During its history, Alfa Romeo has competed successfully in many different categories of motorsport, including Formula One, sportscar racing, touring car racing and rallies. They have competed both as a constructor and an engine supplier, via works entries (usually under the name "Alfa Corse") and private entries. Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... GTP sports cars racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1991 Sports car racing is a form of circuit racing, with purpose-built cars that nevertheless have enclosed wheel wells and often have closed cockpits. ... Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct automobile racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. ... A demonstration is the public display of the common opinion of a activist group, often economically, political, or socially, by gathering in a crowd, usually at a symbolic place or date, associated with that opinion. ...

Pre-War

Grand Prix racing

In 1923 Vittorio Jano was lured to Alfa from Fiat, designing the motors that gave Alfa racing success into the late 1930s. (When Alfa began to lose in the late 1930s Jano was promptly sacked.) Vittorio Jano, born April 22, 1891 - died 1965, was a famed automobile designer from the 1920s through 1960s. ...

In 1925 Alfa Romeo won the first World Grand Prix Championship. Over 4 rounds the Alfa Romeo P2 won the European Grand Prix at Spa and the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, and hence incorporated the laurel wreath in their logo. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Georges Boillot winning the 1912 French Grand Prix in Dieppe, France Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. ... The Alfa Romeo P2 won the inaugural Automobile World Championship in 1925, taking victory in two of the four championship rounds when Antonio Ascari drove it in the European Grand Prix at Spa and Gastone Brilli-Peri won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza after Ascari died while leading the... The European Grand Prix was a separate Formula One event that was first held during the mid-1980s and was held regularly from 1993 to 2006. ... Spa is a town in Belgium, and the term Spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy, spa towns or resorts offering such treatment, or the medication or equipment for such treatment. ... The Italian Grand Prix is one of the longest running events on the motor racing calendar. ... The Lambro River runs through Monza. ...

Alfa Romeo P3 1932-1935

For 1932 Jano produced the sensational P3 which won its first race driven by Tazio Nuvolari at the Italian Grand Prix, 5 more Grands Prix that year were shared by Nuvolari and Rudolf Caracciola. Alfa Corse closed for 1933 and locked the cars in the factory, but they eventually transferred them to Enzo Ferrari's now privatised 'factory' team Scuderia Ferrari. P3s then won six of the final 11 events of the season including the final 2 major Grands Prix in Italy and Spain. Image File history File links Alfa_romeo_p3. ... Image File history File links Alfa_romeo_p3. ... The Alfa Romeo P3 was a classic Grand Prix car designed by Vittorio Jano, one of the Alfa Romeo 8C models. ... The Alfa Romeo P3 was a classic Grand Prix car designed by Vittorio Jano, one of the Alfa Romeo 8C models. ... Nuvolaris statue in front of PalaLottomatica in Rome. ... The Italian Grand Prix is one of the longest running events on the motor racing calendar. ... Rudolf Caracciola Rudolf Caracciola (b. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. ...

In 1934 Louis Chiron won the French Grand Prix in the P3 whilst the German Silver Arrows dominated the other 4 championship events. However the P3s won 18 of the 35 Grands Prix held throughout Europe. 1935 was even tougher, the P3 was simply outclassed by the remorseless Silver Arrows, but Tazio Nuvolari gave the P3 one of the most legendary victories of all time by winning the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. The P3 managed 16 victories in 1935. Louis Alexandre Chiron, born August 3, 1899 in Monte Carlo, Monaco – died there on June 22, 1979, was a champion of Grand Prix motor racing. ... The French Grand Prix is a Formula One race held as part of Fédération Internationale de lAutomobiles annual Formula One automobile racing championship season. ... The Alfa Romeo P3 was a classic Grand Prix car designed by Vittorio Jano, one of the Alfa Romeo 8C models. ... Silver Arrow – 1939 Grossglockner hillclimb Silver Arrows was the name given by the press to Germanys dominant Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union Grand Prix motor racing cars between 1934 and 1939, and also later applied to the Mercedes-Benz Formula One and sports cars in 1954/55. ... Nuvolaris statue in front of PalaLottomatica in Rome. ... The Alfa Romeo P3 was a classic Grand Prix car designed by Vittorio Jano, one of the Alfa Romeo 8C models. ... The German Grand Prix (Großer Preis von Deutschland) is an annual automobile race. ... Detailed Nürburgring map showing both the Nordschleife and the new GP section. ...

