Coppa Acerbo

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) Giuseppe Campari (3)
Most wins (constructors) 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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Wins Driver Years won
3 Giuseppe Campari 1927, 1929, 1931
2 Luigi Fagioli 1933, 1934
Achille Varzi 1930, 1935
Bernd Rosemeyer 1936, 1937
Giovanni Bracco 1948, 1952

Repeat winners (constructors)

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Wins Constructor Years won
10 Alfa Romeo 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1949, 1950
4 Ferrari 1951, 1952, 1953, 1961
3 Auto Union 1935, 1936, 1937
Maserati 1930, 1948, 1954
2 Mercedes-Benz 1934, 1938

Repeat winners (engine manufacturers)

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Wins Manufacturer Years won
10 Alfa Romeo 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1949, 1950
4 Ferrari 1951, 1952, 1953, 1961
3 Auto Union 1935, 1936, 1937
Maserati 1930, 1948, 1954
2 Mercedes-Benz 1934, 1938

Year by year

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Year Driver(s) Class Vehicle Race title
1924 Enzo Ferrari Grand Prix Alfa Romeo RL I Coppa Acerbo
1925 Guido Ginaldi Grand Prix Alfa Romeo RL II Coppa Acerbo
1926 Luigi Spinozzi Grand Prix Bugatti T35 III Coppa Acerbo
1927 Giuseppe Campari Grand Prix Alfa Romeo P2 IV Coppa Acerbo
1928 Not held
1929 Giuseppe Campari Grand Prix Alfa Romeo P2 V Coppa Acerbo
1930 Achille Varzi Grand Prix Maserati 26M VI Coppa Acerbo
1931 Giuseppe Campari Grand Prix Alfa Romeo Tipo A VII Coppa Acerbo
1932 Tazio Nuvolari Grand Prix Alfa Romeo Tipo-B 'P3' VIII Coppa Acerbo
1933 Luigi Fagioli Grand Prix Alfa Romeo Tipo-B 'P3' IX Coppa Acerbo
1934 Luigi Fagioli Grand Prix Mercedes-Benz W25 X Coppa Acerbo
1935 Achille Varzi Grand Prix Auto Union B Typ. XI Coppa Acerbo
1936 Bernd Rosemeyer Grand Prix Auto Union C Typ. XII Coppa Acerbo
1937 Bernd Rosemeyer Grand Prix Auto Union C Typ. XIII Coppa Acerbo
1938 Rudolf Caracciola Grand Prix Mercedes-Benz W154 XIV Coppa Acerbo
1939 Clemente Biondetti Voiturette Alfa Romeo 158 XV Coppa Acerbo
1940
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1946		 Not held
1947 Vincenzo Auricchio Sports car Stanguellini-Fiat 1100 XVI Circuito di Pescara
1948 Giovanni Bracco
Alberto Ascari		 Sports car Maserati A6GCS XVII Circuito di Pescara
1949 Franco Rol Sports car Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS XVIII Circuito di Pescara
1950 Juan Manuel Fangio Formula One Alfa Romeo 158 XIX Circuito di Pescara
1951 José Froilán González Formula One Ferrari 375 XX Circuito di Pescara
1952 Giovanni Bracco
Paolo Marzotto		 Sports car Ferrari 250 S 1° 12 Ore di Pescara
1953 Umberto Maglioli
Mike Hawthorn		 Sports car Ferrari 375 MM 2° 12 Ore di Pescara
1954 Luigi Musso Formula One/Two Maserati 250F XXIII Gran Premio di Pescara
1955 Not held
1956 Robert Manzon Sports car Gordini T15S XXIV Gran Premio di Pescara
1957 Stirling Moss Formula One Vanwall VW5 XXV Circuito di Pescara
1958
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1959		 Not held
1960 Denny Hulme Formula Junior[1] Cooper T52 - BMC XXVI Gran Premio di Pescara
1961 Lorenzo Bandini
Giorgio Scarlatti		 Sports car Ferrari 250 TRI 1961 4h Testa Rosa

References
  1. Autocourse Review of International Motor Sport 1960 Part Two. 1961. p. 164.

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