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  Grand Prix Racing - the whole story
Grand Prix racing began in Pescara in 1924, although the race only acheived championship status once, in 1957.
The circuit was a demanding course utilising roads around the seaside town of Pescara.
The inaugural event in 1924 resulted in a victory for one Enzo Ferrari, while during the thirties the Pescara Grand Prix invariably attracted the top class drivers, all of whom were keen to show their skills on the narrow, bumpy circuit.
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  Pescara Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pescara Grand Prix is the longest circuit ever used in the F1 World Championship, at just under 16 miles.
Located in Pescara, an Italian town, on the adriatic coast, it utilised the roads there.
Grand Prix motor racing first started here with Enzo Ferrari winning in 1924.
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 Pescara Grand Prix Guides, Tutorials   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Pescara is a city in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, 42°28N 14°12E, on the Adriatic sea ; with a population of 121,700 as of the 2003 census.
Pescara Pescara is a city in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, 42°28N 14°12E, on the Adriatic sea; with a population of 121,700 as of the 2003 census.
Pescara Grand Prix The Pescara Grand Prix is the longest circuit ever used in the F1 World Championship, at just under 16 miles.
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 Articles - Swiss Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Swiss Grand Prix was the premier auto race of Switzerland ; in its later years, it was a Formula One race.
Grand Prix motor racing came to Switzerland in 1934, to the Bremgarten circuit located just outside the city of Bremgarten, Bern.
The Swiss Grand Prix returned to the racing calendar in 1982 for one year, albeit at a track just across the border in Dijon, France.
www.awningz.com /articles/Swiss_Grand_Prix   (168 words)

  
 The Story of the Grand Prix
The defining race of the pre- WW1 era was the ACF Grand Prix of 1914.
In 1922 the Italian Grand Prix was held at one of these new tracks, the Autodromo Monza.
Grand Prix racing in accordance with a strict formula based on engine size and weight was abandoned in 1928.In its place, races were run under Formula Libre rules.
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 Science Fair Projects - Japanese Grand Prix
In monsoon conditions, Lauda, who had survived a near-fatal crash at the German Grand Prix earlier in the season, withdrew from the race stating that his life was more important than the championship.
At the most recent Japanese Grand Prix, on October 12, 2003, Michael Schumacher endured one of the most trying races in his illustious career but managed to secure the point he needed to take his sixth World Championship, beating the record held by Juan Manuel Fangio.
The qualifying session for the 2004 Grand Prix, due to have been held on 9 October, was postponed until race day after a typhoon hit Suzuka.
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 Articles - Belgian Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
To accommodate Grand Prix motor racing, the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps race course was built in 1921 but it was only used for motorcycle racing until 1924.
The first Belgian Grand Prix was won by Antonio Ascari whose son Alberto would win the race in 1952 and 1953.
There was no Belgian Grand Prix in 2003 because of the country's tobacco advertising laws but it returned to the schedule again in 2004.
www.x-moto.net /articles/Belgian_Grand_Prix   (674 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Bahrain Grand Prix
The Bahrain Grand Prix is a Formula One Championship race which first took place at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 4, 2004.
The Bahrain Grand Prix, sponsored by Gulf Air, made history as the first Formula One Grand Prix to be held in the Middle East.
In the run-up to the inaugural Bahrain Grand Prix, some were concerned about the potential for terrorist attacks to take place.
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 San Marino Grand Prix Tickets : San Marino Grand Prix Nascar Tickets at Cheappremiumtickets.com
The track has seen some memorable races over the years and although it is in Italy, the circuit plays host to the San Marino Grand Prix.
To place an order over the telephone you can reach one of our knowledgable and friendly customer service representatives, toll free at 800-Stage90 (800-782-4390), who are standing by to assist you with your San Marino Grand Prix tickets purchase.
If you want to buy San Marino Grand Prix tickets from the venue or organization box offices or their official distribution outlets, please inquire directly with the venues or organizations themselves.
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 Articles - British Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship.
Grand Prix motor racing was first established in Britain by Henry Segrave at the Brooklands course in 1926 after his winning of the French Grand Prix in 1923 and the following year at the Spanish Grand Prix which raised interest in the sport.
In October 2004 the British Grand Prix was left off the preliminary race schedule for 2005 because the BRDC refused to pay the race fee demanded by Bernie Ecclestone, overall controller of Formula One.
www.x-moto.net /articles/British_Grand_Prix   (460 words)

