1932 French Grand Prix
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1932 French Grand Prix | |||
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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 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | |
Time | 3:00.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Alfa Romeo | ||
Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
Third | Alfa Romeo |
![Grid before the race](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Grid_of_the_1932_French_Grand_Prix.jpg/330px-Grid_of_the_1932_French_Grand_Prix.jpg)
![Winner Tazio Nuvolari](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Tazio_Nuvolari_at_the_1932_French_Grand_Prix.jpg/332px-Tazio_Nuvolari_at_the_1932_French_Grand_Prix.jpg)
The 1932 French Grand Prix (official name: XVIII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix 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[edit]
Race[edit]
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 12 | ![]() | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | 5 | 1 | |
2 | 30 | ![]() | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | 2 | ||
3 | 18 | ![]() | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | 7 | 3 | |
4 | 32 | ![]() | Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 91 | +1 Lap | 11 | 4 |
5 | 44 | ![]() | R. Dreyfus | Bugatti T51 | 90 | +2 Laps | 15 | 4 |
6 | 42 | ![]() | Williams | Bugatti T51 | 90 | +2 Laps | 14 | 4 |
7 | 24 | ![]() | G. Zehender | Alfa Romeo Monza | 84 | +8 Laps | 8 | 4 |
8 | 46 | ![]() | P. Félix | Alfa Romeo Monza | 82 | +10 Laps | 16 | 4 |
![]() | n/a | |||||||
9 | 28 | ![]() | Earl Howe | Bugatti T54 | 77 | +15 Laps | 10 | 4 |
![]() | n/a | |||||||
Ret | 4 | ![]() | M. Lehoux | Alfa Romeo Monza | 70 | Gearbox | 2 | 5 |
Ret | 6 | ![]() | M. Fourny | Bugatti T35C | 62 | 3 | 5 | |
Ret | 16 | ![]() | J.P. Wimille | Alfa Romeo Monza | 54 | Out of fuel | 6 | 5 |
Ret | 38 | ![]() | Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T54 | 52 | Fuel tank | 13 | 5 |
Ret | 36 | ![]() | M. Lehoux | Bugatti T54 | 37 | Gearbox | 12 | 7 |
Ret | 2 | ![]() | J. Gaupillat | Bugatti T51 | 20 | 1 | 7 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() | Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T54 | 12 | Gearbox | 4 | 7 |
DNS | 8 | ![]() | J. Pesato | Alfa Romeo Monza | 9 | 8 | ||
Sources:[2] |
Starting grid positions[edit]
Row 1 | Pos. 3 | Pos. 2 | Pos. 1 | ||
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![]() Fourny Bugatti | ![]() Étancelin Alfa Romeo | ![]() Gaupillat Bugatti | |||
Row 2 | Pos. 5 | Pos. 4 | |||
![]() Nuvolari Alfa Romeo | ![]() Varzi Bugatti | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
Row 7 | Pos. | Pos. | Pos.16 | ||
![]() Félix Alfa Romeo |
References[edit]
- ^ 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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