Trieste-Opicina hillclimb


Trieste-Opicina is a hillclimb up the Opicina hill in Trieste, northeastern Italy. Also known as Albo d'Oro automobilistico. The race was suspended twice, around First and Second World War. After a serious crash of Austrian Herbert Jerich in a Ford Escort TC and subsequent safety concerns the race was cancelled after its 1971 edition. From 2017, the historic race was recreated as a tour on closed roads around Trieste.

Winners

DateWinner overallAutomobileDistanceTime Average speed
4 June 1911Otto HieronimusLaurin & Klement6:07.6
20 June 1926Emilio RichettiBugatti 20007:50.0
19 June 1927Ettore FranchettiDiatto 26007:29.0
30 September 1928Gildo StrazzaLancia Lambda VIII serie7:50.4
16 June 1929Achille VarziAlfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS9:43.6
15 June 1930Tazio NuvolariAlfa Romeo P25:59.4
14 June 1931Luigi CatalaniAlfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS6:09.0
12 June 1932Luigi CatalaniAlfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS6:08.8
25 June 1939Guido KozmannLancia Aprilia6:35.0
31 October 1948Alberto ComiratoFiat - Comirato 11006:03.2
29 October 1950Giulio CabiancaOSCA Mt4 13505:22.8
23 September 1951Umberto MarzottoFerrari 212 Export spider Vignale5:14.4
15 June 1952Pietro PalmieriFerrari 225 S spider Vignale5:25”0
21 June 1953Franco CornacchiaFerrari 250 MM berlinetta Pinin Farina5:15.7
20 June 1954Franco BordoniGordini 24 S4:47.0
29 June 1955Franco BordoniMaserati 300S4:42.8
06 October 1957Adolfo TedeschiMaserati 200SI4:32.3
05 October 1958Ada PaceAlfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato5:03.6
26 July 1959Giulio CabiancaOSCA Mt4 15004:27.7
24 July 1960Mennato BoffaMaserati Tipo 60 "Birdcage"4:22.4
23 July 1961Edoardo Lualdi GabardiFerrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB6:15.4
22 July 1962Edoardo Lualdi GabardiFerrari 250 GTO4,54.8
21 July 1963Francesco GhezziLotus 4:44.6
19 July 1964Franco PatriaSimca Abarth 20004:40.2
18 July 1965Edoardo Lualdi GabardiFerrari 250 LM4:44.1
31 July 1966Giacomo "Noris" MoioloPorsche Carrera 64:34.2
28 May 1967Edoardo Lualdi GabardiDino 206 S4:23.7
25May 1969Franco PiloneSimca Abarth 20004:27.3
24 May 1970Giampiero Moretti Ferrari 512 S3:12.5
23 May 1971Alessandro MonciniPorsche 911 RS 4:23.6

The Trieste–Opicina motorcycle race (1920–1958)

Officially titled “Trieste – Poggioreale”, it is more known as “Trieste–Opicina”, arranged by the Moto Club Trieste.

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