1937 Italian Grand Prix

EC Italian 12 September 1937 Circuit-montenero-1937.png XV Gran Premio d'Italia Italy 1861 5 5 1937 Swiss Grand Prix Circuito del MonteneroLivorno, Italy 4.485 7.218 50 224.25 360.90 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Germany Nazi 3:11.0 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz 3:11 Germany Nazi Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Germany Nazi Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Germany Nazi Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Germany Nazi Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Germany Nazi The 1937 Italian Grand Prix was a "750 kg Formula" Grand Prix race held on 12 September 1937 at the Montenero Circuit in Livorno. Race report Caracciola took an early lead from pole, Lang was second but he soon took the lead from Caracciola, the two Mercedes drivers pushing each other hard. Team manager Alfred Neubauer was not impressed by the internal fighting. The partisan crowd were disappointed when the Italian Nuvolari retired and gave his car to Farina. Von Brauchitsch and Kautz were out, the two leading Mercedes had a fierce fight to the flag with Caracciola blocking any attempt to pass by Lang. Rosemeyer couldn't match their pace and Caracciola held on for a win with Lang just 0.4s behind him at the flag. Classification thumb|right|Hermann Lang, Mercedes-Benz W125 PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints 1 2 DEU Nazi Rudolf Caracciola Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W125 50 2:44:54.4 1 1 2 6 DEU Nazi Hermann Lang Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W125 50 + 0.4 4 2 3 12 DEU Nazi Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Auto Union C 50 + 2:25.4 3 3 4 8 GBR Richard Seaman Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W125 49 + 1 Lap 8 4 5 18 DEU Nazi Hermann Paul Müller Auto Union Auto Union C 49 + 1 Lap 10 4 6 14 ITA 1861 Achille Varzi Auto Union Auto Union C 49 + 1 Lap 2 4722 ITA 1861 Tazio NuvolariScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo 12C-3649+ 1 Lap7 4 ITA 1861 Giuseppe Farina n/a 8 26 ITA 1861 Carlo Felice Trossi Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 12C-36 47 + 3 Laps 9 4916 DEU Nazi Hans StuckAuto UnionAuto Union C47+ 3 Laps5 4 DEU Nazi Rudolf Hasse n/a 10 20 ITA 1861 Vittorio Belmondo Private entry Alfa Romeo C 45 + 5 Laps 15 4 DNF 10 CHE Christian Kautz Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W125 43 14 4 DNF 28 ITA 1861 Clemente Biondetti Private entry Alfa Romeo C 38 13 4 DNF 4 DEU Nazi Manfred von Brauchitsch Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W125 36 Mechanical 6 5 DNF 30 ITA 1861 Giovanbattista Guidotti Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 12C-37 24 Mechanical 11 6 DNF 24 ITA 1861 Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 12C-36 13 Mechanical 12 6 * (AIACR European Driver Championship round) http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/gen/oldgp.html AIACR European Driver Championships dlg.speedfreaks.org April 16, 2014 - Sources:http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp375.htm#41 1937 - XV Gran Premio d'Italia Leif Snellman April 16, 2014 May 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130528103926/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp375.htm#41 dead References Italian Grand Prix 1937 1937 Swiss Grand Prix 1938 French Grand Prix 1936 Italian Grand Prix 1938 Italian Grand Prix Category:Italian Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix Grand Prix