1935 Grand Prix season

The 1935 Grand Prix season was the third AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Rudolf Caracciola, driving for the Mercedes-Benz team.

Entrants

Teams

Works teams

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver
Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	3.7/4.0/4.3 litres Straight-8	Rudolf Caracciola
				Luigi Fagioli
				Manfred von Brauchitsch
				Hermann Lang
				Hanns Geier
Auto Union	Auto Union	B	4.9/5.6 litres V16	Hans Stuck
				Bernd Rosemeyer
				Achille Varzi
				Paul Pietsch
Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B "P3" 8C-35	3.2/3.8 litres Straight-8 3.8 litres Straight-8	Tazio Nuvolari
				René Dreyfus
				Louis Chiron
				Attilio Marinoni
				Antonio Brivio
Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34 V8-RI	3.2 litres Straight-6 4.2 litres Straight-8	Goffredo Zehender
				Philippe Étancelin
				Pietro Ghersi
				Giuseppe Farina
				Eugenio Siena
				Marcel Lehoux
Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	3.3 litres Straight-8	Piero Taruffi
				Robert Benoist
				Jean-Pierre Wimille
ERA	ERA	B	2.0 litres Straight-6	Raymond Mays
ERA	ERA	B	2.0 litres Straight-6	Ernst von Delius

Independent teams

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver
Scuderia Villapadierna	Maserati	8CM	3.0 litres Straight-8	Marcel Lehoux
Gruppo san Giorgio	Alfa Romeo Maserati	Tipo B "P3" 26M	3.0 litres Straight-8 2.5 litres Straight-8	Renato Balestrero
Luigi Soffietti	Maserati	8CM	3.0 litres Straight-8	Luigi Soffietti
Luigi Soffietti	Maserati	8CM	3.0 litres Straight-8	Pietro Ghersi
Earl Howe	Bugatti Maserati	T59 8CM	3.2 litres Straight-8 3.0 litres Straight-8	Earl Howe
Earl Howe	Bugatti Maserati	T59 8CM	3.2 litres Straight-8 3.0 litres Straight-8	Brian Lewis
Gino Rovere	Maserati	6C-34	3.7 litres Straight-6	Giuseppe Farina
Franco Sardi	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B "P3"	2.9 litres Straight-8	Ferdinando Barbieri

Private entries

Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Races entered
Raymond Sommer	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B "P3"	3.2 litres Straight-8	BEL, SUI, ESP
László Hartmann	Maserati	8CM	3.0 litres Straight-8	GER, SUI
Hans Rüesch	Maserati	8CM	3.0 litres Straight-8	GER
Genaro Léoz-Abad	Bugatti	?		ESP

Season review

European Championship Grands Prix

Rd	Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	July 14	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
2	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	July 28	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
3	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten	August 25	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
4	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	September 8	Hans Stuck	Auto Union	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Lasarte	September 22	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report

Non-championship Grands Prix

Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.

Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
Norwegian Grand Prix	Bogstad, Oslo	February 10	Per Victor Widengren	Alfa Romeo	Report
Vallentunaloppet	Vallentnasjön	February 17	Per Victor Widengren	Alfa Romeo	Report
Pau Grand Prix	Pau	February 24	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	April 22	Luigi Fagioli	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Targa Florio	Madonie	April 28	Antonio Brivio	Alfa Romeo	Report
Tunis Grand Prix	Carthage	May 5	Achille Varzi	Auto Union	Report
Tripoli Grand Prix	Mellaha	May 12	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Finnish Grand Prix	Eläintarharata	May 12	Karl Ebb	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Bergamo Circuit	Bergamo	May 19	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Avusrennen	AVUS	May 26	Luigi Fagioli	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Picardy Grand Prix	Péronne	May 26	Robert Benoist	Bugatti	Report
Orléans Circuit	Orléans	May 26	Robert Cazaux	Bugatti	Report
Mannin Moar	Douglas	May 31	Brian Lewis	Bugatti	Report
U.M.F. Grand Prix	Montlhéry	June 2	Raymond Sommer	Alfa Romeo	Report
Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix	Gávea	June 2	Riccardo Carú	Fiat	Report
Biella Circuit	Biella	June 9	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Grand Prix des Frontières	Chimay	June 9	Rudolf Steinweg	Bugatti	Report
Eifelrennen	Nürburgring	June 16	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
French Grand Prix	Montlhéry	June 23	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Penya Rhin Grand Prix	Montjuïc Park	June 30	Luigi Fagioli	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Lorraine Grand Prix	Nancy	June 30	Louis Chiron	Alfa Romeo	Report
Turin Circuit	Valentino Park	July 7	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Grand Prix de la Marne	Reims	July 7	René Dreyfus	Alfa Romeo	Report
Dieppe Grand Prix	Dieppe	July 21	René Dreyfus	Alfa Romeo	Report
Varese Circuit	Varese	July 21	Vittorio Belmondo	Alfa Romeo	Report
Grand Prix du Comminges	Saint-Gaudens	August 4	Raymond Sommer	Alfa Romeo	Report
Coppa Ciano	Montenero	August 4	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Coppa Acerbo	Pescara	August 15	Achille Varzi	Auto Union	Report
Nice Grand Prix	Nice	August 18	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Modena Grand Prix	Modena	September 15	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Estonian Grand Prix	Pirita-Kose	September 15	Karl Ebb	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Masaryk Grand Prix	Brno	September 29	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Report
Coppa Edda Ciano	Lucca	September 29	Mario Tadini	Alfa Romeo	Report
Donington Grand Prix	Donington Park	October 5	Richard Shuttleworth	Alfa Romeo	Report
Coppa della Sila	Cosenza	October 6	Antonio Brivio	Alfa Romeo	Report
Mountain Championship	Brooklands	October 19	Richard Shuttleworth	Alfa Romeo	Report
Estoril Circuit	Estoril	October 20	Francisco Ribeiro Ferreira	Bugatti	Report

Championship Final Standings

Pos	Driver	BEL	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	Pts
1	Rudolf Caracciola	1	3	1	Ret	1	11
2	Luigi Fagioli	2	6	2	Ret	2	17
3	Hans Stuck		2	11	1	Ret	21
4	Tazio Nuvolari		1	5	Ret	Ret	24
5	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	3	25
=	Bernd Rosemeyer		4	3	Ret	5	25
7	René Dreyfus	4		7	2		26
8	Achille Varzi		8	4	Ret	Ret	27
9	Louis Chiron	3	Ret	Ret		Ret	29
=	Hermann Lang		Ret	6	Ret		29
11	Piero Taruffi	6	Ret		5		31
=	Raymond Sommer	Ret		9		7	31
=	Paul Pietsch		9		3		31
14	Marcel Lehoux	7				8	32
=	Robert Benoist	5				6	32
16	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Ret			Ret	4	33
17	Philippe Étancelin		Ret	Ret	Ret		34
18	Goffredo Zehender		11		Ret		35
=	Pietro Ghersi		12		Ret		35
=	Renato Balestrero		Ret	12			35
21	Hanns Geier		7				36
=	Hans Rüesch		10				36
=	László Hartmann		Ret	Ret			36
=	Giuseppe Farina				8		36
=	Earl Howe			10			36
=	Attilio Marinoni				4		36
27	Raymond Mays		Ret				37
=	Genaro Léoz-Abad					Ret	37
29	Antonio Brivio		Ret				39
=	Ferdinando Barbieri			Ret			39
=	Brian Lewis			Ret			39
=	Eugenio Siena					Ret	39
Pos	Driver	BEL	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	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

External links

The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing : 1935

References

Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949 : Part 3 (1934-1949)". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 2007-08-05.

Leif Snellman and Hans Etzrodt. "1935". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 2007-08-05.

Galpin, Darren. "1935 Grands Prix". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved 2007-08-05.