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Pre-war Races 1928

Round	Date	Race	State	Practiced	Started	Classified
1	1.4.1928	Mille Miglia	I		82	40
2	15.4.1928	Circuito di Caserta	I		39	16
3	15.4.1928	Moroccan GP	MA
4	15.4.1928	Premio Otonó	RA
5	29.4.1928	Circuito di Alessandria	I
6	9.5.1928	Giro di Sicilia	I		17
7	12.5.1928	6 h Brooklands	GB
8	16.5.1928	6 h Dijon	F
9	20.5.1928	Circuito di Modena	I		17	10
10	27.5.1928	500 mile Rafaela	RA
11	28.5.1928	Eifelrennen Nürburgring	D		20
12	9.6.1928	150 mile Brooklands	GB			3
13	17.6.1928	24 h Le Mans	F		33
14	17.6.1928	Rome GP	I
15	1.7.1928	Coppa della Sila	I		22
16	1.7.1928	GP de l'A.C.F. [Heat +3.0]	F
17	1.7.1928	GP de l'A.C.F. [Heat 3.0]	F
18	1.7.1928	GP de l'A.C.F. [Heat 1.5]	F
19	1.7.1928	GP de l'A.C.F. [Heat 1.1]	F
20	1.7.1928	GP de l'A.C.F. [750]	F
21	1.7.1928	GP de l'A.C.F.	F	28	12	8
22	8.7.1928	24 h Spa	B
23	15.7.1928	GP Deutschland	D		41	10
24	29.7.1928	Rimini Circuit	I
25	5.8.1928	Targa Abruzzi	I			9
26	15.8.1928	Circuito di Senigallia	I			10
27	18.8.1928	Tourist Trophy	GB		44	12
28	18.8.1928	Buckow [S1.1]	D		6
29	18.8.1928	Buckow [S2.0]	D		3
30	19.8.1928	Buckow [S+2.0]	D
31	26.8.1928	Coppa Ciano	I
32	27.5.1928	Syracuse Gold Cup	I			8
32	8.9.1928	Coupe Georges Boillot	F
33	16.9.1928	Circuito di Avellino	I			15
34	16.9.1928	Circuit des Routes Pavées	F		35
35		Bol d'Or	F

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Pre-war Races	Round: 1

Mille Miglia

Mille Miglia, Brescia	Date: 1.4.1928

Started:	82	(C/5.0 - 8, D/3.0 - 23, E/2.0 - 21, F/1.5 - 13, G/1.1 - 17)
Classified:	40	(C/5.0 - 4, D/3.0 - 11, E/2.0 - 8, F/1.5 - 10, G/1.1 - 7)

Circuit length:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 84,100 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	30	Giuseppe Campari (I) Guilio Ramponi (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Sport Spider Zagato 21066MI		1	19:14:05,800	1.	1.5
2.	61	Archimede Rosa (I) Franco Mazzotti	OM Tipo 665 SMM		1	19:22:22,400	1.	2.0
3.	70	Ermenegildo Strazza A. Varallo	Lancia Lambda spider		1	19:37:37,400	1.	3.0
4.	26	Attilio Marinoni (I) Giovanni Battista Guidotti (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Sport Spider Zagato		1	19:38:13,800	2.	1.5
5.	33	A. Bornigia Angelo Guatta (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Sport Spider Zagato		1	19:42:00,000	3.	1.5
6.	83	Gastone Brilli Peri (I) Art. Lumini	Bugatti T43		1	19:45:44,600	2.	3.0
7.	66	Luigi Scarfiotti F. Lasagna	Lancia Lambda		1	19:52:02,800	3.	3.0
8.	25	Bruno Presenti Carlo Canavesi (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Sport Spider Zagato		1	20:10:55,000	4.	1.5
9.	63	Ferruccio Radice C. Lissoni	Lancia Lambda		1	20:13:17,000	4.	3.0
10.	44	Giuseppe Morandi (I) Vincenzo Coffani (I)	OM Tipo 665 SMM		1	20:26:40,600	2.	2.0
11.	64	Emilio Giacosa G. Storari	Lancia Lambda		1	20:29:55,200	5.	3.0
12.	40	G. Francesconi Angelo Bassi (I)	OM Tipo 665 SMM		1	21:03:39,000	3.	2.0
13.	84	Tazio Nuvolari (I) Amedeo Bignami	Bugatti T43		1	21:13:42,000	6.	3.0
14.	27	Guido Mancinelli G. Bruno	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Sport Spider Zagato		1	21:14:20,400	5.	1.5
15.	94	Ferdinando Minoia (I) Renato Balestrero (I)	La Salle		1	21:17:25,600	1.	5.0
16.	85	Pietro Bordino (I) M. De Gioannini	Bugatti T43		1	21:20:30,000	7.	3.0
17.	35	Emilio Bonamico Coccia	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Sport		1	21:36:08,200	6.	1.5
18.	45	Cesare Schieppati Luigi Arcangeli (I)	OM Tipo 665 SMM		1	21:47:56,000	4.	2.0
19.	72	W. Gutermann R. Munaron	Lancia Lambda		1	21:56:49,200	8.	3.0
20.	31	F. Fussi Carlo Sozzi	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Sport Spider Zagato		1	22:14:55,200	7.	1.5
21.	46	Roberto Serboli Antonio Masperi (I)	OM Tipo 665 SMM		1	22:22:56,000	5.	2.0
22.	95	Gioacchino Leonardi G. Ciriaci	Chrysler tipo 72		1	22:25:08,600	2.	5.0
23.	21	Carlo Tonini Luigi Parenti	Maserati 26 MM 22	Maserati	1	22:30:05,000	8.	1.5
24.	43	Antonio Tommasini Umberto Berti (I)	OM Tipo 665 SMM		1	22:31:36,400	6.	2.0
25.	96	N. Lodolini G. Ruggeri	Chrysler tipo 72		1	23:13:54,600	3.	5.0
26.	93	Mario Danieli (I) Corrado Lotti	La Salle		1	23:22:11,200	4.	5.0
27.	88	Stanislao Terziani Guis. Forti	Ansaldo 6B IV serie		1	23:41:28,600	9.	3.0
28.	4	Giuseppe Gilera (I) N. Manenti	Fiat 509S		1	23:59:05,200	1.	1.1
29.	32	Gaspare Segafredo F. Gidoni	Ceirano tipo S 150		1	24:03:42,800	9.	1.5
30.	18	L. Cagna Alfonso Zampieri (I)	Fiat 509S		1	25:02:12,400	2.	1.1
31.	42	Carlo Gazzabini (I) G. Guerrini	OM Tipo 665 SMM		1	25:07:32,200	7.	2.0
32.	67	"Frate Ignoto" (I) Antonio Lazzari	Lancia Lambda		1	25:16:24,600	10.	3.0
33.	16	Gino Crespi Ezio Barbieri	SAM tipo C 25J		1	26:06:16,000	3.	1.1
34.	81	A. Tarabini E. Baciocchi	Alfa Romeo RLSS		1	26:07:28,400	11.	3.0
35.	2	Bartolo Ferrari Luigi Mazzotti	Fiat 509S		1	26:10:48,200	4.	1.1
36.	9	Giovanni Portioli G. Dall'Olio	Amilcar CGSs		1	26:47:09,200	5.	1.1
37.	14	Dino Ravasio Enrico Piccoli	Fiat 509S		1	27:56:38,200	6.	1.1
38.	58	Manfredo Drescher Bruno Visibelli	OM Tipo 665 SMM		1	28:34:30,800	8.	2.0
39.	36	Ugo de Giovanni (I) Guido Boris	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Sport		1	29:01:58,600	10.	1.5
40.	3	Oreste De Martis G. Ambrogio	Fiat 509S		1	29:58:23,600	7.	1.1
	Did not finish:
	1	Giuseppe Cazzulani G. Livraghi	Peugeot 5 HP tipo MM			DNF		1.1
	6	C. Alicandri E. D'Amico	Salmson 1100			DNF		1.1
	7	Alfredo Ferrarin Antonio Zanini	Fiat 509S			DNF		1.1
	8	G. Martini Bernardi Tullio Burchi	Fiat 509S			DNF		1.1
	10	Antonio Zanelli (I) C. Ricceri	Fiat 509S			DNF		1.1
	11	Sebastiano Manzoni T. Mutti	Fiat 509S			DNF		1.1
	12	Luigi Fagioli (I) G. Lauri	Salmson 1100			DNF		1.1
	15	Umberto Capello Azzaroni	Fiat 509S			DNF		1.1
	19	Francesco Matrullo (I) Armando Ferranti	Salmson 1100			DNF		1.1
	20	Philippe de Rothschild (F) A. Lora	Fiat 509S			DNF		1.1
	22	Roberto Farinacci P. Spineto	Ceirano tipo S 150			DNF		1.5
	29	Piero Lissoni F. Lissoni	Fiat 501 S			DNF		1.5
	34	Ercole Piva G. Moretti	Bugatti T37			DNF		1.5
	39	Aymo Maggi (I) Ernesto Maserati	Maserati 26B MM 24	Maserati		DNF		2.0
	47	Antonio Butteri Guido Anzuinelli	OM Tipo 665 SMM			DNF		2.0
	48	Carlo Bucchetti G. Turner	Ansaldo 6B IV serie			DNF		2.0
	49	C. Biazzi Vergani M. Gerevini	OM Tipo 665 SMM			DNF		2.0
	50	Dante Fedeli Elindo Ugolini	OM Tipo 665 SMM			Fatal accident		2.0
	51	Franco Cortese (I) Cucchia	Itala tipo 61			DNF		2.0
	52	Antonio Carbonelli Giacomo Pozzi	Itala tipo 61			DNF		2.0
	53	Rino Casarotti (I) A. Marino	Itala tipo 61			DNF		2.0
	55	G. Cirio C. Ferrero	Itala tipo 61			DNF		2.0
	56	Emilio Bernardi F. Calzolari	OM Tipo 665 SMM			DNF		2.0
	57	Paolo Chiabotti Aldo Crosti	Bugatti T37			DNF		2.0
	59	Gianfranco Comotti (I) Cesare Renzi	OM Tipo 665 SMM			DNF		2.0
	60	Achille Varzi (I) G. Tabacchi	Bugatti T35			DNF		2.0
	62	Carlo Borgorelli Ottaviani E. Marsili	Lancia Lambda			DNF		3.0
	65	F. Artelli Emilio Richetti	Alfa Romeo RLSS			DNF		3.0
	68	"Tartaruga" "Formica"	Lancia Lambda			DNF		3.0
	69	Cesare Villa Natale Romano	Bianchi tipo 20			DNF		3.0
	71	Gismondi G. Valsania	Lancia Lambda			Accident		3.0
	73	Giuseppe Guerrero A. Frassinelli	Lancia Lambda			DNF		3.0
	74	A. Battaglini R. Battaglini	Lancia Lambda			DNF		3.0
	75	Filippo Benelli D. Benelli	Lancia Lambda			DNF		3.0
	78	Amerigo Ghirardi C. Lombardi	Lancia Lambda			DNF		3.0
	79	Albino Marinoni (I) O. Morbidini	Ansaldo 6B IV serie			DNF		3.0
	82	"Teddy" "Green"	Lancia Lambda			DNF		3.0
	86	Ezio Cattaneo G. Della Valle	Lancia Lambda			DNF		3.0
	90	Emilio Marerassi (I) Rodolfo Caruso	Chrysler tipo 72			DNF		5.0
	91	Manuel de Teffé (BR) Maria Antonietta Avanzo	Chrysler tipo 72			DNF		5.0
	92	Giovanni Minozzi G. Ascari	Alfa Romeo RLSS			DNF		5.0
	98	A. Farinotti G. Favero	Lorraine-Dietrich tipo B/3/6			DNF		5.0
	Did not start:
	5	A. Riolo	Fiat 509S					1.1
	13	A. Confalonieri B. Ghiringhelli	Fiat 509S					1.1
	23	T. Arrivabene	Bugatti T40					1.5
	24	Pietro Brunori U. Attili	Maserati 26 MM					1.5
	37	Ignazio Moresco M. Ciancherotti	-					1.5
	41	Emilio Romano (I) G. Martinelli	Bugatti					2.0
	76	E. Silingardi C. Pezzuoli	Alfa Romeo RLSS					3.0
	77	L. Boninsegna A. Bartolini (I)	Lancia Lambda					3.0
	80	R. Lucifero	Diatto tipo 26					3.0

