The Coppa Acerbo was an automobile race held in Italy, named after Tito Acerbo (the brother of Giacomo Acerbo). Jump to: navigation, search Baron Giacomo Acerbo (1888 - 1969) was a prominent Italian politician that drafted the Acerbo Law, which brought Benito Mussolini to power. ...

A Bugatti leads the start of the 1927 race

The 150 mile Coppa Acerbo was held over a 15 mile circuit beginning and ending at Pescara, Italy, a city on the Adriatic coast. The course layout featured a four mile long straight running next to the sea followed by an inland route through the Abruzzo hills that passed through several villages. The first Coppa Acerbo was staged in 1924 and won by an unheard of rookie by the name of Enzo Ferrari. After World War II, the name of the race was changed because of its Fascist connections and became known as the Circuito di Pescara. Fair use of an image from: http://www. ... Fair use of an image from: http://www. ... Pescara is a city in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, 42°28N 14°12E, on the Adriatic sea; with a population of 121,700 as of the 2003 census. ... The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ... Jump to: navigation, search Abruzzo, (also known as Abruzzi, an older obsolete plural denomination) is a region of central Italy, formerly a part of the Abruzzi e Molise region (with Molise). ... Jump to: navigation, search Enzo Anselmo Ferrari (February 18, 1898 - August 14, 1988) was the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team and subsequently of the Ferrari car manufacturer. ... Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that... Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, was the authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ...

Tragedy struck in the 1934 race when Guy Moll, one of the most promising young drivers of the day, was killed during the race. In 1955, as a result of the disaster at the 24 hours of Le Mans, the race was cancelled. Sometimes referred to as the "Pescara Grand Prix," in 1957 it hosted a round of the Formula One World Championship. The layout holds the record as the longest circuit to ever to host a F1 World Championship. By the early 1960s, safety issues had become a major concern and the Pescara racecourse was seen as too dangerous for major international events and the race was discontinued after the 1961 event. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Pescara Grand Prix is the longest circuit ever used in the F1 World Championship, at just under 16 miles. ... The inaugural Formula One World Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. ...

Bernd Rosemeyer, Luigi Fagioli, and Achille Varzi all won the race twice but Giuseppe Campari is the only driver to win it on three occasions. Jump to: navigation, search Bernd Rosemeyer born October 14, 1909 in Lingen, Lower Saxony, Germany – died January 27, 1938 on the Frankfurt/Darmstadt Autobahn. ... Luigi Fagioli Luigi Fagioli (June 9, 1898 - June 20, 1952) was a Italian champion race car driver. ... Achille Varzi, born August 8, 1904 – died July 1, 1948, was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing champion. ... Giuseppe Campari, born June 8, 1892 - died September 10, 1933, was an Italian opera singer and Grand Prix motor racing driver. ...

Winners:

• 1961 - Lorenzo Bandini / Giorgio Scarlatti (Ferrari 250TRI)
• 1960 - Dennis Hulme (Cooper BMC)
• 1957 - Stirling Moss (Vanwall VW5)
• 1956 - Robert Manzon (Gordini T14)
• 1954 - Luigi Musso (Maserati 250F)
• 1953 - Umberto Maglioli / Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 375MM)
• 1952 - Giovanni Bracco / Paolo Marzotto (Ferrari 250S)
• 1951 - José Froilán González (Ferrari 375)
• 1950 - Juan Manuel Fangio (Alfa Romeo 158)
• 1949 - Franco Rol (Alfa Romeo 2.5)
• 1948 - Giovanni Bracco (Maserati A6G)
• 1947 - Vincenzo Auricchio (Stanguellini-Fiat 1100)
• 1939 - Clemente Biondetti (Alfa Romeo 158)
• 1938 - Rudolf Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz W154)
• 1937 - Bernd Rosemeyer (Auto Union 6.0L Typ.1936 Rennwagen)
• 1936 - Bernd Rosemeyer (Auto Union 6.0L Typ.1936 Rennwagen)
• 1935 - Achille Varzi (Auto Union 5.6L Typ.1935 Rennwagen)
• 1934 - Luigi Fagioli (Mercedes-Benz W25)
• 1933 - Luigi Fagioli (Alfa Romeo Tipo-B 'P3')
• 1932 - Tazio Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo Tipo-B 'P3')
• 1931 - Giuseppe Campari (Alfa Romeo Tipo-A)
• 1930 - Achille Varzi (Maserati 26M)
• 1928 - Giuseppe Campari (Alfa Romeo P2)
• 1927 - Giuseppe Campari (Alfa Romeo P2)
• 1926 - Luigi Spinozzi (Bugatti T35)
• 1925 - Guido Ginaldi (Alfa Romeo RL)
• 1924 - Enzo Ferrari (Alfa Romeo RL)

List of major automobile races in Italy Jump to: navigation, search Lorenzo Bandini (born 21 December 1935 in Cyrenaica, Libya; died 10 May 1967) was an Italian Formula One driver who raced for the Scuderia Centro Sud and Ferrari teams. ... Giorgio Scarlatti was a Formula One driver from Italy. ... Jump to: navigation, search Denis Clive Denny Hulme (June 18, 1936 - October 4, 1992) was the Formula One Champion of 1967 driving for the Brabham team. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sir Stirling Moss OBE (born September 17, 1929 in London) is a British auto racing driver. ... Robert Manzon was a Formula One driver from France. ... Luigi Musso (born July 28, 1924 - died July 6, 1958) was an Italian auto racing driver. ... Umberto Maglioli was a Formula One driver from Italy. ... John Michael Hawthorn (April 10, 1929 - January 22, 1959) was a race car driver, born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England. ... José Froilán González (born October 5, 1922 in Arrecifes) was an Argentine Formula 1-driver. ... Juan Manuel Fangio (June 24, 1911 - July 17, 1995) was a noted Argentinian racing car driver and winner of the Formula One championship five times, including four in a row from 1954-57. ... Franco Rol was a Formula One driver from Italy. ... Clemente Biondetti (born August 18, 1898 _ died February 24, 1955) was an Italian auto racing driver. ... Rudolf Caracciola Rudolf Caracciola (b. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bernd Rosemeyer born October 14, 1909 in Lingen, Lower Saxony, Germany – died January 27, 1938 on the Frankfurt/Darmstadt Autobahn. ... Achille Varzi, born August 8, 1904 – died July 1, 1948, was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing champion. ... Luigi Fagioli Luigi Fagioli (June 9, 1898 - June 20, 1952) was a Italian champion race car driver. ... Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari (November 16, 1892 – August 11, 1953) was an Italian racing motorcycle and car driver. ... Giuseppe Campari, born June 8, 1892 - died September 10, 1933, was an Italian opera singer and Grand Prix motor racing driver. ... Jump to: navigation, search Enzo Anselmo Ferrari (February 18, 1898 - August 14, 1988) was the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team and subsequently of the Ferrari car manufacturer. ... Grand Prix and other major automobile races in Italy. ...