| 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 | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | .svg.png.webp) Achille Varzi | Maserati | |
| Time | 2:30.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||

Race start
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.[1]
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 | .svg.png.webp) Antonio Brivio | Scuderia Materassi | Talbot | Talbot 700 | 1.5 L8 | 
| 8 |  Avattaneo | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T35C | 2.0 L8 | 
| 10 | .svg.png.webp) Carlo Pedrazzini | Private entry | Maserati | Maserati 26B | 1.5 L8 | 
| 11 |  Philippe Étancelin | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T35C | 2.0 L8 | 
| 12 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Luigi Arcangeli | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | Maserati 26M | 2.5 L8 | 
| 32 | .svg.png.webp) Tazio Nuvolari | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo P2 | 2.0 L8 | 
| 34 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Baconin Borzacchini | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo P2 | 2.0 L8 | 
| 44 |  Heinz Ipse | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T35 | 2.0 L8 | 
| 46 | .svg.png.webp) Giuseppe Campari | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo P2 | 2.0 L8 | 
Over 3000 cc
| No | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | .svg.png.webp) Ernesto Maserati | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | Maserati V4 | 4.0 2x8 | 
| 50 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Amedeo Ruggeri | Private entry | Itala | ? | 4.7 L4 | 
Up to 1100 cc
| No | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 |  ? | ? | Amilcar | ? | 1.1 | 
| 60 | .svg.png.webp) Umberto Klinger | Private entry | Maserati | Maserati 26C | 1.1 L8 | 
| 62 | .svg.png.webp) Mario Moradei | Private entry | Salmson | ? | 1.1 | 
| 64 |  Gerhard Macher | Private entry | DKW | DKW RWD | 1.0 L4 | 
| 66 | .svg.png.webp) Luigi Premoli | Private entry | Salmson | ? | 1.1 L8 | 
| 68 |  ? | ? | Amilcar | ? | 1.1 | 
| 70 | .svg.png.webp) Abele Clerici | Private entry | Salmson | ? | 1.1 | 
| 72 |  Hans Simons | Private entry | DKW | DKW FWD | 1.0 L4 | 
| 74 | .svg.png.webp) Albino Pratesi | Private entry | Salmson | ? | 1.1 | 
| 76 | .svg.png.webp) Emilio Romano | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T36 | 1.1 L8 | 
| 78 |  Victor Marret | Private entry | Salmson | ? | 1.1 | 
| 80 | .svg.png.webp) Alfiero Maserati | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | Maserati 26C | 1.1 L8 | 
| 82 | .svg.png.webp) Aldo Gerardi | Private entry | Amilcar | ? | 1.1 | 
| 84 |  Ruggiero Bisighin | Filippo Ardizzone | Maserati | Maserati 26C | 1.1 L8 | 
| 86 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Piero Bucci | Private entry | Lombard | ? | 1.1 | 
| 94 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Sergio Carnevali | Private entry | Rally | ? | 1.1 | 
| 102 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Brivio Talbot | ||||
|  Avattaneo Bugatti | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Pedrazzini Maserati | ||||
|  Étancelin Bugatti | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Biondetti Talbot | ||||
|  Tabacci Bugatti | ||||
|  von Morgen Bugatti | ||||
|  Fourny Bugatti | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Giovanni Minozzi | Bugatti T35C | 14 | +31.2 | 10 | 
| 4 | 10 | .svg.png.webp) Carlo Pedrazzini | Maserati 26B | 14 | +57.2 | 4 | 
| 5 | 12 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Antonio Brivio | Talbot 700 | 10 | 2 | |
| DNA | 2 |  Raffaelli Toti | Maserati 26 | Did not appear | ||
| Source:[1] | ||||||
- Positions 1-4 progressed to the final; positions 5-8 were eligible for the repêchage.[1]
Heat 2 (2000 cc to 3000 cc)
Starting grid
| Starting grid — Heat two, 1930 Monza Grand Prix | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Lehoux Bugatti | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Varzi Maserati | ||||
|  Burggaller Bugatti | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Arcangeli Maserati | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Nuvolari Alfa Romeo | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Fagioli Maserati | ||||
|  Dafarra Bugatti | ||||
|  Stefanelli Bugatti | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Borzacchini Alfa Romeo | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Campari Alfa Romeo | ||||
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | .svg.png.webp) Luigi Arcangeli | Maserati 26M | 14 | 36:36.2 | 4 | 
| 2 | 42 | .svg.png.webp) Baconin Borzacchini | Alfa Romeo P2 | 14 | +43.4 | 9 | 
| 3 | 34 | .svg.png.webp) Luigi Fagioli | Maserati 26M | 14 | +1:03.2 | 6 | 
| 4 | 26 | .svg.png.webp) Achille Varzi | Maserati 26M | 14 | +1:29.6 | 2 | 
| 5 | 32 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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:[1] | ||||||
- 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.[1]
Heat 3 (over 3000 cc)
Starting grid
| Starting grid — Heat three, 1930 Monza Grand Prix | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) E. Maserati Maserati | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Stapp Duesenberg | ||||
|  Caracciola Mercedes-Benz | ||||
|  Caflisch Mercedes-Benz | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Ruggeri Itala | ||||
