1931 Italian Grand Prix

The 1931 Italian Grand Prix was a race held on May 24, at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. It was the ninth Italian Grand Prix ever, but the first race in the new European drivers' championship. The 10-hour race was won by the team of Giuseppe Campari and Tazio Nuvolari in an .
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==Background==
==Entry list==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis 	Engine
8 	Umberto Klinger Pietro Ghersi 	U. Klinger 	 	26M 	2.5 L8
10 	Carlo Pedrazzini 	C. Pedrazzini 	 	26B 	2.0 L8
12 	Achille Varzi Louis Chiron 	AutomobileEttore Bugatti 	 	T51 	2.3 L8
14 	Albert Divo Guy Bouriat 	AutomobilesEttore Bugatti	 	T51 	2.3 L8
16 	Marcel Lehoux Philippe Étancelin 	M. Lehoux 	 	T51 	2.3 L8
18 	Jean-Pierre Wimille Jean Gaupillat 	J.-P. Wimille 	 	T51 	2.3 L8
20 	Robert Sénéchal Henri Frètet 	R. Sénéchal 	 	15S8 	1.5 L8
22 	Boris Ivanowski Henri Stoffel 	B. Ivanowski 	 	SSK 	7.1 L6
24 	Antonio Maino Gildo Strazza 	A. Maino 	 	SSK 	7.1 L6
26 	Giuseppe Campari Attilio Marinoni* 	SA Alfa Romeo 	 	8C-2300 	2.3 L8
28 	Tazio Nuvolari Baconin Borzacchini 	SA Alfa Romeo 	 	Type A 	2x 3.5 L6
30 	Ferdinando Minoia Goffredo Zehender	SA Alfa Romeo 	 	8C-2300 	2.3 L8
32 	Francesco Pirola Giovanni Lurani 	F. Pirola 	 	6C-1500 	1.5 L6
34 	Guglielmo Lettieri 	G. Lettieri 	 	6C 1750 	1.7 L6
38 	Amedeo Ruggeri Renato Balestrero 	A. Ruggeri 	 	Talbot 700	1.7 L8
40 	Carlo di Vecchio Gerolamo Ferrari 	C. di Vecchio 	 	Talbot 700	1.5 L8
50 	Alfredo Caniato Mario Tadini 	A. Caniato 	 	6C 1750 	1.8 L8
==Practice Overview==
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos 	No 	Driver 	Car 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Distance(km)	Grid 	Points
1 	26 	Giuseppe Campari 	 	155 	10:00:00.7 	1557.754 	3 	1
1 	26 	Tazio Nuvolari 	 	155 	10:00:00.7 	1557.754 	3 	n/a*
2 	30 	Ferdinando Minoia 	 	153 	+ 2 Laps 	1535.087 	4 	2
2 	30 	Baconin Borzacchini	 	153 	+ 2 Laps 	1535.087 	4 	n/a*
3 	14 	Albert Divo 	 	152 	+ 3 Laps 	1525.319 	9 	3
3 	14 	Guy Bouriat 	 	152 	+ 3 Laps 	1525.319 	9 	3
4 	18 	Jean-Pierre Wimille	 	138 	+ 17 Laps 	1386.082 	2 	4
4 	18 	Jean Gaupillat 	 	138 	+ 17 Laps 	1386.082 	2 	4
5 	22 	Boris Ivanowski 	 	134 	+ 21 Laps 	1343.255 	6 	4
5 	22 	Henri Stoffel 	 	134 	+ 21 Laps 	1343.255 	6 	4
6 	32 	Francesco Pirola 	 	129 	+ 26 Laps 	1290.243 	14 	4
6 	32 	Giovanni Lurani 	 	129 	+ 26 Laps 	1290.243 	14 	4
7 	38 	Amedeo Ruggeri 	 	129 	+ 26 Laps 	1290.000† 	12 	4
7 	38 	Renato Balestrero 	 	129 	+ 26 Laps 	1290.000† 	12 	4
8 	8 	Umberto Klinger 	 	114 	+ 41 Laps 	1140.000 	13 	5
8 	8 	Pietro Ghersi 	 	114 	+ 41 Laps 	1140.000 	13 	5
Ret 	40 	Carlo di Vecchio 	 	87 	+ 68 Laps 	870.000 	8 	5
Ret 	40 	Gerolamo Ferrari 	 	87 	+ 68 Laps 	870.000 	8 	5
NC‡ 	20 	Robert Sénéchal 	 	81 	+ 74 Laps 	809.977 	1 	5
NC‡ 	20 	Henri Frètet 	 	81 	+ 74 Laps 	809.977 	1 	5
Ret 	16 	Marcel Lehoux 	 	49 	Engine 	490.000 	5 	6
Ret 	16 	Philippe Étancelin 	 	49 	Engine 	490.000 	5 	6
Ret 	12 	Achille Varzi 	 	44 	Differential 	440.000 	11 	6
Ret 	12 	Louis Chiron 	 	44 	Differential 	440.000 	11 	6
Ret 	28 	Tazio Nuvolari 	 	31 	Mechanical 	310.000 	7 	7
Ret 	28 	Baconin Borzacchini	 	31 	Mechanical 	310.000 	7 	7
Ret 	50 	Alfredo Caniato 	 	14 	 	140.000 	10 	7
Ret 	50 	Mario Tadini 	 	14 	 	140.000 	10 	7
DNS 	24 	Antonio Maino 	 	 	Did not start	 	 	8
DNS 	24 	Gildo Strazza 	 	 	Did not start	 	 	8
DNS 	36 	Luigi Castelbarco 	 	 	Did not start	 	 	8
DNS 	36 	Tino Bianchi 	 	 	Did not start	 	 	8
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** — Nuvolari and Borzacchini did not receive the points for first and second place, respectively, because they were not driving in their designated cars. The seven points apiece that they received were for driving car #28, which completed less than a quarter of the race distance. Attilio Marinoni and Goffredo Zehender, who had been designated to drive cars #26 and #30, respectively, both received eight points, since they did not take part in the race.
*† — Ruggeri and Balestrero were initially credited with 1290.534 km, putting them in sixth place. However, their final lap took more than five minutes to complete, so the fraction of the lap completed subsequent to the ten-hour mark was eliminated, demoting the pair to seventh, and promoting Pirola and Lurani to sixth.
*‡ — Sénéchal and Frètet were not classified because they failed to complete at least three-fifths of the number of laps achieved by the race winner.
Notes:
*The race was limited to ten hours. Each driver was allowed to complete a lap begun before the ten-hour cutoff (and retain the fraction of the lap already completed), provided that the lap took no more than five minutes.
==Milestones==
==Standings after race==
==Links==
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