1934 Monaco Grand Prix
The 1934 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the VI Grand Prix de Monaco) was a Grand Prix motor race held on 2 April 1934 at Circuit de Monaco in and out of Monte Carlo. The race comprised 100 laps of a 3.180km circuit, for a total race distance of 318.0km.
The Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR) had announced on 12 October 1932 that a new Grand Prix formula will go into effect for the 1934 season, and the 1934 Monaco Grand Prix was the first
Monza
.
The race was won by
Tipo B/P3. In addition to winning the first race after the enrollment to the Ferrari team, Moll (at 23 years and 10 months old) remained the youngest driver to have won a Monaco GP until Lewis Hamilton (at 23 years and 4 months) won in 2008
.
Starting grid
| Grid | No | Driver | Car | Qual.Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |  Carlo Felice Trossi |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B /P3 |
1'58" |
| 2 | 14 |  Philippe Étancelin |
Maserati 8CM | 1'59" |
| 3 | 8 | René Dreyfus |
Bugatti T59 |
1'59" |
| 4 | 24 | Achille Varzi |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B /P3 |
1'59" |
| 5 | 28 | Tazio Nuvolari |
Bugatti T59 |
1'59" |
| 6 | 16 |  Louis Chiron |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B /P3 |
2'00" |
| 7 | 20 | Guy Moll |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B /P3 |
2'00" |
| 8 | 32 | Piero Taruffi |
Maserati 4C 2500[2] | 2'00" |
| 9 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Wimille |
Bugatti T59 |
2'00" |
| 10 | 18 | Marcel Lehoux |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B /P3 |
2'00" |
| 11 | 4 |  Whitney Straight |
Maserati 8CM | 2'02" |
| 12 | 30 | Eugenio Siena |
Maserati 8C3000 | 2'05" |
| 13 | 26 | Renato Balestrero |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monza | 2'05" |
| 14 | 12 | Pierre Veyron |
Bugatti T51 |
2'06" |
| 15 | 2 | Earl Howe |
Maserati 8CM | 2'08" |
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Guy Moll |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B /P3 |
100 | 3h31m31.4 |
| 2 | 16 | Louis Chiron |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B /P3 |
100 | 3h32m33.4 |
| 3 | 8 | René Dreyfus |
Bugatti T59 |
99 | 3h32m19s |
| 4 | 18 | Marcel Lehoux |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B /P3 |
99 | 3h33m18s |
| 5 | 28 | Tazio Nuvolari |
Bugatti T59 |
98 | 3h33m35s |
| 6 | 24 | Achille Varzi |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B /P3 |
98 | 3h33m38s |
| 7 | 4 | Whitney Straight |
Maserati 8CM | 96 | 3h32m00s |
| 8 | 14 | Eugenio Siena |
Maserati 8C 3000 | 96 | 3h32m47s |
| 9 | 12 | Pierre Veyron |
Bugatti T51 |
95 | 3h33m29s |
| Ret | 22 | Carlo Felice Trossi |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B /P3 |
95 | Transmission |
| Ret | 32 | Piero Taruffi |
Maserati 4C 2500[2] | 91 | Ignition/Fuel feed? |
| 10 | 2 | Earl Howe |
Maserati 8CM | 85 | 3h31m51s |
| Ret | 14 | Philippe Étancelin |
Maserati 8CM | 63 | Accident |
| Ret | 26 | Renato Balestrero |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monza | 51 | Differential |
| Ret | 10 | Jean-Pierre Wimille |
Bugatti T59 |
18 | Brakes |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Fastest Lap: Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3), 2m00s
References
- ^ Algeria was a French colony, so Moll had a French nationality
- ^ a b Chassis #2012 34 Engine #2012"4CM 2000/2500".
- ^ "1934 Grand Prix". www.teamdan.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
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