1930 Rome Grand Prix
# 1930 Rome Grand Prix

The 1930 Rome Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuito Tre Fontane on 25 May 1930. Maserati driver Luigi Arcangeli won the race, ahead of the shared works Bugatti of Guy Bouriat and Louis Chiron, and the privateer Bugatti of Heinrich Joachim von Morgen.

## Entries

| No | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Luigi Arcangeli | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | Maserati 26M | 2.5 L8 |
| 4 | Louis Chiron | Automobiles Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti | Bugatti T35B | 2.3 L8 |
| 6 | Clemente Biondetti | Scuderia Materassi | Talbot | Talbot 700 | 1.5 L8 |
| 8 | Pietro Nicolotti | Private entry | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 | 1.5 L6 |
| 10 | Cleto Nenzioni | Private entry | Maserati | Maserati 26B | 2.1 L8 |
| 12 | Luigi Fagioli | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | Maserati 26 | 1.7 L8 |
| 14 | Fritz Caflisch | Private entry | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz SS | 7.1 L6 |
| 16 | Achille Varzi | SA Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo P2 | 2.0 L8 |
| 18 | Giuseppe Campari | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS | 1.8 L6 |
| 20 | Arrigo Sartorio | Private entry | Maserati | Maserati 26 | 1.5 L8 |
| 22 | Mario Tadini | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS | 1.8 L6 |
| 24 | Heinrich Joachim von Morgen | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T35B | 2.3 L8 |
| 26 | Emil Frankl | Private entry | Steyr | Steyr 4.5 Liter | 4.5 L6 |
| 28 | Tazio Nuvolari | SA Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo P2 | 2.0 L8 |
| 30 | Guy Bouriat | Automobiles Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti | Bugatti T35B | 2.3 L8 |
| 32 | Cesare Renzi | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T37A | 1.5 L8 |
| 34 | Cesare Pastore | Private entry | Maserati | Maserati 26B | 2.1 L8 |
| 36 | Colonna de Stigliano | Private entry | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 | 1.8 L6 |
| ? | Filippo Sartorio | Enrico or F. Sartorio | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 | 1.5 L6 |
| ? | Arrigo Nenzioni | A. or E. Nenzioni | Maserati | Maserati 26 | 1.5 L8 |
| ? | William Grover-Williams | Automobiles Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti | Bugatti T35B | 2.3 L8 |
| ? | ? | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo P2 | 2.0 L8 |
| ? | ? | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 | 1.5 L6 |

## Starting grid

Starting grid — 1930 Rome Grand Prix :

| | | Arcangeli Maserati |
| - | - | - |
| | Chiron Bugatti | Arcangeli Maserati |
| Biondetti Talbot | Chiron Bugatti | |
| | | Nicolotti Alfa Romeo |
| | C. Nenzioni Maserati | Nicolotti Alfa Romeo |
| Fagioli Maserati | C. Nenzioni Maserati | |
| | | Caflisch Mercedes-Benz |
| | Varzi Alfa Romeo | Caflisch Mercedes-Benz |
| Campari Alfa Romeo | Varzi Alfa Romeo | |
| | | A. Sartorio Maserati |
| | Tadini Alfa Romeo | A. Sartorio Maserati |
| von Morgen Bugatti | Tadini Alfa Romeo | |
| | | Nuvolari Alfa Romeo |
| | Bouriat Bugatti | Nuvolari Alfa Romeo |
| Renzi Bugatti | Bouriat Bugatti | |

## Classification

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Luigi Arcangeli | Maserati 26M | 20 | 1:56:37.8 | 1 |
| 2 | 30 | Guy Bouriat Louis Chiron | Bugatti T35B | 20 | +1.8 | 14 |
| 3 | 24 | Heinrich Joachim von Morgen | Bugatti T35B | 20 | +7:47.0 | 12 |
| 4 | 6 | Clemente Biondetti | Talbot 700 | 20 | +10:26.2 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 | Giuseppe Campari | Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS | 20 | +10:41.6 | 9 |
| 6 | 14 | Fritz Caflisch | Mercedes-Benz SS | 20 | +14:34.4 | 7 |
| 7 | 22 | Mario Tadini | Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS | 20 | +22:31.4 | 11 |
| 8 | 32 | Cesare Renzi | Bugatti T35C | 20 | +24:38.6 | 15 |
| NC | 8 | Pietro Nicolotti | Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 | 20 | Exceeded maximum time | 4 |
| Ret | 12 | Luigi Fagioli | Maserati 26 | 19 | Rear axle bearing | 6 |
| Ret | 28 | Tazio Nuvolari | Alfa Romeo P2 | 19 | Broken piston | 13 |
| NC | 20 | Arrigo Sartorio | Maserati 26 | 18 | +2 laps | 10 |
| Ret | 10 | Cleto Nenzioni | Maserati 26 | 12 | ? | 5 |
| Ret | 16 | Achille Varzi | Alfa Romeo P2 | 6 | Clutch | 8 |
| Ret | 4 | Louis Chiron | Bugatti T35B | 2 | Engine bearing | 2 |
| DNS | ? | Filippo Sartorio | Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 | | Raced 1100 cc | |
| DNS | ? | William Grover-Williams | Bugatti T35B | | Reserve driver | |
| DNA | 26 | Emil Frankl | Steyr 4.5 Liter | | Did not appear | |
| DNA | 34 | Cesare Pastore | Maserati 26B | | Did not appear | |
| DNA | 36 | Colonna de Stigliano | Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 | | Did not appear | |
| DNA | ? | Arrigo Nenzioni | Maserati 26 | | Did not appear | |
| DNA | ? | ? | Alfa Romeo P2 | | Did not appear | |
| DNA | ? | ? | Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 | | Did not appear | |
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* Louis Chiron took over the #30 Bugatti of Guy Bouriat on lap five, driving it for the remainder of the race.
