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Wikipedia / Grand Prix of Naples

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.

After World War II it was restarted as the Gran Premio di Napoli, starting in 1948. The race took place at the 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

Year

Driver/s

Vehicle

Race title

1933

Gianfranco Comotti

Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monza

I Coppa Principesa di Piemonte‡

1934

Tazio Nuvolari

Maserati 6C

II Coppa Principesa di Piemonte

1935–1936

Not held

1937

Giuseppe Farina Carlo Felice Trossi

Alfa Romeo 12C

III Coppa Principesa di Piemonte

1938

Aldo Marazza

Maserati 4CS

IV Coppa Principesa di Piemonte

1939

John Peter Wakefield

Maserati 6CL

V Coppa Principesa di Piemonte

1940–1947

Not held

1948

Luigi Villoresi

Osca MT4

I Gran Premio di Napoli

1949

Roberto Vallone

Ferrari 166C

II Gran Premio di Napoli

1950

Franco Cortese

Ferrari 166 F2

III Gran Premio di Napoli

1951

Alberto Ascari

Ferrari 166 F2

IV Gran Premio di Napoli

1952

Giuseppe Farina

Ferrari 500 F2

V Gran Premio di Napoli

1953

Giuseppe Farina

Ferrari 500 F2

VI Gran Premio di Napoli

1954

Luigi Musso

Maserati A6 GCS

VII Gran Premio di Napoli

1955

Alberto Ascari

Lancia D50

VIII Gran Premio di Napoli

1956

Robert Manzon

Gordini T16

IX Gran Premio di Napoli

1957

Peter Collins

Lancia-Ferrari D50

X Gran Premio di Napoli

1958

Joakim Bonnier

Maserati 200S

XI Gran Premio di Napoli

1959

Tony Settember

WRE Maserati

XII Gran Premio di Napoli

1960

Menato Boffa

WRE Maserati

XIII Gran Premio di Napoli

1961

Giancarlo Baghetti

Ferrari 156

XIV Gran Premio di Napoli

1962

Willy Mairesse

Ferrari 156

XV Gran Premio di Napoli

  • ‡ - Not held in Naples

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