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Coppa Acerbo

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Coppa Acerbo / Circuito di Pescara
Pescara Circuit
Race information
Number of times held27
First held1924
Last held1961
Most wins (drivers)ItalyGiuseppe Campari(3)
Most wins (constructors)ItalyAlfa Romeo(10)
Circuit length25.579km (15.894mi)
Race length460.422km (286.093mi)
Laps18
Last race (1957)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap

TheCoppa Acerbowas anmotor raceheld inItaly.Following Italy's defeat inWorld War II,the race was renamed theCircuito di Pescara,and in some years was also referred to as thePescara Grand Prix(Gran Premio di Pescara). The race was run between 1924 and 1961 with a variety of vehicle classes. In1957the Pescara Grand Prix was one round of theFormula OneWorld Championship. This race which holds the record of the longest circuit length ever used for a Championship event.


Race winners

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Repeat winners (drivers)

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Wins Driver Years won
3 ItalyGiuseppe Campari 1927,1929,1931
2 ItalyLuigi Fagioli 1933,1934
ItalyAchille Varzi 1930,1935
GermanyBernd Rosemeyer 1936,1937
ItalyGiovanni Bracco 1948,1952

Repeat winners (constructors)

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Wins Constructor Years won
10 ItalyAlfa Romeo 1924,1925,1927,1929,1931,1932,1933,1939,1949,1950
4 ItalyFerrari 1951,1952,1953,1961
3 GermanyAuto Union 1935,1936,1937
ItalyMaserati 1930,1948,1954
2 GermanyMercedes-Benz 1934,1938

Repeat winners (engine manufacturers)

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Wins Manufacturer Years won
10 ItalyAlfa Romeo 1924,1925,1927,1929,1931,1932,1933,1939,1949,1950
4 ItalyFerrari 1951,1952,1953,1961
3 GermanyAuto Union 1935,1936,1937
ItalyMaserati 1930,1948,1954
2 GermanyMercedes-Benz 1934,1938

Year by year

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Year Driver(s) Class Vehicle Race title
1924 ItalyEnzo Ferrari Grand Prix Alfa RomeoRL I Coppa Acerbo
1925 ItalyGuido Ginaldi Grand Prix Alfa RomeoRL II Coppa Acerbo
1926 ItalyLuigi Spinozzi Grand Prix BugattiT35 III Coppa Acerbo
1927 ItalyGiuseppe Campari Grand Prix Alfa RomeoP2 IV Coppa Acerbo
1928 Not held
1929 ItalyGiuseppe Campari Grand Prix Alfa RomeoP2 V Coppa Acerbo
1930 ItalyAchille Varzi Grand Prix Maserati26M VI Coppa Acerbo
1931 ItalyGiuseppe Campari Grand Prix Alfa RomeoTipo A VII Coppa Acerbo
1932 ItalyTazio Nuvolari Grand Prix Alfa RomeoTipo-B 'P3' VIII Coppa Acerbo
1933 ItalyLuigi Fagioli Grand Prix Alfa RomeoTipo-B 'P3' IX Coppa Acerbo
1934 ItalyLuigi Fagioli Grand Prix Mercedes-BenzW25 X Coppa Acerbo
1935 ItalyAchille Varzi Grand Prix Auto UnionB Typ. XI Coppa Acerbo
1936 GermanyBernd Rosemeyer Grand Prix Auto UnionC Typ. XII Coppa Acerbo
1937 GermanyBernd Rosemeyer Grand Prix Auto UnionC Typ. XIII Coppa Acerbo
1938 GermanyRudolf Caracciola Grand Prix Mercedes-BenzW154 XIV Coppa Acerbo
1939 ItalyClemente Biondetti Voiturette Alfa Romeo158 XV Coppa Acerbo
1940

1946
Not held
1947 ItalyVincenzo Auricchio Sports car Stanguellini-Fiat 1100 XVI Circuito di Pescara
1948 ItalyGiovanni Bracco
ItalyAlberto Ascari
Sports car MaseratiA6GCS XVII Circuito di Pescara
1949 ItalyFranco Rol Sports car Alfa Romeo6C 2500 SS XVIII Circuito di Pescara
1950 ArgentinaJuan Manuel Fangio Formula One Alfa Romeo158 XIX Circuito di Pescara
1951 ArgentinaJosé Froilán González Formula One Ferrari375 XX Circuito di Pescara
1952 ItalyGiovanni Bracco
ItalyPaolo Marzotto
Sports car Ferrari250 S 1° 12 Ore di Pescara
1953 ItalyUmberto Maglioli
United KingdomMike Hawthorn
Sports car Ferrari375 MM 2° 12 Ore di Pescara
1954 ItalyLuigi Musso Formula One/Two Maserati250F XXIII Gran Premio di Pescara
1955 Not held
1956 FranceRobert Manzon Sports car GordiniT15S XXIV Gran Premio di Pescara
1957 United KingdomStirling Moss Formula One VanwallVW5 XXV Circuito di Pescara
1958

1959
Not held
1960 New ZealandDenny Hulme Formula Junior[1] CooperT52-BMC XXVI Gran Premio di Pescara
1961 ItalyLorenzo Bandini
ItalyGiorgio Scarlatti
Sports car Ferrari250 TRI 1961 4h Testa Rosa

References

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  1. Autocourse Review of International Motor Sport 1960 Part Two.1961. p. 164.

Other websites

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