European motorcycle championship 1932

The titles of the European motorcycle championship in 1932 were at the IX. The FICM Grand Prize was awarded on April 17, 1932 in Rome ( Italy ) as part of the XI. The Nations' Grand Prix was held on the 3.862-kilometer Pista del Littorio , which was located on the grounds of Rome-Urbe Airport .

The European Grand Prix took place for the third time as part of the Grand Prix of Nations .

The races were dominated by the local drivers. The internationally dominant drivers and manufacturers from Great Britain were not represented due to the long journey. Piero Taruffi won the 500 cm³ class on a Norton used by Scuderia Ferrari .

Race results

class	winner	Second	Third
175 cc	Carlo Baschieri ( Benelli )	Tonino Benelli ( Benelli )	Amedeo Tigli ( MM )
250 cc	Riccardo Brusi ( Moto Guzzi )	Arrigo Cimatti ( Moto Guzzi )	Virginio Fieschi ( Miller Python)
350 cc	Louis Jeannin ( Jonghi )	Guglielmo Sandri ( Rudge )	Fernand Renier ( Jonghi )
500 cc	Piero Taruffi ( Norton )	Fernando Aranda ( Rudge )	Beppe Mantovani ( Miller Balsamo )

References

Web links

• Vincent Glon: L'Histoire de la course moto - Palmarès des Championnats d'Europe (1924–1937 et 1947–1948). racingmemo.free.fr, accessed April 20, 2010 (French). 
• Vincent Glon: L'Histoire de la course moto; 5th partie: Les Grand Prix d'Europe. (1924-1937); 1932. racingmemo.free, accessed April 20, 2010 (French). 
• Statistics and photos at riutat.suntuubi.com (Finnish)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Le Moto della Scuderia Ferrari 1932–1934. www.modelfoxbrianza.it, December 9, 2005, accessed May 4, 2010 (Italian).