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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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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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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.…
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1931-04-25 – Alfa 8C 2300 (26) – Tazio Nuvolari – Circuito Bordino Alexandria – R
Results STORY OF THE DAY: A New Alfa’s Fierce but Fragile Challenge The Circuito di Alessandria, also known as the Circuito Pietro Bordino, was raced on 26 April 1931, after the date recorded in the title. Tazio Nuvolari started tenth in Scuderia Ferrari’s new number 26 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 and immediately contested the lead…
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1956-08-05 – Lancia-Ferrari D50 V8 (1) – Juan Manuel Fangio – GER-Nurburgring – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Fangio Masters the Nürburgring Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1956 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in the number 1 Lancia-Ferrari D50. On the formidable Nordschleife, the reigning champion converted pole position into a commanding victory and strengthened his pursuit of a fourth World Drivers’…
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1951-07-14 – 375 F1 (12) – Froilan Gonzalez – GBR-Silverstone – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: González delivers Ferrari’s first World Championship victory At Silverstone on 14 July 1951, José Froilán González drove Ferrari 375 F1 number 12 to victory in the British Grand Prix. The result was Ferrari’s first win in a World Championship Grand Prix and ended Alfa Romeo’s…