1933 Monaco Grand Prix Explained

Type:GP
Grand Prix:Monaco
Date:23 April
Year:1933
Official Name:V Grand Prix de Monaco
Country:Monaco
Location:Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo
Course:Street circuit
Course Mi:1.976
Course Km:3.180
Weather:Sunny, warm
Distance Laps:100
Distance Mi:197.6
Distance Km:318.0
Pole Driver:Achille Varzi
Pole Team:Bugatti
Pole Country:Italy
Pole Flag Suffix:1861
Pole Time:2:02
Fast Driver:Achille Varzi
Fast Team:Bugatti
Fast Time:2:03
Fast Country:Italy
Fast Flag Suffix:1861
First Driver:Achille Varzi
First Team:Bugatti
First Country:Italy
First Flag Suffix:1861
Second Driver:Baconin Borzacchini
Second Team:Alfa Romeo
Second Country:Italy
Second Flag Suffix:1861
Third Driver:René Dreyfus
Third Team:Bugatti
Third Country:France

The 1933 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 23 April 1933.[1]

This was the first Grand Prix where grid positions were decided by practice time rather than the established method of balloting.[2] Achille Varzi and Tazio Nuvolari exchanged the lead many times during the race and the race was settled in Varzi's favour on the final lap when Nuvolari's car caught fire due to over-revving.[1] Nuvolari was then disqualified due to outside assistance while attempting to push his car to the finish.[2]

Rudolf Caracciola suffered a season-ending accident during practice. He crashed at Tabac due to a brake failure, and suffered serious leg injuries.[3]

Classification

Race

PosNoNatDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid
110Achille VarziBugattiBugatti T511003:27:49.41
226Baconin BorzacchiniScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo Monza100+2:00.03
38René DreyfusBugattiBugatti T5199+1 lap6
DSQ28Tazio NuvolariScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo Monza99+1 lap4
416Louis ChironScuderia C/CAlfa Romeo Monza97+3 laps2
532Carlo Felice TrossiScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo Monza97+3 laps10
638Goffredo ZehenderRaymond SommerMaserati 8CM94+6 laps11
712William Grover-WilliamsBugattiBugatti T5190+10 laps14
824László HartmannPrivate entryBugatti T35B86+14 laps18
Ret14Benoît FalchettoPrivate entryBugatti T5184Rear axle12
Ret18Philippe ÉtancelinPrivate entryAlfa Romeo Monza69Driveshaft5
Ret34Luigi FagioliPrivate entryMaserati 8C 300061Carburetor7
Ret6Earl HowePrivate entryBugatti T5148Rear axle13
Ret22Jean-Pierre WimillePrivate entryAlfa Romeo Monza28Brakes8
Ret20Marcel LehouxPrivate entryBugatti T5125Transmission9
Ret36Raymond SommerRaymond SommerMaserati 8CM19Con rod17
Ret4Henry BirkinBernard RubinAlfa Romeo Monza17Differential15
Ret30Eugenio SienaScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo Monza7Clutch16

Starting grid positions

1st Row1 Pos.2 Pos.3 Pos.

Varzi
Bugatti
2:02

Chiron
Alfa Romeo
2:03

Borzacchini
Alfa Romeo
2:03
2nd Row1 Pos.2 Pos.3 Pos.

Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo
2:04

Étancelin
Alfa Romeo
2:04

Dreyfus
Bugatti
2:05
3rd Row1 Pos.2 Pos.3 Pos.

Fagioli
Maserati
2:06

Wimille
Alfa Romeo
2:06

Lehoux
Bugatti
2:07
4th Row1 Pos.2 Pos.3 Pos.

Trossi
Alfa Romeo
2:08

Zehender
Maserati
2:08

Falchetto
Bugatti
2:09
5th Row1 Pos.2 Pos.3 Pos.

Howe
Bugatti
2:09

Grover-Williams
Bugatti
2:11

Birkin
Alfa Romeo
2:11
6th Row1 Pos.2 Pos.3 Pos.

Siena
Alfa Romeo
no time

Sommer
Maserati
no time

Hartmann
Bugatti
no time

Notes and References

  1. An Historic Monaco Grand Prix. May 1933. 11. Motor Sport Magazine. 2020-02-04.
  2. The 5th Grand Prix De Monaco. June 1933. 26. Motor Sport Magazine. 2020-02-04.
  3. Web site: 8W - Who? - Rudi Caracciola . 2024-01-02 . 8w.forix.com.