Alfa Romeo · 1931–present
Alfa Romeo Tipo A
Alfa Romeo Tipo A or Alfa Romeo Tipo A Monoposto was the first monoposto (single-seater) racing car, designed by Alfa Romeo. The car had two 6C 1750 straight-6 engines and gearboxes assembled side by side. Producing 230 bhp (172 kW), the car had top speed of 149 mph (240 km/h). The car's best racing achievement was in the Coppa Acerbo of 1931; Tazio Nuvolari was third with Giuseppe Campari winning. Luigi Arcangeli was killed at Monza in 1931 while practising with this car for the Italian GP. The car's complex design ultimately led to it being very unreliable; Jano started to design a new car, the Tipo B (P3), to fix this problem. The Tipo A was made in only four examples and only one replica exists today in Alfa Romeo Historical Museum in Arese.
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Successor: Alfa Romeo P3
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Specifications
- name
- Alfa Romeo Tipo A
- Manufacturer
- Alfa Romeo
- Production
- 1931
- Predecessor
- Alfa Romeo P2
- Successor
- Alfa Romeo P3
- Class
- race car
- Body style
- single-seater
- Layout
- FR layout
- Engine
- 2 × 1752 cc I6 DOHC, 230 bhp at 5200 rpm, Memini DOA carburetor and supercharger
- Transmission
- 3-speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 110 in
- Kerb weight
- 930 kg (2050 lb)
- Designer
- Vittorio Jano
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2555011CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Tipo_ACC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1377811087 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alfa_Romeo_Gran_Premio_tipo_A_1931.jpgCC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: tomislav medak · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.