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Nuvolari and his co-driver Battista Guidotti in Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS spider Zagato won the Mille Miglia, becoming the first to complete the race at an average speed of over.

Due to starting after his team-mate Achille Varzi, he was leading the race despite still being behind Varzi on the road.

In the dark of night Nuvolari tailed Varzi for tens of kilometres, riding at speed of with his headlights off, thereby being invisible in Varzi's rear-view mirrors ; he then switched on his headlights before overtaking " the shocked " Varzi near the finish at Brescia.