The Swedish Summer Grand Prix (in Swedish: “Sveriges sommar-Grand Prix för automobiler”) arranged by Kungliga Automobilklubben (the Royal Automobile Club) was held on a 29


Tuesday 8th August 1933

The Swedish Summer Grand Prix (in Swedish: “Sveriges sommar-Grand Prix för automobiler”) arranged by Kungliga Automobilklubben (the Royal Automobile Club) was held on a 29.7 kilometre circuit at Norra Vram was held. The circuit was made up at regular countryside roads at a place very close to present day closed circuit Ring Knutstorp in Kågeröd. The opening lap saw a multi-car pile-up which saw several drivers injured, two seriously, and a riding mechanic was killed. One of the crashed cars started a fire which saw a nearby house burned to the ground.The race continued while emergency services attended the scene and the race was eventually won by Antonio Brivio, driving an Alfa Romeo for Scuderia Ferrari.


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