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The history of Gran Premio Nuvolari
The death of Tazio Nuvolari, on 11 August 1953, touched all the World. Particularly it moved Renzo Castagneto, Aymo Maggi and Giovanni Canestrini, the men of the "Mille Miglia", who planned "the most beautiful race in the world" with Franco Mazzotti, dead during the 2nd World War. Castagneto, "deus ex machina" of the Mille Miglia and his friends, were very attached to the Mantuan pilot. They were linked by a close bond of affection and they felt deep consideration and admiration toward this great "man-champion". They also were grateful to him to because he contributed a lot to the unrestrainable growing of their "creature". To honor his memory, the traditional itinerary of the Mille Miglia was changed in order to get it pass through Mantova. Since then the GRAN PREMIO NUVOLARI was established in order to give a price to the fastest pilot, on the route along the impressive straight roads which cross "The Po Valley", starting from Cremona, through Mantova until the finish in Brescia.
| Race winners 1954/1957 |
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1954 |
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2°
3° |
Alberto Ascari
Vittorio Marzotto
Luigi Musso - A. Zocca
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LANCIA D 24 PININ FARINA
FERRARI 500 M. SCAGLIETTI
MASERATI A6GCS/53
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t. 44'04"8
t. 44'43"2
t. 46'13"3
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180,353 km/h |
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1955 |
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2°
3° |
Stirling Moss - D. Jenkinson
Juan Manuel Fangio
U. Maglioli - L. Monteferrario
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MERCEDES 300 SLR
MERCEDES 300 SLR
FERRARI 118 LM SCAGL.
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t. 39'54"0
t. 41'16"4
t. 41'31"1
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198,496 km/h |
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1956 |
1°
2°
3° |
Eugenio Castellotti
W. Seidel - H. Glockler
O. Gendebien - P. Washer
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FERRARI 290 MM SCAGL.
MERCEDES 300 SL
FERRARI 250GT SCAGL.
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t. 46'49"8
t. 47'08"2
t. 49'32"0
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169,122 km/h |
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1957 |
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2°
3° |
Olivier Gendebien - P. Washer
Berghe Von Trips
Piero Taruffi
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FERRARI 250GT SCAGL.
FERRARI 315 S P.FARINA
FERRARI 315 S P.FARINA
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t. 39'43"0
t. 40'10"0
t. 40'31"0 |
199,412 km/h |
After the four historical editions, from 1954 to 1957, today 20 revocations of the GRAN PREMIO NUVOLARI are to be added. The formula: an international rally reserved to historical cars. From 1991, the partners of the foundation Mantova Corse, Luca Bergamaschi, Marco Marani, Fabio Novelli and Claudio Rossi, continue the same mission of the 1000 Miglia’s fathers. The objective, the same: giving the possibility to pilots of new generations, to try themselves on cars that wrote the history of those days, paying tribute to the greatest, bravest, most audacious of their predecessor: Tazio Nuvolari.
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