1937 Italian Grand Prix

  1937 Italian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 4 of 4 in the 1937 European Championship
Date	12 September 1937
Official name	XV Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Circuito del Montenero Livorno, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	7.218 km (4.485 mi)
Distance	50 laps, 360.90 km (224.25 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz
Time	3:11.0
Fastest lap
Drivers	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz
	Hermann Lang	Mercedes-Benz
Time	3:11
Podium
First	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz
Second	Hermann Lang	Mercedes-Benz
Third	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union

The 1937 Italian Grand Prix was a "750 kg Formula" Grand Prix race held on 12 September 1937 at the Montenero Circuit in Livorno.

Race report

Caracciola took an early lead from pole, Lang was second but he soon took the lead from Caracciola, the two Mercedes drivers pushing each other hard. Team manager Alfred Neubauer was not impressed by the internal fighting. The partisan crowd were disappointed when the Italian Nuvolari retired and gave his car to Farina.

Von Brauchitsch and Kautz were out, the two leading Mercedes had a fierce fight to the flag with Caracciola blocking any attempt to pass by Lang. Rosemeyer couldn't match their pace and Caracciola held on for a win with Lang just 0.4s behind him at the flag.

Classification

Hermann Lang, Mercedes-Benz W125

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	50	2:44:54.4	1	1
2	6	Hermann Lang	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	50	+ 0.4	4	2
3	12	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Auto Union C	50	+ 2:25.4	3	3
4	8	Richard Seaman	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	49	+ 1 Lap	8	4
5	18	Hermann Paul Müller	Auto Union	Auto Union C	49	+ 1 Lap	10	4
6	14	Achille Varzi	Auto Union	Auto Union C	49	+ 1 Lap	2	4
7	22	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 12C-36	49	+ 1 Lap	7	4
		Giuseppe Farina						n/a
8	26	Carlo Felice Trossi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 12C-36	47	+ 3 Laps	9	4
9	16	Hans Stuck	Auto Union	Auto Union C	47	+ 3 Laps	5	4
		Rudolf Hasse						n/a
10	20	Vittorio Belmondo	Private entry	Alfa Romeo C	45	+ 5 Laps	15	4
DNF	10	Christian Kautz	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	43		14	4
DNF	28	Clemente Biondetti	Private entry	Alfa Romeo C	38		13	4
DNF	4	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	36	Mechanical	6	5
DNF	30	Giovanbattista Guidotti	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 12C-37	24	Mechanical	11	6
DNF	24	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 12C-36	13	Mechanical	12	6
* (AIACR European Driver Championship round) [1] - Sources:[2]

References

1. "AIACR European Driver Championships". dlg.speedfreaks.org. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
2. "1937 - XV Gran Premio d'Italia". Leif Snellman. Retrieved April 16, 2014.