1928 Italian Grand Prix

WMC Italian September 9 1928 VIII Gran Premio d'ItaliaVI Grand Prix d'Europe Italy 1861 2 2 Monza, Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 6.21 10.00 60 372.82 600.00 Circuit Monza 1922.svg Baconin Borzacchini Italy 1861 True Luigi Arcangeli Talbot 3:37.4 Italy 1861 Louis Chiron Bugatti Monaco Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Italy 1861 Giuseppe Campari Italy 1861 Tazio Nuvolari Bugatti Italy 1861 The 1928 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race run on 9 September 1928, at Monza. It was run over 60 laps, and was won by Louis Chiron driving a Bugatti 37A. It was the 8th Italian Grand Prix. This race was also the VI Grand Prix d'Europe. This race was marred by the death of at least 22 spectators as well as driver Emilio Materassi on lap 17, when Materassi lost control of his car on the main straight at over 200 km/h while trying to overtake Giulio Foresti. The car swerved to the left of the track, bounced over a three-meter deep and four-meter wide protection ditch and a fence and crashed into the grandstand, killing him along with 22 spectators.1928 GRAND PRIX SEASON - https://www.goldenera.fi/gp2808.htm 2024-01-07 www.goldenera.fiMotorsport Memorial - http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=1836 2024-01-07 www.motorsportmemorial.org Other sources have stated that 27 spectators were killed overall, but this is unconfirmed.Spurgeon Brad 2012-09-07 Italy's Grand Prix? Only at Monza https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/08/sports/autoracing/08iht-srf1history08.html 2024-01-07 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 By either estimation this is the worst accident, with respect to the number of lives lost, to occur at a Grand Prix, and the second-deadliest in motor racing history, being surpassed by the 1955 Le Mans disaster. As a result the Italian Grand Prix was not held again until 1931. thumb|right|250px|The fatal accident of Emilio Materassi during the race. Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 50 MON Louis Chiron Bugatti T37A 60 3:45:08.6 14 2 38 Italy 1861 Achille VarziItaly 1861 Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo P2 60 +2:20.4 21 3 26 Italy 1861 Tazio Nuvolari Bugatti T35C 60 +14:37.2 9 4 40 France Guy Drouet Bugatti T35B 60 +14:40.0 16 5 6 Italy 1861 Aymo Maggi Italy 1861 Cesare Pastore Italy 1861 Baconin BorzacchiniGran Premio d’Europa – 1928 https://www.flyinglap.com.br/gran-premio-deuropa-1928/ flyinglap 6 April 2026 Maserati 26R (8C-1700) 60 +25:09.0 22 6 42 Italy 1861 Ernesto Maserati Maserati 26R (8C-1700) 55 +5 laps 13 7 22 France Guy Bouriat Bugatti T35 55 +5 laps 10 8 10 Italy 1861 Giulio Foresti Bugatti T35C 54 +6 laps 2 NC 24 Italy 1861 Edoardo Probst Bugatti T37A 45 +15 laps 7 NC 36 France J-C d'Ahetze Bugatti T37A 40 +20 laps 12 Ret 2 Italy 1861 Baconin Borzacchini Maserati 26R (8C-2000) 26 Wheel 1 Ret 28 France Pierre Blaque Belair Bugatti T35C 24 +36 laps 11 Ret 46 Italy 1861 Luigi Arcangeli Talbot 700 19 Withdrawn 17 Ret 44 Italy 1861 Antonio Brivio Talbot 700 18 Withdrawn 20 Ret 8 Italy 1861 Gastone Brilli-Peri Talbot 700 17 Withdrawn 5 Ret 18 Italy 1861 Emilio Materassi Talbot 700 17 Fatal crash 3 Ret 48 Italy 1861 Gianfranco Comotti Talbot 700 16 Withdrawn 19 Ret 32 Italy 1861 Carlo Tonini Bugatti T35C 15 Mechanical 15 Ret 20 Italy 1861 Giulio Aymini Delage 2LCV 14 Mechanical 6 Ret 12 United Kingdom William Grover-Williams Bugatti T35C 5 Engine 4 Ret 30 Italy 1861 Cleto Nenzioni Bugatti T37A 2 Mechanical 8 Ret 52 Italy 1861 Mario Piccolo Maserati 26 (8C-1500) 1 Mechanical 18 DNA 4 Argentina Manuel Blancas Bugatti T35B Did not appear DNA 14 Italy 1861 Giuseppe Gilera Bugatti T35 Did not appear DNA 16 Italy 1861 J. Ghica-Cantacuzene Cozette Spl. Did not appear DNA 34 Italy 1861 Ugo Stefanelli Bugatti T35 Did not appear DNA 54 Argentina Manuel Ceratto Delage 2LCV Did not appear DNA 56 Italy 1861 Federico Fisauli Maserati Tipo 26 Did not appear DNA 58 Italy 1861 Ruggiero Bisighin Bugatti Did not appear DNA 60 Italy 1861 Alberto Kechler Alfa-Romeo 6C-1500 Did not appear DNA 62 Italy 1861 Roberto Serboli Delage 2LCV Did not appear Fastest Lap: Luigi Arcangeli, 3m37.4 (165.59 km/h) References Italian Grand Prix 1928 1928 Indianapolis 500 1929 Indianapolis 500 1927 Italian Grand Prix 1931 Italian Grand Prix 1927 Italian Grand Prix 1930 Belgian Grand Prix Category:Italian Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Disasters in sports venues