European Championship for Drivers
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The European Championship for Drivers was a pre-World War II Grand Prix motor racing series that served as the premier drivers’ championship in Europe before the establishment of Formula One.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grand Prix championship
ⓘ
motor racing championship ⓘ pre-World War II sports competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | AIACR European Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | results in selected Grand Prix races ⓘ |
| champion |
Achille Varzi
NERFINISHED
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Bernd Rosemeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Luigi Fagioli NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolf Caracciola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | drivers’ championship ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | points-based championship ⓘ |
| competitionType | circuit racing ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| eligibility | Grand Prix drivers ⓘ |
| endTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| era | pre-World War II ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1931 European Championship for Drivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Formula One World Drivers’ Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | European Grand Prix motor racing season structure without formal drivers’ title ⓘ |
| governingBody |
AIACR
NERFINISHED
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Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
1935 European Championship for Drivers
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1937 European Championship for Drivers ⓘ 1938 European Championship for Drivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | direct forerunner of Formula One drivers’ championship ⓘ |
| inception | 1931 ⓘ |
| interruptedBy | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 1939 European Championship for Drivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | top-tier European motor racing series ⓘ |
| notableConstructor |
Alfa Romeo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Auto Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDriver |
Achille Varzi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bernd Rosemeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Luigi Fagioli NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolf Caracciola NERFINISHED ⓘ Tazio Nuvolari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | AIACR sporting commission ⓘ |
| precededBy | individual Grand Prix events without unified drivers’ title ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | European Grand Prix circuits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Europe ⓘ |
| regulationBody | AIACR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Grand Prix motor racing ⓘ |
| scope | drivers ⓘ |
| sport | motor racing ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Formula One World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
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