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Pre-war Races	Round: 2

Circuito di Caserta

I. Circuito di Caserta	Date: 15.4.1928

Started:	39
Classified:	16

Circuit length: 21,500 km

Race distance: 258,000 km

Winner's average speed: 94,702 km/h

Fastest lap:

Pietro Brunori

No.

Maserati 1500

11:30,4

115,070 km/h

(lap 5)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Pietro Brunori	Maserati 1500	12	2:43:17,600
2.	-	Rodolfo Caruso	Chrysler	12	2:45:29,800
3.	-	Carlo Tonini	Maserati 1500	12	2:47:48,400

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Pre-war Races	Round: 3

Moroccan GP

Moroccan GP, Circuit du Maroc, Casablanca	Date: 15.4.1928

Circuit length: 709,660 km

Race distance: 709,660 km

Winner's average speed: 147,738 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	E. Meyer	Bugatti T35C	1	4:47:33,200	1.	R
2.	-	G. Rost	Georges Irat 3 L	1	5:14:53,200	2.	R
3.	-	"Mario"	Bugatti 1.5	1	6:12:01,000	3.	R
4.	-	Liocourt	Renault Vivasix	1	6:24:38,800	1.	S3.0
5.	-	Cuvelier	Panhard & Levassor	1	6:24:52,000	4.	R
6.	-	Bailly	Renault Vivasix	1	6:34:10,000	2.	S3.0
7.	-	de Vaugelas	Chenard & Walcker 1500 cc	1	6:36:09,000	5.	R
8.	-	Courtin	Renault Vivasix	1	6:38:37,000	3.	S3.0
9.	-	Benitah	Amilcar 1100 cc	1	6:51:47,000	6.	R
10.	-	Benitah	Amilcar 1100 cc	1	7:06:41,000	7.	R
11.	-	Quatresoux	Renault Monasix	1	7:42:09,800	1.	S1.5
12.	-	Cazal	Renault Monasix	1	7:48:44,000	2.	S1.5
13.	-	Radigou	Salmson	1	8:02:57,000	3.	S1.5
14.	-	Eyraud	Bugatti	1	8:11:06,000	4.	S1.5
15.	-	Roy	Citroën	1	8:17:45,000	5.	S1.5
16.	-	Flandré	Citroën	1	8:21:58,000	6.	S1.5
17.	-	Arnol	Chenard & Walcker 1500	1	8:51:38,000	7.	S1.5
18.	-	Cornagliotto	Chenard & Walcker	1	8:59:02,000	1.	S2.0
19.	-	Martin	Chenard & Walcker 1500	1	9:10:58,000	8.	S1.5
	Did not finish:
	-	Lehoux		0	DNF		R

