1928 Italian Grand Prix

The 1928 Italian Grand Prix was a non-championship race held on September 9. It was the eighth incarnation of the race, as well as being the sixth Grand Prix of Europe. The race was won by Monaco driver Louis Chiron in a , ahead of Achille Varzi, driving in relief of Giuseppe Campari in an , with Tazio Nuvolari in another Bugatti finishing third.
The race was marred by a tragic accident on lap 17. The of Emilio Materassi was moving to pass the slower of Giulio Foresti. Materassi lost control, and headed toward the main grandstand. The car managed to leap a four meter wide protection moat, and plow into the crowd. At least 22 spectators were killed, along with Materassi. More than 50 were injured. All of the remaining Talbots were withdrawn, but the race continued for another three hours while the dead and injured were attended to.
After the race, the outcry was widespread and loud. For the first time, safety was dealt with on a serious level. The Monza circuit was closed until it could be rebuilt, and the Italian Grand Prix was not held again until 1931.
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==Background==
==Practice==
===Qualifying Results===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid
1 	50	Louis Chiron 	 	60 	3:45:08.6 	14
2 	38	Achille Varzi Giuseppe Campari	 	60 	+ 2:20.4 	21
3 	26	Tazio Nuvolari 	 	60 	+ 14:37.2 	9
4 	40	Guy Drouet 	 	60 	+ 14:40.0 	16
5 	6 	Aymo Maggi 	 	60 	+ 25:09.0 	22
6 	42	Ernesto Maserati 	 	55 	+ 5 laps 	13
7 	22	Guy Bouriat 	 	55 	+ 5 laps 	10
8 	10	Giulio Foresti 	 	54 	+ 6 laps 	2
NC 	24	Edoardo Probst 	 	45 	+ 15 laps 	7
NC 	36	J-C d'Ahetze 	 	40 	+ 20 laps 	12
Ret	2 	Baconin Borzacchini 	 	26 	Wheel 	1
Ret	28	Pierre Blaque Belair 	 	24 	+ 36 laps 	11
Ret	46	Luigi Arcangeli 	 	19 	Withdrawn 	17
Ret	44	Antonio Brivio 	 	18 	Withdrawn 	20
Ret	8 	Gastone Brilli-Peri 	 	17 	Withdrawn 	5
Ret	18	Emilio Materassi 	 	17 	Fatal accident	3
Ret	48	Gianfranco Comotti 	 	16 	Withdrawn 	19
Ret	32	Carlo Tonini 	 	15 	Mechanical 	15
Ret	20	Giulio Aymini 	 	14 	Mechanical 	6
Ret	12	William Grover-Williams 	 	5 	Engine 	4
Ret	30	Cleto Nenzioni 	 	2 	Mechanical 	8
Ret	52	Mario Piccolo 	 	1 	Mechanical 	18
DNA	4 	Manuel Blancas 	 	 	Did not appear	
DNA	14	Giuseppe Gilera 	 	 	Did not appear	
DNA	16	J. Ghica-Cantacuzene 	 	 	Did not appear	
DNA	34	{ Ugo Stefanelli 	 	 	Did not appear	
DNA	54	Manuel Ceratto 	 	 	Did not appear	
DNA	56	Federico Fisauli 	 	 	Did not appear	
DNA	58	Ruggiero Bisighin 	 	 	Did not appear	
DNA	60	Alberto Kechler 	 	 	Did not appear	
DNA	62	Roberto Serboli 	 	 	Did not appear	
==Milestones==
Category:Grand Prix articles
Category:1928 Grands Prix
Category:Italian Grand Prix
Category:Formula One races in Italy