1937 San Remo Grand Prix
| 1937 San Remo Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 July 1937 | ||
| Official name | I Gran Premio di San Remo | ||
| Location | San Remo, Liguria, Italy | ||
| Course | San Remo | ||
| Course length | 1.862 km (1.157 miles) | ||
| Distance | 30 (25-Heat) laps, 55.86 km (34.71 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 1:07.7 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Achille Varzi | Maserati | |
| Time | 1:07.0 on lap 4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The first San Remo Grand Prix was a non-championship event, held on July 25, 1937, for 1500 cc Voiturette class Grand Prix cars[1] and ran counter clockwise on a 1.862 km (1.157 m.) street circuit in the town of San Remo, known as the San Remo Circuit (Circuito di San Remo, official name: Circuita Stracittadino di San Remo)
The race was run in three 25 lap heats, the 2 best of each heat qualifying for the 30 lap (55.860 km.) final, which was won in 34'39" min. by Achille Varzi driving a Maserati 4CM, averaging 96.7 km/h.[2][3]
Heat 1
| Pos | No | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Piero Dusio
|
Maserati | 25 | 30:29.4 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | Emilio Villoresi
|
Maserati | 25 | + 1'31.6 | 3 |
| 3 | 8 | Luigi Villa
|
Bugatti T51 | 20 | + 5 Laps | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Ettore Blanco
|
Maserati | 18 | + 7 Laps | 2 |
Heat 2
| Pos | No | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Achille Varzi
|
Maserati | 25 | 29:06.0 | 2 |
| 2 | 22 | Pasquino Ermini
|
Maserati | 24 | + 1 Lap | 4 |
| 3 | 20 | Nando Righetti
|
Maserati | 24 | + 1 Lap | 5 |
| DNF | 18 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Maserati | 15 | Crash Damage | 1 |
| DNF | 14 | Aldo Marazza
|
Maserati | 5 | Ignition | 3 |
Heat 3
| Pos | No | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Giovanni Rocco
|
Maserati | 25 | 29'36.0 | 4 |
| 2 | 26 | Giovanni Lurani
|
Maserati | 25 | + 1'55.0 | 1 |
| DNF | 34 | Guido Barbieri
|
Maserati | 21 | + 4 Laps (crash) | 5 |
| DNF | 28 | Sergio Carnevalli
|
MB[4] | 21 | + 4 Lap (crash) | 2 |
| DNF | 30 | Luigi Rovere
|
Maserati | 21 | + 4 Laps (supercharger) | 3 |
Final Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Achille Varzi
|
Maserati | 30 | 34'39.3 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Piero Dusio
|
Maserati | 30 | + 46.9 | 3 |
| 3 | 32 | Giovanni Rocco
|
Maserati | 30 | + 51.7 | 2 |
| 4 | 22 | Pasquino Ermini
|
Maserati | 29 | + 1 Lap | 4 |
| DNF | 26 | Giovanni Lurani
|
Maserati | 19 | + 11 Laps | 5 |
| DNF | 10 | Emilio Villoresi
|
Maserati | 28 | + 2 Laps | 6 |
References
- ^ "The Golden Era - Introduction (§ Voiturette racing)". Leif Snellman. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ^ "1937 San Remo Grand Prix (Race Results)". Leif Snellman. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ^ "1937 San Remo Grand Prix". marinadiospedaletti.it. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ^ "Sergio Carnevalli - Maserati/Bugatti". Leif Snellman. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
External links
- San Remo Grand Prix Ospedaletti Circuit blog
- 1937 San Remo Circuit Grand Prix Golden Years
- San Remo Circuits (1937-1951) on Google Maps
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