1928 French Grand Prix Explained

The 1928 French Grand Prix (formally the XXII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Saint-Gaudens on 1 July 1928. The race was held over 10 laps of a course for a total distance of . This is the same circuit used for the Grand Prix du Comminges. The race was won by William Grover-Williams driving a Bugatti. Due to a lack of entries in 1926 and 1927 it was decided that the race should be held for sports cars.[1]

Four 10 lap heats were held to determine the starters of the final. The final was run as a handicap race of 10 laps, with handicaps determined by the heats. The eventual winner William Grover-Williams was the last to start, 32 minutes and 8 seconds after the first group of cars was released.[1]

Classification

Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retire Handicap
1 48 10 2h27min40.8 Scratch
2 92 Andre Rousseau 10 2hr30min04.6 32min08
3 14 Edouard Brisson 10 2hr31min13.4 10min36
4 82 Lucien Desvaux 10 2hr31min28.4 32min08
5 76 Georges Casse 10 2hr38min36.0 14min00
6 6 Henri Stoffel 10 2hr40min14.0 10min36
7 2 Cyril de Vere 10 2hr41min58.0 10min36
8 90 Christopher Guy 10 2hr42min51.8 32min08
DNF 42 Guy Drouet ? 22min08
DNF 54 "Sabipa" (Louis Charavel) ? 23min38
DNF 80 Louis Rigal ? 32min08
Sources:[2] [3]

Fastest lap: William Grover-Williams, 10min48 (138.6 km/h)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hodges, David . 1967 . The French Grand Prix . 86–87.
  2. Web site: XXII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. . 2018-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928025712/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1928.html#acf#acf . 2011-09-28 . live .
  3. Web site: 1928 French Grand Prix . Motor Sport Magazine Database . 2 January 2019.