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...ian Grand Prix ]] in [[Algiers]] driving a Bugatti T59 and in January of [[1936]] he finished second in the [[South African Grand Prix]] held at the Prince ...drivers [[Raymond Chambost]] and [[Marcel Lehoux]] in separate incidents. Of the 16 cars that started the race, only three managed to finish.

...nd Sommer''' (August 31, 1906, Mouzon, in the Ardennes ''[[département]]'' of France - September 10, 1950) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...ps in the lead. Sommer traveled to Long Island, New York to compete in the 1936 [[Vanderbilt Cup]] where he finished 4th to the winner, [[Tazio Nuvolari]].

[[Image:Course bol d or 2005.JPG|thumb|right|300px|24 hours of endurance racing on a tough track: the 'Bol d'Or']] ...nd weekend of September, lasts for 24 hours and each motorcycle has a team of 3 riders taking turns. Organized for a long time at [[Circuit Paul Ricard|P

...r-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Bugatti Type 57 Atalante 1936.jpg|250px|1936 Type 57]] ...ttore]]. Type 57s were built from [[1934]] through [[1940]], with a total of 710 examples produced.

The '''Swiss Grand Prix''' was the premier [[auto race]] of [[Switzerland]]. In its later years it was a [[Formula One]] race. ...e [[Circuit Bremgarten|Bremgarten circuit]], located just outside the town of [[Bremgarten bei Bern|Bremgarten]], near [[Bern]]. The Swiss Grand Prix cou

...he first racing car was made in [[1913]], three years after the foundation of A.L.F.A., the [[A.L.F.A 40/60 HP|40-60HP]] had 6 liter straight-4 engine. [ ! colspan=2 |'''The Emergence of the Myth 1''' {{flagiconItaly}}

...r|sports cars]] in the world. The original Bugatti failed with the advent of World War II, but has been resurrected twice, most recently under the [[Vol ...ulminated with driver [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]] winning the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] twice (in 1937 with [[Robert Benoist]] and 1939 with [[Pierre Veyron]]).

...racing]]. Dr [[Ferdinand Porsche]] called Nuvolari "''The greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future.''". ...European Champions|350cc European Championship]]. From then until the end of 1930, he competed both in motorcycle racing and in automobile racing. For 1

...cing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thorough ...ed autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Journal]], a reliability test to determine best performance.

...cing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thorough ...ed autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Journal]], a reliability test to determine best performance.

...egulations and durations. In F1 1957 the Pescara Grand Prix formed a round of the [[Formula One]] World Championship, a race which still holds the record ...t to slow competitor speeds past these pits the Pescara circuit became one of the first to have an artificial chicane installed, just before the pit lane

...held at the [[Circuit de Catalunya]] in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]], as part of the annual Formula One championship season. ...ng|Grand Prix]] in [[1913]] was not actually run to the Grand Prix formula of the day, but to touring car rules, taking place on a 300-kilometre road cir

...ed at times, the track length of the last decades was limited to the 72 km of the '''Circuito Piccolo delle [[Madonie]]''' which was lapped 11 times. ...e to safety concerns. It is since run as a [[rallying]] event, and is part of the ''[[Italian Rally Championship|Campionato Italiano Rally]]'', the Itali

| Caption || The start of a [[Formula One]] race in 2008 ...it can further include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thorough

...rs Group Ltd.''' is a British specialist car manufacturing company and one of the oldest independent car marques in Britain. Based in [[Weybridge, Surrey ...iness. They wanted the factory as a warehouse but allowed the service side of AC to continue.

The '''Belgian Grand Prix''' is an automobile race, part of the [[Formula One]] World Championship. ...the new [[24 hours of Le Mans]] in France, the [[SPA 24 Hours]], a similar 24 hour endurance race, was run at the Spa track.

...tory, spectacle and glamour result in the race being considered "the jewel of the Formula One crown". ...rners, making it one of the most demanding tracks in Formula One. In spite of the relatively low average speeds, it is a dangerous place to race.

...camshafts, four valves per cylinder and twin ignition. However, the onset of [[World War I]] halted automobile production at ALFA for three years. |'''1936''' ||20||align="center" | 671

This page lists [[Wiktionary:superlatives|superlatives]] of the [[automobile]] industry - that is, the smallest, largest, fastest, ligh ...iles built after World War II. Many odd vehicles emerged in the early days of the automobile industry. There is [[#Pre-War|a section]] for early superlat