Grand Prix of Naples explained

The Grand Prix of Naples was an auto racing event, held in Posillipo, in Naples.

In its original incarnation, it began in 1934. Known as the Coppa Principessa di Piemonte in honor of Marie-José of Belgium, it continued from the same event held in 1933 in the Circuito Province Meridionale. It was held again from 1937 to 1939, although from 1938 it was purely a Voiturette race and attracted all-Maserati entries.[1] [2]

After World War II it was restarted as the Gran Premio di Napoli, starting in 1948. The race took place at the 4100m (13,500feet) Circuito di Posillipo, going along the Via A. Manzoni and Via Nuova Parco. Starting in Formula Two regulations, but from 1954 it became either a sports car race or a non-Championship Formula One race. It was last held in 1962.

In 1998, the Naples circuit received the Rievocazione Storica Gran Premio di Napoli (Grand Prix of Naples Historic Revival). The name Gran Premio di Napoli now refers to a cycling event.

Winners

YearDriver/sVehicleRace title
1933 Gianfranco ComottiAlfa Romeo 8C 2600 MonzaI Coppa Principesa di Piemonte‡
1934 Tazio NuvolariMaserati 6CII Coppa Principesa di Piemonte
1935

1936
Not held
1937 Giuseppe Farina
Carlo Felice Trossi
Alfa Romeo 12CIII Coppa Principesa di Piemonte
1938 Aldo MarazzaMaserati 4CSIV Coppa Principesa di Piemonte
1939 John Peter WakefieldMaserati 6CLV Coppa Principesa di Piemonte
1940

1947
Not held
1948 Luigi VilloresiOsca MT4I Gran Premio di Napoli
1949 Roberto ValloneFerrari 166CII Gran Premio di Napoli
1950 Franco CorteseFerrari 166 F2III Gran Premio di Napoli
1951 Alberto AscariFerrari 166 F2IV Gran Premio di Napoli
1952 Giuseppe FarinaFerrari 500 F2V Gran Premio di Napoli
1953 Giuseppe FarinaFerrari 500 F2VI Gran Premio di Napoli
1954 Luigi MussoMaserati A6 GCSVII Gran Premio di Napoli
1955 Alberto AscariLancia D50VIII Gran Premio di Napoli
1956 Robert ManzonGordini T16IX Gran Premio di Napoli
1957 Peter CollinsLancia-Ferrari D50X Gran Premio di Napoli
1958 Joakim BonnierMaserati 200SXI Gran Premio di Napoli
1959 Tony SettemberWRE MaseratiXII Gran Premio di Napoli
1960 Menato BoffaWRE MaseratiXIII Gran Premio di Napoli
1961 Giancarlo BaghettiFerrari 156XIV Gran Premio di Napoli
1962 Willy MairesseFerrari 156XV Gran Premio di Napoli

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leif Snellman & Felix Muelas . 1938 Grand Prix Season: Part 2 . 15 April 2009 . The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing . 26 August 2009 . 27 April 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070427025624/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp382.htm#14 . dead .
  2. Web site: Leif Snellman & Felix Muelas . 1939 Grand Prix Season: Part 3 . 15 April 2009 . The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing . 26 August 2009 . 15 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100815012849/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp393.htm#9 . dead .