A powerful and extremely fast car, the characteristic of this famous Alfa (a sports spider bodied by Touring on the Alfa Romeo 2300 chassis) was  the possibility of being used both as a touring car and in a racing version. Driven by the greatest racers of the time  (including Nuvolari, Borzacchini, Brivio, Sommer, Chinetti, and Campari), it was the winner of a prolonged series of both road and circuit races. These included the Mille Miglia, Italian Grand Prix, 24 Hours of Le Mans (won four years in a row), Monaco Grand Prix, and Targa Florio.