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1930 Monza Grand Prix
Race details
Date	7 September 1930
Official name	III Gran Premio di Monza
Location	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	6.861 km (4.263 miles)
Distance	35 laps, 240.14 km (149.21 miles)
Weather	Overcast, hot
Pole position
Driver	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo
Fastest lap
Driver	Achille Varzi	Maserati
Time	2:30.0
Podium
First	Achille Varzi	Maserati
Second	Luigi Arcangeli	Maserati
Third	Ernesto Maserati	Maserati

The 1930 Monza Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 7 September 1930. There were four 14-lap heats (separated by class), a 7-lap repêchage, and a 35-lap final, which was won by Achille Varzi in a Maserati. His teammates, Luigi Arcangeli and Ernesto Maserati, completed the podium.

Entries

1500 cc to 2000 cc

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine
2	Raffaelli Toti	Private entry	Maserati	Maserati 26	2.0 L8
4	Arrigo Sartorio	Private entry	Maserati	Maserati 26B	1.7 L8
6	Antonio Brivio	Scuderia Materassi	Talbot	Talbot 700	1.5 L8
8	Avattaneo	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35C	2.0 L8
10	Carlo Pedrazzini	Private entry	Maserati	Maserati 26B	1.5 L8
11	Philippe Étancelin	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35C	2.0 L8
12	Clemente Biondetti	Scuderia Materassi	Talbot	Talbot 700	1.5 L8
14	Giovanni Tabacci	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35C	2.0 L8
16	Heinrich Joachim von Morgen	German Bugatti Team	Bugatti	Bugatti T35C	2.0 L8
18	Max Fourny	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35C	2.0 L8
20	Giovanni Minozzi	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35C	2.0 L8

2000 cc to 3000 cc

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine
22	Marcel Lehoux	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35B	2.3 L8
24	Philippe Étancelin	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35C	2.0 L8
26	Achille Varzi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 26M	2.5 L8
28	Ernst Günther Burggaller	German Bugatti Team	Bugatti	Bugatti T35B	2.3 L8
30	Luigi Arcangeli	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 26M	2.5 L8
32	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo P2	2.0 L8
34	Luigi Fagioli	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 26M	2.5 L8
36	Mario Dafarra	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35B	2.3 L8
38	Ugo Stefanelli	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35B	2.3 L8
40	Heinrich Joachim von Morgen	German Bugatti Team	Bugatti	Bugatti T35B	2.3 L8
42	Baconin Borzacchini	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo P2	2.0 L8
44	Heinz Ipse	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35	2.0 L8
46	Giuseppe Campari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo P2	2.0 L8

Over 3000 cc

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine
48	Ernesto Maserati	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati V4	4.0 2x8
50	Babe Stapp	Private entry	Duesenberg	Duesenberg A	4.2 L8
52	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes-Benz SSK	7.1 L6
54	Federico Caflisch	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes-Benz SS	7.1 L6
56	Amedeo Ruggeri	Private entry	Itala	?	4.7 L4

Up to 1100 cc

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine
58	?	?	Amilcar	?	1.1
60	Umberto Klinger	Private entry	Maserati	Maserati 26C	1.1 L8
62	Mario Moradei	Private entry	Salmson	?	1.1
64	Gerhard Macher	Private entry	DKW	DKW RWD	1.0 L4
66	Luigi Premoli	Private entry	Salmson	?	1.1 L8
68	?	?	Amilcar	?	1.1
70	Abele Clerici	Private entry	Salmson	?	1.1
72	Hans Simons	Private entry	DKW	DKW FWD	1.0 L4
74	Albino Pratesi	Private entry	Salmson	?	1.1
76	Emilio Romano	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T36	1.1 L8
78	Victor Marret	Private entry	Salmson	?	1.1
80	Alfiero Maserati	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 26C	1.1 L8
82	Aldo Gerardi	Private entry	Amilcar	?	1.1
84	Ruggiero Bisighin	Filippo Ardizzone	Maserati	Maserati 26C	1.1 L8
86	Luigi Platé	Private entry	Lombard	?	1.1
88	Emile Dourel	Private entry	Amilcar	Amilcar CO	1.1 L6
90	Martinatti	Private entry	Salmson	?	1.1
92	Piero Bucci	Private entry	Lombard	?	1.1
94	Francesco Matrullo	Private entry	Amilcar	?	1.1 L6
96	Louis Decaroli	Private entry	Salmson	?	1.1
98	José Scaron	Private entry	Amilcar	Amilcar MCO	1.1 L6
100	Sergio Carnevali	Private entry	Rally	?	1.1
102	Luciano Uboldi	Private entry	Lombard	?	1.1
104	Dini	Private entry	Amilcar	?	1.1
106	Rolly	Private entry	Derby	?	1.1
108	Ipsale	Private entry	Derby	?	1.1
110	Ruggiero Bisighin	Private entry	Amilcar	?	1.1

