Coppa Acerbo

automobile race held in Pescara, Italy

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.

Coppa Acerbo / Circuito di Pescara
Pescara Circuit
Race information
Number of times held27
First held1924
Last held1961
Most wins (drivers)Italy Giuseppe Campari (3)
Most wins (constructors)Italy Alfa Romeo (10)
Circuit length25.579 km (15.894 mi)
Race length460.422 km (286.093 mi)
Laps18
Last race (1957)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap


Race winners

Repeat winners (drivers)

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WinsDriverYears won
3 Giuseppe Campari1927, 1929, 1931
2 Luigi Fagioli1933, 1934
Achille Varzi1930, 1935
Bernd Rosemeyer1936, 1937
Giovanni Bracco1948, 1952

Repeat winners (constructors)

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WinsConstructorYears won
10 Alfa Romeo1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1949, 1950
4 Ferrari1951, 1952, 1953, 1961
3 Auto Union1935, 1936, 1937
Maserati1930, 1948, 1954
2 Mercedes-Benz1934, 1938

Repeat winners (engine manufacturers)

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WinsManufacturerYears won
10 Alfa Romeo1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1949, 1950
4 Ferrari1951, 1952, 1953, 1961
3 Auto Union1935, 1936, 1937
Maserati1930, 1948, 1954
2 Mercedes-Benz1934, 1938

Year by year

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YearDriver(s)ClassVehicleRace title
1924 Enzo FerrariGrand PrixAlfa Romeo RLI Coppa Acerbo
1925 Guido GinaldiGrand PrixAlfa Romeo RLII Coppa Acerbo
1926 Luigi SpinozziGrand PrixBugatti T35III Coppa Acerbo
1927 Giuseppe CampariGrand PrixAlfa Romeo P2IV Coppa Acerbo
1928Not held
1929 Giuseppe CampariGrand PrixAlfa Romeo P2V Coppa Acerbo
1930 Achille VarziGrand PrixMaserati 26MVI Coppa Acerbo
1931 Giuseppe CampariGrand PrixAlfa Romeo Tipo AVII Coppa Acerbo
1932 Tazio NuvolariGrand PrixAlfa Romeo Tipo-B 'P3'VIII Coppa Acerbo
1933 Luigi FagioliGrand PrixAlfa Romeo Tipo-B 'P3'IX Coppa Acerbo
1934 Luigi FagioliGrand PrixMercedes-Benz W25X Coppa Acerbo
1935 Achille VarziGrand PrixAuto Union B Typ.XI Coppa Acerbo
1936 Bernd RosemeyerGrand PrixAuto Union C Typ.XII Coppa Acerbo
1937 Bernd RosemeyerGrand PrixAuto Union C Typ.XIII Coppa Acerbo
1938 Rudolf CaracciolaGrand PrixMercedes-Benz W154XIV Coppa Acerbo
1939 Clemente BiondettiVoituretteAlfa Romeo 158XV Coppa Acerbo
1940

1946
Not held
1947 Vincenzo AuricchioSports carStanguellini-Fiat 1100XVI Circuito di Pescara
1948 Giovanni Bracco
Alberto Ascari
Sports carMaserati A6GCSXVII Circuito di Pescara
1949 Franco RolSports carAlfa Romeo 6C 2500 SSXVIII Circuito di Pescara
1950 Juan Manuel FangioFormula OneAlfa Romeo 158XIX Circuito di Pescara
1951 José Froilán GonzálezFormula OneFerrari 375XX Circuito di Pescara
1952 Giovanni Bracco
Paolo Marzotto
Sports carFerrari 250 S1° 12 Ore di Pescara
1953 Umberto Maglioli
Mike Hawthorn
Sports carFerrari 375 MM2° 12 Ore di Pescara
1954 Luigi MussoFormula One/TwoMaserati 250FXXIII Gran Premio di Pescara
1955Not held
1956 Robert ManzonSports carGordini T15SXXIV Gran Premio di Pescara
1957 Stirling MossFormula OneVanwall VW5XXV Circuito di Pescara
1958

1959
Not held
1960 Denny HulmeFormula Junior[1]Cooper T52 - BMCXXVI Gran Premio di Pescara
1961 Lorenzo Bandini
Giorgio Scarlatti
Sports carFerrari 250 TRI1961 4h Testa Rosa

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