1931 French Grand Prix

1931 French Grand Prix
1931 French Grand Prix
Race 2 of 3 in the 1931 European Championship
Race details
Date	21 June 1931
Official name	XXV Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
Location	Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry; Montlhéry, France
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	12.505 km (7.770 mi)
Distance	101 laps, 1286.825 km (799.596 mi)
Pole position
Drivers	; ;
	Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver	Luigi Fagioli
Time	5:29
Podium
First	Louis Chiron; Achille Varzi;
Second	Giuseppe Campari; Baconin Borzacchini;
Third	Clemente Biondetti; ;

The 1931 French Grand Prix (formally the XXV Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry on 21 June 1931. As with the other two races in the 1931 AIACR European Championship, this race was held over 10 hours, not over a fixed distance. As a result, most cars had two drivers.^[1]

The race was won by Louis Chiron and Achille Varzi driving a factory entered Bugatti T51, who after early race battles lead more than eight hours of the race

Classification[]

Start of the race

Louis Chiron and Achille Varzi pitting

Finish of the race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	32	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	101	126.88 km/h	12	1
1	32	Achille Varzi	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	101	126.88 km/h	12	1
2	18	Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	97	+4 Laps	5	2
2	18	Baconin Borzacchini	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	97	+4 Laps	5	2
3	46	Clemente Biondetti	Maserati	Maserati 26M	94	+7 Laps	19	3
3	46		Maserati	Maserati 26M	94	+7 Laps	19	3
4	40	Henry Birkin	Maserati	Maserati 26M	94	+7 Laps	16	4
4	40	George Eyston	Maserati	Maserati 26M	94	+7 Laps	16	4
5	36	Robert Sénéchal	Delage	Delage 15-S-8	91	+10 Laps	14	4
6	4	Ferdinando Minoia	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	90	+11 Laps	2	4
6	4	Goffredo Zehender	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	90	+11 Laps	2	4
7	28	Albert Divo	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	90	+11 Laps	10	4
7	28		Bugatti	Bugatti T51	90	+11 Laps	10	4
8	20	René Dreyfus	Maserati	Maserati 26M	88	+13 Laps	6	4
8	20	Pietro Ghersi	Maserati	Maserati 26M	88	+13 Laps	6	4
9	24		Private entry	Peugeot 174S	85	+16 Laps	8	4
9	24		Private entry	Peugeot 174S	85	+16 Laps	8	4
10	48		Private entry	Alfa Romeo 6C-1750	84	+17 Laps	20	4
10	48		Private entry	Alfa Romeo 6C-1750	84	+17 Laps	20	4
11	44	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	83	+18 Laps	18	4
11	44		Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	83	+18 Laps	18	4
12	30	Earl Howe	Private entry	Bugatti T51	77	+24 Laps	11	4
12	30	Brian Lewis	Private entry	Bugatti T51	77	+24 Laps	11	4
Ret	38	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Private entry	Bugatti T51	71	Suspension	15	5
Ret	38		Private entry	Bugatti T51	71	Suspension	15	5
Ret	38	William Grover-Williams	Private entry	Bugatti T51	65	Gearbox	17	5
Ret	38	Caberto Conelli	Private entry	Bugatti T51	65	Gearbox	17	5
Ret	34		Private entry	Bugatti T35B	59	Fire	13	5
Ret	34		Private entry	Bugatti T35B	59	Fire	13	5
Ret	22		Private entry	Bugatti T35C	58	Mechanical	7	5
Ret	22	Max Fourny	Private entry	Bugatti T35C	58	Mechanical	7	5
Ret	50		Private entry	Bugatti T35C	49	Mechanical	21	6
Ret	50	"Bourgait"	Private entry	Bugatti T35C	49	Mechanical	21	6
Ret	10	Luigi Fagioli	Maserati	Maserati 26M	45	Brakes	3	6
Ret	10	Ernesto Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 26M	45	Brakes	3	6
Ret	58	Rudolf Caracciola	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSKL	39	Supercharger	23	6
Ret	58	Otto Merz	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSKL	39	Supercharger	23	6
Ret	2		Delage	Delage 15-S-8	22	Rear axle	1	7
Ret	2		Delage	Delage 15-S-8	22	Rear axle	1	7
Ret	52	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	15	Mechanical	22	7
Ret	52	Philippe Étancelin	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	15	Mechanical	22	7
Ret	22	Boris Ivanowski^{[note 1]}	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSK	11	Differential	9	7
Ret	22		Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSK	11	Differential	9	7
Ret	12	Jack Dunfee	Private entry	Sunbeam GP	0	Rear axle	4	7
Ret	12	Appleyard	Private entry	Sunbeam GP	0	Rear axle	4	7

Notes[]

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

References[]

^ Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 93–96.

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

[1] Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 93–96.

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