1933 Swedish Summer Grand Prix

Map of the circuit

The 1933 Swedish Summer Grand Prix (in Swedish: "Sveriges sommar-Grand Prix för automobiler") was arranged by Kungliga Automobilklubben (the Royal Automobile Club) and held at 6 August on a 29.7 kilometre cricuit at Norra Vram. The circuit was made up at regular countryside roads at a place very close to present day closed circuit Ring Knutstorp in Kågeröd. 12 laps were driven, making it a total of about 350 km.[1]

The lap followed the straight road from Norra Vram south to Södra Vram (now Billesholm) for 1.2 km before a part with more turns towards Kågeröd, were the circuit turned sharply left and started to go north-east uphill for many km. At this part the asphalt ended and the circuit continued on gravel roads. When the circuit reached Stenestad there was another sharp left turn and then there was a long, bendy downhill road back to Norra Vram.[1]

160 policemen and 60 functionaries worked around the race. Astrid Lindgren, who later became a world famous author of children's books, was race secretary.[1]

The opening lap saw a multi-car pile-up which saw several drivers injured, two seriously, and a riding mechanic was killed. One of the crashed cars started a fire which saw a nearby house burned to the ground.[2] The race continued while emergency services attended the scene and the race was eventually won by Antonio Brivio, driving an Alfa Romeo for Scuderia Ferrari. Major racing came to a halt after that.[3]

Result of the Swedish Summer Grand Prix 1933

Most entrants (as can be seen in the list below) were private entrants.[1]

Place No. Driver Entrant Car Laps Time/Status
1 19 Italy Antonio Brivio Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Monza 2.6 S-8 12 2h51m55s=124.45 km/h
2 22 United States Whitney Straight B. Rubin Maserati 8CM 3.0 S-8 12 2h54m43s
3 3 Norway Eugen Bjørnstad Eugen Bjørnstad Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 S-8 12 3h03m43s
4 14 Finland Karl Ebb Karl Ebb Mercedes-Benz SSK 7.1 S-6 12 3h06m51s
5 10 Sweden Åke Johansson Åke Johansson Bugatti T37A 1.5 S-4 12 3h16m06s
6 24 Sweden Harry Larsson Harry Larsson Ford Special 3.6 S-4 12 3h22m51s
7 20 Sweden Walter Görtz Walter Görtz Ford Special 3.6 S-4 12 4h12m27s
DNF 26 Denmark Morian Hansen Morian Hansen Ford Special 3.6 V-8 11 engine failure
DNF 18 Sweden Martin Strömberg Martin Strömberg Chevrolet Special 3.2 7 engine failure
DNF 9 Sweden Otto Wihlborg Otto Wihlborg Bugatti T35B 2.3 S-8 6 crash
DNF 27 Denmark Poul Tholstrup Poul Tholstrup Ford Special 3.6 V-8 5 steering
DNF 8 Sweden Helmer Carlsson Bertil Carlsson De Soto Special 3.4 S-8 4 clutch
DNF 6 Sweden Carl-Gustaf Johansson C-G. Johansson Ford Special 3.6 V-8 4 valves
DNF 4 Sweden Axel Johnsson Axel Johnsson Bugatti T43 2.3 S-8 4 -
DNF 25 Sweden Tore Wistedt Tore Wistedt MG C 0.7 S-4 0 clutch
DNF 15 Monaco Louis Chiron Scuderia CC Alfa Romeo P3 2.6 S-8 0 crash
DNF 12 Sweden PeWe Widengren P-V. Widengren Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 S-8 0 crash
DNF 11 Sweden John Forsberg John Forsberg Ford Special 3.6 V-8 0 crash
DNF 7 Finland Asser Wallenius Asser Wallenius Ford Special 3.6 V-8 0 crash
DNF 2 Sweden Olle Bennström S. O. Bennström Ford Special 3.6 V-8 0 crash
DNF 1 Sweden Börje Dahlin Börje Dahlin Mercedes-Benz SSK 7.1 S-6 0 crash
DNF 23 Sweden Oscar Wickberg Oscar Wickberg Bugatti T35 2.0 S-8 0 crash
DNS 5 Sweden Bo Lindh Bo Lindh Hudson Special 4.9 - engine failure
DNA 16 Sweden Karl-Gustav Sundstedt K-G Sundstedt Bugatti T35B 2.3 S-8 - illness
DNS 17 Finland S.P.J. Keinänen S.P.J. Keinänen Chrysler Special 5.1 S-6 - engine failure
DNA 28 Italy Mario Umberto Borzacchini Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Monza 2.6 S-8 - illness
DNS 21 Sweden Gösta Askergren Gösta Askergren Chevrolet Special 3.2 - crash

Fastest lap: Brivo- 13m51s= 128.7 km/h (80.0 mph)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Billesholmstraktens hembygdsförening
  2. ↑ kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman
  3. ↑ kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman
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