1931 Grand Prix season

The 1931 Grand Prix season was the first AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Ferdinando Minoia, driving for the Alfa Corse team. Minoia won the championship despite not winning a single race during the championship season. All championship races were ten hour events, so most cars utilised more than one driver.

Season review

European Championship Grands Prix

Rd	Name	Circuit	Date	Winning drivers	Winning constructor	Report
1	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	May 24	Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Romeo	Report
1	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	May 24	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
2	French Grand Prix	Montlhéry	June 21	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report
2	French Grand Prix	Montlhéry	June 21	Achille Varzi	Bugatti	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	July 12	William Grover-Williams	Bugatti	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	July 12	Caberto Conelli	Bugatti	Report

Non-championship Grands Prix

Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.

Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
Tunis Grand Prix	Carthage	March 29	Achille Varzi	Bugatti	Report
Circuit d'Esterel Plage	Saint-Raphaël	April 6	Philippe Étancelin	Bugatti	Report
Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	April 19	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report
Circuito di Alessandria	Alessandria	April 26	Achille Varzi	Bugatti	Report
Targa Florio	Madonie	May 10	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Picardy Grand Prix	Péronne	May 10	"Ivernel"	Bugatti	Report
Casablanca Grand Prix	Anfa	May 17	Stanislas Czaykowski	Bugatti	Report
Geneva Grand Prix	Meyrin	June 7	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti	Report
Rome Grand Prix	Littorio	June 7	Ernesto Maserati	Maserati	Report
Lviv Grand Prix	Lviv	June 7	Hans Stuck	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Eifelrennen	Nürburgring	June 7	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Grand Prix de la Marne	Reims	July 5	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti	Report
Circuit du Vaucluse	Avignon	July 5	Frédéric Toselli	Bugatti	Report
German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	July 19	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Dieppe Grand Prix	Dieppe	July 26	Philippe Étancelin	Alfa Romeo	Report
Coppa Ciano	Montenero	August 2	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Avusrennen	AVUS	August 2	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Circuit du Dauphiné	Grenoble	August 2	Philippe Étancelin	Alfa Romeo	Report
Grand Prix du Comminges	Saint-Gaudens	August 16	Philippe Étancelin	Alfa Romeo	Report
Coppa Acerbo	Pescara	August 16	Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Monza Grand Prix	Monza	September 6	Luigi Fagioli	Maserati	Report
La Baule Grand Prix	La Baule	September 13	William Grover-Williams	Bugatti	Report
Masaryk Grand Prix	Brno	September 27	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report
Brignoles Grand Prix	Brignoles	September 27	René Dreyfus	Bugatti	Report
Mountain Championship	Brooklands	October 17	Henry Birkin	Maserati	Report

Championship Final Standings

Minoia won the championship on a tie-breaker as he had completed a longer distance in total than Campari.

Pos	Driver	ITA	FRA	BEL	Pts
1	Ferdinando Minoia	2	6	3	9
2	Giuseppe Campari	1	2	Ret	9
3	Baconin Borzacchini	Ret	2	2	11
4	Albert Divo	3	7	Ret	12
=	Guy Bouriat	3	7	Ret	12
=	Achille Varzi	Ret	1	Ret	12
=	Louis Chiron	Ret	1	Ret	12
8	Tazio Nuvolari	Ret	11	2	13
9	Jean-Pierre Wimille	4	Ret	7	14
=	Jean Gaupillat	4	Ret	7	14
=	William Grover-Williams		Ret	1	14
=	Caberto Conelli		Ret	1	14
13	^[1] Boris Ivanowski	5	Ret	5	15
=	Henri Stoffel	5	Ret	5	15
=	Giovanni Minozzi		11	3	15
16	Henry Birkin		4	4	16
=	Jean Pesato		10	6	16
=	Pierre Félix		10	6	16
=	Brian Lewis		12	4	16
20	Pietro Ghersi	8	8		17
=	Robert Sénéchal	9	5		17
22	Goffredo Zehender		6	Ret	18
23	Clemente Biondetti		3		19
=	Luigi Parenti		3		19
25	Francesco Pirola	6			20
=	Giovanni Lurani	6			20
=	Amadeo Ruggeri	7			20
=	Renato Balestrero	7			20
=	George Eyston		4		20
=	René Dreyfus		8		20
=	René Ferrant		9		20
=	Louis Rigal		9		20
=	Earl Howe		12		20
34	Umberto Klinger	8			21
=	Roberto di Vecchio	Ret			21
=	Gerolamo Ferrari	Ret			21
=	Marcel Lehoux	Ret	Ret		21
=	Philippe Étancelin	Ret	Ret		21
=	Emilio Eminente		Ret		21
=	Edmond Bourlier		Ret		21
=	Georges d'Arnoux		Ret		21
=	Max Fourny		Ret		21
=	Charles Montier			8	21
=	"Ducolombier"			8	21
=	François Montier			Ret	21
46	Enzo Grimaldi		Ret		22
=	"Borgait"		Ret		22
=	Luigi Fagioli		Ret		22
=	Ernesto Maserati		Ret		22
=	Rudolf Caracciola		Ret		22
=	Otto Merz		Ret		22
52	Alfredo Caniato	Ret			23
=	"Tortini"	Ret			23
=	William "Bummer" Scott		Ret		23
=	S. Armstrong-Payne		Ret		23
=	Jack Dunfee		Ret		23
Pos	Driver	ITA	FRA	BEL	Pts

Colour	Result	Points
Gold	Winner	1
Silver	2nd place	2
Bronze	3rd place	3
Green	Completed more than 75%	4
Blue	Completed between 50% and 75%	5
Purple	Completed between 25% and 50%	6
Red	Completed less than 25%	7
Black	Disqualified	8
Blank	Did not participate	8

References

Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949 : Part 2 (1919-1933)". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 2007-08-04.

Galpin, Darren. "1931 Grands Prix". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved 2007-08-04.

^ Ivanowski was a Russian national, but in exile since the Russian Revolution

[1] Ivanowski was a Russian national, but in exile since the Russian Revolution

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