  
 Formula One
Formula One, or Grand Prix racing is the best known single-seater auto racing class, which involves an annual world championship.
Whilst the home of the sport is undoubtedly Europe, races have also been held in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Historically, the series evolved from pre-war European Grand Prix racing[?] of the 1920s and 1930s.
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 Racing Horse - The fast facts of the Italian GP
The Pescara Grand Prix was held in 1957, the only Grand Prix to be named after a town rather than a country, continent or region.
There were 32 starters in 1961, the second highest for a Grand Prix and, not surprisingly, the second most retirements ever too at 20.
Among those is one of three Italian women Grand Prix drivers; the other two are the only women ever to have raced in a Grand Prix, and Lella Lombardi was the only women to get into the points.
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 Legends of Grand Prix Racing 1907 - 1939
Victories in 1931: Monaco Grand Prix and Czechoslovakian Grand Prix in Brno (driver: Louis Chiron) and Tunis Grand Prix (Achille Varzi).
Victories in 1932: Czechoslovakian Grand Prix in Brno (Louis Chiron) and Tunis Grand Prix (Achille Varzi).
Victories in 1933: Italian Grand Prix and Pescara Grand Prix (Luigi Fagioli) and Spanish Grand Prix (Louis Chiron).
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 Atlas F1 Bulletin Board - pictures of Pescara Grand Prix ?
Pescara was with no doubt one of the most difficult track in the world.
This was to be his first Grand Prix start, nevertheless, during practice, he set the fastest speed through the timed kilometer at 300 km/h or 186 mph.
But it is scary when the history department of such a large company employs amateurs working on their history website without proofing the final product by their top historian and presenting the 1938 German GP titled as from 1934 and the 1937 Coppa Acerbo also titled as that of 1934.
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 pitpass - the latest, hottest F1 news
This weekend's Italian Grand Prix, is the 717th Formula One World Championship Grand Prix since the series began in 1950.
Monza is the second oldest Grand Prix location, Indianapolis host of the United States GP, and the Indianapolis 500, which counted towards the Formula One World Championship between 1950 and 1960, is 13 years its senior.
With the advent of the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis in 2000, the American circuit became the oldest location, built in 1909.
www.pitpass.com /src/seasons/2004/gp/italy/facts.php   (1741 words)

  
 Luxembourg GP: A German GP in Disguise
The Luxembourg Grand Prix brings an interesting twist to the Formula One nostalgia lovers - a history of the race, which is only in name connected to the small country between Belgium and Germany, would provide for a very short article.
The Grand Duchy itself never hosted a Formula One event, only a few sportscar races in the first half of this century and a range of Formula Three races on a track near the airport.
In between the two races in England, the European Grand Prix was the platform of the return of a legendary track: Nurburgring.
www.atlasf1.com /98/lux/preview/schot.html   (1191 words)

  
 Monaco Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Grand Prix motor racing came to Monaco in 1929 when the first Grand Prix of Monaco automobile race was held
Missing imageMonacogprix.png Monaco Grand Prix course The Monaco Grand Prix was one of the inaugural races in the Formula One championship in 1950
The Grand Prix of Monaco is organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also runs the Monte Carlo Rally and the Monaco Kart Cup
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 The Last Road Race: The 1957 Pescara Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This is a brilliant account of one of the great sporting events of the last century, at a time when for a grand prix driver 'the chances of survival were statistically no better than those of a Battle of Britain fighter pilot'.
In the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix, 16 cars and drivers tore over public roads on the Adriatic coast in a three–hour race of terrifying speed and danger.
Car' Borgeson, Griffith $ 39.00 Last Open Road, The Levy, Burt $ 25.00 Last Road Race - 1957 Pescara Grand Prix Williams Le Mans Yearbook '03 $ 24.95 Le Mans: 1960-1969 Bollee, M. The Story of the Grand Prix - The history of Grand Prix Racing through the lives of its greatest...
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 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Harry Schell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
He made his Grand Prix debut at Monaco in 1950 in a Cooper, the first rear-engined car to contest a Formula 1 race.
In 1956 he drove a Vanwall in the French Grand Prix at Reims, where he battled for the lead against a trio of Lancia - Ferraris.
In 1957 he drove a works Maserati, finishing third in the Pescara Grand Prix, and produced a career best second place in the 1958 Dutch Grand Prix in a BRM P25.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/drv-schhar.html   (325 words)

