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1933 Swedish Summer Grand Prix

The 1933 Swedish Summer Grand Prix () was arranged by the Royal Automobile Club (KAK) and held at 6 August on a 29.7 km circuit at Norra Vram. The circuit was made up at regular countryside roads at a place very close to present day closed circuit Ring Knutstorp in Kågeröd. 12 laps were driven, making the distance 356.4 km. The 10,000 krona prize to the winner was the largest offered yet for any race in Scandinavia.

The lap followed the straight road from Norra Vram south to Södra Vram (now Billesholm) for 1.2 km before a part with more turns towards Kågeröd, were the circuit turned sharply left and started to go north-east uphill for many km. At this part the asphalt ended and the circuit continued on gravel roads. When the circuit reached Stenestad there was another sharp left turn and then there was a long, twisty downhill road back to Norra Vram.

Astrid Lindgren was race secretary, and 160 policemen and 60 track marshals worked around the course.

The opening lap saw a seven-car pile-up, set off by the wreck of the Mercedes-Benz SSK of Börje Dahlin, in which several drivers were injured, two seriously, and riding mechanic Erik Lafrenz killed. One of the crashed cars caught fire; it spread to a nearby house, which burned down. The race continued while emergency services attended the scene and the race was eventually won by Antonio Brivio, driving an Alfa Romeo for Scuderia Ferrari. Major racing came to a halt after that.

Result of the Swedish Summer Grand Prix 1933

Most entrants (as can be seen in the list below) were private entrants.

Place	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Laps
19	ITA Antonio Brivio	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo Monza 2.6 S-8	12	2h51m55s (124.45 km/h)
22	USA Whitney Straight	B. Rubin	Maserati 8CM 3.0 S-8	12	2h54m43s
3	NOR Eugen Bjørnstad	Eugen Bjørnstad	Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 S-8	12	3h03m43s
14	FIN Karl Ebb	Karl Ebb	Mercedes-Benz SSK 7.1 S-6	12	3h06m51s
10	SWE Åke Johansson	Åke Johansson	Bugatti T37A 1.5 S-4	12	3h16m06s
24	SWE Harry Larsson	Harry Larsson	Ford Special 3.6 S-4	12	3h22m51s
20	SWE Walter Görtz	Walter Görtz	Ford Special 3.6 S-4	12	4h12m27s
26	DNK Morian Hansen	Morian Hansen	Ford Special 3.6 V-8	11	engine failure
18	SWE Martin Strömberg	Martin Strömberg	Chevrolet Special 3.2	7	engine failure
9	SWE Otto Wihlborg	Otto Wihlborg	Bugatti T35B 2.3 S-8	6	crash
27	DNK Poul Tholstrup	Poul Tholstrup	Ford Special 3.6 V-8	5	steering
8	SWE Helmer Carlsson	Bertil Carlsson	De Soto Special 3.4 S-8	4	clutch
6	SWE Carl-Gustaf Johansson	C-G. Johansson	Ford Special 3.6 V-8	4	valves
4	SWE Axel Johnsson	Axel Johnsson	Bugatti T43 2.3 S-8	4	–
25	SWE Tore Wistedt	Tore Wistedt	MG C 0.7 S-4	0	clutch
15	MCO Louis Chiron	Scuderia CC	Alfa Romeo P3 2.6 S-8	0	crash
12	SWE PeWe Widengren	P-V. Widengren	Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 S-8	0	crash
11	SWE John Forsberg	John Forsberg	Ford Special 3.6 V-8	0	crash
7	FIN Asser Wallenius	Asser Wallenius	Ford Special 3.6 V-8	0	crash
2	SWE Olle Bennström	S. O. Bennström	Ford Special 3.6 V-8	0	crash
1	SWE Börje Dahlin	Börje Dahlin	Mercedes-Benz SSK 7.1 S-6	0	crash
23	SWE Oscar Wickberg	Oscar Wickberg	Bugatti T35 2.0 S-8	0	crash
5	SWE Bo Lindh	Bo Lindh	Hudson Special 4.9	–	engine failure
16	SWE Karl-Gustav Sundstedt	K-G Sundstedt	Bugatti T35B 2.3 S-8	–	illness
17	FIN S.P.J. Keinänen	S.P.J. Keinänen	Chrysler Special 5.1 S-6	–	engine failure
28	ITA Mario Umberto Borzacchini	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo Monza 2.6 S-8	–	illness
21	SWE Gösta Askergren	Gösta Askergren	Chevrolet Special 3.2	–	crash

Fastest lap: Brivio – 13m51s – 128.7 km/h (80.0 mph)

References

[https://www.goldenera.fi/gp3311.htm#48 Kolumbus.f1] {{Webarchive. link. (2021-01-19 (retrieved 4 February 2018))
Billesholmstraktens hembygdsförening
[https://www.goldenera.fi/t5.htm#VRAM The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-03-04 (retrieved 4 February 2018))
[https://www.goldenera.fi/gp3311.htm#48 The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing] {{Webarchive. link. (2021-01-19 (retrieved 4 February 2018))

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