The 1927 Rome Grand Prix (formally the III Reale Premio Di Roma) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Circuito Parioli on 12 June 1927. The race was held over 100 laps of a 4.2 km circuit, for a total race distance of 420 km. The race was won by Tazio Nuvolari driving a Bugatti.[1] This race marked the first and only time the Rome Grand Prix was held in Parioli.
| 1927 Rome Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 12 June 1927 | ||
| Official name | III Reale Premio Di Roma | ||
| Location | Rome, Italy | ||
| Course | Circuito Parioli | ||
| Course length | 4.2 km (2.61 miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 420 km (261 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Bugatti | |
| Grid positions set by car number | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Emilio Materassi | Itala | |
| Time | 2:04.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Bugatti | ||
| Second |
| Bugatti | |
| Third | Bugatti | ||
Classification
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Tazio Nuvolari
|
Bugatti | 100 | 3h47m28.0 |
| 2 | 18 |  Mario Lepori
|
Bugatti | 100 | +45.0 |
| 3 | 20 | Renato Balestrero
|
Bugatti | 100 | +6m03.0 |
| 4 | 4 | Gaspare Bona
|
Bugatti | 100 | +14m09.8 |
| 5 | 36 | Carlo Tonini
|
Maserati | 100 | +21m33.4 |
| 6 | 22 | Antonino Carliri
|
Bugatti | 100 | +22m49.2 |
| 7 | 26 | Adolfo Sansoni
|
Bugatti | 100 | +23m05.0 |
| 8 | 44 | Cesare Pastore
|
Bugatti | 100 | +24m41,2 |
| 9 | 46 | Diego de Sterlich
|
Maserati | 100 | +33m46.0 |
| 10 | 34 | Salvatore Marano
|
Bugatti | 100 | +34m24.4 |
| DNF | 16 | Luigi Forte
|
Bugatti | 85 | |
| DNF | 24 | Aymo Maggi
|
Bugatti | 60 | Clutch |
| DNF | 12 | Domenico Antonelli
|
Bugatti | 59 | |
| DNF | 8 | Louise Vernier
|
Hudson | 42 | Withdrawn |
| DNF | 50 | Giovanni Cutelli
|
Bugatti | 41 | Withdrawn |
| DNF | 2 | Emilio Bonamico
|
Bugatti | 30 | Withdrawn |
| DNF | 6 | Emilio Materassi
|
Itala Special | 30 | Crash |
| DNF | 42 | Pietro Pino
|
Bugatti | 9 | Ignition |
| DNF | 10 | Giorgio Ceratto
|
Delage | 1 | Crash |
| Sources:[1] | |||||
Sources
edit- ^ a b Etzrodt, Hans. "Nuvolari wins the Royal Rome Grand Prix". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 13 May 2019.