1931 French Grand Prix Explained

Type:EC
Grand Prix:French
Date:21 June
Year:1931
Official Name:XXV Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
Country:France
Race No:2
Season No:3
Location:Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry
Montlhéry, France
Course Mi:7.770
Course Km:12.505
Distance Laps:101
Distance Mi:799.596
Distance Km:1286.825
Pole Driver:William "Bummer" Scott
Pole Country:UK
Pole Driver2:S. Armstrong-Payne
Pole Country2:UK
Pole Team:Delage
Grid From Ballot:True(Grid positions set by ballot)
Fast Driver:Luigi Fagioli
Fast Team:Maserati
Fast Time:5:29
Fast Country:Italy
Fast Flag Suffix:1861
First Driver:Louis Chiron
First Team:Bugatti
First Country:Monaco
First Driver2:Achille Varzi
First Country2:Italy
First Flag Suffix2:1861
Second Driver:Giuseppe Campari
Second Team:Alfa Romeo
Second Country:Italy
Second Flag Suffix:1861
Second Driver2:Baconin Borzacchini
Second Country2:Italy
Second Flag Suffix2:1861
Third Driver:Clemente Biondetti
Third Team:Maserati
Third Country:Italy
Third Flag Suffix:1861
Third Driver2:Luigi Parenti
Third Country2:Italy
Third Flag Suffix2:1861

The 1931 French Grand Prix (formally the XXV Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry on 21 June 1931. As with the other two races in the 1931 AIACR European Championship, this race was held over 10 hours, not over a fixed distance. As a result, most cars had two drivers.[1]

The race was won by Louis Chiron and Achille Varzi driving a factory entered Bugatti T51, who after early race battles lead more than eight hours of the race

Classification

PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
132 Louis ChironBugattiBugatti T51101126.88 km/h121
Achille Varzi1
218 Giuseppe CampariAlfa CorseAlfa Romeo 8C Monza97+4 Laps52
Baconin Borzacchini2
346 Clemente BiondettiMaseratiMaserati 26M94+7 Laps193
Luigi Parenti3
440 Henry BirkinMaseratiMaserati 26M94+7 Laps164
George Eyston4
536 Robert SénéchalDelageDelage 15-S-891+10 Laps144
64 Ferdinando MinoiaAlfa CorseAlfa Romeo 8C Monza90+11 Laps24
Goffredo Zehender4
728 Albert DivoBugattiBugatti T5190+11 Laps104
Guy Bouriat4
820 René DreyfusMaseratiMaserati 26M88+13 Laps64
Pietro Ghersi4
924 René FerrantPrivate entryPeugeot 174S85+16 Laps84
Louis Rigal4
1048 Jean PesatoPrivate entryAlfa Romeo 6C-175084+17 Laps204
Pierre Félix4
1144 Tazio NuvolariAlfa CorseAlfa Romeo 8C Monza83+18 Laps184
Giovanni Minozzi4
1230 Earl HowePrivate entryBugatti T5177+24 Laps114
Brian Lewis4
Ret38 Jean-Pierre WimillePrivate entryBugatti T5171Suspension155
Jean Gaupillat5
Ret38 William Grover-WilliamsPrivate entryBugatti T5165Gearbox175
Caberto Conelli5
Ret34 Emilio EminentePrivate entryBugatti T35B59Fire135
Edmond Bourlier5
Ret22 Georges d'ArnouxPrivate entryBugatti T35C58Mechanical75
Max Fourny5
Ret50 Enzo GrimaldiPrivate entryBugatti T35C49Mechanical216
"Bourgait"6
Ret10 Luigi FagioliMaseratiMaserati 26M45Brakes36
Ernesto Maserati6
Ret58 Rudolf CaracciolaPrivate entryMercedes-Benz SSKL39Supercharger236
Otto Merz6
Ret2 William "Bummer" ScottDelageDelage 15-S-822Rear axle17
S. Armstrong-Payne7
Ret52 Marcel LehouxBugattiBugatti T5115Mechanical227
Philippe Étancelin7
Ret22Boris Ivanowski[2] Private entryMercedes-Benz SSK11Differential97
Henri Stoffel7
Ret12 Jack DunfeePrivate entrySunbeam GP0Rear axle47
Appleyard7

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hodges, David . 1967 . The French Grand Prix . 93–96.
  2. Ivanowski was a Russian national, but in exile since the Russian Revolution