1927 Italian Grand Prix Explained

Type:WMC
Grand Prix:Italian
Date:4 Sep
Year:1927
Official Name:VII Gran Premio d'Italia
V Gran Premio d'Europa
Country:Italy
Flag Suffix:1861
Race No:4
Season No:5
Location:Monza, Italy
Course:Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Course Mi:6.21
Course Km:10.00
Distance Laps:50
Distance Mi:310.7
Distance Km:500
Weather:Rain
Pole Driver:Pete Kreis
Pole Country:USA
Pole Flag Suffix:1912
Pole Team:Cooper-Miller
Grid From Number:True
Fast Driver:Robert Benoist
Fast Team:Delage
Fast Time:3:57.2
Fast Country:France
First Driver:Robert Benoist
First Team:Delage
First Country:France
Second Driver:Giuseppe Morandi
Second Team:OM
Second Country:Italy
Second Flag Suffix:1861
Third Driver:Earl Cooper
Third Team:Cooper-Miller
Third Country:USA
Third Flag Suffix:1912
Third Driver2:Pete Kreis
Third Country2:USA
Third Flag Suffix2:1912

The 1927 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on 4 September 1927.[1]

It was part of the 1927 AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship season.

Classification

PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/Retired
14 Robert BenoistDelage 15 S 8503h26m59.8
212 Giuseppe MorandiOM 8C GP503h49m32.6
310 Earl CooperCooper-Miller Special504h02m05.8
Pete Kreis
46 Ferdinando MinoiaOM 8C GP504h02m28.6
Ret8 George SoudersDuesenberg Special13Water in fuel
Ret2 Pete KreisCooper-Miller Special1Engine
Sources:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Etzrodt . Hans . Benoist with Delage wins the European Grand Prix . The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing . 27 April 2019 . 16 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210816152718/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2708.htm#56 . dead .
  2. Web site: 1927 Grands Prix, The GEL Motorsport Information Page . Darren Galpin . https://web.archive.org/web/20090801130810/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1927.html . 2009-08-01 . live . 2009-03-24 .