1937 French Grand Prix
| 1937 French Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 July 1937 | ||
| Official name | XXXI Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France | ||
| Location | Montlhéry, France | ||
| Course | Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry | ||
| Course length | 12.50 km (7.767 miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 500.0 km (310.7 miles) | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Louis Chiron | Talbot | |
| Time | 5:29.7 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Talbot | ||
| Second | Talbot | ||
| Third | Talbot | ||
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
[edit]| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Louis Chiron
|
Automobiles Talbot | Talbot | 40 | 3h46m06.1 |
| 2 | 10 |  Gianfranco Comotti
|
Automobiles Talbot | Talbot | 40 | 3h48m12.5 |
| 3 | 8 |  Albert Divo
|
Automobiles Talbot | Talbot | 40 | 3h49m48.9 |
| 4 | 22 | René Carrière
|
Ecurie Bleue | Delahaye | 39 | +1 lap |
| 5 | 6 | Raymond Sommer
|
Automobiles Talbot | Talbot | 38 | +2 laps |
| 6 | 28 | Eugène Chaboud Jean Trémoulet
|
Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye | 33 | +7 laps |
| DNF | 30 |  Enaro Léoz
|
Enaro Léoz | Bugatti | 25 | Ignition |
| DNF | 26 | Daniel Porthault
|
Danniell | Delahaye | 20 | Cooling |
| DNF | 20 | / Laury Schell
|
Ecurie Bleue | Delahaye | 15 | Crashed |
| DNF | 24 | Louis Villeneuve
|
Louis Villeneuve | Delahaye | 10 | Fuel System |
| DNF | 18 | René Dreyfus
|
Ecurie Bleue | Delahaye | 8 | Engine |
| Sources:[1][2][3] | ||||||
Fastest Lap: Louis Chiron, 5m29.7
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 118–120.
- ^ "1937 French Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine Database. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Pre-war Races 1937". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Retrieved 4 January 2019.