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1924 Italian Grand Prix

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1924 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 19 October 1924
Official name IV Gran Premio d'Italia
Location Monza, Italy
Course Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Course length 10.00 km (6.21 miles)
Distance 80 laps, 800 km (496.8 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Grid positions set by car number
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Antonio Ascari Alfa Romeo
Time 3:43.6
Podium
First Alfa Romeo
Second Alfa Romeo
Third Alfa Romeo

The 1924 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on 19 October 1924. The race was won by Antonio Ascari of Italy, and Alfa Romeo automobiles finished in first, second, third and fourth place. The event was marred by the death of English driver Louis Zborowski, who was killed when he lost control of his Mercedes and the vehicle rolled over twice.[1] [2]

Classification

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Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired
1 1 Italy Antonio Ascari Alfa Romeo P2 8C/2000 80 5h02m05
2 9 France Louis Wagner Alfa Romeo P2 8C/2000 80 5h18m05
3 5 Italy Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo P2 8C/2000 80 5h21m59
Italy Cesare Pastore
4 11 Italy Ferdinando Minoia Alfa Romeo P2 8C/2000 80 5h22m43
5 3 France Jules Goux Rolland-Pilain Schmid 80 6h10m22
6 7 Italy Giulio Foresti Rolland-Pilain Schmid 80 6h32m03
NC 8 Italy "Nino"1 Chiribiri 12/16 70 6h32m30
Ret 2 Germany Christian Werner Mercedes M72/94 68 Withdrawn
Ret 6 Germany Alfred Neubauer Mercedes M72/94 66 Withdrawn
Ret 12 United Kingdom Louis Zborowski Mercedes M72/94 44 Fatal crash at Lesmo/hit tree
Ret 10 Italy Giulio Masetti Mercedes M72/94 43 No fuel
Ret 4 Italy Alete Marconcini Chiribiri 12/16 34 Mechanical
Notes
  • ^1 – Nino Cirio raced under the name "Nino".[3]


References

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  1. ^ "Racing Count Killed. Double Somersault In Motor Grand Prix", Birmingham (England) Gazette, October 20, 1924, p.1
  2. ^ Darren Galpin. "1924 Grands Prix, The GEL Motorsport Information Page". Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  3. ^ "Motor Sport Magazine Database". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.


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