1929 Grand Prix season

Interim year of the Grand Prix 1929 Grand Prix season 1928 1930 The 1929 Grand Prix season was another interim year, where most races were run to Formula Libre (open formula) rules due to a lack of regulations from the AIACR that would be popular for race organisers and manufacturers. This blurred the line between racing cars and sports cars with both competing in the same races. Bugatti won the major international races, with their drivers Louis Chiron and "W Williams". The Italian Championship proved very competitive, attracting many top drivers. There it was Alfa Romeo, using their 4-year old P2 model that claimed more victories, than their main competition coming from Bugatti and Maserati. Chiron took a Delage across to Indianapolis but was outclassed by the Millers. Ray Keech won after duelling with the Millers of Lou Moore and Louis Meyer. Keech was killed a fortnight later at the AAA race at Altoona Speedway. Meyer went on to become the first back-to-back AAA champion. The racing festival on the French Riviera held around Easter culminated in a new race – the Monaco Grand Prix. In a close race between Williams’ Bugatti and the Mercedes-Benz SSK sports car of Rudolf Caracciola, it was decided by a botched pit-stop for the German. The Targa Florio was another triumph for Bugatti, with Albert Divo claiming the fifth win in a row for the marque. Achille Varzi was the Italian Champion with victories at Alessandria, Rome, Montenero and Monza. Grand Épreuves Date NameGolden Era of Grand Prix Racing http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/cha29 2020-09-15World Sports Racing Prototypes http://www.wsrp.cz/prewar1929.html 2020-09-15 Circuit RaceRegulations Weather RaceDistance Winner'sTime Winning driver Winningconstructor Fastestlap Report 5 30 May USA 1912 XVII International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis AAA ? 500 miles 5h 07m USA 1912 Ray Keech Miller 91 not recorded Report 7 30 Jun FRA XXIII Grand Prix de l’ACF Le Mans AIACR rain & sun 600 km 4h 33m GBR William Grover-Williams("W. Williams") Bugatti Type 35B William Grover-Williams Bugatti Report 7 Jul BEL Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps cancelled 14 Jul Germany Weimar IV Großer Preis von Deutschland Nürburgring sports ? 510 km 4h 46m MCO Louis Chiron Bugatti Type 35B Louis ChironBugatti Report 9 25 Jul ESP 1874 VII Gran Premio de San Sebastián (Nation's Cup) Lasarte AIACR rain & sun 690 km 5h 57m MCO Louis Chiron Bugatti Type 35B Louis ChironBugatti Report 17 Aug GBR British Grand Prix Brooklands cancelled 8 Sep ITA 1861 Italian Grand Prix / European Grand Prix Monza cancelled A pink background indicates the race was run for Sports Cars or Touring Cars this year, while a grey background indicates the race was not held this year. Sources:1929 Season http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp29.htm 2020-09-15 2020-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20201027013929/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp29.htm deadSpeedfreaks.org http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/gen/1929.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150405025213/http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/gen/1929.html 2020-09-15 2015-04-05Rendall 1993, p.362ChampCar Stats http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1929.htm 2020-09-15MotorSport AAA results https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/indycars/1929-aaa-national-championship 2020-09-156th Gear http://www.forix.com/8w/6thgear/gp-yby.html#1929 2020-09-15La Targa Florio http://www.targaflorio.info/20.htm 2020-09-15 Major Races Multiple classes are mentioned when they were divided and run to different race lengths. Date Name Circuit RaceRegulations Weather RaceDistance Winner'sTime Winning driver Winningconstructor Report 18 Mar AUS II Australian Grand Prix Phillip IslandAustralian Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t9.htm#PHILLIP_ISLAND 2020-08-21 2020-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20200218010002/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t9.htm#PHILLIP_ISLAND dead Formula Librehandicap races ? 