1932 French Grand Prix
Appearance
1932 French Grand Prix | |||
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Race 2 of 3 in the 1932 European Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | July 3, 1932 | ||
Official name | XXVI Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France | ||
Location |
Reims-Gueux Reims, France | ||
Course | Public roads | ||
Course length | 7.826 km (4.863 miles) | ||
Distance | 92 laps, 719.992 km (447.382 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Bugatti | ||
Grid positions set by ballot | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Tazio Nuvolari | Alfa Romeo | |
Time | 3:00.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Alfa Romeo | ||
Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
Third | Alfa Romeo |
The 1932 French Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Reims-Gueux on July 3, 1932.
Classification
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 12 | Tazio Nuvolari | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | 5 | 1 | |
2 | 30 | Baconin Borzacchini | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | 2 | ||
3 | 18 | Rudolf Caracciola | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | 7 | 3 | |
4 | 32 | Louis Chiron | Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 91 | +1 Lap | 11 | 4 |
5 | 44 | René Dreyfus | Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 90 | +2 Laps | 15 | 4 |
6 | 42 | William Grover-Williams | Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 90 | +2 Laps | 14 | 4 |
7 | 24 | Goffredo Zehender | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 84 | +8 Laps | 8 | 4 |
8 | 46 | Pierre Félix | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 82 | +10 Laps | 16 | 4 |
Armand Girod | n/a | |||||||
9 | 28 | Earl Howe | Private entry | Bugatti T54 | 77 | +15 Laps | 10 | 4 |
Hugh Hamilton | n/a | |||||||
Ret | 4 | Philippe Étancelin | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 66 | Gearbox | 2 | 5 |
Ret | 6 | Max Fourny | Private entry | Bugatti T35C | 60 | 3 | 5 | |
Ret | 16 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 60 | Out of fuel | 6 | 5 |
Ret | 38 | Albert Divo | Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T54 | 52 | Fuel tank | 13 | 5 |
Ret | 36 | Marcel Lehoux | Private entry | Bugatti T54 | 22 | Gearbox | 12 | 7 |
Ret | 2 | Jean Gaupillat | Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 20 | 1 | 7 | |
Ret | 8 | Achille Varzi | Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T54 | 12 | Gearbox | 4 | 7 |
DNS | 8 | Jean Pesato | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 9 | 8 |
Starting Grid Positions
1st Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | ||
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Fourny Bugatti |
Étancelin Alfa Romeo |
Gaupillat Bugatti | |||
2nd Row | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | |||
Nuvolari Alfa Romeo |
Varzi Bugatti |
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3rd Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | ||
Zehender Alfa Romeo |
Caracciola Alfa Romeo |
Wimille Alfa Romeo | |||
4th Row | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | |||
Howe Bugatti |
Pesato Alfa Romeo |
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5th Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | ||
Divo Bugatti |
Lehoux Bugatti |
Chiron Bugatti | |||
6th Row | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | |||
Dreyfus Bugatti |
Grover-Williams Bugatti |
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7th Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | ||
Félix Alfa Romeo |