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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

...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.

...[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

...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.

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

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

|First race || [[1952 Swiss Grand Prix|1952]] [[Swiss Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|1956]] [[Belgian 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

...], [[Switzerland]] which formerly hosted the [[Formula One]] [[Swiss Grand Prix]]. Bremgarten was built as a [[motorcycle]] track in 1931 in the forests just north of Bern. The circuit itself has no true straight;

...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

...') 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

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

...Germany|German]] [[auto racing]] driver. Despite many successes in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] for [[Auto Union]] in the early [[1930s]], during the era of ...ance in a circuit race (the [[German Grand Prix]]) that year as well. In [[1931]], Austro-Daimler left racing, and Stuck eventually wound up driving a [[Me

...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

...Ardennes ''[[département]]'' of France - September 10, 1950) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...e Wright Brothers record for the longest flight in 1909. It was not until 1931 that Raymond started to display daredevil tendencies of his own, entering m

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

! 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

...Alfa Romeo Gran Premio tipo A 1931.jpg|250px|Alfa Romeo Gran Premio tipo A 1931]] | Production || 1931

===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.

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

...ano]]-designed 8C was Alfa's primary sports model from its introduction in 1931 to its retirement in 1939. ...on the [[Targa Florio]] race in [[Sicily]], but it was the [[Italian Grand Prix]] victory at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] that gave it its nickname,

! 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

...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]].

...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===

'''Benelli''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Motorcycle]] manufacturer. The company also manufactures [[shotguns]], ..., in 1927, 1928 and 1930 with the single overhead camshaft version, and in 1931 with the double overhead camshaft version.

...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

! 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

| [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] 750 kg 1935 - 3165 cc, bored out for German Grand Prix

...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

| Production || 1931&ndash;1939 ...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

...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

...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.

...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

'''Lancia Automobiles S.p.A.''' {{IPA|[ˡlantʃa]}} is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[automobile manufacturer]] founded in 1906 by [[Vincenzo Lancia]] and wh ...onocoque]]-type body - the [[Lancia Lambda|Lambda]], produced from 1922 to 1931 also featured 'Sliding Pillar' independent front suspension that incorporat

...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.

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

'''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

...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

...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,

| Amateur years || 1931-1934 | Major wins || '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]'''

...dinando Innocenti]] of [[Pescia]] built a steel tubing factory in Rome. In 1931, he took the business to Milan where he built a larger factory producing se ...(125 and 150)]], the [[Lambretta SX 200|SX (Special X)]] and the GP Grand Prix are generally considered the most desirable due to their increased performa

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

==1931 to 1934 The Alfa-Romeo 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

...major and minor races were cancelled in 1955, like the [[Formula_One|Grand Prix]] races in Germany and [[Switzerland]] - the latter country banned circuit ===1931 to 1934 The Alfa-Romeo years===