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1934 Italian Grand Prix

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1934 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 9 September 1934
Official name XII Gran Premio d'Italia
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.33 km (2.69[1] miles)
Distance 116 laps, 502.280 km (312.102 miles)
Pole position
Driver Mercedes-Benz
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Hans Stuck[2] Auto Union
Time 2:13.6
Podium
First Mercedes-Benz
Second Auto Union
Third Alfa Romeo
The starting grid

The 1934 Italian Grand Prix (formally the XII Gran Premio d'Italia) was a Grand Prix motor race, which was run on 9 September 1934 in Monza, Italy. The race lasted 502.28 km (4.330 x 116 laps). It was the 12th running of the Italian Grand Prix.

After the fatal accidents of the previous year, it was decided to hold the race in a different configuration, using the main straight (in both directions, linked by a very tight hairpin just before the finish line), the southern corner of the oval, the southern corner of the road circuit and two double chicanes; it was the slowest configuration ever used in Monza.

Starting Grid (3x2)

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Grid No Driver Car
1 2 Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W25
2 4 Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3
3 6 Italy Antonio Brivio Bugatti T59
4 8 Italy Tazio Nuvolari Maserati Tipo 34
5 10 Germany Hans Stuck Auto Union A
6 12 Italy Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz W25
7 14 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3
8 16 United Kingdom Earl Howe Bugatti T51
9 18 Italy Goffredo Zehender Maserati 8CM
10 20 Germany August Momberger Auto Union A
11 22 Germany Ernst Henne Mercedes-Benz W25
12 24 Monaco Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3
13 26 United Kingdom Whitney Straight Maserati 8CM
14 28 Germany Hermann zu Leiningen Auto Union A
15 30 Italy Gianfranco Comotti Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3
16 32 Switzerland Hans Ruesch Maserati 8CM

Classifications

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Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retire
1 SHR 2 Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W25 116 4h45m47s
1 SHR 2 Italy Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz W25 116 4h45m47s
2 SHR 10 Germany Hans Stuck Auto Union A 115 +1 lap 4h47m25.2s
2 SHR 10 Germany Hermann zu Leiningen Auto Union A 115 +1 lap 4h47m25.2s
3 SHR 14 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 114 +2 laps 4h45m49.4s
3 SHR 14 Italy Gianfranco Comotti Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 114 +2 laps 4h45m49.4s
4 24 Monaco Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 113 +3 laps 4h45m49.2s
5 8 Italy Tazio Nuvolari Maserati 6C34 113 +3 laps 4h46m46.4s
6 SHR 30 Italy Gianfranco Comotti Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 113 +3 laps 4h47m27.8s
6 SHR 30 Italy Attilio Marinoni Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 113 +3 laps 4h47m27.8s
7 SHR 20 Germany August Momberger Auto Union A 112 +4 laps 4h47m27.2s
7 SHR 20 Germany Wilhelm Sebastian Auto Union A 112 +4 laps 4h47m27.2s
8 26 United Kingdom Whitney Straight Maserati 8CM 112 +4 laps 4h47m27.6s
DSQ 32 Switzerland Hans Ruesch Maserati 8CM 105 +11 laps Outside assistance
9 16 United Kingdom Earl Howe Bugatti T51 104 +12 laps 4h48m28.6s
Ret SHR 4 Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 97 Gearbox
Ret SHR 4 Italy Mario Tadini Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 97 Gearbox
Ret 18 Italy Goffredo Zehender Maserati 8CM 54 Brakes
Ret 28 Germany Hermann zu Leiningen Auto Union A 54 Out of fuel
Ret 12 Italy Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz W25 13 Supercharger
Ret 22 Germany Ernst Henne Mercedes-Benz W25 2 Overheating/Supercharger?
DNS 6 Italy Antonio Brivio Bugatti T59 0 Supercharger

Fastest Lap: Germany Hans Stuck (Auto Union A), 2'13.6", on lap 5

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References

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  1. ^ "1934 Italian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
  2. ^ "1934 Grand Prix Season – XII GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA". kolumbus.fi. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "1934 Grand Prix". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  4. ^ http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp345.htm#35 Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine See "In retrospect" section for Louis Chiron's placement


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