The 1930 Monza Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the

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on 7 September 1930. There were four 14-lap heats (separated by class), a 7-lap repêchage, and a 35-lap final, which was won by

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in a

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. His teammates,

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and

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, completed the podium.

Entries

1500 cc to 2000 cc

2000 cc to 3000 cc

Over 3000 cc

Up to 1100 cc

Heat 1 (1500 cc to 2000 cc)

Starting grid

Classification

* Positions 1-4 progressed to the final; positions 5-8 were eligible for the repêchage.

Heat 2 (2000 cc to 3000 cc)

Starting grid

Classification

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and Heinrich Joachim von Morgen were entered in this class, but raced in Heat 1 instead; * Positions 1-4 progressed to the final; positions 5-8 were eligible for the repêchage.

Heat 3 (over 3000 cc)

Starting grid

Classification

* Positions 1-4 progressed to the final; position 5 was eligible for the repêchage.

Repêchage

Starting grid

Classification

* Positions 1-2 progressed to the final.

Heat 4 (voiturettes - up to 1100 cc)

Starting grid

Classification

* Positions 1-2 progressed to the final.

Final

Starting grid

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), and José Scaron (

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) all started from the third row of the grid, but their specific positions are unknown.

Classification

References

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Monza Grand Prix The Monza Grand Prix (Italian: ''Gran Premio di Monza'') was an automobile race held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza at Monza, Italy. Following the terrible accident during the 1928 Italian Grand Prix, where Emilio Materassi and 27 spectat ...

, Year_of_race = 1930 , Previous_year's_race = 1929 Monza Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1931 Monza Grand Prix

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