Gran Premio di Roma
The Gran Premio di Roma (German: Grand Prix of Rome ) was an automobile racing event that was held from 1925 to 1991 a total of 40 times in Rome or in the vicinity of the Italian capital. From 1925 to 1932 it was called Premio Reale di Roma or Reale Premio di Roma , from 1947 it was called Gran Premio di Roma . The race was advertised for changing motor sport classes, including Formula 1 , Formula 2 and Formula 3 .
history
Different racing classes
Before World War II , the Rome Grand Prix was partly a Formula Libre race; in other years it was carried out according to the regulations of the European Grand Prix Championship . After the eighth race in the spring of 1932, there were initially no further events in Rome. After the end of the war there were repeated attempts to revive the race. In 1954 and 1963 the Rome Grand Prix was held as a Formula 1 race; however, had no world championship status . A permanent establishment of the Grand Prix of Rome only succeeded in 1964. Since then, the event has been part of the Formula 2 European Championship with a few exceptions . After they were discontinued in 1984, the race was continued for six years as part of the International Formula 3000 Championship . There has not been a Grand Prix of Rome since 1992.
One of the peculiarities of the Rome Grand Prix was that there were two events with this name in 1965. One day after the Formula 2 race, which was counted as the 17th Rome Grand Prix , a sports car race was held on the same track , which Lorenzo Bandini won for Ferrari .
stretch
The Grand Prix of Rome was held on different routes. In the first few years, the organizers used public roads in various parts of Rome or in outlying communities. In 1931 and 1932 the race took place on the Pista del Littorio , a permanent race track on the grounds of the Rome-Urbe Airport, which opened in 1928 . From 1964 the race was held regularly on the Autodromo Vallelunga , 30 km north of Rome .
Failed new edition in the 21st century
In the first decade of the 21st century there were plans to re-organize the Rome Grand Prix as a run to the Formula 1 World Championship. There were considerations to hold the race on a street circuit in the Roman district of EUR . Giovanni Alemanno , the then mayor of Rome, endorsed the project, the spokesman for which was former racing driver Maurizio Flammini . In 2009 there were negotiations with Bernie Ecclestone , who represented the holders of the Formula 1 marketing rights, and Italian politicians and sports officials. They resulted in the declaration of intent to host the Rome Grand Prix beginning with the 2013 Formula 1 season . However, Ecclestone's plans provided that only one Formula 1 race per season should take place in each country. This resulted in a conflict of interest in connection with the traditional Italian Grand Prix in Monza, northern Italy . This situation had already meant the end of the San Marino Grand Prix in 2007 . Flammini then tried to move the organizers of the Italian Grand Prix to a rotation solution, but failed because of resistance from Lombard politics. In 2012, plans for the Rome Grand Prix were then abandoned.
Results
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| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| abbreviation | class | comment |
| F1 | formula 1 | Formula 1 World Championship from 1950 |
| F2 | Formula 2 | |
| FL | Formula libre | Vehicle class usually advertised by the organizer |
| SW | Sports car | |
| TW | Touring car | |
| GP | Grand Prix vehicles | |
| ↓ Solid gray lines indicate when a new course was used in history. ↓ | ||
| Entries with a light red background were not runs for the automobile or Formula 1 world championship. | ||
| Entries with a yellow background were runs for the European Championship . | ||
Web links
- Statistics of the 1949 Rome Grand Prix on the website www.ultimateracinghistory.com (English)
- Statistics of the 1954 Rome Grand Prix on the website www.silhouet.com (English)
- Statistics of the Formula 3000 races from 1985 to 1989 on the website www.teamdan.com (English)
References and comments
- ↑ Louis Chiron took over Guy Bouriat's car on lap five. He drove it until the end of the race.
- ↑ The Rome Grand Prix, scheduled for September 27, 1970, was canceled in favor of the 9th Gran Premio Città di Imola, which took place on the same day . Regardless of the cancellation, the event will be counted as the 22nd Rome Grand Prix in the official count.
- ↑ The Rome Grand Prix, scheduled for October 15, 1972, was canceled at short notice. Regardless of the cancellation, the event will be counted as the 24th Rome Grand Prix in the official count.
- ↑ Martin Donnelly (Lola) finished the race first, but was subsequently disqualified for using an illegal vehicle nose.