The 1934 Italian Grand Prix (formally the XII Gran Premio d'Italia) was a Grand Prix motor race, which was run on 9 September 1934 in Monza, Italy. The race lasted 502.28 km (4.330 x 116 laps). It was the 12th running of the Italian Grand Prix.
1934 Italian Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 9 September 1934 | ||
Official name | XII Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
Location |
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.33 km (2.69[1] miles) | ||
Distance | 116 laps, 502.280 km (312.102 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Mercedes-Benz | ||
Grid positions set by ballot | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Auto Union | |
Time | 2:13.6 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Mercedes-Benz | ||
Second | Auto Union | ||
Third | Alfa Romeo |
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After the fatal accidents of the previous year, it was decided to hold the race in a different configuration, using the main straight (in both directions, linked by a very tight hairpin just before the finish line), the southern corner of the oval, the southern corner of the road circuit and two double chicanes; it was the slowest configuration ever used in Monza.
Starting Grid (3x2)
editGrid | No | Driver | Car |
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1 | 2 | Rudolf Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz W25 |
2 | 4 | Achille Varzi | Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 |
3 | 6 | Antonio Brivio | Bugatti T59 |
4 | 8 | Tazio Nuvolari | Maserati Tipo 34 |
5 | 10 | Hans Stuck | Auto Union A |
6 | 12 | Luigi Fagioli | Mercedes-Benz W25 |
7 | 14 | Carlo Felice Trossi | Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 |
8 | 16 | Earl Howe | Bugatti T51 |
9 | 18 | Goffredo Zehender | Maserati 8CM |
10 | 20 | August Momberger | Auto Union A |
11 | 22 | Ernst Henne | Mercedes-Benz W25 |
12 | 24 | Louis Chiron | Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 |
13 | 26 | Whitney Straight | Maserati 8CM |
14 | 28 | Hermann zu Leiningen | Auto Union A |
15 | 30 | Gianfranco Comotti | Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 |
16 | 32 | Hans Ruesch | Maserati 8CM |
Classifications
editPos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retire |
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1 SHR | 2 | Rudolf Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz W25 | 116 | 4h45m47s |
1 SHR | 2 | Luigi Fagioli | Mercedes-Benz W25 | 116 | 4h45m47s |
2 SHR | 10 | Hans Stuck | Auto Union A | 115 | +1 lap 4h47m25.2s |
2 SHR | 10 | Hermann zu Leiningen | Auto Union A | 115 | +1 lap 4h47m25.2s |
3 SHR | 14 | Carlo Felice Trossi | Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 | 114 | +2 laps 4h45m49.4s |
3 SHR | 14 | Gianfranco Comotti | Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 | 114 | +2 laps 4h45m49.4s |
4 | 24 | Louis Chiron | Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 | 113 | +3 laps 4h45m49.2s |
5 | 8 | Tazio Nuvolari | Maserati 6C34 | 113 | +3 laps 4h46m46.4s |
6 SHR | 30 | Gianfranco Comotti | Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 | 113 | +3 laps 4h47m27.8s |
6 SHR | 30 | Attilio Marinoni | Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 | 113 | +3 laps 4h47m27.8s |
7 SHR | 20 | August Momberger | Auto Union A | 112 | +4 laps 4h47m27.2s |
7 SHR | 20 | Wilhelm Sebastian | Auto Union A | 112 | +4 laps 4h47m27.2s |
8 | 26 | Whitney Straight | Maserati 8CM | 112 | +4 laps 4h47m27.6s |
DSQ | 32 | Hans Ruesch | Maserati 8CM | 105 | +11 laps Outside assistance |
9 | 16 | Earl Howe | Bugatti T51 | 104 | +12 laps 4h48m28.6s |
Ret SHR | 4 | Achille Varzi | Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 | 97 | Gearbox |
Ret SHR | 4 | Mario Tadini | Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 | 97 | Gearbox |
Ret | 18 | Goffredo Zehender | Maserati 8CM | 54 | Brakes |
Ret | 28 | Hermann zu Leiningen | Auto Union A | 54 | Out of fuel |
Ret | 12 | Luigi Fagioli | Mercedes-Benz W25 | 13 | Supercharger |
Ret | 22 | Ernst Henne | Mercedes-Benz W25 | 2 | Overheating/Supercharger? |
DNS | 6 | Antonio Brivio | Bugatti T59 | 0 | Supercharger |
Fastest Lap: Hans Stuck (Auto Union A), 2'13.6", on lap 5
References
edit- ^ "1934 Italian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
- ^ "1934 Grand Prix Season – XII GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA". kolumbus.fi. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "1934 Grand Prix". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp345.htm#35 Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine See "In retrospect" section for Louis Chiron's placement