Russian Grand Prix

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Russian Grand Prix was a race during the early years of Grand Prix motor racing. In present day there are plans to revive the Russian Grand Prix as a Formula One race, scheduled to take place at a yet-to-be-built circuit near Saint Petersburg. The first Russian Grand Prix was held in Saint Petersburg in June 1913 and was won by Russian driver G. Suvorin in a Benz 29/60 hp. The second edition was run in May 1914 and was won by German Willy Scholl, driving a Benz 55/150 hp. After that the First World War and the Russian Civil War meant that there would be no more Russian Grands Prix for many years. Proposals of the Grand Prix have appeared as early as the 1980s. The first socialist country to host a Grand Prix could have been the USSR instead of Hungary (which hosted its first in 1986). In 1982 Bernie Ecclestone came to the USSR for talks on holding the Grand Prix of the Soviet Union. In 1983 a round hosted by Moscow was included in the provisional World Championship calendar; however, bureaucratic barriers prevented the Grand Prix from being held.

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