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | .svg.png.webp) Ernesto Maserati | Maserati V4 | 14 | 39:25.4 | 1 | 
| 2 | 52 |  Rudolf Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz SSK | 14 | +24.0 | 3 | 
| 3 | 50 | .svg.png.webp) Babe Stapp | Duesenberg A | 14 | +1:40.4 | 2 | 
| 4 | 54 |  Federico Caflisch | Mercedes-Benz SS | 14 | +3:54.4 | 4 | 
| 5 | 56 | .svg.png.webp) Amedeo Ruggeri | Itala | 14 | +4:14.6 | 5 | 
| Source:[1] | ||||||
- Positions 1-4 progressed to the final; position 5 was eligible for the repêchage.[1]
Repêchage
Starting grid
| Starting grid — Repêchage, 1930 Monza Grand Prix | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Sartorio Maserati | ||||
|  Lehoux Bugatti | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Nuvolari Alfa Romeo | ||||
|  Dafarra Bugatti | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Campari Alfa Romeo | ||||
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Heat | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | .svg.png.webp) Tazio Nuvolari | 2 | Alfa Romeo P2 | 7 | 20:01.0 | 3 | 
| 2 | 46 | .svg.png.webp) 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:[1] | |||||||
- Positions 1-2 progressed to the final.[1]
Heat 4 (voiturettes - up to 1100 cc)
Starting grid
| Starting grid — Heat four, 1930 Monza Grand Prix | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Klinger Maserati | ||||
|  Macher DKW | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Premoli Salmson | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Clerici Salmson | ||||
|  Simons DKW | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Pratesi Salmson | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Romano Bugatti | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) A. Maserati Maserati | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Gerardi Amilcar | ||||
|  Bisighin Maserati | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Platé Lombard | ||||
|  Dourel Amilcar | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Bucci Lombard | ||||
|  Decaroli Salmson | ||||
|  Scaron Amilcar | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Carnevali Rally | ||||
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 | .svg.png.webp) Luigi Premoli | Salmson | 14 | 43:37.0 | 3 | 
| 2 | 98 |  José Scaron | Amilcar MCO | 14 | +5.4 | 15 | 
| 3 | 60 | .svg.png.webp) Umberto Klinger | Maserati 26C | 14 | +2:17.6 | 1 | 
| 4 | 80 | .svg.png.webp) Alfiero Maserati | Maserati 26C | 14 | +2:27.0 | 8 | 
| 5 | 88 |  Emile Dourel | Amilcar CO | 14 | +2:32.6 | 12 | 
| 6 | 70 | .svg.png.webp) Abele Clerici | Salmson | 14 | +4:49.6 | 4 | 
| 7 | 86 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Aldo Gerardi | Amilcar | 14 | +8:30.2 | 9 | 
| Ret | 74 | .svg.png.webp) Albino Pratesi | Salmson | 13 | 6 | |
| Ret | 96 |  Louis Decaroli | Salmson | 13 | 14 | |
| Ret | 84 |  Ruggiero Bisighin | Maserati 26C | 11 | 10 | |
| Ret | 76 | .svg.png.webp) Emilio Romano | Bugatti T36 | 10 | 7 | |
| Ret | 92 | .svg.png.webp) Piero Bucci | Lombard | 3 | 13 | |
| Ret | 100 | .svg.png.webp) Sergio Carnevali | Rally | 3 | 16 | |
| DNA | 58 |  ? | Amilcar | Did not appear | ||
| DNA | 62 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Francesco Matrullo | Amilcar | Did not appear | ||
| DNA | 102 | .svg.png.webp) 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:[1] | ||||||
- Positions 1-2 progressed to the final.[1]
Final
Starting grid
| Starting grid — Final, 1930 Monza Grand Prix | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Nuvolari Alfa Romeo | ||||
|  Caflisch Mercedes-Benz | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Campari Alfa Romeo | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Minozzi Bugatti | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Stapp Duesenberg | ||||
|  Caracciola Mercedes-Benz | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Varzi Maserati | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) E. Maserati Maserati | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Arcangeli Maserati | ||||
| .svg.png.webp) Pedrazzini Maserati | ||||
| A | ||||
| A | ||||
| A | ||||
|  von Morgen Bugatti | ||||
| A | ||||
- ^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.[1]
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Heat | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | .svg.png.webp) Achille Varzi | 2 | Maserati 26M | 35 | 1:35:46.2 | 7 | 
| 2 | 30 | .svg.png.webp) Luigi Arcangeli | 2 | Maserati 26M | 35 | +0.2 | 9 | 
| 3 | 48 | .svg.png.webp) Ernesto Maserati | 3 | Maserati V4 | 35 | +24.2 | 8 | 
| 4 | 20 | .svg.png.webp) Giovanni Minozzi | 1 | Bugatti T35C | 35 | +3:37.0 | 4 | 
| 5 | 34 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Carlo Pedrazzini | 1 | Maserati 26B | 18 | Lost wheel | 10 | 
| Ret | 16 |  Heinrich Joachim von Morgen | 1 | Bugatti T35C | 10 | Tyres | 14 | 
| Ret | 42 | .svg.png.webp) Baconin Borzacchini | 2 | Alfa Romeo P2 | 8 | Tyres | ? | 
| Ret | 32 | .svg.png.webp) Tazio Nuvolari | 2 | Alfa Romeo P2 | 7 | Tyres | 1 | 
| Ret | 46 | .svg.png.webp) Giuseppe Campari | 2 | Alfa Romeo P2 | 7 | Tyres | 3 | 
| DNS | 66 | .svg.png.webp) Luigi Premoli | 4 | Salmson | Forfeit start | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||||
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