200 miles 3h 14m AUS Arthur Terdich Bugatti Type 37A Report 24 Mar Italian Libya V Gran Premio di Tripoli TagiuraAfrican Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t9.htm#TRIPOLI 2020-04-21 2020-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20200218010002/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t9.htm#TRIPOLI dead Formula Libre overcast 420 km 3h 08m ITA 1861 Conte Gastone Brilli-Peri Talbot 700 Report 1 Apr FRA II Grand Prix d’Antibes Juan-les-Pins La GaroupeFrench Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t1.htm#ANTIBES 2020-08-21 2020-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20200608015614/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t1.htm#ANTIBES dead Formula Libre sunny 310 km 4h 10m CHE Mario Lepori Bugatti Type 35B Report 7 Apr French Algeria II I Grand Prix d’Algèrie StaouéliItalian Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t9.htm#STAOUELI 2020-08-21 2020-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20200218010002/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t9.htm#STAOUELI dead Formula Libre sunny 360 km 3h 03m FRA Marcel Lehoux Bugatti Type 35C Report 1 14 Apr MCO I Grand Prix de Monaco Monte Carlo Formula Libre sunny 320 km 3h 56m GBR William Grover-Williams("W. Williams") Bugatti Type 35B Report 2 21 Apr ITA 1861 VI Circuito di Alessandria(Coppa Pietro Bordino) AlessandriaItalian Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm#ALVACA 2020-04-21 2019-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20191019211012/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm#ALVACA dead Formula Libre sunny 260 km 2h 21m ITA 1861 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo P2 Report 3 5 May ITA 1861 XX Targa Florio ITA 1861 XII Coppa FlorioThe Targa Florio and the Coppa Florio were run simultaneously over the same route. Medio MadonieItalian Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm#MADONIEM 2020-04-21 2019-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20191019211012/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm#MADONIEM dead Targa Florio sunny 540 km 7h 16m FRA Albert Divo Bugatti Type 35C Report 9 May FRA II Coupe de Bourgogne Dijon Formula LibreCyclecar rain 525 km420 km 3h 48m FRA Philippe de Rothschild (“Philippe”) Bugatti Type 35C Report 19 May BEL IV Grand Prix des Frontières ChimayBelgian Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t6.htm#CHIMAY 2020-09-15 2013-02-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20130205023448/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t6.htm#CHIMAY dead Formula Libre ? 220 km h 58m ITA 1861 Goffredo Zehender Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 Report 4 26 May ITA 1861 V Premio Reale di Roma Tre FontaneItalian Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm#TER_FONTANE 2020-08-21 2019-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20191019211012/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm#TER_FONTANE dead Formula Libre cloudy 390 km 3h 03m ITA 1861 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo P2 Report 2 Jun ITA 1861 IV Circuito del Pozzo VeronaItalian Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm#POZZO 2020-04-21 2019-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20191019211012/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm#POZZO dead Formula Libre hot 310 km 2h 13m ITA 1861 Giovanni Alloatti Bugatti Type 35B Report FRA II Grand Prix Bugatti Le Mans Formula Librehandicap ? ? ? CHI Juan Zanelli Bugatti Type 35C Report 69 Jun ITA 1861 IX Circuito del Mugello (Targa Giulio Masetti) MugelloItalian Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm#MUGELLO 2020-08-21 2019-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20191019211012/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm#MUGELLO dead Formula Libre sunny 370 km 5h 11m ITA 1861 Conte Gastone Brilli-Peri Talbot 700 Report FRA V Grand Prix de Picardie PéronneFrench Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t1.htm#PERONNE 2020-05-21 2020-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20200608015614/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t1.htm#PERONNE dead Voiturette ? 190 km 1h 47m FRA Philippe Auber Bugatti Type 37A Report 16 Jun FRA I Grand Prix de Lyon QuincieuxFrench Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t1.htm#QUINCIEUX 2020-09-15 2020-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20200608015614/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t1.htm#QUINCIEUX dead Formula Libre ? 250 km 2h 28m GER Hans Simonshttp://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/hans-simons "Hans Simons" Motorsport Magazine 1 October 2017 Bugatti Type 35 Report 23 Jun FRA Grand Prix de Bordeaux de Cyclecars Bordeaux Cyclecar ? 75 km 1h 04m FRA? Hector David Salmson Report 7 Jul FRA V Grand Prix de la Marne Reims-Gueux Formula Libre cloudy 400 km 2h 54m FRA Philippe Étancelin Bugatti Type 35C Report FRA Prix de la Ville de Reims Reims-Gueux Cyclecar ? 