| Alfa Romeo Tipo A | |
| Production: | 1931 |
| Class: | race car |
| Body Style: | single-seater |
| Transmission: | 3-speed manual |
| Wheelbase: | 1100NaN0 |
| Weight: | 930 kg (2050 lb) |
| Designer: | Vittorio Jano |
Alfa Romeo Tipo A or Alfa Romeo Tipo A Monoposto was the first monoposto (single-seater) racing car, designed by Alfa Romeo. The car had two 6C 1750 straight-6 engines and gearboxes assembled side by side. Producing 2300NaN0, the car had top speed of 149NaN.
The car's best racing achievement was in the Coppa Acerbo of 1931; Tazio Nuvolari was third with Giuseppe Campari winning. Luigi Arcangeli was killed at Monza in 1931 while practising with this car for the Italian GP. The car's complex design ultimately led to it being very unreliable; Jano started to design a new car, the Tipo B (P3), to fix this problem.[1] The Tipo A was made in only four examples and only one replica exists today in Alfa Romeo Historical Museum in Arese.[2]
| ----- bgcolor="#DDDDDD" ! width="25%" | Technical data ! width="75%" | Alfa Romeo Tipo A | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Engine: | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | displacement
| 2 x 1752 cm³ | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Bore x stroke: | 65 x 88mm | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Max power: | 115 hp at 5 200 rpm | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Valve control: | 2 overhead camshafts, 2 valves per cylinder | ||||||||||||||
| Compression
| 5.0:1 | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Upload
| Memini-DOA carburettor | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Gearbox
| 3-speed gearbox, not synchronized (rear-wheel drive) | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | suspension front: | semi-elliptical leaf springs, friction dampers | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | suspension rear: | semi-elliptical transverse leaf springs, friction dampers | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Brakes: | Drum braken on all wheels | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Chassis & body: | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Wheelbase
| 280 cm | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Dry weight
| 930 kg | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | Top speed: | About 240 km/h | ----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |