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1936-06-21 – Alfa 8C (24) – Tazio Nuvolari – GP Ungheria – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Nuvolari Wins Budapest’s First Grand Prix Tazio Nuvolari won the inaugural Hungarian Grand Prix on 21 June 1936 in Scuderia Ferrari’s number 24 Alfa Romeo 8C-35. The race covered 50 laps of the twisting Népliget park circuit in Budapest, and Nuvolari finished 14.2 seconds ahead…
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1936-08-02 – Alfa 8C (60) – Rene Dreyfus – Coppa Ciano – 3
The Chronicle STORY OF THE DAY: Dreyfus Completes Ferrari’s Livorno Sweep René Dreyfus finished third in the 1936 Coppa Ciano at Livorno with the number 60 Alfa Romeo 8C-35. Tazio Nuvolari won after taking over another eight-cylinder Alfa, Antonio Brivio placed second, and Dreyfus completed a Scuderia Ferrari sweep of the podium. The result carried…
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1937-05-30 – Alfa 12C (48) – Mario Tadini – Circuito della Superba – 2
Results STORY OF THE DAY: Tadini Secures Second on Genoa’s Seafront Mario Tadini finished second in the inaugural Circuito della Superba at Genoa, driving Scuderia Ferrari’s number 48 Alfa Romeo 12C-36. He completed all 50 laps and crossed the line 1 minute 16.2 seconds behind teammate Carlo Felice Trossi. Emilio Villoresi placed third in another…
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1937-05-30 – Alfa 8C 2900A (50) – Emilio Villoresi – Circuito della Superba – 3
Results STORY OF THE DAY: A Sports Alfa Reaches the Genoa Podium Emilio Villoresi finished third in the 1937 Circuito della Superba with Scuderia Ferrari’s number 50 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A. He completed 48 of the winner’s 50 laps, behind the more powerful 12C-36 Grand Prix cars of Carlo Felice Trossi and Mario Tadini. His…
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1937-07-25 – Alfa 12C (22) – Tazio Nuvolari – GP Germania Nurburgting – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Nuvolari Salvages Fourth at the Nürburgring Tazio Nuvolari drove Scuderia Ferrari’s number 22 Alfa Romeo 12C-36 to fourth place in the 1937 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. He completed all 22 laps, finishing 4 minutes 3.9 seconds behind Rudolf Caracciola’s winning Mercedes-Benz W125 and…
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1930-06-15 – Alfa P2 (36) – Tazio Nuvolari – Trieste-Opicina – 1
Results STORY OF THE DAY: Nuvolari Gives Scuderia Ferrari Its First Victory On 15 June 1930, Tazio Nuvolari drove the number 36 Alfa Romeo P2 to the fastest time in the Trieste–Opicina hill climb. He covered the 9.5-kilometre course in 5 minutes 59.4 seconds, averaging slightly more than 95 km/h and establishing a new record.…
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1931-08-16 – Alfa Tipo A (32) – Giussepe Campari – Coppa Acerbo Pescara – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Campari Masters Alfa’s Twin-Engine Experiment Giuseppe Campari won the 1931 Coppa Acerbo at Pescara in Scuderia Ferrari’s number 32 Alfa Romeo Tipo A. Starting from the front of the field, he completed the 12 laps in 2 hours 19 minutes 42.4 seconds. Louis Chiron finished…
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1930-06-29 – Alfa P2 (14) – Tazio Nuvolari – Cuneo-Colle della Maddalena – 1
Results STORY OF THE DAY: A Record Charge to the Maddalena Pass Tazio Nuvolari won the Cuneo–Colle della Maddalena hill climb on 29 June 1930 in the number 14 Alfa Romeo P2. The exceptionally long course ran for approximately 66.5 kilometres from Cuneo toward the Alpine pass, and Nuvolari completed it in about 38 minutes…
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1932-05-08 – Alfa 8C 2300 Monza (10) – Tazio Nuvolari – Targa Florio – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Nuvolari Commands the Madonie Tazio Nuvolari won the 23rd Targa Florio in Scuderia Ferrari’s number 10 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza. The race covered eight laps and 576 kilometres of Sicily’s 72-kilometre Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie. Nuvolari completed the distance in 7 hours 15 minutes…
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1930-10-12 – Alfa 8C 2300 (42) – Tazio Nuvolari – Coppa della Consuma – 1
Results STORY OF THE DAY: Two Consuma Climbs Conflated in One Heading The surviving record does not support the date, model and result combined in this title. At the Coppa della Consuma on 12 October 1930, number 42 Tazio Nuvolari drove an Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport and finished second to Clemente Biondetti’s Bugatti.…