120 km 56m FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous Salmson Report FRA Dieppe Grand Prix DieppeFrench Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t1.htm#DIEPPE 2020-09-21 2020-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20200608015614/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t1.htm#DIEPPE dead Formula Libre ? 200 km 1h 47m FRA René Dreyfus Bugatti Type 35B Report ITA 1861 II Coppa di Camaiore CamaioreItalian Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm#CAMAIORE 2020-09-21 2019-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20191019211012/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm#CAMAIORE dead Formula Libre ? 190 km 2h 35m ITA 1861 Renato Balestrero Bugatti Type 35C Report 7 21 Jul ITA 1861 III Coppa Ciano VIII Coppa Montenero Montenero Formula LibreVoiturette hot 225 km 2h 35m ITA 1861 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo P2 Report 8 28 Jul ESP 1874 V Gran Premio de España Lasarte Sports sunny 1374 km 12h FRA Louis Rigal Alfa Romeo P2 Report 18 Aug FRA V Grand Prix du Comminges Saint-GaudensFrench Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t1.htm#LA_GAUDENS 2020-04-21 2020-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20200608015614/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t1.htm#LA_GAUDENS dead Formula Libre ? 390 km 2h 48m FRA Philippe Étancelin Bugatti Type 35C Report 22 AugGolden Era of Grand Prix Racing http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp29 2020-09-15/2 SepTeamDan http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1929.html https://web.archive.org/web/20081027015345/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1929.html 2020-09-15 2008-10-27 FRA VI Grand Prix de la Baule La BauleFrench Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t1.htm#LA_BAULE 2020-04-21 2020-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20200608015614/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t1.htm#LA_BAULE dead Formula Libre ? 100 km 46m FRA Philippe Étancelin Bugatti Type 35C Report 10 15 Sep ITA 1861 II Gran Premio di Monza Monza Formula Libre,heats hot 100 km 31m ITA 1861 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo P2 Report 11 29 Sep ITA 1861 IV Circuito di Cremona CremonaItalian Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm#CREMONA 2020-08-21 2019-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20191019211012/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm#CREMONA dead Formula Libre cloudy 320 km 1h 47m ITA 1861 Conte Gastone Brilli-Peri Alfa Romeo P2 Report 12 17 Nov TUN II I Grand Prix de Tunisie Le BardoItalian Circuits http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t9.htm#BARDO 2020-08-21 2020-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20200218010002/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t9.htm#BARDO dead Formula Libre sunny 320 km 2h 23m ITA 1861 Conte Gastone Brilli-Peri Alfa Romeo P2 Report note Teams and drivers These tables only intend to cover entries in the major races, as keyed above. Sources:1929 Season http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp29.htm 2020-09-15 2020-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20201027013929/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp29.htm deadTeamDan http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1929.html https://web.archive.org/web/20081027015345/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1929.html 2020-09-15 2008-10-27 Speedfreaks.org http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/gen/1929.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150405025213/http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/gen/1929.html dead 2015-04-05 2020-09-15Formula 2 http://formula2.se/Targa29.html 2020-09-15MotorSport https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1929-indianapolis-500 2020-09-15ChampCar Stats http://www.champcarstats.com/races/192901.htm 2020-09-15 Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Driver Rounds FRA Usines Bugatti Bugatti Type 35C Bugatti 2.0L S8 s/c FRA Albert Divo 3, 4, 7 ITA 1861 Conte Caberto Conelli 3, 7 ITA 1861 Ferdinando Minoia 3 GBR William Grover-Williams 3*, [4], 7 FRA Louis Wagner 3 ITA 1861 Officine Alfieri Maserati SpA Maserati Tipo V4Tipo 26BTipo 26RTipo 26 Maserati 4.0L 2x8 twin s/c Maserati 2.0L S8 s/c Maserati 1.7L S8 s/c Maserati 1.5L S8 s/c ITA 1861 Ernesto Maserati 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12 ITA 