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Pre-war Races	Round: 4

Premio Otonó

Premio Otonó, 250 Miles, Mercedes	Date: 15.4.1928

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car
1.	-	Eric Forrest Greene	Bugatti
2.	-	Juan Malcolm	Delage
3.	-	Carlos Zatuszek	Mercedes-Benz K
4.	-	Urquiza Anchorena	Bugatti

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Pre-war Races	Round: 5

Circuito di Alessandria

Circuito di Alessandria	Date: 29.4.1928

Fastest lap:

Enzo Ferrari

No. 19

Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS

97,870 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Time/retired
1.	19	Enzo Ferrari (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS	1:39:00,600
2.	-	Carlo Tonini	Maserati 1500	1:44:23,000
3.	-	Alfredo Cereseto	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 S	1:45:27,600
7.	-	Ugo de Giovanni (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 S

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Pre-war Races	Round: 6

Giro di Sicilia

4° Giro di Sicilia	Date: 9.5.1928

Started:

Circuit length: 1038,000 km

Race distance: 1038,000 km

Winner's average speed: 63,281 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Costantino Magistri (L)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 S	1	16:29:10,400
2.	-	Giuseppe Floreale	Bianchi S20	1	17:57:48,000
3.	-	Sante Mocciaro	Auburn 5000	1	20:53:49,000
4.	-	Giuseppe Tranchina (I)	Fiat 509 SM	1	21:25:50,000
5.	-	F. Morra	Fiat 501 S	1	21:26:54,000
6.	-	G. Federico	Fiat 509	1	21:37:17,000
7.	-	G. Paladino	Fiat 509	1	21:51:02,000
8.	-	F. Carnazza	Diatto 26/S	1	23:36:00,000
9.	-	G. Piaggia	Fiat 509	1	26:29:05,000
	Other starters:
	40	Carlo Gasperin (I)	Alfa Romeo

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Pre-war Races	Round: 7

6 h Brooklands

Brooklands Six Hours Race, Handicap Race, Brooklands	Date: 12.5.1928

Fastest lap:

Woolf Barnato

No. 4

Bentley 4 1

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Guilio Ramponi (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS	F. W. Stiles		1.	1.5
2.	-	J. P. Dingle	Austin Seven			1.	750
3.	5	Henry Birkin (GB)	Bentley 4 1 KM3077 YV7263	W. O. Bentley		1.	+3.0
4.	-	Kenneth Peacock (GB)	Riley 9 Speed Model 60/4 WK7162	Thompson & Taylor		1.	1.1
5.	-	Vernon Balls (GB)	Amilcar			2.	1.1
6.	6	Dudley Benjafield (GB) Bernard Rubin (GB)	Bentley 4 1 KM3088 YW2527	W. O. Bentley		2.	+3.0
7.	-	Carlo Bruno	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS 0211332	F. W. Stiles		2.	1.5
8.	4	Woolf Barnato (GB) Frank Clement (GB)	Bentley 4 1 ST3001 YH3196	W. O. Bentley		3.	+3.0
9.	-	Jack Dunfee (GB)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS	F. W. Stiles		3.	1.5
10.	-	Gardner	Salmson
11.	-	J. P. Tuner Cyril Paul (GB)	Austro Daimler			1.	3.0
12.	-	George Eyston (GB)	Riley Nine Sports 4 seater
13.	-	F. J. Clarke	Salmson
14.	-	Davy	Amilcar
15.	-	Richard Oats	OM Tipo 665	L. C. Lawrence		1.	IC
16.	-	Rooper	Alvis
17.	-	Wilf Green	Alvis
18.	7	Humphrey Cook (GB)	Bentley 3 L Speed ML1513 YV8585
19.	-	Frank Clark	OM
	-	F. H. Hayward	Excelsior			1.	IC
	14	Clease	H.E. Six			1.	IC
	-	R. F. Skelton	Sunbeam Sports Model			3.	3.0
	-	H. Mason (GB) Leslie Callingham (GB)	Austro Daimler 19/100				3.0
	Did not finish:
	-	Leonard Headlam	Alfa Romeo 22/90 Saloon		DNF		3.0
	-	Frank King (GB)	Lagonda		DNF
	-	Sammy Davis (GB)	Riley 9 Speed Model 60/3 PK2721	Thompson & Taylor	Big end bearing
	-	Alastair Miller	Mercedes-Benz S (33/180)		DNF
	-	Malcolm Campbell (GB)	Bugatti T43		DNF
	-	Earl Howe (GB)	Bugatti T43 43188??		DNF
	-	Frank Hallam	Lea Francis		Accident, fire
	-	A. V. Wilkinson	Riley 9 Speed Model 60/2?	Thompson & Taylor	Gearbox
	8	William 'Bummer' Scott (GB)	Bentley 3 L Speed ML1501 YF2503		DNF
	Other starters:
	-	Ron Sutton Sammy Newsome (GB)	Lea Francis
	-	xxx	Alvis
	-	xxx	Frazer Nash

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Pre-war Races	Round: 8

6 h Dijon

Dijon 6 Hours, Dijon	Date: 16.5.1928

Circuit length: 17,510 km

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 116,518 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Laly	Aries	1.	3.0
2.	-	Stoffel	Chrysler	1.	5.0
3.	-	Dugat	Derby	1.	1.1
	-	Thelusson	Sénéchal	1.	750
	-	Chabreyron	Gobron Brillie	1.	1.5
	-	Burie	Georges Irat	1.	2.0
	-	Gabriel	Aries	2.	1.1
	-	Namin	Bugatti	2.	1.5
	-	Colas	DFP	3.	1.1
	-	Cadet	Bugatti	3.	1.5
	-	Theunet	BNC	4.	1.1

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Pre-war Races	Round: 9

Circuito di Modena

2° Circuito di Modena	Date: 20.5.1928

Started:	17
Classified:	10

Circuit length: 12,000 km

Race distance: 360,000 km

Winner's average speed: 121,423 km/h

Fastest lap:

Enzo Ferrari

No. 18

Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS Zagato

5:48,6

123,924 km/h

(lap 26)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	18	Enzo Ferrari (I) Eugenio Siena (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS Zagato	12	2:57:53,400
2.	-	Angelo Chieregato	Alfa Romeo 3000	12	3:07:45,200
3.	-	Giulio Aggazzotti	Bugatti 2.0	12	3:11:22,600

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Pre-war Races	Round: 10

500 mile Rafaela

500 Millas Argentinas, Rafaela	Date: 27.5.1928

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car
1.	-	Eric Forrest Greene	Bugatti
2.	-	Domingo Bucci	Hudson
3.	-	Carlos Zatuszek	Mercedes-Benz K
4.	-	César Milone	Delage 2.0
5.	-	Américo Marocchi	Studebaker

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Pre-war Races	Round: 11

Eifelrennen Nürburgring

II ADAC Eifelrennen (Sports Car race), Nürburgring	Date: 28.5.1928

Started:

(, S1.1 - 9)

Circuit length: 7,700 km

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 87,693 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Otto Spandel (D)	Steyr	30		1.	S+3.0
2.	-	Willi Seibel (D)	Bugatti	30		1.	S1.5
3.	-	Ernst von Halle (D)	Amilcar	30		1.	S1.1
	-	A. W. Modersohn	NAG Monza 1612cc s/c			1.	S3.0
	-	Gerhard Macher (D)	Dixi			1.	S750
	-	F. Gömori	Italia 2-litre			2.	S3.0
	Did not finish:
	-	H. Stumpf	HAG-Gastell	0	H1: Accident
	-	Kurt Volkhart	Rovin - JAP 500cc		H2: Broken chain
	In entry list:
	-	Hans Stuck (D)	Austro Daimler

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Pre-war Races	Round: 12

150 mile Brooklands

Surbiton Motor Club 150 mile Sports Car race, Brooklands	Date: 9.6.1928

Classified:

