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| Category | Grand Prix 750 kg |
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| Constructor | Alfa Romeo |
| Team/s | 1932– Alfa Corse 1933/1935 - Scuderia Ferrari |
| Designer | Vittorio Jano |
| Predecessor | Alfa Romeo Tipo A |
| Successor | 1935 Monoposto 8C 35 Type C |
| Drivers | 1932 + Tazio Nuvolari, Rudolf Caracciola, Giuseppe Campari, Baconin Borzacchini 1933 + Louis Chiron, Luigi Fagioli, Giuseppe Campari 1934 + Achille Varzi, Louis Chiron, Guy Moll, Brian E. Lewis, Carlo Felice Trossi, Gianfranco Comotti 1935 + Tazio Nuvolari, Raymond Sommer, Louis Chiron, Comte George de Montbressieux, Richard Shuttleworth, René Dreyfus, Vittorio Belmondo, Mario Tadini, Antonio Brivio, Guido Barbieri, Pietro Ghersi, Renato Balestrero 1936 + Raymond Sommer, "Charlie" Martin, Comte José María de Villapadierna, Giovanni Battaglia, Clemente Biondetti, Austin Dobson |
| Chassis | channel section side members |
| Suspension (front) | Semi elliptic leaf springs, friction dampers 1935 independent Dubonnet system with trailing links |
| Suspension (rear) | Semi elliptic leaf springs, friction dampers 1935 reversed quarter elliptic leaf springs |
| Engine | Front mounted, Alfa Romeo, Straight-8 (two straight 4 blocks), Twin Roots Superchargers 1932 - 2654 cc, (65x100mm) |
| Gearbox | Alfa Romeo 4-speed manual c.1934 Alfa Romeo 3-speed manual |
| Wheelbase | 104 in (2,642 mm) |
| Track | Front 55 in (1,397 mm), Rear 53 in (1,346 mm) |
| Dry Weight | 1,545 lb (700 kg) |
| Fuel | |
| Tyres | 1932– Dunlop 1933/35 - Englebert |
| Debut | 1932 Italian Grand Prix, Tazio Nuvolari, 1st |
| Races competed | |
| Constructors' Championships | Not applicable before 1958 |
| Drivers' Championships | Not applicable before 1950 |
| Race victories | 46 1932 Italian Grand Prix, Tazio Nuvolari 1932 French Grand Prix, Tazio Nuvolari 1932 German Grand Prix, Rudolf Caracciola 1932 Coppa Ciano, Tazio Nuvolari 1932 Coppa Acerbo, Tazio Nuvolari 1932 Monza Grand Prix, Rudolf Caracciola 1933 Coppa Acerbo, Luigi Fagioli 1933 Grand Prix du Comminges, Luigi Fagioli 1933 Marseille Grand Prix, Louis Chiron 1933 Italian Grand Prix, Luigi Fagioli 1933 Masaryk Circuit, Louis Chiron 1933 Spanish Grand Prix, Louis Chiron 1934 Monaco Grand Prix, Guy Moll 1934 Alessandria Grand Prix, Achille Varzi 1934 Tripoli Grand Prix, Achille Varzi 1934 Casablanca Grand Prix, Louis Chiron 1934 Targa Florio, Achille Varzi 1934 Internationale Avus Rennen, Guy Moll 1934 Mannin Moar, Hon. Brian Lewis 1934 Montreux Grand Prix, Comte Trossi 1934 Penya Rhin GP, Achille Varzi 1934 Grand Prix de France, Louis Chiron 1934 Grand Prix de la Marne, Louis Chiron 1934 GP de Vichy, Comte Carlo Trossi, 1934 German Grand Prix, Tazio Nuvolari 1934 Coppa Ciano, Achille Varzi 1934 Grand Prix de Nice, Achille Varzi 1934 Grand Prix du Comminges, Gianfranco Comotti 1934 Circuito di Biella, Comte Trossi, 1935 Grand Prix du Pau, Tazio Nuvolari 1935 Bergamo Circuit, Tazio Nuvolari 1935 GP de France, Raymond Sommer 1935 Biella Circuit, Tazio Nuvolari 1935 Lorraine GP, Louis Chiron 1935 Marne GP, René Dreyfus 1935 Dieppe GP, René Dreyfus 1935 Varese Circuit, Vittorio Belmondo 1935 German Grand Prix, Tazio Nuvolari 1935 GP du Comminges, Raymond Sommer 1935 Coppa Ciano, Tazio Nuvolari 1935 Nice GP, Tazio Nuvolari 1935 Coppa Edda Ciano, Mario Tadini 1935 Donington GP, Richard Shuttleworth 1935 Coppa della Sila, Antonio Brivio 1935 Brooklands Mountain Circuit Championship, Richard Shuttleworth |
| Last season | 1935 |
The Alfa Romeo P3, P3 monoposto or Tipo B was a classic Grand Prix car designed by Vittorio Jano, one of the Alfa Romeo 8C models. The P3 is considered to be the world's first genuine single-seat Grand Prix racing car[1] and was Alfa Romeo's second monoposto after the Tipo A monoposto (1931).[2] It was based on the earlier successful Alfa Romeo P2. Taking lessons learned from that car, Jano went back to the drawing board to design a car that could last longer race distances.
- ^ "Alfa Romeo P3". ddavid.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
- ^ "Alfa Romeo Tipo A Monoposto". ultimatecarpage.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-04.