The 1924 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on 19 October 1924. The race was won by Antonio Ascari of Italy, and Alfa Romeo automobiles finished in first, second, third and fourth place. The event was marred by the death of English driver Louis Zborowski, who was killed when he lost control of his Mercedes and the vehicle rolled over twice.[1] [2]
| 1924 Italian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 19 October 1924 | ||
| Official name | IV Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
| Location | Monza, Italy | ||
| Course | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | ||
| Course length | 10.00 km (6.21 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 800 km (496.8 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | |||
| Grid positions set by car number | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Antonio Ascari | Alfa Romeo | |
| Time | 3:43.6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | Alfa Romeo | ||
Classification edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Antonio Ascari
|
Alfa Romeo P2 8C/2000 | 80 | 5h02m05 |
| 2 | 9 |  Louis Wagner
|
Alfa Romeo P2 8C/2000 | 80 | 5h18m05 |
| 3 | 5 | Giuseppe Campari
|
Alfa Romeo P2 8C/2000 | 80 | 5h21m59 |
| Cesare Pastore
| |||||
| 4 | 11 | Ferdinando Minoia
|
Alfa Romeo P2 8C/2000 | 80 | 5h22m43 |
| 5 | 3 | Jules Goux
|
Rolland-Pilain Schmid | 80 | 6h10m22 |
| 6 | 7 | Giulio Foresti
|
Rolland-Pilain Schmid | 80 | 6h32m03 |
| NC | 8 | "Nino"1
|
Chiribiri 12/16 | 70 | 6h32m30 |
| Ret | 2 |  Christian Werner
|
Mercedes M72/94 | 68 | Withdrawn |
| Ret | 6 | Alfred Neubauer
|
Mercedes M72/94 | 66 | Withdrawn |
| Ret | 12 |  Louis Zborowski
|
Mercedes M72/94 | 44 | Fatal crash at Lesmo/hit tree |
| Ret | 10 | Giulio Masetti
|
Mercedes M72/94 | 43 | No fuel |
| Ret | 4 | Alete Marconcini
|
Chiribiri 12/16 | 34 | Mechanical |
- Notes
References edit
- ^ "Racing Count Killed. Double Somersault In Motor Grand Prix", Birmingham (England) Gazette, October 20, 1924, p.1
- ^ Darren Galpin. "1924 Grands Prix, The GEL Motorsport Information Page". Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ^ "Motor Sport Magazine Database". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.