Circuit length:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 116,259 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Time/retired
1.	-	"Taylor"	Austro Daimler 19/100
2.	-	Earl Howe (GB)	Bugatti T43
3.	-	J. S. Worters	Austin Seven
	Did not finish:
	-	Dunfee	Vauxhall 30/98	DNF
	-	Meeson	Vauxhall 30/98	DNF
	-	William 'Bummer' Scott (GB)	Bentley	DNF
	-	Forrest	Marendaz	DNF
	-	Robin Jackson (GB)	Frazer Nash	DNF
	-	Chris Staniland (GB)	Riley	DNF
	-	Kenneth Peacock (GB)	Riley	DNF
	-	J. P. Dingle	Austin Seven	DNF

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Pre-war Races	Round: 13

24 h Le Mans

Sixiemes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans, Circuit Permanenthe de la Sarthe	Date: 17.6.1928

Started:

Circuit length: 17,262 km

Race distance: 2669,272 km

Winner's average speed: 111,219 km/h

Fastest lap:

Henry Birkin

No. 3

Bentley 4 1

8:7

127,604 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.
1.	4	Woolf Barnato (GB) Bernard Rubin (GB)	Bentley 4 1 ST3001 YH3196	Bentley Motors Ltd.			1.	5.0	31.
2.	1	Edouard Brisson (F) Robert Bloch (F)	Stutz DV 16 Black Hawk 'Bearcat'	C. T. Weymann			2.	5.0	33.
3.	8	Henri Stoffel (F) André Rossignol (F)	Chrysler 72 'Six' 999E10				3.	5.0	26.
4.	7	Jean Ghica Cantacuzino (RUS) G. Ghica Cantacuzino (RUS)	Chrysler 72 'Six' 637E30				4.	5.0	28.
5.	3	Henry Birkin (GB) Jean Chassagne (F)	Bentley 4 1 KM3077 YV7263	Bentley Motors Ltd.			5.	5.0	30.
6.	27	Maurice Harvey (GB) Harold Purdy (GB)	Alvis FA FWD				1.	1.5	12.
7.	32	Michel Doré (F) Jean Treunet (F)	B.N.C.				1.	1.1	7.
8.	12	Robert Benoist (F) Christian d'Auvergne (F)	Itala 65S 2000				1.	2.0	23.
9.	28	Sammy Davis (GB) Bill Urquhart-Dykes (GB)	Alvis FA FWD				2.	1.5	13.
10.	35	Georges Casse (F) André Rousseau (F)	Salmson GS				2.	1.1	8.
11.	16	André D'Erlanger (F) Douglas Hawkes (GB)	Lagonda OH 2L Speed	F. E. Metcalfe			2.	2.0	20.
12.	29	Maurice Benoist (F) Louis Balart (F)	Tracta FWD 6051W1				3.	1.5	10.
13.	37	Lucien Desvaux (F) Pierre Goutte (F)	Lombard AL3 6252W1				3.	1.1	4.
14.	36	Guy Bouriat (F) Pierre Bussienne (F)	E.H.P.	Etablissements Henri Precioux			4.	1.1	6.
15.	19	Gaston Duval (F) Gaston Mottet (F)	S.A.R.A. SP7				3.	2.0	19.
16.	31	Roger Bourcier (F) Hector Vasena (RA)	Tracta FWD 16E26				5.	1.1	9.
17.	42	Jean-Albert Grégoire (F) Fernand Vallon (F)	Tracta 7414W1				6.	1.1	1.
	Did not finish:
	24	Henri Guilbert (F) André Lefebvre (F)	S.C.A.P.		95	Oil		1.5	16.
	39	Lucien Lemesle (F) Henry Godard (F)	S.C.A.P.		91	DNF		1.1	5.
	26	Jack Bezzant (GB) Cyril Paul (GB)	Aston Martin International LM2 VM4252	Aston Martin Ltd./Lord Charnwood	82	DNF		1.5	14.
	2	Frank Clement (GB) Dudley Benjafield (GB)	Bentley 4 1 KM3088 YW2557	Bentley Motors Ltd.	71	Radiator hose, oil		5.0	32.
	5	Cyril de Vere (F) Louis Chiron (F)	Chrysler 72 609E21		66	Clutch		5.0	29.
	41	Fernard Gabriel (F) "Michel Paris" (F)	Aries 8-10 CV		51	DNF		1.1	3.
	14	"Sabipa" (F) Christian	Itala 65S 2000		50	DNF		2.0	24.
	21	Henri de Costier (F) Sosthene de la Rochefoucauld (F)	Alphi 3351X1		45	DNF		1.5	18.
	25	Augustus Cesare Bertelli (GB) George Eyston (GB)	Aston Martin International LM1 MP4282	Aston Martin Ltd./Lord Charnwood	32	Rear axle casing		1.5	15.
	30	J. Hasley (F) Albert Perrot (F)	Salmson GS		30	DNF		1.1	11.
	20	Emile Maret (F) Gonzaque Lécureul (F)	S.A.R.A. SP7 5968W1?		25	DNF		2.0	17.
	18	Clive Gallop (GB) E. J. Hayes (GB)	Lagonda OH 2L Speed	F. E. Metcalfe	23	Accident		2.0	21.
	40	Arthur Duray (F) Roger Delano (F)	Aries 8-10 CV		22	DNF		1.1	2.
	15	Francis Samuelson (GB) Frank King (GB)	Lagonda OH 2L Speed	F. E. Metcalfe	13	Gearbox, accident		2.0	22.
	6	Goffredo Zehender (I) Jérôme Le Dur (F)	Chrysler 72 6194X8		5	Radiator		5.0	27.
	9	Robert Laly (F) Louis Rigal (F)	Aries Surbaissée		3	Engine		3.0	25.
	Running in practice:
	-	xxx	Bentley 4 1 EXP5 YW3774	Bentley Motors Ltd.		T-car		5.0
	Did not practice:
	-	Bert Hammond (GB) Hayes	Lagonda OH 2L Speed	F. E. Metcalfe
	In entry list:
	-	xxx	Lombard
	-	xxx
	-	xxx	Aries
	-	Raymond Siran de Caranac (F) de Soussay	D'Yrsan K Sport Ruby
	-	Simas Ego	D'Yrsan K Sport Ruby
	-	xxx	Lombard
	-	xxx	Lombard
	-	xxx	Lombard
	-	xxx	Lombard
	-	Boris Ivanowski (RUS) Attilio Marinoni (I) Rachevsky	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500			Reserve		1.5
	-	xxx	Aries
	-	D. M. K. Marendaz (GB) P. L. Densham (GB)	Marendaz Special
	-	xxx
	-	xxx	Aston Martin

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Pre-war Races	Round: 14

Rome GP

Rome Touring GP, 20 Hours	Date: 17.6.1928

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Time/retired
1.	-	Ferdinando Minoia (I)	Bugatti	20:00:00,000
2.	-	Mancinelli Bruno	Alfa Romeo 1500
3.	-	Morandi Rosa	OM 2.0

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Pre-war Races	Round: 15

Coppa della Sila

V. Coppa della Sila	Date: 1.7.1928

Started:

Circuit length: 170,130 km

Race distance: 340,260 km

Winner's average speed: 53,636 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Guido d'Ippolito (I)	Alfa Romeo 1500	2	6:20:33,800
2.	-	Luigi Leonetti	Alfa Romeo 1500	2	6:29:03,200
3.	-	Massimo Giorgini	OM 2000	2	6:32:38,600
	Other starters:
	-	Domenico Storino	Diatto 26/S
	-	Ferd. Maglione	Bugatti 3.0

