The 1933 Swedish Summer Grand Prix (in Swedish: "Sveriges sommar-Grand Prix för automobiler") was arranged by Kungliga Automobilklubben

Kungliga Automobilklubben

Kungliga Automobilklubben , established in 1903, is an association for Swedish car owners which is aimed at safeguarding their interests e.g...

 (the Royal Automobile Club) and held at August 6 on a 29.7 kilometre cricuit at Norra Vram

Norra Vram

Norra Vram is a village in Bjuv Municipality in southern Sweden. The 1933 Swedish Summer Grand Prix was held there....

. The circuit was made up at regular countryside roads at a place very close to present day closed circuit Ring Knutstorp

Ring Knutstorp

Ring Knutstorp is a motor racing circuit in Kågeröd, Sweden. The circuit was built in 1963 and extended to its present configuration in 1970. During the seventies, rounds of the Formula Three European Cup were held at the circuit, with winners including Alain Prost...

 in Kågeröd

Kågeröd

Kågeröd is a locality situated in Svalöv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,413 inhabitants in 2005.The permanent motor circuit Ring Knutstorp is situated at Kågeröd and the Norra Vram road circuit of the 1933 Swedish Summer Grand Prix went through the village....

. 12 laps were driven, making it a total of about 350 km.

The lap followed the straight road from Norra Vram south to Södra Vram (now Billesholm

Billesholm

Billesholm is a locality situated in Bjuv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 2,794 inhabitants in 2005....

) for 1.2 km before a part with more turns towards Kågeröd

Kågeröd

Kågeröd is a locality situated in Svalöv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,413 inhabitants in 2005.The permanent motor circuit Ring Knutstorp is situated at Kågeröd and the Norra Vram road circuit of the 1933 Swedish Summer Grand Prix went through the village....

, were the circuit turned sharply left and started to go north-east uphill for many km. At this part the asphalt ended and the circuit continued on gravel road

Gravel road

A gravel road is a type of unpaved road surfaced with gravel that has been brought to the site from a quarry or stream bed. They are common in less-developed nations, and also in the rural areas of developed nations such as Canada and the United States. In New Zealand, they are known as 'metal roads'...

s. When the circuit reached Stenestad

Stenestad

Stenestad is a village in Svalöv Municipality in southern Sweden. The Norra Vram circuit for the 1933 Swedish Summer Grand Prix went through the village....

 there was another sharp left turn and then there was a long, bendy downhill road back to Norra Vram.

160 policemen and 60 functionaries worked around the race. Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren , 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish author and screenwriter who is the world's 25th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide...

, who later became a world famous author of children's books, was race secretary.

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

Antonio Brivio

Antonio Brivio was an Italian bobsledder and racing driver.-Auto racing career:...

, driving an Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of cars. Founded as A.L.F.A. on June 24, 1910, in Milan, the company has been involved in car racing since 1911, and has a reputation for building expensive sports cars...

 for Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....

. Major racing came to a halt after that.

Result of the Swedish Summer Grand Prix 1933

Most entrants (as can be seen in the list below) were private entrants.

