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...driver from Britain and famously drove for the [[Mercedes Benz]] team from 1937-1939 in the W125 car having been personally selected by [[Adolf Hitler]]. ...n the 1938 [[German Grand Prix]] and came second in the 1938 [[Swiss Grand Prix]]. In December 1938 he married Erica Popp, the daughter of the director of

...urned to automobiles. By 1931 his performance earned him a spot in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] with the [[Maserati]] factory team. ...Coppa Acerbo]] voiturette class and took second place at the [[Swiss Grand Prix]]. His racing career came to a halt following the outbreak of [[World War I

...], [[Switzerland]] which formerly hosted the [[Formula One]] [[Swiss Grand Prix]]. ...s parliament, 97 in favour and 77 opposed. The act still has to pass the [[Swiss Council of States|upper house]], which has previously voted down similar pr

|Years || 1935, 1936, 1937 |First race || [[1935 AVUS Grand Prix|1935]] [[AVUS Grand Prix]]

...Varzi''', born August 8, 1904 – died July 1, 1948, was an Italian [[Grand Prix motor racing]] champion. ...e favored [[Louis Chiron]]. Following his win at the 1933 [[Tripoli Grand Prix]], Varzi was at the forefront of allegations that the race had been fixed.

! colspan=2 |'''[[Switzerland|Swiss]] Grand Prix''' The '''Swiss Grand Prix''' was the premier [[auto race]] of [[Switzerland]]. In its later years it

|First race || [[1950 British Grand Prix|1950]] [[British Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|1958]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]]

...([[February 26]], [[1908]] – [[January 28]], [[1949]]) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...rand Prix debut, driving a [[Bugatti]] 37A at the [[1930]] [[French Grand Prix]] in [[Pau]].

| First race || [[1952 Italian Grand Prix]] | Last race || [[1952 Italian Grand Prix]]

...Ardennes ''[[département]]'' of France - September 10, 1950) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...y including at the "Marseilles Three Hours" at [[Miramas]] and the [[Grand Prix de Tunisie]] until the outbreak of [[World War II]], where he played an act

...Germany|German]] [[auto racing]] driver. Despite many successes in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] for [[Auto Union]] in the early [[1930s]], during the era of ...mbs, and making his first appearance in a circuit race (the [[German Grand Prix]]) that year as well. In [[1931]], Austro-Daimler left racing, and Stuck ev

|First race || [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1956 Italian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1950 British Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1951 French Grand Prix]]

...high-speed racetracks, capturing his first win in the 1937 [[Tripoli Grand Prix]] at the Mellaha Lake course in [[Libya]] which was then the fastest racetr ...|European Championship]]. He clocked the fastest lap at the [[French Grand Prix]] and was leading the field but engine trouble knocked him out of the race.

...was originally developed for the pre-World War II [[voiturette]] formula (1937) and has a 1.5 litre straight-8 supercharged engine. Following World W The first version of this successful racing car, the 158, was made during 1937 and 1938. The main responsibility for engineering was given to [[Gioacchino

[[Image:GPItaly.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'''Grand Prix of Italy''']] '''Grand Prix motor racing''' has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in

...1932 [[European Championship (auto racing)|European Champion]] in [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. Dr [[Ferdinand Porsche]] called Nuvolari "''The greatest dr ...r other Grands Prix including a second Targa Florio and the [[Monaco Grand Prix]].

...as dominated by home riders with the race being won on 34 occasions by the Swiss in the first 41 editions of the race between 1914 and 1956. The most notabl ...After 1956 the race winners have become more international with only five Swiss winners in this period compared to 15 victories for Italy and 13 for Belgiu

| Major wins || '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]''' ::12 Individual Stages (1937–1950)

...an advanced Grand Prix car was designed and built, the [[Alfa Romeo Grand Prix|GP1914]] which featured a four cylinder, double overhead camshafts, four va |'''1937''' ||270||align="center" | 851