1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Mille Miglia from the Ralph Lauren collection

Alfa Romeo 159 detail

Brian Redman driving Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT 12 at the Nürburgring in 1974

1978 Brabham BT46B-Alfa Romeo won Alfa's first Grand Prix since the 1950s

Benetton sponsored F1 Alfa Romeo in 1985

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Sportscar racing

In the 1930s Tazio Nuvolari won the Mille Miglia in a 6C 1750, crossing the finishing line after having incredibly overtaken Achille Varzi without lights (at nighttime). Targa Florio was won six times in row in 1930s. Mille Miglia was won in every year between 1928 and 1938 except year 1931. The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... Nuvolaris statue in front of PalaLottomatica in Rome. ... The Mille Miglia (Thousand Miles - pronounced miGlia) was an open-road endurance race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 (thirteen before the war, eleven from 1947). ... Achille Varzi, born August 8, 1904 – died July 1, 1948, was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing champion. ...

The 8C 2300 won the Le Mans 24 Hours from 1931 to 1934, with Alfa Romeo withdrawing from racing in 1933 when the Italian government took over, and the racing of Alfas was then taken up by Scuderia Ferrari as Alfa's outsourced team. (Enzo Ferrari drove for Alfa before he went on to manage the team, and after that went on to manufacture his own cars.) In 1935 Alfa Romeo won the German Grand Prix with Nuvolari. In 1938 Biondetti won the Mille Miglia in an 8C 2900B Corto Spyder, thereafter referred to as the "Mille Miglia" model. 24 hours of Le Mans (24 heures du Mans) is a famous sports car endurance race held at Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, near river La Sarthe. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Formula One

In 1950 Nino Farina won the Formula One World Championship in a 158 with compressor, in 1951 Juan Manuel Fangio won while driving an Alfetta 159 (an evolution of the 158 with a two-stages compressor). The Alfetta's engines were extremely powerful for their capacity: In 1951 the 159 engine was producing around 420 bhp but this was at the price of a fuel consumption of 125 to 175 litres per 100 km^[1]. In 1952, facing increased competition from their former employee, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, a state-owned company, decided to withdraw after a refusal of the Italian government to fund the expensive design of a new car. Surprisingly, Alfa Romeo involvement in racing was made with a very thin budget, using mostly pre-war technology and material during the two seasons. For instance the team won two championships using only nine pre-war built engine blocks. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Emilio Giuseppe Farina (October 30, 1906-June 30, 1966) stands out in the history of Grand Prix motor racing for his much copied and admired straight-arm driving style and his status as the first ever Formula One World Champion. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Juan Manuel Fangio driving a Mercedes-Benz W196 in the 1986 Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nürburgring Juan Manuel Fangio (June 24, 1911 - July 17, 1995) was a legendary race car driver. ...

Alfa-Romeo briefly returned to Formula One for the 1970 and 1971 seasons with a V8 engine based on their sportscar unit. In 1970 the unit was mainly entrusted to Andrea de Adamich, a long time Alfa driver, in a third works McLaren. The combination often failed to qualify and was uncompetitive when it did run in the races. In 1971 a similar arrangement saw de Adamich run most of the second half of the season in a works March car, with a similar lack of success. This article recaps the 1970 Formula One season. ... The 1971 Formula One season was the 22nd FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... Andrea de Adamich was a Formula One driver from Italy. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... March Engineering was a Formula One constructor from Britain. ...

For 1976 Bernie Ecclestone did a deal for the Brabham Formula One team to use Alfa-Romeo engines based on their new flat-12 sports car unit, designed by Carlo Chiti. The engines were free and produced a claimed 510 bhp against the 465 bhp of the ubiquitous Cosworth DFV. However, packaging the engines was difficult - they had to be removed in order to change the spark plugs - and the high fuel consumption engine required very large fuel tanks.^[2] Murray's increasingly adventurous designs, like the BT46 which won two races in 1978, were partly a response to the challenge of producing a suitably light and aerodynamic chassis around the bulky unit. When aerodynamic ground effect became important in 1978, it was clear that the low, wide engines would interfere with the large venturi tunnels under the car which were needed to create the ground effect. At Murray's instigation Alfa produced a narrower V12 design in only three months for the 1979 season, but it continued to be unreliable and fuel inefficient.^[3] Brabham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Alfa Romeo is an Italian automobile manufacturer. ... A flat-12 is an internal combustion engine in flat configuration, having 12 cylinders. ... Carlo Chiti was an Italian racing car and engine designer. ... This article or section should include material from Spark gap A spark plug is an electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of some internal combustion engines and ignites compressed aerosol gasoline by means of an electric spark. ... Fuel efficiency sometimes means the same as thermal efficiency, that is, the efficiency of converting energy contained in a carrier fuel to kinetic energy or work. ... Ground Effect is an aerodynamic effect used in car design, which has been exploited to create downforce, particularly in racing cars. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A V12 is an internal combustion engine with 12 cylinders in V configuration. ...

