpg|right|thumb|250px|1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Gangloff Drop Head Coupe from the [[Ralph Lauren]] collec ...nk-bodied racers used the [[#Type 57S Tank|57S]] chassis in [[1936]] and [[1937]] and the [[#Type 57C Tank|57C]] for [[1939]].

...was originally developed for the pre-World War II [[voiturette]] formula (1937) and has a 1.5 litre straight-8 supercharged engine. Following World W The first version of this successful racing car, the 158, was made during 1937 and 1938. The main responsibility for engineering was given to [[Gioacchino

...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

...d in 1906, the race was cancelled. Meanwhile, in France, the first [[Grand Prix motor racing]] event had been run on [[June 26]], [[1906]] under the auspic ...the success of the [[French Grand Prix]] and the rapid expansion of Grand Prix racing in other European countries, William Vanderbilt conceived a way to s

! colspan=2 |'''German Grand Prix''' ...er motor racing events, it holds the annual [[Formula One]] [[German Grand Prix]]. Situated in the [[Rhine]] valley, the circuit is completely flat, withou

! colspan=2 |'''[[Belgium|Belgian]] Grand Prix''' The '''Belgian Grand Prix''' is an automobile race, part of the [[Formula One]] World Championship.

! colspan=2 |'''Grand Prix des Nations''' | English || Grand Prix of the Nations

...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]].

...e]]s of [[automobile]] and the one of the most exclusive [[Italy|Italian]]/French/German car producers of all time. The company is legendary for producing s ...iver [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]] winning the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] twice (in 1937 with [[Robert Benoist]] and 1939 with [[Pierre Veyron]]).

...|Rothschild]] banking dynasty who became a [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] race-car driver, a [[scriptwriter]], a [[theatrical producer]], a [[poe]] ...d through this connection, for a short time young Philippe took up [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. From his father, he inherited the love of fast cars, but wi

...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===

! 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

! colspan=2 |'''[[Australia]]n Grand Prix''' | Circuit || [[Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit]]

'''Paris-Tours''' is a [[France|French]] single day [[Classic cycle races|classic]] [[cycling]] race which takes p ...constantly changed, at this time the race was sometimes known as the Grand Prix d'Automne and sometimes by the names of the start and finish towns. For man

'''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

| Major wins || '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]''' ::12 Individual Stages (1937–1950)

*[[Guglielmo Marconi]], ([[1874]]-[[1937]]), engineer, [[invention of radio|developer of wireless telegraphy]] *[[Antonio Gramsci]] ([[1891]]-[[1937]]) writer and politician

[[Formula One]] has its roots in the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v.'' for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. Howe ...anned. The first race under the new regulations was the [[1946 Turin Grand Prix]] held on [[1 September]], the race being won by [[Achille Varzi]] in an [[

...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 |'''1937''' ||270||align="center" | 851