1928 Grand Prix season

1928 Grand Prix season
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The 1928 Grand Prix season saw the Monegasque driver Louis Chiron take seven Grand Prix victories whilst driving for the Bugatti team.

During the 1928 Italian Grand Prix in Monza a serious accident involved the car of Emilio Materassi: his Talbot crashed at 200 km/h into the grandstand, killing Materassi and 21 other people.

This event brought to evidence the need for better safety measures at the Italian circuit. The following two seasons the Italian Grand Prix wasn't held, while the Monza circuit underwent a complete upgrade.

Season review

Grandes Épreuves

Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	May 30	Louis Meyer	Miller	Report
Italian Grand Prix/European Grand Prix	Monza	September 9	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report

Other Grands Prix

Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
Tripoli Grand Prix	Tripoli	March 11	Tazio Nuvolari	Bugatti	Report
Circuit d'Esterel Plage	Saint-Raphaël	March 11	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report
Pozzo Circuit	Pozzo	March 25	Tazio Nuvolari	Bugatti	Report
Riviera Circuit	Cannes	April 1	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report
Antibes Grand Prix	Garoupe	April 9	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report
Alessandria Circuit	Alessandria	April 22	Tazio Nuvolari	Bugatti	Report
Coppa Florio	Madonie	May 6	Albert Divo	Bugatti	Report
Targa Florio	Madonie	May 6	Albert Divo	Bugatti	Report
Algerian Grand Prix	Staouéli	May 6	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti	Report
Messina Cup	Messina	May 13	Edwald Probst	Bugatti	Report
Burgundy Grand Prix	Dijon	May 16	Jannine Jennky	Bugatti	Report
Etna Cup	Catania	May 20	Baconin Borzacchini	Maserati	Report
Tunis Grand Prix	Le Bardo	June 3	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti	Report
Mugello Circuit	Mugello	June 3	Emilio Materassi	Talbot	Report
Rome Grand Prix	Tre Fontane	June 12	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report
Picardy Grand Prix	Péronne	June 10	Henry Auber	Bugatti	Report
Thuin Circuit	Thuin	June 10	"Delzaert"	Bugatti	Report
Cremona Circuit	Cremona	June 24	Luigi Arcangeli	Talbot	Report
Grand Prix de la Marne	Reims-Gueux	July 8	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report
San Sebastián Grand Prix	Lasarte	July 25	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report
Coppa Acerbo	Pescara	August 4	Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Coppa Montenero	Montenero	August 19	Emilio Materassi	Talbot	Report
La Baule Grand Prix	La Baule	August 23	Pierre Blacque Belair	Bugatti	Report
Boulogne Grand Prix	Boulogne	September 9	Malcolm Campbell	Delage	Report

References

• Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 2 (1919–1933)". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-07. 
• Galpin, Darren. "1928 Grands Prix". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved 2007-08-07. 
• "1928 Official Box Score". Indy500.com. Retrieved 2007-08-07.