Pre-World War Two Races


Before World War Two, there were races held which were not Grands Prix, Formula Libre, Voiturette or Cycle Car races (these are detailed elsewhere). These pages hope to capture these other races.


I Coppa delle Alpi
1921


 1 Sandonnino			Itala
 2 Rebuffo			Itala
 3 Minoia			Mercedes
 4 Sivocci			Alfa Romeo
 5 Sailer			Mercedes
 6 Ferrari			Alfa Romeo


II Coppa delle Alpi
1922


 1 Cattaneo			Ceirano
 2 Bianchi Anderloni		Ceirano
 3 Rebuffo			Itala
 4 Moriondo			Itala
 5 Iliprandi			OM
 6 Schiapatti			Diatto


Coppa delle tre Venezie
1923


Over 2000cc
 1 Angeli			Alfa Romeo
 2 Du Chene Perron		Ceirano
 3 Colonna			Austro-Daimler

Under 2000cc
 1 Treves			Diatto
 2 Tarabocchia			Aurea
 3 Sandonnino			Diatto


III Coppa delle Alpi
1923


1500cc
 1 Minoia			OM			first overall
 2 Coffani			OM
 3 Iliprandi			OM

1100cc
 1 Costantini			Amilcar

2000cc
 1 Bechetti			Ansaldo
 2 Landi			Itala
 3 Sandonnino			Itala

3000cc
 1 Garro			Spa
 2 Beria d'Argentina		Spa
 3 Scarfiotti			Spa


I ADAC Stadion-Rennen
28th-19th April 1923 - Berlin Stadionbahn


Heat 1 - 4 bhp small cars: 30 laps
 1 Koch                         Koco            16m53.0, 71.076 kph
 2 Hausherr                     Omicron         16m59.2, 27 laps
 3 Pulkowski                    Hagea-Moto      16m59.6, 27 laps

Heat 2 - 4 bhp small cars: 30 laps
 1 Hüttner                      Omicron         15m23.8, 77.938 kph
 2 Hoffmann                     Koco            16m45.4
 3 van Horn                     Nug             17 laps (engine lost oil) 

Heat 3 - 4 bhp small cars: 30 laps
 1 Rudolf Caracciola            Ego             15m39.2, 76.660 kph
 2 Niedlich                     Grade           15m52.9
 3 Seeger                       Bob             17m26.2
 4 Pingel                       Omicron         17m39.6

Final - 4 bhp small cars: 40 laps
 1 Rudolf Caracciola            Ego             20m29.6, 78.074 kph
 2 Niedlich                     Grade           20m45.0
 3 Hoffmann                     Koco            20m46.6, 38 laps
 4 Hüttner                      Omicron         20m51.6, 34 laps

Heat 1 - 5 bhp small cars: 20 laps
 1 Fettkenheuer                 Bob             10m18.0, 77.669 kph
 2 Koch                         Koco            10m24.6, 19 laps
 3 Sörensen                     Club            10m21.4, 18 laps
 4 Hausherr                     Omicron         10m52.0, 17 laps

Heat 2  - 5 bhp small cars: 20 laps
 1 Pingel                       Omicron         10m09.2, 78.791 kph
 2 Wetzel                       Peter Moritz    10m33.8, 18 laps
 3 Pulkowski                    Hagea-Moto      10m14.0, 16 laps
 4 Wachsmann                    Club            5 laps - DSQ as engine lost oil

Final - 5 bhp small cars: 40 laps
 1 Fettkenheuer                 Bob             21m00.2, 76.178 kph
 2 Koch                         Koco            21m09.4, 37 laps
 3 Wetzel                       Peter Moritz    21m26.2, 36 laps
 4 Pingel                       Omicron         33 laps (puncture)



Gran Premio de Cordoba
12 October 1923 - La Tablada: 18.050 km x ? laps


 1 Daniel Artagaveytia		Hudson
 2 Pedro Malgor			Lincoln
 3 Ernesto Bóssola		Chevrolet Baquette
 4 Mariano de la Fuente		Studebaker

