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One hundred and seventy-four victories out of two hundred and sixty participations in the main international Grand Prix races, the pinnacle of motor racing. This is the formidable record set by Alfa Romeo between 1924 and 1951, a record on which all the charm of the Italian manufacturer rests, and which has fueled that unique myth in history, which still fascinates thousands and thousands of enthusiasts.
And the author of this monumental work in which these 260 competitions are retraced, one by one, is a truly genuine enthusiast: Stefano Pandolfi, organizer of historical-cultural events in partnership with the Municipality of Rome, and with Anna Fendi, like the successful kermesse at the Imperial Forums in June 2022. The author who gradually received the help and encouragement of many Alfist experts, was able to complete the work, based on official documents from the various eras, also embracing the activity in South America, which held sway when Europe was blacked out for World War II, and ice racing in Scandinavia.
A painstaking work that makes us relive, also through the colorful prose of the newspapers of the time, the greatness of the drivers, Ascari, Brilli Peri, Campari, who allowed Alfa Romeo to win the World Championship for Makes – hence the inclusion of the laurel wreath on the brand – Nuvolari and Varzi, great rivals as team mates or with different teams, at the time of the great duels with Mercedes and Auto Union, to which belongs the incredible success of “Nivola” in the German Grand Prix at Nurburgring. And then the cars, the P2 and P3, with technicians starting with Vittorio Jano and Enzo Ferrari. The epic story of the Alfa Romeo 158/159 is the one closest to us: extraordinary that sees the absolute domination of the Milanese house from 1946 to 1951 with victories in the first post-war Grand Prix, and in the first edition of the F1 World Championship with the three Fs – Fagioli, Farina and Fangio – and the technical confrontation between the 1.5 liter supercharged setting of Alfa and the atmospheric 4.5 of Ferrari, which ended with the success of the Alfetta which closed a period of international supremacy that began in 1924.
