1925 French Grand Prix

1925 French Grand Prix
1925 Grand Prix season
Race details
Date	26 July 1925
Official name	XIX Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
Location	Montlhéry, France
Course	Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry
Course length	12.500 km (7.767 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 1000.0 km (621.4 miles)
Weather	Overcast.
Attendance	50,000
Pole position
Driver	Henry Segrave	Sunbeam
Grid positions set by car number
Fastest lap
Driver	Albert Divo	Sunbeam
Time	5:48.0
Podium
First	Robert Benoist Albert Divo	Delage
Second	Louis Wagner Paul Torchy	Delage
Third	Giulio Masetti	Sunbeam

The 1925 French Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry on 26 July 1925. It was the 3rd championship race of the 1925 Grand Prix season. The race, which was 80 laps, was won by Robert Benoist driving a Delage 2lCV after starting from 8th place.

It was the first Grand Prix to take place at the newly built Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry.

The race was marred by the fatal crash of famous Italian driver Antonio Ascari, driving for Alfa Romeo. His son Alberto would go on to be Formula One world champion in the 1950s.

Entries

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car
1	Henry Segrave	Sunbeam Motor Car Company	Sunbeam
2	John Godfrey Parry-Thomas	J. G. Parry Thomas	Thomas
3	Giuseppe Campari	SA Ital. Ing. Nicola Romeo	Alfa Romeo P2
4	De Brémond	SA Mathis	Mathis
5	Pierre de Vizcaya	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T35
7	Giulio Masetti	Sunbeam Motor Car Company	Sunbeam
8	Antonio Ascari	SA Ital. Ing. Nicola Romeo	Alfa Romeo P2
9	Jules Goux	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T35
10	Robert Benoist	Automobiles Delage	Delage
11	Caberto Conelli	Sunbeam Motor Car Company	Sunbeam
12	Gastone Brilli-Peri	SA Ital. Ing. Nicola Romeo	Alfa Romeo P2
13	Meo Costantini	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T35
14	Louis Wagner	Automobiles Delage	Delage 2LCV
15	Ferdinand de Vizcaya	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T35
16	Paul Torchy	Automobiles Delage	Delage 2LCV
17	Giulio Foresti	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T35
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Starting grid

The starting grid was determined by ballot and was reduced to 13 cars following some withdrawals.

Pos.	Driver	Entrant	Car
1	Henry Segrave	Sunbeam Motor Car Company	Sunbeam
2	Giuseppe Campari	SA Ital. Ing. Nicola Romeo	Alfa Romeo P2
3	Pierre de Vizcaya	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T35
4	Giulio Masetti	Sunbeam Motor Car Company	Sunbeam
5	Antonio Ascari	SA Ital. Ing. Nicola Romeo	Alfa Romeo P2
6	Jules Goux	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T35
7	Robert Benoist	Automobiles Delage	Delage
8	Caberto Conelli	Sunbeam Motor Car Company	Sunbeam
9	Gastone Brilli-Peri	SA Ital. Ing. Nicola Romeo	Alfa Romeo P2
10	Meo Costantini	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T35
11	Louis Wagner	Automobiles Delage	Delage 2LCV
12	Ferdinand de Vizcaya	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T35
13	Giulio Foresti	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T35
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Race

Pos	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired
1	Robert Benoist Albert Divo	Delage 2LCV	80	8h54m41.2
2	Louis Wagner Paul Torchy	Delage 2LCV	80	9h02m27.4
3	Giulio Masetti	Sunbeam	80	9h06m15.2
4	Meo Costantini	Bugatti T35	80	9h07m38.4
5	Jules Goux	Bugatti T35	80	9h15m11.2
6	Ferdinand de Vizcaya	Bugatti T35	80	9h20m48.4
7	Pierre de Vizcaya	Bugatti T35	80	9h41m01.6
8	Giulio Foresti	Bugatti T35	80	9h49m38.6
Ret	Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Romeo P2	40	Withdrawn
Ret	Henry Segrave	Sunbeam	31	Engine
Ret	Gastone Brilli-Peri	Alfa Romeo P2	31	Withdrawn
Ret	Caberto Conelli	Sunbeam	22	Brakes
Ret	Antonio Ascari	Alfa Romeo P2	22	Fatal crash
DNA	Ernest Eldridge	Sunbeam		Car not ready
DNA	De Bremond	Mathis
DNA	Paul Torchy	Delage 2LCV