1935 Grand Prix season

The 1935 Grand Prix season was the third AIACR European Championship season. There were 35 non-championship races and seven races that counted for the European Championship. The championship was won by Rudolf Caracciola, driving for the Mercedes-Benz team.

Note that the Nazi German flag, bearing the swastika, was adopted on 15 September 1935 – one week before the final championship race of the season.

Entrants[]

Teams[]

Scuderia Ferrari were the works Alfa Romeo team for the 1935 season, and raced the P3 model.

Bugatti entered their year old Type 59 model, seen here without its engine cover.

Mercedes-Benz's entry came in the form of the W25.

Works teams[]

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver
Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	3.7/4.0/4.3 litres Straight-8	Rudolf Caracciola full-time
				Luigi Fagioli full-time
				Manfred von Brauchitsch full-time
				Hermann Lang

Auto Union	Auto Union	B	4.9/5.6 litres V16	Hans Stuck full-time
				Bernd Rosemeyer full-time
				Achille Varzi full-time
				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 full-time
				René Dreyfus full-time
				Louis Chiron full-time
				Attilio Marinoni
				Antonio Brivio
Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34 V8-RI	3.2 litres Straight-6 4.2 litres V8	Goffredo Zehender
				Philippe Étancelin
				Pietro Ghersi
				Giuseppe Farina
				Eugenio Siena
				Marcel Lehoux
Automobiles E.Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	3.3/3.8 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

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
	Bugatti	?		ESP

Season review[]

European Championship Grands Prix[]

Rd	Date	Name	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	22 April	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	Luigi Fagioli	Mercedes-Benz	Report
2	23 June	French Grand Prix	Montlhéry	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
3	14 July	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
4	28 July	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
5	25 August	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
6	8 September	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	Hans Stuck	Auto Union	Report
7	22 September	Spanish Grand Prix	Lasarte	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report

Non-championship Grands Prix[]

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

Championship final standings[]

Pos	Driver	MON	FRA	BEL	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	Pts
1	Rudolf Caracciola	Ret	1	1	3	1	Ret	1	17
2	Luigi Fagioli	1	4	2	6	2	Ret	2	22
3	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Ret	2	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	3	34
4	Tazio Nuvolari	Ret	Ret		1	5	Ret	Ret	35
5	Hans Stuck		Ret		2	11	1	Ret	36
=	René Dreyfus	2		4		7	2		36
7	Bernd Rosemeyer		Ret		4	3	Ret	5	39
=	Achille Varzi		5		8	4	Ret	Ret	39
=	Raymond Sommer	6	6	Ret		9		7	39
10	Louis Chiron	5	Ret	3	Ret	Ret		Ret	40
11	Goffredo Zehender	7	3		11		Ret		42
12	Hermann Lang				Ret	6	Ret		45
13	Robert Benoist		Ret	5				6	46
=	Philippe Étancelin	4			Ret	Ret	Ret		46
15	Piero Taruffi			7	Ret		5		47
=	Paul Pietsch				9		3		47
17	Marcel Lehoux			6				8	48
18	Jean-Pierre Wimille			Ret			Ret	4	49
19	Antonio Brivio	3			Ret				50
=	Earl Howe	Ret				10			50
21	Pietro Ghersi				12		Ret		51
=	Renato Balestrero				Ret	12			51
=	Giuseppe Farina	Ret				8	DNS		51
24	Attilio Marinoni						4		52
=					7				52
=	Luigi Soffietti	8							52
=	Hans Rüesch				10				52
=	László Hartmann				Ret	Ret			52
29		Ret							53
=	Raymond Mays				Ret				53
=								Ret	53
32	Piero Dusio	Ret							55
=						Ret			55
=	Brian Lewis					Ret			55
=	Eugenio Siena							Ret	55
Pos	Driver	MON	FRA	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. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-05.

Leif Snellman and Hans Etzrodt. "1935". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-05.

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

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