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
  • Italy Emilio Bonamico
Bugatti
Grid positions set by car number
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Emilio Materassi Itala
Time 2:04.0
Podium
First Bugatti
Second
  • Switzerland Mario Lepori
Bugatti
Third Bugatti

Classification

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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DNF 8   Louise Vernier Hudson 42 Withdrawn
DNF 50   Giovanni Cutelli Bugatti 41 Withdrawn
DNF 2   Emilio Bonamico Bugatti 30 Withdrawn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

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  1. ^ a b Etzrodt, Hans. "Nuvolari wins the Royal Rome Grand Prix". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 13 May 2019.