Place	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Laps	Time/Status
1	19	Antonio Brivio Antonio Brivio Antonio Brivio was an Italian bobsledder and racing driver.-Auto racing career:...	Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of cars. Founded as A.L.F.A. on June 24, 1910, in Milan, the company has been involved in car racing since 1911, and has a reputation for building expensive sports cars...  Monza 2.6 S-8	12	2h51m55s=124.45 km/h
2	22	Whitney Straight Whitney Straight Air Commodore Whitney Willard Straight CBE, MC, DFC was a Grand Prix motor racing driver, aviator, businessman, and a member of the prominent Whitney family of the United States....	B. Rubin	Maserati 8C Maserati 8C The Maserati 8C was a Grand Prix race car for Maserati between 1932 and 1933. The 8C was being designed by Alfieri Maserati in the early 1930s however he died before its completion. Development of the engine continued and the car was constructed for racing in 1932... M 3.0 S-8	12	2h54m43s
3	3	Eugen Bjørnstad	Eugen Bjørnstad	Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 S-8	12	3h03m43s
4	14	Karl Ebb	Karl Ebb	Mercedes-Benz SSK 7.1 S-6	12	3h06m51s
5	10	Åke Johansson	Åke Johansson	Bugatti T37A 1.5 S-4	12	3h16m06s
6	24	Harry Larsson	Harry Larsson	Ford Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...  Special 3.6 S-4	12	3h22m51s
7	20	Walter Görtz	Walter Görtz	Ford Special 3.6 S-4	12	4h12m27s
DNF	26	Morian Hansen Morian Hansen Jens Henning Fisker Hansen , known popularly as Morian Hansen, was a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark who rode in the first ever Speedway World Championship Final in 1936....	Morian Hansen	Ford Special 3.6 V-8	11	engine failiure
DNF	18	Martin Strömberg	Martin Strömberg	Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...  Special 3.2	7	engine failiure
DNF	9	Otto Wihlborg	Otto Wihlborg	Bugatti T35B 2.3 S-8	6	crash
DNF	27	Poul Tholstrup	Poul Tholstrup	Ford Special 3.6 V-8	5	steering
DNF	8	Helmer Carlsson	Bertil Carlsson	De Soto DeSoto (automobile) The DeSoto was a brand of automobile based in the United States, manufactured and marketed by the Chrysler Corporation from 1928 to 1961. The DeSoto logo featured a stylized image of Hernando de Soto...  Special 3.4 S-8	4	clutch
DNF	6	Carl-Gustaf Johansson	C-G. Johansson	Ford Special 3.6 V-8	4	valves
DNF	4	Axel Johnsson	Axel Johnsson	Bugatti T43 2.3 S-8	4	-
DNF	25	Tore Wistedt	Tore Wistedt	MG C 0.7 S-4	0	clutch
DNF	15	Louis Chiron Louis Chiron Louis Alexandre Chiron was a Grand Prix driver.-Career:As a teenager, Louis Chiron fell in love with cars and racing. He learned to drive at a young age and joined the Grand Prix circuit after World War I where he had been requisitioned from the artillery section to serve as a chauffeur...	Scuderia CC	Alfa Romeo P3 Alfa Romeo P3 The Alfa Romeo P3, P3 monoposto or Tipo B was a classic Grand Prix car designed by Vittorio Jano, one of the Alfa Romeo 8C models. The P3 was first genuine single-seat Grand Prix racing car and Alfa Romeo's second monoposto after Tipo A monoposto . It was based on the earlier successful Alfa Romeo P2...  2.6 S-8	0	crash
DNF	12	PeWe Widengren	P-V. Widengren	Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 S-8	0	crash
DNF	11	John Forsberg John Forsberg John Forsberg is a Paralympic lawn bowls competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Games in the Men's Singles LB3 event.-References:...	John Forsberg	Ford Special 3.6 V-8	0	crash
DNF	7	Asser Wallenius Asser Wallenius Asser Rafael Wallenius was a Finnish speed skater and racing driver who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics....	Asser Wallenius	Ford Special 3.6 V-8	0	crash
DNF	2	Olle Bennström	S. O. Bennström	Ford Special 3.6 V-8	0	crash
DNF	1	Börje Dahlin	Börje Dahlin	Mercedes-Benz SSK 7.1 S-6	0	crash
DNF	23	Oscar Wickberg	Oscar Wickberg	Bugatti T35 2.0 S-8	0	crash
DNS	5	Bo Lindh	Bo Lindh	Hudson Hudson Motor Car Company The Hudson Motor Car Company made Hudson and other brand automobiles in Detroit, Michigan, from 1909 to 1954. In 1954, Hudson merged with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation to form American Motors. The Hudson name was continued through the 1957 model year, after which it was dropped.- Company strategy...  Special 4.9	-	engine failiure
DNA	16	Karl-Gustav Sundstedt	K-G Sundstedt	Bugatti T35B 2.3 S-8	-	illness
DNS	17	S.P.J. Keinänen	S.P.J. Keinänen	Chrysler Chrysler Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....  Special 5.1 S-6	-	engine failiure
DNA	28	Mario Umberto Borzacchini	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo Monza 2.6 S-8	-	illness
DNS	21	Gösta Askergren	Gösta Askergren	Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... Special 3.2	-	crash

Fastest lap: Brivo- 13m51s= 128.7 km/h (80.0 mph)