1932 Nice Circuit Race Explained

Type:GP
Grand Prix:Nice
Date:31 July
Year:1932
Official Name:I Circuit de Vitesse de Nice
I Grand Prix de Nice
Country:France
Location:Nice, France
Course:Street circuit
Course Mi:2.006
Course Km:3.229
Distance Laps:15
Distance Mi:30.09
Distance Km:48.428
Grid From Heats:true
Fast Driver:René Dreyfus
Fast Team:Bugatti
Fast Time:1:58.0 (98.5 km/h)
Fast Country:France
Fast Driver2:Raymond Sommer
Fast Team2:Alfa Romeo
Fast Country2:France
First Driver:Louis Chiron
First Team:Bugatti
First Country:Monaco
Second Driver:Raymond Sommer
Second Team:Alfa Romeo
Second Country:France
Third Driver:René Dreyfus
Third Team:Bugatti
Third Country:France

The 1932 Nice Circuit Race (officially the I Circuit de Vitesse de Nice) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Nice on 31 July 1932. The 15 lap final followed 2 heats of 10 laps and a third heat of 15 laps.

Classification

Pos
[1] [2]
NoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredDiff
1 Louis ChironBugatti T511530:19.6 (95.81 km/h) –
2 Raymond SommerAlfa Romeo 8C1530:23.0+3.4 sec
3 René DreyfusBugatti T511530:29.0+9.4 sec
4 Goffredo ZehenderAlfa Romeo 8C1531.14.0+54.4 sec
5 Louis TrintignantBugatti T35C14+1 lap
DNF Benoît FalchettoBugatti T35BAccelerator

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3212.htm "The Golden Era - 1932"
  2. http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1932.html "1932 Grands Prix"