Heat 1 (1500 cc to 2000 cc)

Starting grid

Starting grid — Heat one, 1930 Monza Grand Prix
Sartorio Maserati
	Brivio Talbot
		Avattaneo Bugatti
			Pedrazzini Maserati
				Étancelin Bugatti
Biondetti Talbot
	Tabacci Bugatti
		von Morgen Bugatti
			Fourny Bugatti
				Minozzi Bugatti

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	11	Philippe Étancelin	Bugatti T35C	14	38:30.0	5
2	16	Heinrich Joachim von Morgen	Bugatti T35C	14	+2.2	8
3	20	Giovanni Minozzi	Bugatti T35C	14	+31.2	10
4	10	Carlo Pedrazzini	Maserati 26B	14	+57.2	4
5	12	Clemente Biondetti	Talbot 700	14	+1:47.4	6
6	4	Arrigo Sartorio	Maserati 26B	14	+2:08.6	1
7	18	Max Fourny	Bugatti T35C	14	+2:10.2	9
8	11	Avattaneo	Bugatti T35C	14	+2:16.8	3
Ret	14	Giovanni Tabacci	Bugatti T35C	12		7
Ret	6	Antonio Brivio	Talbot 700	10		2
DNA	2	Raffaelli Toti	Maserati 26		Did not appear
Source:

• Positions 1-4 progressed to the final; positions 5-8 were eligible for the repêchage.

Heat 2 (2000 cc to 3000 cc)

Starting grid

Starting grid — Heat two, 1930 Monza Grand Prix
Lehoux Bugatti
	Varzi Maserati
		Burggaller Bugatti
			Arcangeli Maserati
				Nuvolari Alfa Romeo
Fagioli Maserati
	Dafarra Bugatti
		Stefanelli Bugatti
			Borzacchini Alfa Romeo
				Campari Alfa Romeo

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	30	Luigi Arcangeli	Maserati 26M	14	36:36.2	4
2	42	Baconin Borzacchini	Alfa Romeo P2	14	+43.4	9
3	34	Luigi Fagioli	Maserati 26M	14	+1:03.2	6
4	26	Achille Varzi	Maserati 26M	14	+1:29.6	2
5	32	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo P2	14	+1:43.2	5
6	36	Mario Dafarra	Bugatti T35B	14	+3:33.8	7
7	22	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti T35B	14	+3:42.2	1
8	46	Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Romeo P2	14	+6:02.0	10
Ret	28	Ernst Günther Burggaller	Bugatti T35B	1	Engine	3
Ret	38	Ugo Stefanelli	Bugatti T35B	0		8
DNA	44	Heinz Ipse	Bugatti T35		Did not appear
Source:

• Philippe Étancelin and Heinrich Joachim von Morgen were entered in this class, but raced in Heat 1 instead;
• Positions 1-4 progressed to the final; positions 5-8 were eligible for the repêchage.

Heat 3 (over 3000 cc)

Starting grid

Starting grid — Heat three, 1930 Monza Grand Prix
E. Maserati Maserati
	Stapp Duesenberg
		Caracciola Mercedes-Benz
			Caflisch Mercedes-Benz
				Ruggeri Itala

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	48	Ernesto Maserati	Maserati V4	14	39:25.4	1
2	52	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz SSK	14	+24.0	3
3	50	Babe Stapp	Duesenberg A	14	+1:40.4	2
4	54	Federico Caflisch	Mercedes-Benz SS	14	+3:54.4	4
5	56	Amedeo Ruggeri	Itala	14	+4:14.6	5
Source:

• Positions 1-4 progressed to the final; position 5 was eligible for the repêchage.

Repêchage

Starting grid

Starting grid — Repêchage, 1930 Monza Grand Prix
Sartorio Maserati
	Lehoux Bugatti
		Nuvolari Alfa Romeo
			Dafarra Bugatti
				Campari Alfa Romeo

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Heat	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	32	Tazio Nuvolari	2	Alfa Romeo P2	7	20:01.0	3
2	46	Giuseppe Campari	2	Alfa Romeo P2	7	+0.4	5
3	4	Arrigo Sartorio	1	Maserati 26B	7	+3.6	1
4	36	Mario Dafarra	2	Bugatti T35B	7	+2:41.0	4
Ret	22	Marcel Lehoux	2	Bugatti T35B	3	Crash	2
Source:

• Positions 1-2 progressed to the final.