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Pre-war Races	Round: 16

GP de l'A.C.F. [Heat +3.0]

Grand Prix de l'A.C.F (Heat over 3000cc), Comminges-St. Gaudens	Date: 1.7.1928

Circuit length: 26,300 km

Race distance:

Winner's average speed:

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Group
1.	-	Edouard Brisson (F)	Stutz	10	2:30:16,000	+3.0
2.	2	Cyril de Vere (F)	Chrysler	10	2:30:39,400	+3.0
3.	6	Henri Stoffel (F)	Chrysler	10	2:32:06,600	+3.0
	14	Bouriat	Peugeot			+3.0
	Other starters:
	8	Laly	Aries			+3.0
	In entry list:
	4	Weymann	-			+3.0
	10	Morain	Peugeot			+3.0
	12	xxx	Peugeot			+3.0

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Pre-war Races	Round: 17

GP de l'A.C.F. [Heat 3.0]

Grand Prix de l'A.C.F (Heat 1500 to 3000cc), Comminges-St. Gaudens	Date: 1.7.1928

Circuit length: 26,300 km

Race distance:

Winner's average speed:

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Group
1.	42	Drouet	Bugatti T35	10	2:16:31,600	3.0
2.	48	"Williams" (GB)	Bugatti T35C	10	2:20:42,200	3.0
	Other starters:
	20	Duray	Aries			3.0
	22	Velitchkovitch	Bugatti			3.0
	32	Lehoux	Bugatti			3.0
	34	Mme Jennky	Bugatti			3.0
	46	Lormand	Erskine Six			3.0
	In entry list:
	24	Besauceles	Ballot			3.0
	26	Bocca	Lancia			3.0
	28	Bussienne	-			3.0
	36	Rost	Georges Irat			3.0
	38	Chiron	Bugatti			3.0
	39	Blanck	Bugatti			3.0
	40	Mesnel	Bignan			3.0
	44	Simon	Bugatti			3.0

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Pre-war Races	Round: 18

GP de l'A.C.F. [Heat 1.5]

Grand Prix de l'A.C.F (Heat 1100 to 1500cc), Comminges-St. Gaudens	Date: 1.7.1928

Circuit length: 26,300 km

Race distance:

Winner's average speed:

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Group
1.	54	"Sabipa"	Bugatti T37?	10	2:59:02,800	1.5
	Other starters:
	52	Gaupillat	Bugatti			1.5
	60	Doré	Corre La Licorne			1.5
	In entry list:
	50	xxx	Bugatti			1.5
	56	d'Ahetze	Bugatti			1.5
	58	Dreyfus	Bugatti			1.5

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Pre-war Races	Round: 19

GP de l'A.C.F. [Heat 1.1]

Grand Prix de l'A.C.F (Heat under 1100cc), Comminges-St. Gaudens	Date: 1.7.1928

Circuit length: 26,300 km

Race distance:

Winner's average speed:

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Group
1.	76	Georges Casse (F)	Salmson	10	2:38:39,400	1.1
2.	92	André Rousseau (F)	Salmson	10	2:39:49,400	1.1
3.	90	Guy	Lombard	10	2:43:18,400	1.1
	80	Louis Rigal (F)	Aries			1.1
	82	Lucien Desvaux (F)	Lombard AL 3			1.1
	Other starters:
	62	Moran	Rally			1.1
	68	Laval	Salmson			1.1
	78	Simas	d'Yrsan			1.1
	84	Lepicard	Donnet			1.1
	86	Gauthier	Salmson			1.1
	In entry list:
	64	Billiet	B.N.C. 527 SCAP			1.1
	66	Signoret	Salmson			1.1
	70	Dussauoy	de Coucy			1.1
	72	de Coucy	de Coucy			1.1
	74	d'Abbadie d'Arrast	Salmson			1.1
	88	Christian	Lombard			1.1
	94	Brisson	Alphi			1.1
	96	d'Havrincourt	Salmson			1.1

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Pre-war Races	Round: 20

GP de l'A.C.F. [750]

Grand Prix de l'A.C.F (Prix des Petites Voitures de Sport), Comminges-St. Gaudens	Date: 1.7.1928

Circuit length: 26,300 km

Race distance:

Winner's average speed:

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Time/retired	Group
1.	108	de Rovin	de Rovin		750
2.	102	Siran	d'Yrsan		750
3.	106	Voilet	Violet		750
	Other starters:
	104	Treunet	Sima-Violet	Not known if started	750

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Pre-war Races	Round: 21

GP de l'A.C.F.

Grand Prix de l'A.C.F (Handicap race), Comminges-St. Gaudens	Date: 1.7.1928

Practiced:	28
Started:	12
Classified:	8

Circuit length: 26,300 km

Race distance: 263,000 km

Winner's average speed: 106,852 km/h

Fastest lap:

"Williams"

No. 48

Bugatti T35C

11:23

138,623 km/h

(lap 8)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Group
1.	48	"Williams" (GB)	Bugatti T35C 4891 482E38	10	2:27:40,800	3.0
2.	92	André Rousseau (F)	Salmson	10	2:30:04,600	1.1
3.	-	Edouard Brisson (F)	Stutz	10	2:31:12,400	+3.0
4.	82	Lucien Desvaux (F)	Lombard AL 3	10	2:31:28,400	1.1
5.	76	Georges Casse (F)	Salmson	10	2:38:36,000	1.1
6.	6	Henri Stoffel (F)	Chrysler	10	2:40:14,000	+3.0
7.	2	Cyril de Vere (F)	Chrysler	10	2:41:58,000	+3.0
8.	90	Guy	Lombard	10	2:42:51,800	1.1
	Did not finish:
	32	Mme Jennky	Bugatti		DNQ, started unofficially	3.0
	42	Drouet	Bugatti T35 8048X9		DNF	3.0
	46	Lormand	Erskine Six		DNQ, started unofficially	3.0
	54	"Sabipa"	Bugatti T37? 37289???		DNF	1.5
	80	Louis Rigal (F)	Aries		DNF	1.1
	Did not start:
	14	Bouriat	Peugeot		Qualified but DNS	+3.0
	Did not qualify:
	8	Laly	Aries			+3.0
	20	Duray	Aries			3.0
	22	Velitchkovitch	Bugatti			3.0
	30	Lehoux	Bugatti			3.0
	52	Gaupillat	Bugatti			1.5
	60	Doré	Corre La Licorne			1.5
	62	Moran	Rally			1.1
	68	Laval	Salmson			1.1
	78	Simas	d'Yrsan			1.1
	84	Lepicard	Donnet			1.1
	86	Gauthier	Salmson			1.1
	In entry list:
	4	Weymann	-			+3.0
	10	Morain	Peugeot			+3.0
	12	xxx	Peugeot			+3.0
	24	Besauceles	Ballot			3.0
	26	Bocca	Lancia			3.0
	28	Bussienne	-			3.0
	34	Rost	Georges Irat			3.0
	36	Chiron	Bugatti			3.0
	38	Blanck	Bugatti			3.0
	40	Mesnel	Bignan			3.0
	44	Simon	Bugatti			3.0
	50	xxx	Bugatti			1.5
	56	d'Ahetze	Bugatti			1.5
	58	Dreyfus	Bugatti			1.5
	64	Billiet	B.N.C. 527 SCAP			1.1
	66	Signoret	Salmson			1.1
	70	Dussauoy	de Coucy			1.1
	72	de Coucy	de Coucy			1.1
	74	d'Abbadie d'Arrast	Salmson			1.1
	88	Christian	Lombard			1.1
	94	Brisson	Alphi			1.1
	96	d'Havrincourt	Salmson			1.1

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Pre-war Races	Round: 22

24 h Spa

Belgian Touring Car Grand Prix, 24 heures de Spa	Date: 8.7.1928

Circuit length: 14,914 km

Race distance: 2463,900 km

Winner's average speed: 102,600 km/h

Fastest lap:

Joseph Reinartz

No.

