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Gran Premio Tazio Nuvolari 2013 - on the trail of a legend

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Created on September 19, 2013

Text:

Thomas Suter

Photos:

René Collection

Cisitalia Archiv (Diethelm Doll)

René Collection

Cisitalia Archiv (Diethelm Doll)

Fiat 508 S Coppa Oro (1934) at the 2013 Nuvolari GP

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Fiat Siata Balilla 508 Sport Spider (1932) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Bugatti 35 Grand Prix (1925) at the 2013 Nuvolari GP

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Impressions of the Gran Premio Tazio Nuvolari 2013

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Bentley Four and a half liter (1927) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Austin Healey HBN 7 L72097 MK I (1959) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Fiat 501 S Corsa (1924) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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BNC 527 Monza (1927) at the 2013 Nuvolari GP

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Buick Speedster (1924) at the 2013 Nuvolari GP

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Bugatti Type 35A (1925) at the 2013 Nuvolari GP

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Bugatti Type 35A (1926) at the 2013 Nuvolari GP

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Amilcar CGSS (1927) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport (1928) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Bugatti 49 (1929) at the 2013 Nuvolari GP

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Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport (1930) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Bugatti 35B (1930) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GT (1930) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Bentley Sports Car 8 Litre (1931) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Alvis Speed 20 SA (1932) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Aston Martin Le Mans (1933) at the 2013 Nuvolari GP

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Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Touring (1933) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Fiat 508 S Coppa Oro (1933) at the 2013 Nuvolari GP

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Aston Martin MkII Short Chassis (1934) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Lagonda Le Mans 35 Special (1934) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Lancia Aprilia (1938) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Jaguar SS 100 (1938) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Veritas RS2000 (1948) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Fiat 500B (1948) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Ermini Sport Siluro (1951) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Alfa Romeo 1900 Sport Spider (1954) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Porsche 356 (1955) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Porsche 356 Cabrio (1955) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Fiat 1100-103 (1955) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Porsche 356 Speedster (1955) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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MG A Spider (1957) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Fiat Spider 850 Siata (1968) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Fiat Dino (1969) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 GS TF Zagato (1933) at the GP Nuvolari 2013

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The winner of the 2013 GP Nuvolari: Vesco/Guerini in a Fiat 508 S Balilla Sport (1934)

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There was no end to the spectators' waving during the village passages... Impressions of the Gran Premio Tazio Nuvolari 2013

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Cisitalia 360 (1947) - Tazio Novolari with the Cisitalia F1

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Summary

247 prestigious cars were at the start of the exciting Gran Premio Tazio Nuvolari rally from September 20 to 22, 2013. 75 special stages in total had to be mastered by drivers and co-drivers, with only hundredths of a second deciding a podium place from the second day onwards... The author not only reveals the winners, but primarily describes the adventurous rally from the driver's point of view, with all the hardships that had to be overcome. This report is also accompanied by a large number of photos.

This article contains the following chapters

Nuvolari's little golden tortoise
From Mantua to Rimini with 25 special ratings via Modena and Imola
Nothing worked without a headlamp
Alfa Romeo in a duel
To Siena with a lead of five hundredths
Back to Rimini with two hundredths of a second to spare
Results

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Gabriele d'Annunzio and Tazio Nuvolari - the two names are synonymous with countless legends. This year marks the 150th birthday of the writer and the 60th anniversary of the racing driver's death. So 2013 is a year steeped in history, especially in Italy, of course. D'Annunzio and Nuvolari have the status of immortal heroes, and the veneration of both is unbroken. Gabriele d'Annunzio, writer, poet, playwright, military and political activist and journalist, meets the fastest racing driver Tazio Nuvolari on April 28, 1932 at the height of his popularity in his villa "Il Vittoriale" in Gardone-Riviera on Lake Garda. The "flying devil from Mantua", as Nuvolari is also known, was racing from victory to victory on the world's racetracks at the time. With the words "to the fastest man, the slowest beast", d'Annunzio presents Nuvolari with a small golden tortoise. And legend has it that they were both sitting on the running board of an Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Turismo during this act...

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