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Gran Premio di Tripoli – 1940

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
2 Italy Emanuele Quartara
Scuderia Ambrosiana Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
4 Italy Giovanni Rocco
G. Rocco Italy Maserati 4CL [1566] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 -
6 Italy Alberto Ascari
Scuderia Torino Italy Maserati 6CM [1562] Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
8 Italy Edoardo Teagno
Scuderia Torino Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
10 Italy Pino Baruffi
P. Baruffi Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
12 Italy Luigi Villoresi
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 -
14 Italy Giuseppe Farina
S.A. Alfa Corse Italy Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5 -
16 Italy Clemente Biondetti
S.A. Alfa Corse Italy Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5 -
18 Italy Guido Barbieri
G. Barbieri Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
20 Italy Giacomo Palmieri
G. Palmieri Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
22 Italy Carlo Pintacuda
S.A. Alfa Corse Italy Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5 -
24 Italy Tazio Nuvolari
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 6CM [1561] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 -
26 Italy Emilio Romano
E. Romano Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
28 Italy Ettore Bianco
E. Bianco Italy Maserati 4CM [1559] Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5 -
30 Italy Enrico Platé
Enrico Platé Italy Maserati 6CM [1534] Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
32 Italy Arialdo Ruggeri
Scuderia Ambrosiana Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
34 Italy Piero Taruffi
Scuderia Torino Italy Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 -
36 Italy Franco Cortese
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 -
38 Italy Dioscoride Lanza
Scuderia Torino Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
40 Italy Andrea Brezzi
Scuderia Torino Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
42 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi
S.A. Alfa Corse Italy Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5 -
44 Italy Renato Balestrero
Scuderia Torino Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
46 Italy Ovidio Capelli
Scuderia Ambrosiana Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
48 Italy Mario Moradei
M. Moradei Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
50 Italy Carlo Pagliano
C. Pagliano Italy Maserati 4CM Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5 -

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 14 Italy Giuseppe Farina
Italy Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5 - 03:37.850 0
2 16 Italy Clemente Biondetti
Italy Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5 - 03:43.910 0
3 12 Italy Luigi Villoresi
Italy Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 03:44.650 0
4 42 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi
Italy Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5 - 03:45.280 0
5 24 Italy Tazio Nuvolari
Italy Maserati 6CM [1561] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 03:48.980 0
6 22 Italy Carlo Pintacuda
Italy Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5 - 03:50.480 0
7 36 Italy Franco Cortese
Italy Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 03:57.580 0
8 28 Italy Ettore Bianco
Italy Maserati 4CM [1559] Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5 - 04:03.230 0
9 4 Italy Giovanni Rocco
Italy Maserati 4CL [1566] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 04:05.390 0
10 34 Italy Piero Taruffi
Italy Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 04:16.280 0
11 40 Italy Andrea Brezzi
Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - 04:18.720 0
12 6 Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Maserati 6CM [1562] Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - 04:20.770 0
13 26 Italy Emilio Romano
Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - 04:26.440 0
14 8 Italy Edoardo Teagno
Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - 04:36.110 0
15 44 Italy Renato Balestrero
Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - 04:42.100 0
16 20 Italy Giacomo Palmieri
Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - 04:45.020 0
17 2 Italy Emanuele Quartara
Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - 05:11.490 0
18 30 Italy Enrico Platé
Italy Maserati 6CM [1534] Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - 05:12.460 0
19 48 Italy Mario Moradei
Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - 06:46.760 0
20 18 Italy Guido Barbieri
Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - 0
21 32 Italy Arialdo Ruggeri
Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - 0
22 50 Italy Carlo Pagliano
Italy Maserati 4CM Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5 - 0
23 10 Italy Pino Baruffi
Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - 0

Official NameXIVº Gran Premio di Tripoli
CircuitMellaha
DateMay 12
PoleGiuseppe Farina 03:37.850
Fastest LapGiuseppe Farina 03:40.910
Podium1st Giuseppe Farina (26) , 2nd Clemente Biondetti, 3rd Carlo Felice Trossi
Prev race Circuito da Gávea October 29
Next race Targa Florio May 23

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 14 Italy Giuseppe Farina
S.A. Alfa Corse Italy Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5 - 01:54:16.490 30
03:40.910
26
1
0
2 16 Italy Clemente Biondetti
S.A. Alfa Corse Italy Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5 - 01:54:45.960 30

0
2
0
3 42 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi
S.A. Alfa Corse Italy Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5 - 01:55:09.360 30

0
4
0
4 12 Italy Luigi Villoresi
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 01:55:23.560 30

4
3
0
5 36 Italy Franco Cortese
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 02:02:41.590 30

0
7
0
6 22 Italy Carlo Pintacuda
S.A. Alfa Corse Italy Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5 - 02:02:52.330 30

0
6
0
7 40 Italy Andrea Brezzi
Scuderia Torino Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - 02:05:01.690 30

0
11
0
8 34 Italy Piero Taruffi
Scuderia Torino Italy Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - +1 lap 29

