1934 Monaco Grand Prix Explained

The 1934 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the VI Grand Prix de Monaco) was a Grand Prix motor race held on 2 April 1934 at Circuit de Monaco in and out of Monte Carlo. The race comprised 100 laps of a 3.180km circuit, for a total race distance of 318.0km.

The Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR) had announced on 12 October 1932 that a new Grand Prix formula will go into effect for the 1934 season, and the 1934 Monaco Grand Prix was the first Grand Épreuve event run under the new regulations. Although one of the new rules required the race distance to be over 500 km, Monaco GP was permitted to be run for 100 laps or 318 km, as the time required to complete 100 laps at the slow Circuit de Monaco was comparable to 500 km at faster tracks such as Monza.

The race was won by Guy Moll, a newly recruited Algerian[1] of Scuderia Ferrari, driving an Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3. In addition to winning the first race after the enrollment to the Ferrari team, Moll (at 23 years and 10 months old) remained the youngest driver to have won a Monaco GP until Lewis Hamilton (at 23 years and 4 months) won in 2008.

Starting grid

Grid No Driver Car Qual.Time
1 22 Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 1'58"
2 14 1'59"
3 8 1'59"
4 24 Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 1'59"
5 28 1'59"
6 16 Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 2'00"
7 20 Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 2'00"
8 32 Maserati 4C 2500[2] 2'00"
9 10 2'00"
10 18 Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 2'00"
11 4 2'02"
12 30 Maserati 8C3000 2'05"
13 26 Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monza 2'05"
14 12 2'06"
15 2 2'08"

Classification

Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retire
1 20 Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 100 3h31m31.4
2 16 Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 100 3h32m33.4
3 8 99 3h32m19s
4 18 Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 99 3h33m18s
5 28 98 3h33m35s
6 24 Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 98 3h33m38s
7 4 96 3h32m00s
8 14 Maserati 8C 3000 96 3h32m47s
9 12 95 3h33m29s
Ret 22 Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 95 Transmission
Ret 32 Maserati 4C 2500 91 Ignition/Fuel feed?
10 2 85 3h31m51s
Ret 14 63 Accident
Ret 26 Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monza 51 Differential
Ret 10 18 Brakes
Source:[3]

Fastest Lap: Carlo Felice Trossi (Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3), 2m00s

Notes and References

  1. Algeria was a French colony, so Moll had a French nationality
  2. Chassis #2012 34 Engine #2012Web site: 4CM 2000/2500.
  3. Web site: 1934 Grand Prix. www.teamdan.com. 2017-01-20. 2008-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20080907134924/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1934/1934.html#mc. dead.