1926 Italian Grand Prix

WMC Italian 5 Sep 1926 VI Gran Premio d'Italia Italy 1861 5 5 Monza, Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 6.21 10.00 60 372.6 600 Circuit Monza 1922.svg Emilio Materassi Maserati Italy 1861 True Meo Costantini Bugatti 3:47.0 Italy 1861 Louis Charavel Bugatti France Meo Costantini Bugatti Italy 1861 No other finishers The 1926 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on 5 September 1926.1926 Grands Prix, The GEL Motorsport Information Page Darren Galpin http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1926.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090903233143/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1926.html 2009-09-03 live 2009-03-24 The cars were divided into two classes, which raced simultaneously but over a different distance. The longer race, which was also the final race of the 1926 AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship season, was contested by 1.5-litre Grand Prix cars over 60 laps, while the shorter race was for up to 1.1 litre cyclecars, and held over 40 laps. Like the other races in the 1926 season, the Italian Grand Prix was quite dull, with just two cars running after the cyclecars had finished their race. Report Costantini's Bugatti took the lead early, with the other two Bugattis battling with the two Maseratis over the first two laps, the gap between second and fifth place just 5 seconds after the first lap, with the Chiribiri of Serboli down the field with the 1100cc cars. After just four laps, Maserati retired with engine failure, followed one lap later by team-mate Materassi, also with engine failure, leaving just the three Bugattis and the lone struggling Chiribiri in the 1500cc class. The Chiribiri of Serboli eventually retired after 27 laps in a spectacular fire in the otherwise dull race. Goux and Sabipa swapped positions a few times mostly due to pitstops, but Goux ultimately retired after 36 laps. Once the cyclecars had finished their 40 laps, the two remaining Bugattis continued uneventfully until nearly the end of the race. However, on his 58th lap, Costantini, who had totally dominated the race, experienced engine trouble, but was able to crawl around to the pits. Although he lost the lead to Sabipa, he was able to finish the race on just three (of eight) cylinders. Classification 1.1 Litre Cyclecar Results PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/Retired 1 23 FRA André Morel Amilcar 40 3h00m32.4 2 28 FRA Arthur Duray Amilcar 40 3h09m16.4 3 27 FRA Henny De Joncy BNC 40 3h16m05.4 DNF 24 Augusto Trevisani Marino 10 Engine DNF 21 Alberto Marino Marino 6 Engine DNF 26 Charles Martin Amilcar 3 Supercharger DNF 22 Gubernatis BNC 1 Sources: 1.5 Litre Grand Prix Results PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/Retired 1 16 FRA "Sabipa" (Louis Charavel) Bugatti 39A 60 4h20m29 2 12 ITA 1861 Meo Costantini Bugatti 39A 60 4h27m01 Ret 7 FRA Jules Goux Bugatti 39A 36 Oil pressure Ret 4 ITA 1861 Roberto Serboli Chiribiri 12/16 27 Fire Ret 9 ITA 1861 Ernesto Maserati Maserati 26 (8C-1500) 5 Engine Ret 3 ITA 1861 Emilio Materassi Maserati 26 (8C-1500) 4 Engine DNS 5 ITA 1861 Ferdinando Minoia OM 8C Withdrawn DNS 10 ITA 1861 Giuseppe Morandi OM 8C WithdrawnSources:Etzrodt Hans "Sabipa" with Bugatti wins the Italian Grand Prix https://www.goldenera.fi/gp2611.htm The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing 14 November 2024 References Italian Grand Prix 1926 1926 British Grand Prix 1927 Indianapolis 500 1925 Italian Grand Prix 1927 Italian Grand Prix Category:Italian Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix Grand Prix