1861 Baconin Borzacchini 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12 ITA 1861 Luigi Fagioli 2, 4, [8] ITA 1861 Alfieri Maserati 6*, 10 ITA 1861 Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 SS Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 GS Alfa Romeo P2 Alfa Romeo 1.75L S6 s/c Alfa Romeo 1.75L S6 s/c Alfa Romeo 2.0L S8 s/c ITA 1861 Conte Gastone Brilli-Peri 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12 ITA 1861 Achille Varzi 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12 ITA 1861 Giuseppe Campari 3, 8 ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari 8 Germany Weimar Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SSKMercedes-Benz 1921 Mercedes-Benz 7.1L S6 s/cMercedes-Benz 4.5L S4 s/c Germany Weimar Rudolf Caracciola 1, [9] Germany Weimar August Momberger 10 Germany Weimar Adolf Rosenberger 10 ITA 1861 Officine Meccaniche O.M. 665 SMM O.M. 2.0L S 6 ITA 1861 Archimede Rosa [3], 6, 8 ITA 1861 Giuseppe Morandi [3], 6, 8 FRA SA des Autos et Cycles Peugeot Peugeot 174 S Peugeot 4.0L S 4 FRA André Boillot 7 FRA Guy Bouriat 7United States 1912 Duesenberg BrosDuesenberg Type 91Duesenberg 1.5L S8 s/c Firestone United States 1912 Jimmy Gleason 5 United States 1912 Bill Spence † 5 United States 1912 Freddie Winnai 5 United States 1912 Lora L. Corum 5* United States 1912 Roscoe Ford 5* United States 1912 Thane Houser 5* United States 1912 Ernie Triplett 5* United States 1912 Cooper EngineeringMarmon Motor Car Company Cooper-Miller Type 91 FD Miller 1.5L S8 s/cMiller 1.5L S8 s/c United States 1912 Russ Snowberger 5 United States 1912 Fred Frame 5 United States 1912 Johnny Seymour 5 ITA Scuderia Materassi TalbotBugatti 700 GPLBType 37A Talbot 1.5L S8 s/c Bugatti 1.5L S4 s/c ITA 1861 Conte Gastone Brilli-Peri 2, 6 ITA 1861 Luigi Arcangeli 2, 4, 8, 10, 11 ITA 1861 Carlo Maria Pintacuda 4 ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari 10, 11 ITA Scuderia Nuvolari BugattiAlfa Romeo Type 35C6C-1750 SS Bugatti 2.0L S8 s/c Alfa Romeo 1.75L S6 s/c ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari [ 2], 4, 6 United States 1912 Bill White Race Cars Duesenberg Type 91 Miller 1.5L S8 s/c United States 1912 Babe Stapp 5 United States 1912 Boyle Valve Miller Type 91 FD Miller 1.5L S8 s/c United States 1912 Cliff Woodbury 5 United States 1912 Pete DePaolo 5 United States 1912 Billy Arnold 5 United States 1912 Red Robert 5* United States 1912 Packard Cable Miller Type 91 FD Miller 1.5L S8 s/c United States 1912 “Leon Duray” 5, 10 United States 1912 Ralph Hepburn 5 United States 1912 Tony Gulotta 5 FRA Edmond Bourlier [10] United States 1912 M. A. Yagle Miller Type 91 Miller 1.5L S8 s/c Firestone United States 1912 Ray Keech † 5 United States 1912 Reed & Mulligan Miller Type 91 Miller 1.5L S8 s/c United States 1912 Bert Karnatz 5 CHE / United States 1912 Herman Schurch 5 United States 1912 Jack Buxton 5* United States 1912 Thompson Products Amilcar Amilcar 1.5L FRA Jules Moriceau 5 United States 1912 Tommy Milton Detroit Type 91 Miller 1.5L S8 s/c United States 1912 Pete Kreis 5 Significant Privateer drivers Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Driver Rounds Private Entrant Bugatti Type 35C Type 35B Bugatti 2.0L S8 s/c Bugatti 2.3L S8 s/c ROM / BEL Georges Bouriano [2], 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11 Private Entrant SalmsonBugattiBugatti . Type 37A Type 35C Salmson 1.1L Bugatti 1.5L S4 s/c Bugatti 2.0L S8 s/c ITA 1861 Clemente Biondetti 1, [2], 4, 6, 9 Private Entrant Bugatti Type 37A Type 35B Bugatti 1.5L S4 s/c Bugatti 2.3L S8 s/c FRA René Dreyfus 1, 9, 12 Private Entrant Bugatti Type 35A Type 35B Bugatti 2.0L S8 s/c Bugatti 2.3L S8 s/c FRA Philippe Étancelin 1, 9, 12 Private Entrant Alfa Romeo 6C-1500 6C-1750 GS Alfa Romeo 1.5L S6 s/c Alfa Romeo 1.75L S6 s/c ITA 1861 Pietro Ghersi [1], 2, 8 Private Entrant Bugatti Type 37A Type 35B Bugatti 1.5L S4 s/c Bugatti 2.3L S8 s/c FRA Marcel Lehoux 1, 9, 12 Private Entrant Bugatti Type 35C Type 44Type 35B Bugatti 2.0L S8 s/c Bugatti 3.0L S8 Bugatti 2.3L S8 s/c FRA Philippe de Rothschild (“Philippe”) 1, 7, 9 Private Entrant Maserati Tipo 26B Maserati 2.0L S8 s/c ITA 1861 Cleto Nenzioni 2, 4, 6, 10, [11] Private Entrant Bugatti Type 35B Type 37A Bugatti 2.3L S8 s/c Bugatti 1.5L S4 s/c CHI Juan Zanelli 2, [6], 9, 10 Private Entrant Bugatti Type 35B Type 35C Bugatti 2.3L S8 s/c Bugatti 2.0L S8 s/c ITA 1861 Giulio Foresti 3, 4, 9, 10, [11] Private Entrant Miller Type 91 FD Miller 1.5L S8 s/c United States 1912 Cliff Bergere 5 Private Entrant Bugatti Type 35C Bugatti 2.0L S8 