Coppa Florio
From WOI Encyclopedia Italia
Coppa Florio was an Italian car race started in 1900, and renamed in 1905 when Vincenzo Florio offered the initial 50 000 Lira and a cup designed by Polak of Paris. The cup was to be offered the manufacturer that wins four or more of the first seven races, the first race held in 1905. Eventually, the winner was Peugeot (1925), but the race continued under the influence of Lucien Rosengart.
The Brescia race used the « Circuito di Brescia» Brescia-Cremona-Mantova-Brescia. In 1908, the race used the «Circuito di Bologna» Bologna-Castelfranco Emilia-Sant'Agata Bolognese-San Giovanni in Persiceto-Bologna. Since 1914 most of the Coppa Florio was co-organized with the Targa Florio at the Circuito delle Madonie circuit outside Palermo, Sicilia, running four or five laps, 108 km each. Only in 1927 did it move to Saint-Brieuc to honor Peugeot's win in 1925. The winners were:
Winners
| Edition | Date | Circuit | Winner | Vehicle | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | September 10 1900 | Brescia | Alberto Franchetti  (1861-1946)
| Panhard & Levassor 12 HP | ND |
| -- | 5 September 1904 | Brescia | Vincenzo Lancia (1861-1946)
| Fiat 75 HP | 2 laps from 167 km = 372.2 km in 3h12m |
| I
| 4 September 1905 | Brescia | Giovanni Battista Radius (1861-1946)
| Itala 112 HP | 3 laps from 167km = 500.7 km in 4h46m |
| II
| September 1 1907 | Brescia | Ferdinand Minoia (1861-1946)
| Isotta Fraschini | 8 laps from 60km = 485.7 km in 4h39m |
| III
| September 6 1908 | Bologna | Felice Nazzaro (1861-1946)
| Fiat | 10 laps from 52km = 528.1 km in 4h25m |
| IV
| May 31 1914 | Madonie | Felice Nazzaro (1861-1946)
| Nazzaro | 3giri by 148km = 446.5 km in 8h11m |
| V
| 4 September 1921 | Brescia | Jules Goux 
| Ballot 3L | 519 km in 3h35m |
| VI
| November 19 1922 | Madonie | André Boillot
| Peugeot | 432 km in 7h09m |
| VII
| 27 April 1924 | Madonie | Christian Werner 
| Mercedes-Benz TF | 432 km 6:32 a.m. |
| VIII
| May 3 1925 | Madonie | André Boillot
| Peugeot | 540 km 7:32 a.m. |
| IX
| 25 April 1926 | Madonie | Bartolomeo Costantini (1861-1946)
| Type 35 Bugatti T | 540 km 7:20 a.m. |
| X
| July 17 1927 | Saint-Brieuc | Robert Laly
| Ariès | ND |
| XI
| May 6 1928 | Madonie | Albert Divo
| Bugatti Type 35 B | ND |
| XII
| May 5 1929 | Madonie | Albert Divo
| Bugatti Type 35 C | ND |
