1932 French Grand Prix
| 1932 French Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 3 in the 1932 European Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 3 July 1932 | ||
| Official name | XVIII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. | ||
| Location |
Reims-Gueux Reims, France | ||
| Course | Public roads | ||
| Course length | 7.826 km (4.863 miles) | ||
| Distance | 92 laps, 719.992 km (447.382 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Bugatti | ||
| Grid positions set by ballot | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Tazio Nuvolari | Alfa Romeo | |
| Time | 3:00.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | Alfa Romeo | ||
The 1932 French Grand Prix (official name: XVIII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a
motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 3 July 1932. The race lasted for 5 hours, and was not run over a fixed distance.[1]
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Tazio Nuvolari
|
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2 | 30 | Baconin Borzacchini
|
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 18 |  Rudolf Caracciola
|
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | 7 | 3 | |
| 4 | 32 |  Louis Chiron
|
Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 91 | +1 Lap | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | 44 |  René Dreyfus
|
R. Dreyfus | Bugatti T51 | 90 | +2 Laps | 15 | 4 |
| 6 | 42 |  William Grover-Williams
|
Williams | Bugatti T51 | 90 | +2 Laps | 14 | 4 |
| 7 | 24 | Goffredo Zehender
|
G. Zehender | Alfa Romeo Monza | 84 | +8 Laps | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | 46 | Pierre Félix
|
P. Félix | Alfa Romeo Monza | 82 | +10 Laps | 16 | 4 |
| Armand Girod
|
n/a | |||||||
| 9 | 28 | Earl Howe
|
Earl Howe | Bugatti T54 | 77 | +15 Laps | 10 | 4 |
| Hugh Hamilton
|
n/a | |||||||
| Ret | 4 | Philippe Étancelin
|
M. Lehoux | Alfa Romeo Monza | 70 | Gearbox | 2 | 5 |
| Ret | 6 | Max Fourny
|
M. Fourny | Bugatti T35C | 62 | 3 | 5 | |
| Ret | 16 | Jean-Pierre Wimille
|
J.P. Wimille | Alfa Romeo Monza | 54 | Out of fuel | 6 | 5 |
| Ret | 38 | Albert Divo
|
Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T54 | 52 | Fuel tank | 13 | 5 |
| Ret | 36 | Marcel Lehoux
|
M. Lehoux | Bugatti T54 | 37 | Gearbox | 12 | 7 |
| Ret | 2 | Jean Gaupillat
|
J. Gaupillat | Bugatti T51 | 20 | 1 | 7 | |
| Ret | 8 | Achille Varzi
|
Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T54 | 12 | Gearbox | 4 | 7 |
| DNS | 8 | Jean Pesato
|
J. Pesato | Alfa Romeo Monza | 9 | 8 | ||
| Sources:[2] | ||||||||
Starting grid positions
| Row 1 | Pos. 3 | Pos. 2 | Pos. 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fourny Bugatti |
Étancelin Alfa Romeo |
Gaupillat Bugatti | |||
| Row 2 | Pos. 5 | Pos. 4 | |||
Nuvolari Alfa Romeo |
Varzi Bugatti |
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| Row 3 | Pos. 8 | Pos. 7 | Pos. 6 | ||
Zehender Alfa Romeo |
Caracciola Alfa Romeo |
Wimille Alfa Romeo | |||
| Row 4 | Pos. 10 | Pos. 9 | |||
Howe Bugatti |
Pesato Alfa Romeo |
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| Row 5 | Pos. 13 | Pos. 12 | Pos. 11 | ||
Divo Bugatti |
Lehoux Bugatti |
Chiron Bugatti | |||
| Row 6 | Pos. 15 | Pos. 14 | |||
Dreyfus Bugatti |
Grover-Williams Bugatti |
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| Row 7 | Pos. | Pos. | Pos.16 | ||
Félix Alfa Romeo |
References
- ^ Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 97–100.
- ^ "1932 Grand Prix de l'ACF". Leif Snellman. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
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