Giro d'Italia automobilistico
The Giro d'Italia automobilistico was an automobile race around Italy, historically first held in 1901, then reinstituted as annual event between 1973 and 1980, resurrected for 1988 and 1989, and again in 2011. Both in its historical and modern iterations the Giro d'Italia was inspired by its French equivalent, the Tour de France Automobile. History 1901 The first Giro d'Italia was organised by Club automobilistico di Torino (Automobile club of Turin) with the patronage of Milanese newspaper Il Corriere della Sera. Seventy-two crews enrolled. The race started on 27 April 1901 in Turin; of the 72 cars which had enrolled, only 32 were present at the starting line. These included nine Fiats, four Panhards, four Peugeots, three Renaults, two Rossellis, two Morses, and one each from Benz, Ceirano, Delahaye, Marchand, Daimler, De Dion, Isotta Fraschini and Darracq. 1934 The 1934 edition was held over three days and , on a circular route from Rome to Calabria and back, including a stage in Messina on the island of Sicily. Carlo Pintacuda and Mario Nardilli won in a Lancia Astura. 1954 The 1954 edition was held over ten days, seven stages and , beginning and ending at the Monza Circuit and stopping at Sanremo, Naples, Bari, Rimini, Merano and Turin along the way. Luigi Taramazzo and Gerino Gerini won in an Alfa Romeo 1900 SS. 1973 The first Giro d'Italia automobilistico took place between 24 and 28 October. The race was part of the Italian Group 4 Championship. {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" width=650px |+ Route and events !width=100px| Day !width=250px| Leg !width=200px| Circuit or route !width=100px| Event |- |rowspan=2| 25 October |rowspan=2| Turin–Varano de' Melegari || Cesana–Sestriere || Hillclimb |- | Autodromo di Casale || Circuit race |- |rowspan=4| 26 October |rowspan=4| Varano de' Melegari–Misano Adriatico || Autodromo di Varano || Time trial |- | Autodromo del Mugello || Circuit race |- | Autodromo Dino Ferrari || Circuit race |- | Autodromo di Misano || Night time trial |- |rowspan=3| 27 October |rowspan=3| Misano Adriatico–Turin || Autodromo di Misano || Circuit race |- | Autodromo di Varano || Circuit race |- | Autodromo di Casale || Night time trial |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" width=500px |- bgcolor="#efefef" |+ Podium finishers |- !width=5%| Rank !width=25%| Drivers !width=40%| TeamCar !width=10%| Class !width=20%| Time |- |align=center|1 | || Scuderia Nettuno De Tomaso Pantera Gr.4 ||align=center| Gr. 4 || 55 m 35.0 s |- |align=center|2 | || Bonomelli Squadra Corse Porsche 911 ||align=center| Gr. 5 || 57 m 11.2 s |- |align=center|3 | || Brescia Corse Porsche 911 ||align=center| Gr. 5 || 59 m 57.3 s |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" width=500px |- bgcolor="#efefef" |+ Class winners |- !width=10%| Class !width=25%| Drivers !width=40%| Car !width=20%| Time |- !colspan=4 align=center|Group 5 |- | >1300 cc | Bonomelli-Bonomelli || Porsche 911 || 57 m 11.2 s |- !colspan=4 align=center|Group 4 |- | >2000 cc | Casoni-Minganti || De Tomaso Pantera Gr.4 || 55 m 35.0 s |- | 2000 cc | Dal Ben-Besenzoni || Fiat 124 S || 1 h 08 m