  
 The Cruel Sport: Grand Prix Racing 1959-1967   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Daley covers Grand Prix racing thematically: there are sections on the drivers, the factories, practice, accidents, and so forth.
A dramatic, superbly written historical review of Grand Prix auto racing when it was very different than it is today.
For anyone who lived through this period of automotive history, or who wants to learn about the history of the GP circuit before it became a circus, this is the book.
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 2004 Chinese Grand Prix
After over 80 days of absence Ralf Schumacher had returned to the business after his horror crash at the Unites States Grand Prix, he had qualified a fine 5th position and proved that he had nothing lost of his abilities by the accident.
With the extensive grandstand roofs carrying the noise of the engines Shanghai is the loudest Grand Prix circuit.
Before the start of the Chinese Grand Prix the official opening ceremony of the track had taken place in the traditional style of this great nation and with a lot of folklore.
www.research-racing.de /gp04-16-1.htm   (810 words)

  
 Grand Prix Motor Racing - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This authoritative annual on Grand Prix racing is in its 47th year of publication.
The 1997-98 volume includes a foreword by the 1997 title winner Jacques Villeneuve, the first driver to win the championship after just two full seasons of Grand Prix racing.
Life in the Pit Lane: Mechanic's Story of the Benetton Grand Prix Year
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 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Constructors > Ferrari (Scuderia Ferrari)
The result was the Alfa Romeo P2 which was an immediate success in 1924 but in July 1925 the company withdrew after its lead driver Antonio Ascari was killed during the French Grand Prix.
Alfa Romeo was reviving quickly and when Ferrari and Alfa went head to head for the first time in the autumn of 1948 in Turin it was Jean-Pierre Wimille's Alfa Romeo which won.
Farina and Piero Taruffi joined Ascari and (apart from the Indianapolis 500) the team won every Grand Prix of the year with Ascari collecting six consecutive victories and the Championship.
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 GRAND PRIX WINNERS 1885-1949 LIST GUIDELINES
In 1946, the St. Cloud GP, Grand Prix des Nations and the Turin GP were added with the sole objective to determine the "Best Driver" that year.
Grandes Épreuves and events of great publicity, as well as races where some of the main contestants met for competition, are considered major races.
The A.I.A.C.R. cancelled the 1929 World Championship in October that year after an European Grand Prix had not taken place and holding that event was obligatory to authorize the championship.
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 formula 1 racing
Only three cities in Italy have had a Grand Prix valid for the World Championship F.1:Monza,Imola and Pescara(once in 1957).
Now we shall take a brief look at the race of "Pescara", the only citizen F.1 race in Italy.
This is the classification of the Grand Prix Pescara 1957 valid World Championship: 18 laps for 465,100 km.
www.formula1racing.com /PescaraGPbyGianlucaCugini.htm   (184 words)

  
 German Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The German Grand Prix (Großer Preis von Deutschland) is an automobile race
The first national event in German Grand Prix motor racing came to the Automobil Verkehrs und Übungs-Straße AVUS race course in southwest Berlin in 1926 as a sports car race
The 1930 and 1933 German Grand Prix events were both cancelled due to the country's economic problems
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 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 1957 Results > Pescara GP
The cancellation of the Belgian and Dutch GPs earlier in the season enabled the FIA to include the Pescara GP in the World Championship for the first time, although it had been taking place since 1924.
Luigi Musso managed to convince Ferrari to lend him a car and entered the race as a privateer.
Schell finished third with Gregory fourth and Lewis-Evans grabbing fifth at the end of the race from the fourth Maserati factory driver Giorgio Scarlatti.
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 Gran Premio di Pescara - 1957 - Grand Prix Racing - the whole story
Gran Premio di Pescara - 1957 - Grand Prix Racing - the whole story
Apart from the first lap, during which Luigi Musso led the field, Stirling Moss drove at the front like a demon to clinch a win over championship leader Fangio on the Pescara track.
This was the first time the circuit was used as a championship race, although it had hosted non-championship events in the past.
www.gpracing.net192.com /races/reports/63.cfm   (192 words)

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