0
10
0
9 6 Italy Alberto Ascari
Scuderia Torino Italy Maserati 6CM [1562] Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - +2 laps 28

0
12
0
10 4 Italy Giovanni Rocco
G. Rocco Italy Maserati 4CL [1566] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - +2 laps 28

0
9
0
11 26 Italy Emilio Romano
E. Romano Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - +3 laps 27

0
13
0
12 44 Italy Renato Balestrero
Scuderia Torino Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - +3 laps 27

0
15
0
13 28 Italy Ettore Bianco
E. Bianco Italy Maserati 4CM [1559] Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5 - +3 laps 27

0
8
0
14 20 Italy Giacomo Palmieri
G. Palmieri Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - +3 laps 27

0
16
0
15 30 Italy Enrico Platé
Enrico Platé Italy Maserati 6CM [1534] Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - +4 laps 26

0
18
0
16 10 Italy Pino Baruffi
P. Baruffi Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - +6 laps 24

0
23
0
DNF 32 Italy Arialdo Ruggeri
Scuderia Ambrosiana Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - DNF 16

0
21
0
DNF 2 Italy Emanuele Quartara
Scuderia Ambrosiana Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - DNF 5

0
17
0
DNF 18 Italy Guido Barbieri
G. Barbieri Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - DNF 4

0
20
0
DNF 8 Italy Edoardo Teagno
Scuderia Torino Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - DNF 3

0
14
0
DNF 50 Italy Carlo Pagliano
C. Pagliano Italy Maserati 4CM Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5 - DNF 1

0
22
0
DNF 48 Italy Mario Moradei
M. Moradei Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - DNF 1

0
19
0
DNS 24 Italy Tazio Nuvolari
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 6CM [1561] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - DNS 0

0
5
0
DNA 38 Italy Dioscoride Lanza
Scuderia Torino Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - DNA 0

0

0
DNA 46 Italy Ovidio Capelli
Scuderia Ambrosiana Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - DNA 0

0

0

Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time
1940 XIVº Gran Premio di Tripoli Mellaha May 12 Italy Giuseppe Farina
Italy Alfa Romeo 30
01:54:16.490
1939 XIIIº Gran Premio di Tripoli Mellaha May 7 Germany Hermann Lang
Germany Mercedes 30
01:59:12.360
1938 XIIº Gran Premio di Tripoli Mellaha May 15 Germany Hermann Lang
Germany Mercedes 40
02:33:17.140
1937 XIº Gran Premio di Tripoli Mellaha May 9 Germany Hermann Lang
Germany Mercedes 40
02:27:57.670
1936 Xº Gran Premio di Tripoli Mellaha May 10 Italy Achille Varzi
Germany Auto Union 40
02:31:25.400
1935 IXº Gran Premio di Tripoli Mellaha May 12 Germany Rudolf Caracciola
Germany Mercedes 40
02:38:47.600
1934 VIII° Gran Premio di Tripoli Mellaha May 6 Italy Achille Varzi
Italy Alfa Romeo 40
02:48:53.800
1933 VIIº Gran Premio di Tripoli Mellaha May 7 Italy Achille Varzi
France Bugatti 30
02:19:51.400
1930 VI Gran Premio di Tripoli Tagiura March 23 Italy Mario U. Borzacchini
Italy Maserati 4
00:42:54.400

