Alfa Romeo P1

The P1 was the first only produced for racing cars by the car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. The Alfa Romeo actually G.P.R. called car was designed by Giuseppe Merosi and had a six-cylinder engine with 1990 cc and double ignition. The first race that should be disputed with him, was the Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 9, 1923. Racecourse was opened only removed in the previous year, only about 20 km from the Alfa Romeo factory. On the eve of the race Ugo Sivocci crashed in training with one of the three P1 on the wet track and was killed. Alfa Romeo then said from the participation in the race. It was the premature end of the season and, ultimately, the end of the P1 for Alfa Romeo.

The P2 appeared in 1924 and was designed by Vittorio Jano, the then- works racing driver Enzo Ferrari had temporarily lured away from Fiat. The car had a supercharged eight-cylinder engine with 1987 cc capacity, which deliver up to 140 hp and a top speed of 225 km / h allowed. The Alfa Romeo P2 won the first Grand Prix World Championship title in 1925. By 1930, six of them were built, which made ​​a total of 18 victories.

1932, the successor P3, also called type B was built by Jano. The P3 cars were equipped with a 2.7 -liter engine and made 215 hp. They dominated in the following years, numerous Grand Prix. In many mountain races the P3 have been used successfully. A total of 15 units were built, which together generated a grand total of 29 victories. Among the victorious drivers included Rudolf Caracciola, Tazio Nuvolari, Louis Chiron and Mario Tadini.