The 1933 Italian Grand Prix (formally the XI Gran Premio d'Italia) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on 10 September 1933. The race was held over 50 laps of a 10 km circuit for a total race distance of 500 km and was won by Luigi Fagioli driving an Alfa Romeo.
| 1933 Italian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 10 September 1933 | ||
| Official name | XI Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
| Location |
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 10.00 km (6.21 miles) | ||
| Distance | 50 laps, 500.000 km (310.694 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Grid positions set by ballot | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Luigi Fagioli[1] | Alfa Romeo | |
| Time | 3:13.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The same day, the Monza Grand Prix was held on the same site, but using only the banked oval circuit. Three top drivers: Giuseppe Campari, Baconin Borzacchini and Stanislas Czaykowski were killed in two separate accidents.
Starting Grid (4-4-4): Positions Drawn edit
| Grid | Driver | Grid | Driver | Grid | Driver | Grid | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugenio Siena |
2 | Luigi Premoli |
3 |  Jean Gaupillat |
4 | Robert Brunet
|
| 5 | Luigi Fagioli |
6 | Luigi Castelbarco |
7 | Piero Taruffi |
8 | Clemente Biondetti
|
| 9 | Ernesto Maserati |
10 | Tazio Nuvolari |
11 | Lelio Pellegrini |
12 |  Louis Chiron
|
| 13 | Goffredo Zehender |
14 |  Francis Howe |
15 | Antonio Brivio |
16 | Pietro Ghersi
|
| 17 | Guy Moll |
18 | Whitney Straight |
19 | Renato Balestrero |
20 | Marcel Lehoux
|
Classification edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Luigi Fagioli |
Alfa Romeo B (8C-2600) | 50 | 2h51m41.0 |
| 2 | 28 | Tazio Nuvolari |
Maserati 8CM (8C-3000) | 50 | 2h52m21.2 |
| 3 | 34 | Goffredo Zehender |
Maserati 8CM (8C-3000) | 48 | +2 laps |
| 4 | 52 | Marcel Lehoux |
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | 47 | +3 laps |
| SHR | 4 | Eugenio Siena |
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | 47 | +3 laps |
| SHR | 4 | Antonio Brivio |
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | 47 | +3 laps |
| 6 | 16 | Luigi Castelbarco |
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | 47 | +3 laps |
| 7 | 42 | Pietro Ghersi |
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | 47 | +3 laps |
| 8 | 46 | Guy Moll |
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | 46 | +4 laps |
| 9 | 50 | Renato Balestrero |
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | 44 | +6 laps |
| 10 | 10 | Robert Brunet |
Bugatti T51 | 43 | +7 laps |
| 11 | 48 | Whitney Straight |
Maserati 26M (8C-2500) | 43 | +7 laps |
| 12 | 38 | Francis Howe |
Bugatti T51 | 41 | +9 laps |
| 13 | 30 | Lelio Pellegrini |
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | 39 | +11 laps |
| Ret | 32 | Louis Chiron |
Alfa Romeo B (8C-2600) | 42 | Exhaust pipe |
| Ret | 40 | Antonio Brivio |
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | 25 | Did not finish |
| Ret | 22 | Piero Taruffi |
Maserati 8CM (8C-3000) | 25 | Crash |
| Ret | 8 | Jean Gaupillat |
Bugatti T51 | 9 | Did not finish |
| Ret | 24 | Clemente Biondetti |
MB Speciale Maserati 8C-3000 | 8 | Did not finish |
| Ret | 6 | Luigi Premoli |
PBM Maserati 8C-3000 | 6 | Did not finish |
| DNS | 26 | Ernesto Maserati |
Maserati 8C-3000 | Did not start | |
| DNA | 2 | Giuseppe Campari |
Alfa Romeo B (8C-2600) | Did not arrive | |
| DNA | 14 |  Walter Wüstrow |
Bugatti T35C | Did not arrive | |
| DNA | 18 | Raymond Sommer |
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | Did not arrive | |
| DNA | 20 | Charlie Jellen |
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | Did not arrive | |
| DNA | 36 |  Stanisłas Czaykowski |
Bugatti T54 | Did not arrive | |
| DNA | 44 |  Paul Pietsch |
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | Did not arrive |
Fastest Lap: Luigi Fagioli, 3m13.2 (186.34 km/h)
References edit
- ^ "1933 Grand Prix Season – XI GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "1933 Grands Prix". Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2013-05-21.