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Italy Achille Varzi 6 3 1 0 4 0 2 6.0 7.0 0
2 Germany Hermann Lang 3 3 0 0 3 1 2 2.7 1.0 0
3 Germany Rudolf Caracciola 5 1 1 1 3 0 1 5.6 3.2 0
4 Italy Mario U. Borzacchini 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 6.5 14.5 0
5 Italy Giuseppe Farina 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 7.2 12.4 0
6 Italy Clemente Biondetti 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 8.7 11.8 0
7 Italy Luigi Arcangeli 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 2.0 0
8 France Guy Moll 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.0 2.0 0
9 Germany Bernd Rosemeyer 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.5 8.0 0
10 Germany Hans Von Stuck 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 9.7 7.0 0
11 Italy Tazio Nuvolari 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.8 10.3 0
12 Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.3 15.5 0
13 Italy Luigi Fagioli 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 4.0 7.8 0
14 Germany Ernst von Delius 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6.0 3.0 0
15 Italy Emilio Villoresi 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5.0 3.0 0
16 Great Britain Tim Birkin 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4.0 3.0 0
17 Monaco Louis Chiron 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 14.3 5.7 0
18 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 7.4 18.0 0
19 France Jean-Pierre Wimille 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 14.0 0
20 Brazil Manuel de Teffé 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 13.0 0
21 Italy Secondo Corsi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.0 29.0 0
22 Italy Dioscoride Lanza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 8.0 0
23 Great Britain George Eyston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 9.0 0
24 Italy Angelo Giusti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 26.0 0
25 United States Peter DePaolo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 7.0 0
26 Italy Franco Comotti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 12.0 0
27 Italy Alberto Ascari 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 9.0 0
28 Italy Carlo Cazzaniga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 21.0 0
29 Italy Piero Dusio 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.0 19.0 0
30 Italy Giovanni Lurani 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 8.0 0
31 Italy Gerolamo Ferrari 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.0 16.0 0
32 Italy Letterio Cucinotta 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.0 12.0 0
33 Germany Rudolf Hasse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 8.0 0
34 Italy Attilio Battilana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 4.0 0
35 Italy Emanuele Quartara 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 18.0 0
36 Italy Raffaele Toti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 9.0 0
37 Italy Domenico Cerami 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.0 0
38 Italy Ferdinando Righetti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.0 25.0 0
39 Italy Giacomo Palmieri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 14.0 0
40 Switzerland Luciano Uboldi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.0 28.0 0
41 Great Britain Hugh Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 13.0 0
42 Italy Vittorio Belmondo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.0 25.0 0
43 Germany Heinz Dipper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.0 7.0 0
44 United States Lou Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 8.0 0
45 Italy Albino Pratesi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 25.0 0
46 France Raph (Georges Raphaël) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.0 10.0 0
47 Italy Giuseppe Campari 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 18.0 0
48 Italy Mario Cussini 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 14.0 0
49 Italy Carlo Pagliano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.0 21.0 0
50 Italy Francesco Matrullo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 11.0 0
51 Great Britain Richard Seaman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 7.0 0
52 Italy Emilio Gola 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.0 0
53 Italy Nando Aldrighetti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 22.0 0
54 Italy Catullo Lami 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.0 17.0 0
55 United States Whitney Straight 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.0 18.0 0
56 Italy Francesco Sirignano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 0
57 Italy Ovidio Capelli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 14.0 0
58 Italy Emilio Romano 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.5 15.0 0
59 Switzerland Armand Hug 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.5 8.0 0
60 Italy Andrea Brezzi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 6.5 0
61 Italy Mario Moradei 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.5 22.5 0
62 Sweden Per Viktor Widengren 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.5 21.5 0
63 Switzerland Hans Rüesch 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.5 19.5 0
64 Italy Carlo Gazzabini 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.5 21.0 0
65 Germany Paul Pietsch 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 19.5 0
66 Italy Lelio Pellegrini 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 20.0 0
67 Italy Felice Bonetto 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.5 23.0 0
68 Italy Guido Barbieri 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.0 21.5 0
69 Italy Archimede Rosa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.5 14.5 0
70 Italy Arialdo Ruggeri 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.5 22.5 0
71 Italy Cleto Nenzioni 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.5 0
72 Italy Luigi Premoli 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.7 20.3 0
73 Italy Edoardo Teagno 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.7 16.3 0
74 Italy Guglielmo Carraroli 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.7 15.0 0
75 Italy Francesco Severi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.7 19.3 0
76 Italy Pino Baruffi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.3 20.0 0
77 Italy Gianni Battaglia 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 12.7 0
78 Italy Luigi Castelbarco 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.3 16.7 0
79 Hungary László Hartmann 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.3 13.0 0
80 Italy Costantino Magistri 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.7 17.0 0
81 Italy Luigi Soffietti 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.3 20.7 0
82 Italy Antonio Brivio 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.3 12.0 0
83 Italy Goffredo Zehender 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.7 16.3 0
84 France Philippe Étancelin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.3 10.3 0
85 Italy Enrico Platé 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.7 16.0 0
86 Italy Ettore Bianco 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.3 16.8 0
87 Italy Eugenio Siena 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.5 22.8 0
88 Italy Nando Barbieri 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.3 20.3 0
89 Italy Giovanni Rocco 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.3 13.8 0
90 France René Dreyfus 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 11.8 8.3 0
91 Italy Carlo Pintacuda 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.8 11.8 0
92 Italy Luigi Villoresi 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 10.5 18.5 0
93 Italy Mario Tadini 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 11.4 0
94 France Raymond Sommer 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.2 12.6 0
95 Italy Franco Cortese 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.6 15.6 0
96 Italy Pietro Ghersi 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.8 20.7 0
97 Italy Renato Balestrero 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.0 12.5 0
98 Italy Piero Taruffi 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.4 12.1 0

Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Germany Mercedes 5 4 2 3 5 1 3 6.4 6.4 0
2 Italy Alfa Romeo 8 2 3 3 4 2 2 12.7 13.5 0
3 Germany Auto Union 3 1 3 1 3 2 2 6.7 5.6 0
4 Italy Maserati 9 1 1 1 2 1 1 16.5 15.7 0
5 France Bugatti 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 9.1 12.1 0
6 France Talbot 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.8 15.8 0
7 United States Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 7.5 0
8 France Salmson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 0
9 France Delahaye 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.5 9.5 0
10 Italy MB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.0 27.0 0
11 Italy Platé 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29.0 30.0 0
12 Italy BMP 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.7 20.3 0

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Tags: 1940 GP, Alfa Corse, Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo 158, Giuseppe Farina, Gran Premio di Tripoli, Mellaha, Voiturette

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