1926 French Grand Prix Explained

Type:WMC
Grand Prix:French
Date:27 June
Year:1926
Official Name:XX Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
Country:France
Race No:2
Season No:5
Location:Miramas, France
Course:Circuit of Miramas
Course Mi:3.17
Course Km:5.10
Distance Laps:100
Distance Mi:316.6
Distance Km:509.6
Pole Driver:Meo Costantini[1]
Pole Country:Italy
Pole Flag Suffix:1861
Pole Team:Bugatti
Grid From Number:True
Fast Driver:Jules Goux
Fast Team:Bugatti
Fast Time:2:24
Fast Country:France
First Driver:Jules Goux
First Team:Bugatti
First Country:France
Second Driver:No other finishers

The 1926 French Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit of Miramas on 27 June 1926.[2]

It was the second race of the 1926 AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship season. Unfortunately for the spectators, of all the cars that were announced to participate in the race, only three Bugattis started. In the end there was just one car that managed to complete the full race distance; the Bugatti of Jules Goux.

Classification

PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/Retired
124 Jules GouxBugatti 39A1004h38m43.8
NC8 Meo CostantiniBugatti 39A854h43m13.0
DNF16 Pierre de VizcayaBugatti 39A45Engine
DNA2 Henry SegraveTalbot 700Car not ready
DNA4 Marcel VioletSIMA-VioletCar not ready
DNA6 Robert BenoistDelage 15S8Car not ready
DNA10 Albert DivoTalbot 700Car not ready
DNA12?SIMA-VioletCar not ready
DNA14 Edmond BourlierDelage 15S8Car not ready
DNA18 Jules MoriceauTalbot 700Car not ready
DNA20?SIMA-VioletCar not ready
DNA22?Delage 15S8Car not ready

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Etzrodt . Hans . Goux wins the French Grand Prix for Bugatti . The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing . 15 April 2019 . 16 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200216135415/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2606.htm#22 . dead .
  2. Web site: 1926 Grands Prix, The GEL Motorsport Information Page . Darren Galpin . https://web.archive.org/web/20090903233143/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1926.html . 2009-09-03 . live . 2009-03-24 .