| Posillipo Circuit | |
 | |
| Race information | |
|---|---|
| Number of times held | 15 |
| First held | 1948 |
| Last held | 1962 |
| Most wins (drivers) | Giuseppe Farina (2 wins) |
| Most wins (constructors) | Ferrari (8 wins) |
| Circuit length | 4.100 km (2.491 miles) |
The Grand Prix of Naples was an auto racing event, held in Posillipo, in Naples.
In its original incarnation, it began in 1934. Known as the Coppa Principessa di Piemonte in honor of Marie-José of Belgium, it continued from the same event held in 1933 in the Circuito Province Meridionale. It was held again from 1937 to 1939, although from 1938 it was purely a Voiturette race and attracted all-Maserati entries.[1][2]
After World War II it was restarted as the Gran Premio di Napoli, starting in 1948. The race took place at the 4,100 metres (2.5 mi) Circuito di Posillipo, going along the Via A. Manzoni and Via Nuova Parco. Starting in Formula Two regulations, but from 1954 it became either a sports car race or a non-Championship Formula One race. It was last held in 1962.
In 1998, the Naples circuit received the Rievocazione Storica Gran Premio di Napoli (Grand Prix of Naples Historic Revival). The name Gran Premio di Napoli now refers to a cycling event.
- ^ Leif Snellman & Felix Muelas (15 April 2009). "1938 Grand Prix Season: Part 2". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ Leif Snellman & Felix Muelas (15 April 2009). "1939 Grand Prix Season: Part 3". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2009.