Heat 4 (voiturettes - up to 1100 cc)

Starting grid

Starting grid — Heat four, 1930 Monza Grand Prix
Klinger Maserati
	Macher DKW
		Premoli Salmson
			Clerici Salmson
				Simons DKW
Pratesi Salmson
	Romano Bugatti
		A. Maserati Maserati
			Gerardi Amilcar
				Bisighin Maserati
Platé Lombard
	Dourel Amilcar
		Bucci Lombard
			Decaroli Salmson
				Scaron Amilcar
Carnevali Rally

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	66	Luigi Premoli	Salmson	14	43:37.0	3
2	98	José Scaron	Amilcar MCO	14	+5.4	15
3	60	Umberto Klinger	Maserati 26C	14	+2:17.6	1
4	80	Alfiero Maserati	Maserati 26C	14	+2:27.0	8
5	88	Emile Dourel	Amilcar CO	14	+2:32.6	12
6	70	Abele Clerici	Salmson	14	+4:49.6	4
7	86	Luigi Platé	Lombard	14	+5:14.0	11
8	72	Hans Simons	DKW FWD	14	+6:26.2	5
9	64	Gerhard Macher	DKW RWD	14	+6:41.4	2
10	82	Aldo Gerardi	Amilcar	14	+8:30.2	9
Ret	74	Albino Pratesi	Salmson	13		6
Ret	96	Louis Decaroli	Salmson	13		14
Ret	84	Ruggiero Bisighin	Maserati 26C	11		10
Ret	76	Emilio Romano	Bugatti T36	10		7
Ret	92	Piero Bucci	Lombard	3		13
Ret	100	Sergio Carnevali	Rally	3		16
DNA	58	?	Amilcar		Did not appear
DNA	62	Mario Moradei	Salmson		Did not appear
DNA	68	?	Amilcar		Did not appear
DNA	78	Victor Marret	Salmson		Did not appear
DNA	90	Martinatti	Salmson		Did not appear
DNA	94	Francesco Matrullo	Amilcar		Did not appear
DNA	102	Luciano Uboldi	Lombard		Did not appear
DNA	104	Dini	Amilcar		Did not appear
DNA	106	Rolly	Derby		Did not appear
DNA	108	Ipsale	Derby		Did not appear
Source:

• Positions 1-2 progressed to the final.

Final

Starting grid

Starting grid — Final, 1930 Monza Grand Prix
Nuvolari Alfa Romeo
	Caflisch Mercedes-Benz
		Campari Alfa Romeo
			Minozzi Bugatti
				Stapp Duesenberg
Caracciola Mercedes-Benz
	Varzi Maserati
		E. Maserati Maserati
			Arcangeli Maserati
				Pedrazzini Maserati
			von Morgen Bugatti

^A — Philippe Étancelin (Bugatti), Luigi Fagioli (Maserati), Baconin Borzacchini (Alfa Romeo), and José Scaron (Amilcar) all started from the third row of the grid, but their specific positions are unknown.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Heat	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	26	Achille Varzi	2	Maserati 26M	35	1:35:46.2	7
2	30	Luigi Arcangeli	2	Maserati 26M	35	+0.2	9
3	48	Ernesto Maserati	3	Maserati V4	35	+24.2	8
4	20	Giovanni Minozzi	1	Bugatti T35C	35	+3:37.0	4
5	34	Luigi Fagioli	2	Maserati 26M	35	+3:37.4	?
6	11	Philippe Étancelin	1	Bugatti T35C	35	+4:03.6	?
7	52	Rudolf Caracciola	3	Mercedes-Benz SSK	35	+7:13.8	6
8	50	Babe Stapp	3	Duesenberg A	34	+1 lap	5
9	54	Federico Caflisch	3	Mercedes-Benz SS	33	+2 laps	2
10	98	José Scaron	4	Amilcar MCO	32	+3 laps	?
Ret	10	Carlo Pedrazzini	1	Maserati 26B	18	Lost wheel	10
Ret	16	Heinrich Joachim von Morgen	1	Bugatti T35C	10	Tyres	14
Ret	42	Baconin Borzacchini	2	Alfa Romeo P2	8	Tyres	?
Ret	32	Tazio Nuvolari	2	Alfa Romeo P2	7	Tyres	1
Ret	46	Giuseppe Campari	2	Alfa Romeo P2	7	Tyres	3
DNS	66	Luigi Premoli	4	Salmson		Forfeit start
Source:

References

1. ^ "III GRAN PREMIO DI MONZA". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

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