1928 Gran Premio d'Italia
9 September - Monza: 60 laps x 10.000 km = 600.000 km
Pole position: N/A
Fastest lap: Luigi Arcangeli (Talbot 700) 3.37.4
Results:
1 50 21 Louis Chiron Bugatti 37A 3:45.08.6
2* 38 14 Achille Varzi Alfa-Romeo P2 3:47.29.0
3 26 9 Tazio Nuvolari Bugatti 35C 3:59.27.6
4 40 16 Guy Drouet Bugatti 35B 3:59.37.8
5 6 22 Aymo Maggi Maserati 26R (8C-1700) 4:10.29.0
6 42 13 Ernesto Maserati Maserati 26R (8C-1700) 4:10.28.8 (55 laps)
7 22 10 Guy Bouriat Bugatti 35 4:11.10.8 (55 laps)
8 10 2 Giulio Foresti Bugatti 35C 4:10.17.4 (54 laps)
Not classified:
9 24 7 Edoardo Probst Bugatti 37A 4:07.37.2 (45 laps)
10 36 12 J-C d'Ahetze Bugatti 37A 40 laps
Did Not Finish:
2 1 B. Borzacchini Maserati 26B (8C-2000) 26 Wheel off, crash
28 11 P. Blaque Belair Bugatti 35C 24
46 17 Luigi Arcangeli Talbot 700 19 Withdrawn
44 20 Antonio Brivio Talbot 700 18 Withdrawn
8 5 G. Brilli-Peri Talbot 700 17 Withdrawn
18 3 Emilio Materassi Talbot 700 17 Fatal crash
48 19 G. Comotti Talbot 700 16 Withdrawn
32 15 Carlo Tonini Bugatti 35C 15 Mechanical
20 6 Giulio Aymini Delage 2LCV 14 Mechanical
12 4 "W. Williams" Bugatti 35C 5 Engine
30 8 Cleto Nenzioni Bugatti 37A 2 Mechanical
52 18 Mario Piccolo Maserati 26 (8C-1500) 1 Mechanical
Shared cars:
2* 38 Giuseppe Campari Alfa-Romeo P2 3:47.29.0
Did not start:
4 Manuel Blancas Bugatti 35B
14 Giuseppe Gilera Bugatti 35
16 J. Ghica-Cantacuzene Cozette Spl.
34 Ugo Stefanelli Bugatti 35
54 Manuel Ceratto Delage 2LCV
56 Federico Fisauli Maserati 26
58 Ruggiero Bisighin Bugatti
60 Alberto Kechler Alfa-Romeo 6C-1500
62 Roberto Serboli Delage 2LCV
RACE NOTES
1) Grand Prix, only 1928 race run to the international Formula.
2) Combined road and banked track.
3) grid formation: 5-5, positions dexided by ballot.
4) Also known as "VI Grand Prix d'Europe"
5) Fatal crash of Materassi caused also the death of 22 spectators,
the worst single accident in motor racing so far.