San Remo Grand Prix

San Remo Grand Prix
LocationSan Remo, Italy
Time zoneGMT +1
Coordinates43°48′51.5″N 7°46′21.5″E / 43.814306°N 7.772639°E / 43.814306; 7.772639
Major eventsGrand Prix - Formula One
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.862 km (1.157 miles)
Turns6
Race lap record1:07 (lap 4) ( Achille Varzi, Maserati, 1937, Voiturette)
Circuito di Ospedaletti (1947 layout)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.625 km (1.631 miles)
Turns19
Race lap record53.40 ( Yves Giraud-Cabantous, Delahaye 135 CS, 1947, Sports Car)
Circuito di Ospedaletti (1948-1951 layout)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length3.380 km (2.100 miles)
Turns21
Race lap record1:53.8 (1951) ( Alberto Ascari, Ferrari, 1951, Formula One)

The Gran Premio Automobilistico di San Remo, commonly known as the San Remo Grand Prix, was a Grand Prix / Formula One and motorcycle race held in the north-western coastal town of San Remo (Italy) from 1937 to 1972. The first Grand Prix was held in 1937 on a street circuit in the town of San Remo, known as the San Remo Circuit (Circuito di San Remo, official name: Circuito Stracittadino di San Remo) and from 1947 to 1972 on the Ospedaletti street circuit.