The Grand Prix of Naples was an

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event, held in

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, in

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. In its original incarnation, it began in 1934. Known as the ''Coppa Principessa di Piemonte'' in honor of

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, it continued from the same event held in 1933 in the Circuito Province Meridionale. It was held again from 1937 to 1939, although from 1938 it was purely a

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race and attracted all-

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entries. After

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it was restarted as the ''Gran Premio di Napoli'', starting in 1948. The race took place at the ''Circuito di Posillipo'', going along the Via A. Manzoni and Via Nuova Parco. Starting in

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regulations, but from 1954 it became either a sports car race or a non-Championship

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race. It was last held in 1962. In 1998, the Naples circuit received the Rievocazione Storica Gran Premio di Napoli (Grand Prix of Naples Historic Revival). The name ''Gran Premio di Napoli'' now refers to a

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event.

Winners

**‡ - Not held in Naples

References

{{reflist Sports car races

Auto races in Italy Sport in Naples