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1937 Italian Grand Prix

Field	Value
Type	EC
Grand Prix	Italian
Date	12 September
Year	1937
Image	Circuit-montenero-1937.png
Official name	XV Gran Premio d'Italia
Country	Italy
Flag_suffix	1861
Race_No	5
Season_No	5
Previous_round	1937 Swiss Grand Prix
Location	Circuito del Montenero
Livorno, Italy
Course_mi	4.485
Course_km	7.218
Distance_laps	50
Distance_mi	224.25
Distance_km	360.90
Pole_Driver	Rudolf Caracciola
Pole_Team	Mercedes-Benz
Pole_Country	Germany
Pole_flag_suffix	Nazi
Pole_Time	3:11.0
Fast_Driver	Rudolf Caracciola
Fast_Team	Mercedes-Benz
Fast_Time	3:11
Fast_Country	Germany
Fast_flag_suffix	Nazi
Fast_Driver2	Hermann Lang
Fast_Team2	Mercedes-Benz
Fast_Country2	Germany
Fast_flag_suffix2	Nazi
First_Driver	Rudolf Caracciola
First_Team	Mercedes-Benz
First_Country	Germany
First_flag_suffix	Nazi
Second_Driver	Hermann Lang
Second_Team	Mercedes-Benz
Second_Country	Germany
Second_flag_suffix	Nazi
Third_Driver	Bernd Rosemeyer
Third_Team	Auto Union
Third_Country	Germany
Third_flag_suffix	Nazi

Livorno, Italy

The 1937 Italian Grand Prix was a "750 kg Formula" Grand Prix race held on 12 September 1937 at the Montenero Circuit in Livorno.

Race report

Caracciola took an early lead from pole, Lang was second but he soon took the lead from Caracciola, the two Mercedes drivers pushing each other hard. Team manager Alfred Neubauer was not impressed by the internal fighting. The partisan crowd were disappointed when the Italian Nuvolari retired and gave his car to Farina.

Von Brauchitsch and Kautz were out, the two leading Mercedes had a fierce fight to the flag with Caracciola blocking any attempt to pass by Lang. Rosemeyer couldn't match their pace and Caracciola held on for a win with Lang just 0.4s behind him at the flag.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
2	DEU Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	50	2:44:54.4	1	1
6	DEU Hermann Lang	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	50	+ 0.4	4	2
12	DEU Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Auto Union C	50	+ 2:25.4	3	3
8	GBR Richard Seaman	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	49	+ 1 Lap	8	4
18	DEU Hermann Paul Müller	Auto Union	Auto Union C	49	+ 1 Lap	10	4
14	ITA Achille Varzi	Auto Union	Auto Union C	49	+ 1 Lap	2	4
22	ITA Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 12C-36	49	+ 1 Lap	7	4
ITA Giuseppe Farina	n/a
26	ITA Carlo Felice Trossi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 12C-36	47	+ 3 Laps	9	4
16	DEU Hans Stuck	Auto Union	Auto Union C	47	+ 3 Laps	5	4
DEU Rudolf Hasse	n/a
20	ITA Vittorio Belmondo	Private entry	Alfa Romeo C	45	+ 5 Laps	15	4
10	CHE Christian Kautz	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	43		14	4
28	ITA Clemente Biondetti	Private entry	Alfa Romeo C	38		13	4
4	DEU Manfred von Brauchitsch	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	36	Mechanical	6	5
30	ITA Giovanbattista Guidotti	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 12C-37	24	Mechanical	11	6
24	ITA Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 12C-36	13	Mechanical	12	6
* (AIACR European Driver Championship round) - Sources:

References

Year_of_race = 1937 | Previous_year's_race = 1936 Italian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1938 Italian Grand Prix

References

"AIACR European Driver Championships". dlg.speedfreaks.org.
"1937 - XV Gran Premio d'Italia". Leif Snellman.

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