Grand Prix of Naples

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The Grand Prix of Naples was an auto racing event, held in Posillipo, outside Napoli.

In its original incarnation, it began in 1934. Known as the Coppa Principessa di Piemonte in honor of Marie-José of Belgium, it continued from the same event held in 1933 in the the Circuito Province Meridionale. It was held again from 1937 to 1939.

After World War II it was restarted as the Gran Premio di Napoli, starting in 1948. The race took place at the 4,100 metres (2.5 mi) Circuito di Posillipo, going along the Via A. Manzoni and Via Nuova Parco. Starting in Formula Two regulations, but from 1954 it became either a sports car race or a non-Championship Formula One race. It was last held in 1962.

In 1998, the Naples circuit received the Rievocazione Storica Gran Premio di Napoli (Grand Prix of Naples Historic Revival). The name Gran Premio di Napoli now refers to a cycling event.

[edit] Winners

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[edit] Coppa Principessa di Piemonte

• 1933 Gianfranco Comotti (Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monza)v
• 1934 Tazio Nuvolari (Maserati 6C)
• 1937 Giuseppe Farina/Carlo Felice Trossi (Alfa Romeo 12C)
• 1938 Aldo Marazza (Maserati 4CS)
• 1939 John Peter Wakefield (Maserati 6CL))
  • ‡ - Not held in Naples

[edit] Gran Premio di Napoli

• 1948 Luigi Villoresi (Osca MT4)
• 1949 Roberto Vallone (Ferrari 166C)
• 1950 Franco Cortese (Ferrari 166 F2)
• 1951 Alberto Ascari (Ferrari 166 F2)
• 1952 Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari 500 F2)
• 1953 Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari 500 F2)
• 1954 Luigi Musso (Maserati A6 GCS)
• 1955 Alberto Ascari (Lancia D50)
• 1956 Robert Manzon (Gordini T16)
• 1957 Peter Collins (Lancia-Ferrari D50)
• 1958 Joakim Bonnier (Maserati 200S)
• 1959 Tony Settember (WRE Maserati)
• 1960 Menato Boffa (WRE Maserati)
• 1961 Giancarlo Baghetti (Ferrari 156)
• 1962 Willy Mairesse (Ferrari Dino 156)