History
When after five years of construction of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, had been opened in the year 1935 as a link between North and South of Middle Europe, the High Society of the Austrian motorsport had given a powerful demonstration of its presence. The First international Großglockner race took place on August 4, 1935, only one day after the official opening of the road. Still two further races should follow in 1938 and 1939; they had been named according to the political development “Großer Bergpreis von Deutschland” (Hill climb Race Grand Prix of Germany).
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