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1933 Monaco Grand Prix
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GP Monaco 23 April 1933 V Grand Prix de Monaco Monaco Circuit de MonacoMonte Carlo Circuit de Monaco 1950.png Street circuit 1.976 3.180 Sunny, warm 100 197.6 318.0 Achille Varzi Bugatti Italy 1861 2:02 Achille Varzi Bugatti 2:03 Italy 1861 Achille Varzi Bugatti Italy 1861 Baconin Borzacchini Alfa Romeo Italy 1861 René Dreyfus Bugatti France
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The 1933 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 23 April 1933.https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1933/11/an-historic-monaco-grand-prix An Historic Monaco Grand Prix May 1933 11 Motor Sport Magazine 2020-02-04
This was the first Grand Prix where grid positions were decided by practice time rather than the established method of balloting.https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1933/26/the-5th-grand-prix-de-monaco The 5th Grand Prix De Monaco June 1933 26 Motor Sport Magazine 2020-02-04 Achille Varzi and Tazio Nuvolari exchanged the lead many times during the race and the race was settled in Varzi's favour on the final lap when Nuvolari's car caught fire due to over-revving. Nuvolari was then disqualified due to outside assistance while attempting to push his car to the finish.
Rudolf Caracciola suffered a season-ending accident during practice. He crashed at Tabac due to a brake failure, and suffered serious leg injuries.8W - Who? - Rudi Caracciola https://8w.forix.com/caracciola.html 2024-01-02 8w.forix.com
Classification
Race
Pos No Nat Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 10 ITA 1861 Achille Varzi Bugatti Bugatti T51 100 3:27:49.4 1 2 26 ITA 1861 Baconin Borzacchini Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Monza 100 +2:00.0 3 3 8 FRA René Dreyfus Bugatti Bugatti T51 99 +1 lap 6 DSQ 28 ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Monza 99 +1 lap 4 4 16 MCO Louis Chiron Scuderia C/C Alfa Romeo Monza 97 +3 laps 2 5 32 ITA 1861 Carlo Felice Trossi Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Monza 97 +3 laps 10 6 38 ITA 1861 Goffredo Zehender Raymond Sommer Maserati 8CM 94 +6 laps 11 7 12 GBR William Grover-Williams Bugatti Bugatti T51 90 +10 laps 14 8 24 HUN 1920 László Hartmann Private entry Bugatti T35B 86 +14 laps 18 Ret 14 FRA Benoît Falchetto Private entry Bugatti T51 84 Rear axle 12 Ret 18 FRA Philippe Étancelin Private entry Alfa Romeo Monza 69 Driveshaft 5 Ret 34 ITA 1861 Luigi Fagioli Private entry Maserati 8C 3000 61 Carburetor 7 Ret 6 GBR Earl Howe Private entry Bugatti T51 48 Rear axle 13 Ret 22 FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Private entry Alfa Romeo Monza 28 Brakes 8 Ret 20 FRA Marcel Lehoux Private entry Bugatti T51 25 Transmission 9 Ret 36 FRA Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Maserati 8CM 19 Con rod 17 Ret 4 GBR Henry Birkin Bernard Rubin Alfa Romeo Monza 17 Differential 15 Ret 30 ITA 1861 Eugenio Siena Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Monza 7 Clutch 16
Starting grid positions
1st Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos. ITA 1861VarziBugatti2:02 MCOChironAlfa Romeo2:03 ITA 1861BorzacchiniAlfa Romeo2:03 2nd Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos. ITA 1861NuvolariAlfa Romeo2:04 FRAÉtancelinAlfa Romeo2:04 FRADreyfusBugatti2:05 3rd Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos. ITA 1861FagioliMaserati2:06 FRAWimilleAlfa Romeo2:06 FRALehouxBugatti2:07 4th Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos. ITA 1861TrossiAlfa Romeo2:08 ITA 1861ZehenderMaserati2:08 FRAFalchettoBugatti2:09 5th Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos. GBRHoweBugatti2:09 GBRGrover-WilliamsBugatti2:11 GBRBirkinAlfa Romeo2:11 6th Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos. ITA 1861SienaAlfa Romeono time FRASommerMaseratino time HUN 1920HartmannBugattino time
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