The Rome Grand Prix (), also known as the ''Premio Reale di Roma'' (1925–1932) and ''Gran Premio di Roma'' (1947–1991), was an

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held in

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from 1925 until 1991. Through the years a number of different regulations and circuits were used, with the majority being

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races at the

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. In 1954 and 1963 the Rome Grand Prix was run to

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rules, but neither event was included in the World Championship. The 1947 race was notable as it marked the first win for

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with a car of their own construction, the

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. In 1985 the

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was originally scheduled to take place in the

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district of Rome as a round of the 1985 Formula 1 World Championship scheduled to take place on 6 October but the race was moved to the UK where it was held at

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. But in the late 2000s this was revived, as plans were being made for a Rome Grand Prix to be added to the Formula One World Championship in 2013. A

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around the

district of Rome was to be the location of the race. However, speculation that the race would threaten the

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, as well as a lack of support from local residents, led to the plans being abandoned in early 2011. Since 2018,

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has held the

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in the area, using some parts of the route proposed for the Formula 1 race.

Race winners

The winners of the Rome Grand Prix from its inception in 1925 are:

References

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