The 1927 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on 4 September 1927.[1]
| 1927 Italian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 5 in the 1927 World Manufacturers' Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 September 1927 | ||
| Official name |
VII Gran Premio d'Italia V Gran Premio d'Europa | ||
| Location | Monza, Italy | ||
| Course | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | ||
| Course length | 10.00 km (6.21 miles) | ||
| Distance | 50 laps, 500 km (310.7 miles) | ||
| Weather | Rain | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cooper-Miller | ||
| Grid positions set by car number | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Robert Benoist | Delage | |
| Time | 3:57.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Delage | ||
| Second | OM | ||
| Third | Cooper-Miller | ||
It was part of the 1927 AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship season.
Classification edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Robert Benoist
|
Delage 15 S 8 | 50 | 3h26m59.8 |
| 2 | 12 |  Giuseppe Morandi
|
OM 8C GP | 50 | 3h49m32.6 |
| 3 | 10 |  Earl Cooper
|
Cooper-Miller Special | 50 | 4h02m05.8 |
| Pete Kreis
| |||||
| 4 | 6 | Ferdinando Minoia
|
OM 8C GP | 50 | 4h02m28.6 |
| Ret | 8 | George Souders
|
Duesenberg Special | 13 | Water in fuel |
| Ret | 2 | Pete Kreis
|
Cooper-Miller Special | 1 | Engine |
| Sources:[1][2] | |||||
References edit
- ^ a b c Etzrodt, Hans. "Benoist with Delage wins the European Grand Prix". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Darren Galpin. "1927 Grands Prix, The GEL Motorsport Information Page". Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2009-03-24.