1927 Italian Grand Prix
Motor car race
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The 1927 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on 4 September 1927.[1]
Date
4 September 1927
Official name
VII Gran Premio d'Italia
V Gran Premio d'Europa
V Gran Premio d'Europa
Course
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
| 1927 Italian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 4 of 5 in the 1927 World Manufacturers' Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 September 1927 | ||
| Official name |
VII Gran Premio d'Italia V Gran Premio d'Europa | ||
| Location | Monza, Italy | ||
| Course | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | ||
| Course length | 10.00 km (6.21 miles) | ||
| Distance | 50 laps, 500 km (310.7 miles) | ||
| Weather | Rain | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cooper-Miller | ||
| Grid positions set by car number | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Robert Benoist | Delage | |
| Time | 3:57.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Delage | ||
| Second |
| OM | |
| Third | Cooper-Miller | ||
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It was part of the 1927 AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship season.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Robert Benoist |
Delage 15 S 8 | 50 | 3h26m59.8 |
| 2 | 12 |  Giuseppe Morandi |
OM 8C GP | 50 | 3h49m32.6 |
| 3 | 10 |  Earl Cooper |
Cooper-Miller Special | 50 | 4h02m05.8 |
| Pete Kreis | |||||
| 4 | 6 | Ferdinando Minoia |
OM 8C GP | 50 | 4h02m28.6 |
| Ret | 8 | George Souders |
Duesenberg Special | 13 | Water in fuel |
| Ret | 2 | Pete Kreis |
Cooper-Miller Special | 1 | Engine |
| Sources:[1][2] | |||||