The 1933 Swedish Summer Grand Prix ( sv, Sveriges sommar-Grand Prix för automobiler) was arranged by the

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(KAK) and held at 6 August on a circuit at

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

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in Kågeröd. 12 laps were driven, making the distance .Billesholmstraktens hembygdsförening The 10,000 ''krona'' prize to the winner was the largest offered yet for any race in Scandinavia.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman
(retrieved 4 February 2018) The lap followed the straight road from Norra Vram south to Södra Vram (now

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) for before a part with more turns towards

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, 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

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s. When the circuit reached Stenestad there was another sharp left turn and then there was a long, twisty downhill road back to Norra Vram.

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was race secretary, and 160 policemen and 60

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s worked around the course. The opening lap saw a seven-car pile-up, set off by the wreck of the

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of Börje Dahlin, in which several drivers were injured, two seriously, and riding mechanic Erik Lafrenz killed. One of the crashed cars caught fire; it spread to a nearby house, which burned down.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman
(retrieved 4 February 2018) The race continued while emergency services attended the scene and the race was eventually won by

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, driving an

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for

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. 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. Fastest lap: Brivio – 13m51s – 128.7 km/h (80.0 mph)

References

{{reflist Swedish Grand Prix Swedish Summer Grand Prix, 1933 Grand Prix race reports

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August 1933 sports events