56th, Nuvolari's Masterclass: Alfa Romeo Sweeps Coppa Ciano Podium
Early in 1936 the Silver Arrows battle seemed to have gone Auto Union’s way, with the inexperienced but spectacular Bernd Rosemeyer winning the European Championship and plenty of races in between.
Grids began to dwindle as Mercedes withdrew its entries, but Alfa Romeo was still out in force with Nuvolari leading the way.
The Coppa Ciano was held in Livorno for the first time in ’36 and Nuvolari sat in the middle of the front row in between the Auto Unions of Varzi and Rosemeyer. At the start the two German machines took the lead with the third car of Stuck following through; Nuvolari suffered a broken rear axle and returned to the pits in a rage.