1937 French Grand Prix Explained

Type:GP
Grand Prix:French
Date:4 July
Year:1937
Official Name:XXXI Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
Country:France
Location:Montlhéry, France
Course:Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry
Course Mi:7.767
Course Km:12.50
Distance Laps:40
Distance Mi:310.7
Distance Km:500.0
Fast Driver:Louis Chiron
Fast Team:Talbot
Fast Time:5:29.7
Fast Country:Monaco
First Driver:Louis Chiron
First Team:Talbot
First Country:Monaco
Second Driver:Gianfranco Comotti
Second Team:Talbot
Second Country:Italy
Second Flag Suffix:1861
Third Driver:Albert Divo
Third Team:Talbot
Third Country:France

The 1937 French Grand Prix (formally the XXXI Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Montlhéry, France on 4 July 1937. The race was held over 40 laps of the 12.5 km course for a total distance of 500 km. The race was won by Louis Chiron driving a Talbot. Similar to the 1936 race this year was run for sports cars. However, in order to help French manufacturers prepare for the new 1938 Grand Prix regulations, a 4.5L maximum engine capacity was imposed.[1]

Classification

PosNoDriverEntrantCarLapsTime/Retired
1 12 Automobiles Talbot40 3h46m06.1
210 Gianfranco ComottiAutomobiles TalbotTalbot403h48m12.5
38 Albert DivoAutomobiles TalbotTalbot403h49m48.9
422 René CarrièreEcurie BleueDelahaye39+1 lap
56 Raymond SommerAutomobiles TalbotTalbot38+2 laps
628 Eugène Chaboud
Jean Trémoulet
Eugène ChaboudDelahaye33+7 laps
DNF30 Enaro LéozEnaro LéozBugatti25Ignition
DNF26 Daniel PorthaultDanniellDelahaye20Cooling
DNF20/ Laury SchellEcurie BleueDelahaye15Crashed
DNF24 Louis VilleneuveLouis VilleneuveDelahaye10Fuel System
DNF18 René DreyfusEcurie BleueDelahaye8Engine
Sources:[2] [3]

Fastest Lap: Louis Chiron, 5m29.7

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hodges, David . 1967 . The French Grand Prix . 118–120.
  2. Web site: 1937 French Grand Prix . Motor Sport Magazine Database . 2 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Pre-war Races 1937 . World Sports Racing Prototypes . 4 January 2019.