Bugatti T43

122,455 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	24	Boris Ivanowski (RUS) Attilio Marinoni (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS MI22548	24:00:00,000	1.	1.5
2.	6	Cyril de Vere (F) Marcel Mongin (F)	Chrysler 72		1.	+3.0
3.	-	Goffredo Zehender (I) Jacques Ledure	Chrysler 72		2.	+3.0
4.	15	Emile Burie Maurice Rost (F)	Georges Irat		1.	2.0
5.	11	Franz Gouvion Legrelle	Lancia Lambda		1.	3.0
6.	-	Henri Stoffel (F) André Rossignol (F)	Chrysler 72		3.	+3.0
7.	21	Alphonse Evrard Francis Barthelemy (F)	Bugatti T37		2.	1.5
8.	37	Arthur Duray (F) Roger Delano (F)	Aries 8-10 CV		1.	1.1
9.	18	Ernest André Kervijn	Georges Irat		2.	2.0
10.	23	Franz Breyre Emile Cornet (B)	Chenard & Walcker		3.	1.5
11.	31	Robert Laly (F) Louis Rigal (F)	Aries		2.	1.1
12.	-	Hommel Henri Springuel (F)	Chrysler 72		4.	+3.0
13.	19	Barette Symons	Ballot		3.	2.0
14.	34	Taesch Finance	Scap		3.	1.1
15.	36	Frédéric Thelusson (F)	Sénéchal		1.	750
	Not classified:
	-	Saint Agnes Paul Gros (F)	Chrysler 72			+3.0
	33	Haxche Bleifusz	Corre La Licorne			1.1
	Did not finish:
	-	Amedée Rossi (F) Monier	Georges Irat	Accident		2.0
	-	xxx	Studebaker	DNF		+3.0
	-	Luigi Chinetti (USA)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500	DNF		1.5
	-	xxx	Theo Schneider	DNF		1.1
	-	Georges Bouriano (B)	Bugatti T30	DNF		3.0
	-	Joseph Reinartz (B) Freddy Charlier (B)	Bugatti T43 43220?	Fire		3.0
	-	Thoua Joseph Dubois	Auburn	Accident		+3.0
	-	Abel Blin d'Orimont Telesphore Georges (B)	Georges Irat	Accident		2.0
	-	Henri Billiet	B.N.C.	DNF		1.1
	12	Fernard Delzaert Nicolas Caerels (B)	Bugatti T43	Gasket		3.0
	20	de Thier Manso de Zúniga (E)	Bugatti T30	Fire		2.0
	Other starters:
	-	xxx	Amilcar			1.1
	-	xxx	Amilcar			1.1
	-	xxx	Amilcar			1.1
	In entry list:
	-	xxx	Bentley

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Pre-war Races	Round: 23

GP Deutschland

Deutschland GP, Nürburgring	Date: 15.7.1928

Started:	41
Classified:	10

Circuit length: 28,000 km

Race distance:

Winner's average speed:

Fastest lap:

Rudolf Caracciola

No. 6

Mercedes-Benz SS

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	6	Rudolf Caracciola (D) Christian Werner (D)	Mercedes-Benz SS		18	4:54:24,000	1.	+3.0
2.	-	Otto Merz (D)	Mercedes-Benz SS		18	4:56:02,000	2.	+3.0
3.	-	Christian Werner (D) Willy Walb (D)	Mercedes-Benz SS		18	5:04:23,000	3.	+3.0
4.	23	Gastone Brilli Peri (I)	Bugatti T35C		18	5:05:16,000	1.	3.0
5.	-	Georg Kimpel (D) Adolf Rosenberger (D)	Mercedes-Benz SS		18	5:06:29,000	4.	+3.0
6.	-	Louis Chiron (F)	Bugatti T35C		18	5:17:26,000	2.	3.0
7.	-	Ferdinando Minoia (I)	Bugatti T43		18	5:23:28,000	3.	3.0
8.	-	Henry Birkin (GB) Wally Hassan	Bentley 4 1 KM3077 YV7263	Tim Birkin	18	5:25:28,000	5.	+3.0
9.	-	Hans Simons	Bugatti				1.	V
10.	-	Kersting	Bugatti				2.	V
	Did not finish:
	-	August Momberger (D)	Bugatti T35B			DNF		3.0
	-	Einsiedel	Bugatti			DNF		3.0
	-	Huldreich Heusser (D)	Bugatti T35B			DNF		3.0
	-	C. Walter Andreae (D)	Bugatti			DNF		3.0
	-	Caberto Conelli (I)	Bugatti			DNF		3.0
	-	Willi Seibel (D)	Bugatti			Accident		3.0
	-	Michel Doré (F)	B.N.C.			DNF		V
	-	Pierre Clause (F)	Bignan			DNF		3.0
	-	Ernst von Halle (D)	Amilcar			Fatal accident		V
	-	von Meister	Amilcar			DNF		V
	-	Mettenheimer	Bugatti			DNF		3.0
	-	Harry Stumpf-Lekisch (D)	HAG-Gastell			DNF		V
	-	Antonio Tommasini	OM			DNF		3.0
	-	Modersohn	NAG			DNF		3.0
	-	Willy Walb (D)	Mercedes-Benz SS			Accident		+3.0
	-	D. M. K. Marendaz (GB)	Marendaz			Accident		V
	-	André Morel (F)	Lombard			DNF		V
	-	Freddy Charlier (B)	Lombard			DNF		V
	-	Martin	Lancia			DNF		3.0
	-	Ottokar Bittmann (CZ)	Bugatti			Withdrawn		3.0
	-	Bisschoff	Chiribiri			Accident		V
	-	Hans-Joachim von Morgen (D)	Amilcar			DNF		V
	-	Gerhard Macher (D)	Dixi			DNF		V
	-	Raymond Siran (F)	D'Yrsan			DNF		V
	-	Simas	D'Yrsan			DNF		V
	-	Ernst Burggaller (D)	Bugatti T35B			DNF		3.0
	-	Hugo Urban-Emmerich (CS)	Talbot 70			Withdrawn		V
	-	Eckhart von Kalnein (D)	Bugatti T35B			DNF		3.0
	-	Gomeri	Itala			DNF		3.0
	6	Charly Kappler (D)	Bugatti T35C			Overheating		3.0
	9	Čeněk Junek (CS) Eliška Junková (CS)	Bugatti T35B 4868			Fatal accident		3.0

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Pre-war Races	Round: 24

Rimini Circuit

Rimini Circuit	Date: 29.7.1928

Circuit length: 49,890 km

Race distance: 299,338 km

Winner's average speed:

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Luigi Fagioli (I)	Salmson	6	3:04:03,800
2.	-	Pirandello	OM 2.0	6	3:11:47,000
3.	-	Cora	Alfa Romeo 1500	6	3:15:06,000

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Pre-war Races	Round: 25

Targa Abruzzi

IV. Targa Abruzzi, Circuito di Pescara	Date: 5.8.1928

Classified:

Circuit length: 25,500 km

Race distance: 382,500 km

Winner's average speed: 101,074 km/h

Fastest lap:

Ernesto Maserati

No.

