Monza Grand Prix

The Monza Grand Prix (Gran Premio di Monza) was an automobile race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza at Monza, Italy.

Following the terrible accident during the 1928 Italian Grand Prix, where Emilio Materassi and 27 spectators lost their lives, the Italian Grand Prix was cancelled in 1929 and 1930. Not wanting to abandon racing at the Monza track completely, the Monza Grand Prix was held as a substitute during these years. Even when the Italian Grand Prix returned to the racing calendar, the Monza Grand Prix was retained as a separate event.

The competition was typically divided into three short (~30 minutes) heats according to engine size, one repechage and a longer final.

The 1933 event was to be known as the Black Sunday, due to 3 top drivers (Giuseppe Campari, Baconin Borzacchini and Stanisław Czaykowski) getting killed in two separate accidents at the south banking of the high speed loop.^[1][2] The racing world was stunned and this spelled the end, not only for the Monza Grand Prix, but also for Monza's original 10 km circuit. The Italian Grand Prix continued on during the following years, using a number of different layouts, with chicanes put in to slow down the speed.

After the Second World War the Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza was run in five editions between 1948 and 1952. The first of these was a Formula One race and the rest Formula Two. None of them counted towards the World Championship.

Today, the Italian Grand Prix is sometimes referred to as "the Monza Grand Prix" since it is so closely associated with the Monza track.

Winners of the Monza Grand Prix

These are the winners of the Monza Grands Prix.^[3][4][5]

Year	Driver	Constructor	Class	Location	Report
1952	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	Formula Two	Monza	Report
1951	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Formula Two	Monza	Report
1950	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	Formula Two	Monza	Report
1949	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	Formula Two	Monza	Report
1948	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo	Formula One	Monza	Report
1947 - 1934	Not held
1933	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti	Grand Prix	Monza	Report
1932	Rudolf Caracciola	Alfa Romeo	Grand Prix	Monza	Report
1931	Luigi Fagioli	Maserati	Grand Prix	Monza	Report
1930	Achille Varzi	Maserati	Grand Prix	Monza	Report
1929	Achille Varzi	Alfa Romeo	Grand Prix	Monza	Report
1928 - 1923	Not held
1922	André Dubonnet	Hispano-Suiza	Formula Libre	Monza	Report

References

1. ^ VI° GRAN PREMIO di MONZA, The golden era of Grand Prix racing
2. ^ Black Sunday, Forix
3. ^ Grand Prix winners 1919-1933, The golden era of Grand Prix racing
4. ^ Grand Prix winners 1934-1949, The golden era of Grand Prix racing
5. ^ Formula 2 Register