Coppa Acerbo
| Pescara Circuit | |
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| Race information | |
|---|---|
| Number of times held | 27 |
| First held | 1924 |
| Last held | 1961 |
| Most wins (drivers) |  Giuseppe Campari (3) |
| Most wins (constructors) |  Alfa Romeo (10) |
| Circuit length | 25.579 km (15.894 mi) |
| Race length | 460.422 km (286.093 mi) |
| Laps | 18 |
| Last race (1957) | |
| Pole position | |
| Podium | |
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| Fastest lap | |
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The Coppa Acerbo was an motor race held in Italy. Following Italy's defeat in World War II, the race was renamed the Circuito di Pescara, and in some years was also referred to as the Pescara Grand Prix (Gran Premio di Pescara). The race was run between 1924 and 1961 with a variety of vehicle classes. In 1957 the Pescara Grand Prix was one round of the Formula One World Championship. This race which holds the record of the longest circuit length ever used for a Championship event.
Race winners[change | change source]
Repeat winners (drivers)[change | change source]
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| Wins | Driver | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Giuseppe Campari
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1927, 1929, 1931 |
| 2 | Luigi Fagioli
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1933, 1934 |
| Achille Varzi
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1930, 1935 | |
 Bernd Rosemeyer
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1936, 1937 | |
| Giovanni Bracco
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1948, 1952 |
Repeat winners (constructors)[change | change source]
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| Wins | Constructor | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Alfa Romeo
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1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1949, 1950 |
| 4 | Ferrari
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1951, 1952, 1953, 1961 |
| 3 | Auto Union
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1935, 1936, 1937 |
| Maserati
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1930, 1948, 1954 | |
| 2 | Mercedes-Benz
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1934, 1938 |
Repeat winners (engine manufacturers)[change | change source]
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| Wins | Manufacturer | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Alfa Romeo
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1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1949, 1950 |
| 4 | Ferrari
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1951, 1952, 1953, 1961 |
| 3 | Auto Union
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1935, 1936, 1937 |
| Maserati
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1930, 1948, 1954 | |
| 2 | Mercedes-Benz
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1934, 1938 |
Year by year[change | change source]
A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Autocourse Review of International Motor Sport 1960 Part Two. 1961. p. 164.
Other websites[change | change source]
- The Pescara Circuit at ETracksonline Archived 2007-09-09 at the Wayback Machine.