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 ArcangeliMaserati ChironBugatti BiondettiTalbot NicolottiAlfa Romeo C. NenzioniMaserati FagioliMaserati CaflischMercedes-Benz VarziAlfa Romeo CampariAlfa Romeo A. SartorioMaserati TadiniAlfa Romeo von MorgenBugatti NuvolariAlfa Romeo BouriatBugatti RenziBugatti
Classification
Race PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid 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 Source:
Louis Chiron took over the #30 Bugatti of Guy Bouriat on lap five, driving it for the remainder of the race.
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