Notes: 16 entrants


Copa América
? 1923 - RA


 1 Federico Serra Lima		Hudson


IV Coppa delle Alpi
1924


Turismo
 1 T.Danieli			OM
 2 M.Danieli			OM
 3 Desio			OM

2000cc
 1 Caffani			OM		first overall
 2 Minoia			OM
 3 Schieppati			Diatto

3000cc
 1 Cattaneo			Ceirano

Categoria Militari
 1 Papa-Guidi			OM
 2 Torti-Godini			OM
 3 Grassi-Venino		OM



Coppa delle tre Venezie
1924


Turismo 1500cc
 1 Casarotti			Fiat
 2 Danieli			OM
 3 Mennestrina			Fiat

2000cc
 1 Danieli			OM
 2 Gloria			Diatto

>2000cc
 1 Sartorio			Lancia



Premio Otoño
13 April 1924 - Morón: 250 miles


1 Juan Malcolm                  Chandler
2 Eduardo Luro                  Stutz
3 Jorge A Luro                  Hudson
4 Antonio Gerli                 Lancia
5 Antonio Trabucco              Hudson



Mar del Plata
1 June 1924


1 Duggan			Packard



Premio Audax
12 October 1924 - La Tablada: 18.050 km x ? laps


1 Bernardo Duggan		Hudson			96.422 kph
2 Leopoldo Pérez Irigoyen	Lincoln
3 Antonio Gerli			Lancia
4 John Malcolm			Alfa Romeo RLS

Notes: 22 cars



Copa América
? 1924 - RA


 1 Raúl Riganti			Hudson
 4 Ernesto Blanco		Reo



V Coppa delle Alpi
1925


Turismo 1100cc
 1 Bianchi			Peugeot
 2 Letailleur			Peugeot
 3 Crespi			Sam

1500cc
 1 Tassara			Bugatti

Categoria Militari Ufficiali
 1 Cap.Guerrini/Volpi		OM
 2 Maggi Tolotti/Conte		OM
 3 Cap.Giuliani/Bruno		OM

Categoria Militari Truppa
EX Aletti e Margonari		Fiat
 2 D'Agostino			Fiat


Premio Audax
26 April 1925 - La Tablada: 18.050 km x ? laps


Cancelled due to accident involving Eduardo Luro. There were 20 competitors.


Premio Otoño
14 July 1925 - Morón: 250 miles


1 Raúl Riganti                  Stutz
2 Ernesto Blanco                Reo
3 M Lopez Talbo                 Cadillac
4 Domingo Bucci                 Hudson
5 Alberto Metivier              Haynes
  Juan Malcolm                  Hudson
  Ermanno Blanchiardi           Chandler
  Ernesto Bóssola               Flint
  race stopped after six laps



1926 500 Millas de Rafaela

Race started 06/06, stopped because of heavy rain, re-run 29/08
1 Raúl Riganti Hudson 6h20m23, 126.925 kph 2 Ernesto Blanco Reo 6h46m41 3 Emilio Kartsulovic Auburn only 3 cars finished within the stipulated 10hrs R Domingo Bucci Hudson Juan Malcolm Hudson Eduardo Estanguet Bugatti Eduardo Carú Alfa Romeo Ernesto Zanardi Alfa Romeo Pablo Guglieri Fiat Antonio Gerli Lancia Florencio Fernandez Stutz Antonio Gaudino Hupmobile Eduardo Pedrazinni Hupmobile Tomás Roatta Hudson Cesár Scaraffia Hudson Jorge Perin Packard Armando Romitelli Buick Fernando Bini Buick Humberto D'Agostini Rugby Jose Piovano Dodge

Premio Audax
10 November 1926 - La Tablada: 18.050 km x ? laps


1 Ernesto Bóssola		Bugatti T35			105.032 kph
2 Domingo Bucci			Hudson
3 Alejandro Posca		Dodge
4 Antonio Gaudino		Hupmobile
5 Ernesto Zanardi		Alfa Romeo RLS

Fastest Lap: Bóssola, 9m34.80 (114.42 kph)


I Gran Premio Provincia de Santa Fe/IX Copa Kade
14 November 1926

Two stage race, from Rosario to Santa Fe and back.
1 Bossola Bugatti

Premio Otoño
10 March 1927 - Mercedes: 250 miles (40 laps)


1 Victor Pángaro                Bugatti 1500
2 Domingo Bucci                 Hudson
3 Juan A Gaudino                Hupmobile
4 Jorge Cíceres                 Willys-Knight
5 Fernando Bini                 Buick



Gran Premio de Cordoba
24 April 1927 - Alberti: 38.042 km x ? laps


1 Domingo Bucci			Hudson



II Gran Premio Provincia de Santa Fe
5 September 1927 - Esperanza: 18.797 km x ? laps