Maserati

14:15,4

107,343 km/h

(lap 1)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Giulio Foresti (I)	Bugatti 3.0	15	3:47:05,000
2.	-	Gaspare Bona (I)	Alfa Romeo	15	3:53:25,000
3.	-	Guido d'Ippolito (I)	Alfa Romeo	15	3:54:06,200
	Other starters:
	-	Ernesto Maserati	Maserati

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Pre-war Races	Round: 26

Circuito di Senigallia

I. Circuito di Senigallia	Date: 15.8.1928

Classified:

Circuit length: 8,900 km

Race distance: 106,800 km

Winner's average speed: 99,343 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Luigi Arcangeli (I)	Bugatti 2.0	12	0:54:21,400
2.	-	Luigi Fagioli (I)	Salmson 1100	12	0:54:52,800
3.	-	Gioacchino Leonardi	Chrysler	12	0:58:05,000

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Pre-war Races	Round: 27

Tourist Trophy

International Tourist Trophy, Handicap race, Ards-Belfast	Date: 18.8.1928

Started:	44
Classified:	12

Circuit length: 21,990 km

Race distance: 659,700 km

Winner's average speed:

Fastest lap:

T. Thistlethwayte

No. 57

Mercedes-Benz S

119,725 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	24	Kaye Don (GB) DNS - Frank Hallam	Lea-Francis Hyper S 14053 WK6847	C. B. Wardman	28	5:58:13,000	1.	1.5
2.	32	Leon Cushman (GB)	Alvis FC FWD WK7343	T. G. John	28	5:58:26,000	2.	1.5
3.	47	H. Mason (GB)	Austro-Daimler	H. Mason	29	6:07:38,000	1.	3.0
4.	46	Cyril Paul (GB) DNS - J. Taylor	Austro-Daimler	J. Taylor	29	6:10:10,000	2.	3.0
5.	53	Henry Birkin (GB) DNS - Bernard Rubin (GB)	Bentley 4 1 KM3077 YV7263	H. R. S. Birkin	30	6:13:53,000	1.	5.0
6.	25	George Eyston (GB) DNS - Frank Hallam	Lea-Francis Hyper S	C. B. Wardman	28	6:15:14,000	3.	1.5
7.	54	Humphrey Cook (GB)	Bentley 4 1 TX3246 YW5758	H. W. Cook	30	6:19:25,000	2.	5.0
8.	40	Richard Oats	OM	L. C. Rawlence	28	6:23:33,000	1.	2.0
9.	48	Louis Duttilleux	Bugatti T43	L. d'Erlanger	29	6:25:01,000	3.	3.0
10.	45	Leslie Callingham (GB)	Austro-Daimler	F. M. Luther	29	6:26:36,000	4.	3.0
11.	8	Kenneth Peacock (GB) DNS - A. Milwain	Riley Brooklands 9	K. S. Peacock	27	6:28:22,000	1.	1.1
12.	56	Dick Watney (GB) DNS - J. M. Anderson	Stutz Splendid	Warwick Wright	30	6:34:06,000	3.	5.0
	Disqualified:
	1	John Donald Barnes (GB) DNS - Frank Stanley Barnes (GB)	Austin Seven ER3410	J. D. Barnes	23	Accident		750
	Did not finish:
	57	T. Thistlethwayte (GB) DNS - Freddy Kindell (GB)	Mercedes-Benz S	T. Thistlethwate	28	Blown gasket		8.0
	44	Eddie Hall (GB)	Lagonda OH 2L Speed PK1060	F. E. Metcalfe	26	DQ: big end		2.0
	6	Vernon Balls (GB)	Amilcar	Vernon Balls	23	Accident		1.1
	30	Harold Purdy (GB)	Alvis FWD	H. W. Purdy	23	Broken piston		1.5
	10	W. N. G. Phillips DNS - W. G. MacDonald	Riley 9 Saloon	W. G. Macdonald	20	DQ: head gasket		1.1
	42	André D'Erlanger (F)	Lagonda OH 2L Speed PK1059	F. E. Metcalfe	20	DQ: rocker trouble		2.0
	43	E. J. Hayes (GB)	Lagonda OH 2L Speed PH8595	F. E. Metcalfe	20	Rocker trouble		2.0
	50	Earl Howe (GB)	Bugatti T43 43171 PH9397	Viscount Curzon	20	Split petrol tank		3.0
	51	A. Stanley Wright DNS - W. Waugh	Ford	J. Spence	20	3 clinders		3.0
	31	Maurice Harvey (GB) Tattersall	Alvis FWD WK6948?	T. G. John	16	Accident		1.5
	11	Willie Noble (GB) DNS - F. MacDowell	Riley 9 Saloon	W. P. Noble	15	Rear axle		1.1
	12	Ian P. Macdonald DNS - Flying Off. S. Hatton	Riley Brooklands 9 80-.... WK6394	Ian P. Macdonald	15	DNF		1.1
	19	Sammy Davis (GB)	Riley Brooklands 9	Victor Riley	15	Accident		1.1
	21	Clive Gallop (GB)	Riley Brooklands 9	Victor Riley	15	Accident		1.1
	23	Bill Urquhart-Dykes (GB)	Alvis FWD	W. Urquhart Dykes	15	Overturned		1.5
	26	Sammy Newsome (GB) DNS - Wilf Green	Lea-Francis Hyper S	C. B. Wardman	15	Accident		1.5
	14	A. V. Wilkinson DNS - C. S. Bell	Riley Brooklands 9	A. V. Wilkinson	10	Fire		1.1
	27B	Wilf Green	Lea-Francis Hyper S	C. B. Wardman	10	DNF		1.5
	33	G. A. Willday	Alvis FWD	T. G. John	10	DNF		1.5
	37	Harold John Aldington (GB) DNS - Eric Burt	Frazer Nash Saloon 1204 YW9099	Eric Burt	10	Piston		1.5
	3	G. C. Strachan DNS - R. A. Myers	Gwynne 8	G. C. Strachan	9	Clutch		1.1
	20	Chris Staniland (GB) Chick	Riley Brooklands 9	Victor Riley	9	Lost oil		1.1
	28	F. H. Hayward DNS - M. T. Lane	F.N. (saloon)	F. H. Hayward	9	Valve		1.5
	5	Beris Harcourt Wood (GB)	Amilcar	Beris Harcourt Wood	6	DNF		1.1
	2	Hector Vasena (RA)	Tracta FWD	H. S. Vasena	4	Engine		1.1
	4	Martin DNS - Eric Stevens	Salmson	J. Martin	4	Accident		1.1
	18	Edgar Maclure (GB) DNS - Percy MacLure (GB)	Riley Brooklands 9	P. Riley	4	Axle casing		1.1
	34	Sub. Lt. P. Ross DNS - K. H. Perry	Frazer Nash Super Sports 1113 PF6820	Sub. Lt. P. Ross	4	Transmission		1.5
	35	Richard Plunket Greene DNS - G. W. Bagshawe (GB)	Frazer Nash Boulogne 1126 PF5387	Richard Plunket Greene	4	3rd gear chain		1.5
	49	Malcolm Campbell (GB)	Bugatti T43	Malcolm Campbell	2	Pit fire		3.0
	9	P. S. Brady DNS - T. Stewart	Riley	A. H. Wilkinson		DQ		1.1
	Did not start:
	7	William 'Bummer' Scott (GB) G. K. Clowes	Amilcar	W. B. Scott				1.1
	15	xxx	Salmson	A. Bovier				1.1
	16	xxx	Salmson	A. Bovier				1.1
	17	xxx	Salmson	A. Bovier				1.1
	22	D. M. K. Marendaz (GB) J. N. Forrest	Marendaz Special	D. M. K. Marendaz				1.5
	27A	Ron Sutton Wilf Green	Lea-Francis Hyper S	C. B. Wardman		Accident in practice		1.5
	29	G. Thour E. Evans	F.N.	F. H. Hayward				1.5
	36	R. Mellor	Frazer Nash Super Sports 1098 PE9865	R. Mellor				1.5
	38	Robin Jackson (GB) R. P. Hubbersty	Frazer Nash Super Sports 1064	R. R. Jackson				1.5
	39	Archie Frazer Nash (GB) H. R. Scott	Frazer Nash	A. Frazer-Nash				1.5
	41	J. E. Record	Alvis	Mrs. E. M. Roberts				2.0
	52	W. H. Connolly J. Cuthbertson	Ford (saloon)	J. E. Coulter				5.0
	55	Warwick Wright J. M. Anderson	Stutz Splendid	Warwick Wright				5.0

