1928 Italian Grand Prix

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1928 Italian Grand Prix
Race 2 of 2 in the 1928 World Manufacturers' Championship
Race details
Date	September 9, 1928
Official name	VIII Gran Premio d'Italia VI Grand Prix d'Europe
Location	Monza, Italy
Course	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Course length	10.00 km (6.21 mi)
Distance	60 laps, 600.00 km (372.82 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Baconin Borzacchini
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver	Luigi Arcangeli	Talbot
Time	3:37.4
Podium
First	Louis Chiron	Bugatti
Second	Achille Varzi Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Romeo
Third	Tazio Nuvolari	Bugatti

The 1928 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race run on 9 September 1928, at Monza. It was run over 60 laps, and was won by Louis Chiron driving a Bugatti 37A. It was the 8th Italian Grand Prix. This race was also the VI Grand Prix d'Europe.

This race was marred by the death of at least 22 spectators as well as driver Emilio Materassi on lap 17, when Materassi lost control of his car on the main straight at over 200 km/h while trying to overtake . The car swerved to the left of the track, bounced over a three-meter deep and four-meter wide protection ditch and a fence and crashed into the grandstand, killing him along with 22 spectators. Other sources have stated that 27 spectators were killed overall, but this is unconfirmed.

By either estimation this is the worst accident, with respect to the number of lives lost, to occur at a Grand Prix and it is only surpassed by the 1955 Le Mans disaster in the history of motor racing. As a result the Italian Grand Prix was to not be held until 1931.

The fatal accident of Emilio Materassi during the race.

Classification[]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	50	Louis Chiron	Bugatti T37A	60	3:45:08.6	14
2	38	Achille Varzi Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Romeo P2	60	+2:20.4	21
3	26	Tazio Nuvolari	Bugatti T35C	60	+14:37.2	9
4	40		Bugatti T35B	60	+14:40.0	16
5	6	Aymo Maggi	Maserati	60	+25:09.0	22
6	42	Ernesto Maserati	Maserati	55	+5 laps	13
7	22		Bugatti T35	55	+5 laps	10
8	10		Bugatti T35C	54	+6 laps	2
NC	24		Bugatti T37A	45	+15 laps	7
NC	36		Bugatti T37A	40	+20 laps	12
Ret	2	Baconin Borzacchini	Maserati	26	Wheel	1
Ret	28		Bugatti T35C	24	+36 laps	11
Ret	46	Luigi Arcangeli	Talbot	19	Withdrawn	17
Ret	44	Antonio Brivio	Talbot	18	Withdrawn	20
Ret	8	Gastone Brilli-Peri	Talbot	17	Withdrawn	5
Ret	18	Emilio Materassi	Talbot	17	Fatal crash	3
Ret	48	Gianfranco Comotti	Talbot	16	Withdrawn	19
Ret	32		Bugatti T35C	15	Mechanical	15
Ret	20		Delage	14	Mechanical	6
Ret	12	William Grover-Williams	Bugatti T35C	5	Engine	4
Ret	30		Bugatti T37A	2	Mechanical	8
Ret	52		Maserati	1	Mechanical	18
DNA	4		Bugatti T35B		Did not appear
DNA	14	Giuseppe Gilera	Bugatti T35		Did not appear
DNA	16		Cozette		Did not appear
DNA	34		Bugatti T35		Did not appear
DNA	54		Delage		Did not appear
DNA	56		Maserati Tipo 26		Did not appear
DNA	58		Bugatti		Did not appear
DNA	60		Alfa-Romeo 6C-1500		Did not appear
DNA	62		Delage		Did not appear

Fastest Lap: Luigi Arcangeli, 3m37.4 (165.59 km/h)

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