During the 1979 Formula One season, and after some persuasion by Chiti, Alfa Romeo gave Autodelta permission to start developing a Formula One car on their behalf. The partnership with Brabham finished before the end of the season. This second Alfa works Formula One project was never truly successful during its existence from the middle of 1979 until the end of 1985.

Alfa also supplied engines to the tiny and unsuccessful Italian Osella team from 1983 to 1988. Normally-aspirated (1983) and turbo (1984-1987) engines were used. In the beginning, Alfa also offered some technical input to the small Turin team; The 1984 Osella (the model FA 1/F) was based on the 1983 works Alfa Romeo 183T, which had been loaned to the team for "design assistance" purposes. All the following Osella models up to the FA 1/I in 1988 had their origins in the initial Alfa design. Osella was an Italian motor racing company based in Volpiano near Turin, Italy. ... A naturally-aspirated engine (NA - aspiration meaning breathing) refers to an internal combustion engine (normally petrol or diesel powered) that is neither turbocharged nor supercharged. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Air foil bearing-supported turbocharger cutaway made by Mohawk Innovative Technology Inc. ... Torino redirects here. ...

By 1988, the last turbo season, Alfa was fed up with the negative publicity generated by Enzo Osella's cars, so the Milan-based manufacturer prohibited the further use of its name in connection with the engine. The 1988 engines were simply dubbed "Osella V8". At the end of that season, the relationship finished, ending Alfa Romeo's involvement in Formula One. Milan (Italian: ; Lombard: Milán (listen)) is the main city of northern Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. ...

Indycars

In late 80s and early 90s Alfa supplied engines to PPG IndyCar World Series eg. Scuderia March, V8 turbo 720 hp.

Sportscars

In the 1960's Italian company Autodelta, ran Alfa Romeo's sportscar programme, directed by Ex-Ferrari engineer, Carlo Chiti. Competing with the Alfa Romeo TZ, the team began to collect class wins, but faced strong competition from the Porsche 904 and realised they would need a new design if they were to achieve outright victories. Carlo Chiti and the Audodelta team, designed a new 90 degree V8 engine for their Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 sportscar and ultimately a flat-12 engine for the Alfa Romeo 33 TT 12. These cars were raced in the World Sportscar Championship from 1967 to 1977, with the 3-litre TT 12, winning titles in 1975 and 1977. The Porsche 904 was officially called Porsche Carrera GTS due to the same naming rights problem that required renaming the Porsche 901. ... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ... A flat-12 is an internal combustion engine in flat configuration, having 12 cylinders. ... The World Sportscar Championship was a series run by the FIA from 1953 to 1992. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Touring cars

Alfa Romeo won many touring car series during the 1960s and 70s. The Alfa Romeo GTA won European Touring Car Championship in 1966, 1967 and 1968 and the later GTAm won titles in 1970 and 1971. The Alfetta GTV6 won four European Championship titles between 1982-1985. In 1993, the DTM series was won by Nicola Larini with Alfa Romeo 155. The successor to the 155, the 156 has won the European Touring Car Championship, four times in row from 2000 to 2003. The Alfa Romeo GTA was a coupé automobile manufactured by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1962 to 1971. ... The Alfa Romeo GTV6, introduced in 1981 as a revision of the Alfetta Sprint GT and Alfetta GTV, arrived with Alfas new big six-cylinder engine stuffed under the hood of a car designed for Alfas brilliant four cylinder. ... The European Touring Car Championship was an international motor racing competition organized by the FIA. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second on between 2000 and 2004. ... The current DTM logo DTM was the initials for the former Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (German Touringcar Championship), held from 1984 to 1996, a motorsport series based in Germany, with additional rounds elsewhere in Europe. ... Nicola Larini was a Formula One driver from Italy. ... 155: The Alfa Romeo 155 was launched as a new class of car in 1992. ... The Alfa Romeo 156 is a car introduced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo in 1997 as the replacement for the 155. ...

Notes

References

• Great Marques Alfa Romeo, David Owen, Octopus Books, ISBN 0-7064-22198

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