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Pre-war Races	Round: 28

Buckow [S1.1]

Buckower Dreieck-Rennen (Sports Cars up to 1100 cc), Buckower Dreieck	Date: 18.8.1928

Started:

Circuit length: 12,500 km

Race distance: 125,000 km

Winner's average speed: 68,900 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	E. Sander	Dixi	10	1:49:04,300
2.	-	Thea de Terra	Dixi	10	1:52:30,300
3.	-	Arthur Otto	Opel	10	1:59:01,800
4.	-	Julius v. Krohn	Fiat	10	2:03:14,200
	Did not finish:
	-	Stutterheim, Jr.	Fiat	0	DNF
	Other starters:
	-	Hertrampf	Opel
	Did not start:
	-	Gerhard Macher (D)	Dixi

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Pre-war Races	Round: 29

Buckow [S2.0]

Buckower Dreieck-Rennen (Sports Cars up to 2000 cc), Buckower Dreieck	Date: 18.8.1928

Started:

Circuit length: 12,500 km

Race distance: 150,000 km

Winner's average speed: 87,800 km/h

Fastest lap:

Ernst Burggaller

No.

Bugatti

8:20,04

90,000 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Ernst Burggaller (D)	Bugatti	12	1:42:33,700
2.	-	Paul Köppen	Mercedes-Benz	12	1:48:15,900
3.	-	Frankl	Fiat

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Pre-war Races	Round: 30

Buckow [S+2.0]

Buckower Dreieck-Rennen (Sports Cars over 2000 cc), Buckower Dreieck	Date: 19.8.1928

No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
Not classified:
-	xxx	Lancia		Raced stopped
-	xxx	Horch		Raced stopped
Did not finish:
-	Willy Rosenstein (D)	Mercedes-Benz S	0	Accident

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Pre-war Races	Round: 31

Coppa Ciano

2. Coppa Ciano, Montenero Circuit, Livorno	Date: 26.8.1928

Circuit length: 22,500 km

Race distance: 225,000 km

Winner's average speed: 80,481 km/h

Fastest lap:

Cesare Pastore

No.

Maserati

16:15,4

83,043 km/h

(lap 10)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Mario Razzauti	Alfa Romeo 1500	10	2:47:44,600
2.	-	Cesare Pastore	Maserati	10	2:49:21,400
3.	-	Franco Cortese (I)	Itala	10	2:51:38,000

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Pre-war Races	Round: 32

Syracuse Gold Cup

Syracuse Gold Cup	Date: 27.5.1928

Classified:

Circuit length: 30,000 km

Race distance: 120,000 km

Winner's average speed: 94,550 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Cicerano	Alfa Romeo	4	1:16:08,600
2.	-	Schermi	Bugatti	4	1:22:41,200
3.	-	Spampinato	Diatto	4	1:23:31,600

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Pre-war Races	Round: 32

Coupe Georges Boillot

Coupe Georges Boillot, Handicap race, Boulogne	Date: 8.9.1928

Circuit length: 37,375 km

Race distance: 449,007 km

Winner's average speed: 112,528 km/h

Fastest lap:

Louis Dutilleux

No.

Bugatti T39A

18:35

120,672 km/h

(lap 9)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Boris Ivanowski (RUS)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS		12	3:59:08,400
2.	-	André Rousseau (F)	Salmson		12	4:16:03,400
3.	-	Attilio Marinoni (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS		12	4:02:34,000
4.	-	Paul	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS		12	4:10:50,000
5.	69	Henry Birkin (GB)	Bentley 4 1	Tim Birkin	12	3:54:18,000
6.	-	Louis Rigal (F)	Aries		12	4:48:09,800
7.	-	Arthur Duray (F)	Aries		12	4:07:01,400
8.	-	Robert Laly (F)	Aries		12	4:15:27,000
9.	53	Mme. Urquhart-Dykes	Alvis 12/50 WM47		12	4:47:16,800
	Did not finish:
	-	Raymond Siran (F)	D'Yrsan			DNF
	-	Jean-Albert Grégoire (F)	Tracta			DNF
	-	C. H. 'Happy' Wood	Amilcar			DNF
	-	A. B. Maconochie	Amilcar			DNF
	-	Lepicard	Donnet			DNF
	-	Louis Dutilleux	Bugatti T39A			Accident
	-	Malcolm Campbell (GB)	Bugatti T37A			DNF
	-	Emile Burie	Bugatti			Accident
	-	Jackson	Frazer Nash			DNF
	-	Ernest André	Georges-Irat			DNF
	-	Freddy Charlier (B)	Bugatti			DNF
	-	Jiday	Peugeot			Accident
	54	Maurice Harvey (GB)	Alvis FA FWD WK7343			DNF
	Other starters:
	-	Louis Balart (F)	Tracta
	-	Christian	Lombard
	Did not start:
	-	P. Taylor	Austro Daimler

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Pre-war Races	Round: 33

Circuito di Avellino

I. Coppa Principe di Piemonte, Circuito di Avellino	Date: 16.9.1928

Classified:

Circuit length: 24,951 km

Race distance: 249,510 km

Winner's average speed: 80,350 km/h

Fastest lap:

Guido d'Ippolito

No.

Alfa Romeo 1500

17:32

85,180 km/h

(lap 5)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Guido d'Ippolito (I)	Alfa Romeo 1500	10	3:06:19,000
2.	-	Luigi Leonetti	Alfa Romeo 1500	10	3:13:40,000
3.	-	Giuseppe Morandi (I)	OM 2000	10	3:15:31,000
4.	-	Rosa	OM	10	3:15:34,400
5.	-	Maglione	Bugatti	10	3:19:18,600
6.	-	Perretti	OM	10	3:21:40,000
7.	-	Fagioli	Salmson	10	3:23:24,400
8.	-	Ciappettini	Alfa Romeo	10	3:25:16,000
9.	-	Tranchina	Alfa Romeo	10	3:37:17,800
10.	-	Silvestri	OM	10	3:39:35,000

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Pre-war Races	Round: 34

Circuit des Routes Pavées

Circuit des Routes Pavées, Pont a Marcq, Lille	Date: 16.9.1928

Started:

Circuit length:

Race distance: 577,871 km

Winner's average speed: 96,414 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Boris Ivanowski (RUS)	Alfa Romeo	6:00:00,000	1.	S1.5
2.	-	Lefranc	Bugatti		1.	R3.0
	-	Stoffel	Chrysler		1.	S5.0
	-	André	Georges-Irat		1.	S2.0
	-	Liarge	Bugatti		1.	R2.0
	-	Tersen	Bugatti		1.	R1.5
	-	Gabriel	Aries		1.	S1.1
	-	Treunet	B.N.C.		1.	R1.1
	-	Bonne	Omega Six		1.	S3.0
	-	Gouvion	Lancia

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Pre-war Races	Round: 35

Bol d'Or

Bol d'Or, St. Germain	Date: 1928

Circuit length:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 70,328 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car
1.	-	Colas	DFP
2.	-	Gaut	Sénéchal
3.	-	Violette Morris	B.N.C.

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