1 Domingo Bucci			Hudson



Premio Audax
9 October 1927 - La Tablada: 18.050 km x ? laps


1 Jorge Perín			Bugatti T35C			110.570 kph
2 José Zelaya			Dodge
3 Francisco Hampton		Hudson
4 Alejandro Posca		Dodge

Fastest Lap: Bóssola, 117.429 kph on lap 3



500 Millas de Rafaele
1927


1 Juan Malcolm                  Delage GP
2 Domingo Bucci                 Hudson
3 Ernesto Bóssola               Bugatti T35



III Gran Premio Provincia de Sante Fe
1928 - Esperanza: 18.797 km x ? laps


 1 Domingo Bucci		Hudson
 R Raúl Riganti			Hudson			accident
 R Jorge Perin			Bugatti T35		accident



Premio Otoño
15 April 1928 - Mercedes: 250 miles


1 Eric Forrest-Greene           Bugatti
2 Juan Malcolm                  Delage
3 Carlos Zatuszek               Mercedes-Benz K
4 Urquiza Anchorena             Bugatti




500 Millas de Rafaele
27 May 1928


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



Premio Audax
4 November 1928 - La Tablada: 18.050 km x ? laps


1 Estanguet			Bugatti



500 Millas de Rafaele
2 June 1929


1 Domingo Bucci                 Hudson
2 Zatuszek/Brendt               Mercedes-Benz SSK
3 Eleuterio Donzini             Hudson
4 Raúl Riganti                  Hudson
R Juan B Lavarello              Bugatti



III Gran Premio Provincia de Sante Fe
15 September 1929 - Esperanza: 18.797 km x ? laps


1 Milone			Bugatti



Premio Audax
20 October 1929 - La Tablada: 18.050 km x ? laps


1 Carlos Zatuszcek		Mercedes-Benz SSK
2 Domingo Bucci			Hudson
3 Curio Rosanigo		Fiat
4 Juan Lavarello		Bugatti
5 Ernesto Bóssola		Whippet

Fastest Lap: Zatsuzcek, 118.44 kph, on lap 7



Premio Audax
1930 - La Tablada: 18.050 km x ? laps


1 Zatuscek			Mercedes



500 Millas de Rafaele
6 September 1930


1 Cayetano D'Amico              Gardner         only classified finisher
  Ricardo Nasi                  Hudson          finished, but out of time
R Domingo Bucci                 Hudson
R Raúl Riganti                  Hudson
R Ansaldo                       Hudson
R Alberto Fontana               Hudson
R Jorge Coen                    Auburn
R Eleuterio Donzini             Marmon
R Eduardo Pedrazzini            Ford A




Premio Otoño
12 April 1931 Mercedes: 250 miles


1 Carlos Zatuszek               Mercedes-Benz SSK
2 Ernesto Blanco                Reo
3 Florencio Fernández           Marmon
4 Cayetano D'Amico              Fiat 519
5 Juan Otilio Medina 
6 Ricardo Carú                  Fiat 519
  Ernesto Bóssola               Mosquito Special
  Augusto McCarthy              Fiat 525
  Liberto Méstola               Cadillac
  Osvaldo Médica                De Soto



Gran Premio de Cordoba
1931


1 Domingo Bucci			Hudson				113.418 kph
2 Jorge Zavalia Lagos		Mercedes-Benz SSK-RS
3 Juan Zerba Balbi		Graham Paige Special
4 Ernesto Bóssola		Willys "Mosquito"

Fastest Lap: Lagos, 124.25 kph on lap 3
Pole Position: Lagos, 132.611 kph



Premio Otoño
8 January 1932 - Mercedes: 250 miles


1 Carlos Zatuszek               Mercedes-Benz SSK
2 Eduardo Estanguet             Mercedes-Benz SSK
3 "Juan Urquiza"                Stutz
4 Tadeo Taddia                  Chrysler



Gran Premio Argentino
1932 - Buenos Aires-Córdoba-Buenos Aires: 960 miles


 1 Ernesto Blanco		Reo



ACA Premio Otoño
1933


 1 Ernesto Blanco		Reo



Automóvil Club de Tres Arroyos
1935 - 8845 miles


 1 Ernesto Blanco		Reo



Automóvil Club de Tres Arroyos
1936 - 8845 miles


 1 Ernesto Blanco		Reo



500 Millas de Rafaele
1936


 1 Ernesto Blanco		Reo
 ? Carlos Anzani		Alfa Romeo 2.9



500 Millas de Rafaele
1940


 1 Ernesto Blanco		Reo