s/c MCO Louis Chiron 5, 9, [11] Private Entrant Miller Type 91 Miller 1.5L S8 s/c United States 1912 Louis Meyer 5 Private Entrant Bugatti Type 35B Bugatti 2.3L S8 s/c FRA Robert Sénéchal 7 Note: * raced in event as a relief driver. Those in brackets show, although entered, the driver did not race Note: † driver killed during this racing season Regulations and Technical The AIACR recognised the tight economic times were limiting manufacturer involvement in the sport. Having opened up to Formula Libre engine regulations (with only a minimum 1.1-litre capacity) in the last season, for this year the minimum weight was lifted to 900 kg. The Grands Prix were still to be at least 600 km long, but now a consumption limitation was added where no more than 14.5 kg per 100 km (14.5 mpg) of petrol could be consumed. The fuel had to be carried in an external fuel-tank with a visible fuel gauge.Venables 2009, p.56 A new dispensation was added, now allowing two mechanics to assist the driver during pit-stops.Racing Regulations http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw5.htm 2020-05-21 2007-09-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930012944/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw5.htm dead Nominally set up for seven races in seven countries, the planned World Championship was abandoned when most organisations disavowed the AIACR regulations. In fact, only the French and Spanish races met the requirements.Cimarosti 1997, p.84 With racing in France in a malaise and Britain limited to Brooklands, the focus for grand-prix racing moved to the Mediterranean – particularly Italy, but also Spain, the French Riviera and northern Africa. One of the latest additions would gain great fame as an icon race: the brainchild of Antony Noghès, the 3 km Monaco circuit ran through the streets of Monte Carlo, from the port up to the famous hotel and casino then back, via a tunnel, along the waterfront. Safety measures included painting the kerbstones white to help the drivers judge their cornering.Rendall 1993, p.125 The Targa Florio regulations were simplified to two classes: over and under 1100cc. The Coppa Florio was again run on the same course and to the same length as the Targa, however, only opened for the over-1100cc class.Fondi 2006, p.352-3 In America, the AAA meanwhile stuck with the tried-and-tested 1.5-litre formula for their single-seaters for one more season. But they announced that regulation changes would come for the next season.1929 Indianapolis 500 Recap The Indianapolis News 31 May 1929 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4163530/1929-indianapolis-500-recap/ 2020-10-08 Belgium, Germany and Great Britain deferred their premier national races to sports-car events instead. thumb|300px|right|Mercedes-Benz SSK thumb|300px|right|Alfa Romeo 6C-1500 Technical Innovation The open formula restarted the trend toward bigger engines as the simplest way to gain more power and speed. Maserati came up with one of the most unusual designs of the period with their new Tipo V4 model. It essentially combined two 2-litre engines from their 26B, running on a common crankcase with two crankshafts and twin Roots superchargers.Cimarosti 1997, p.84Ludvigsen 2008, p.80 They also produced their first 1100cc car, the Tipo 26C. Manufacturer ModelCimarosti 1997, p.81Cimarosti 1997, p.871929 Season http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp29.htm 2020-05-21 2020-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20201027013929/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp29.htm dead Engine PowerOutput Max. Speed (km/h) Dry Weight (kg) FRA Bugatti Type 35B Bugatti 2.3L S8 supercharged140 bhp 210 710 FRA Bugatti Type 35C Bugatti 2.0L S8 supercharged FRA Bugatti Type 37A Bugatti 1496cc S4 supercharged 90 bhp 180 720 ITA 1861 Maserati Maserati Tipo V4 Maserati 4.0L twin-8 supercharged 300 bhp 255 1050 ITA 1861 Maserati Tipo 26B Maserati 2.0L S8 supercharged ITA 1861 Alfa Romeo P2 Alfa Romeo 2.0L S8 supercharged 155 bhp 240 750 ITA 1861 Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 SS Alfa Romeo 1752cc S6 65 bhp 130 FRA / GBR Talbot 700 GPLB Talbot 1489cc S4 supercharged 140 bhp 210 700 Germany Weimar Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SSK Mercedes-Benz 7.1L S6part-supercharged 225 bhp Season review Opening races After the death of Emilio Materassi, his friend Gastone Brilli-Peri took up the running of his racing team, the Scuderia Materassi, with Luigi Arcangeli. He won the season opener at Tunis, beating home Baconin Borzacchini in the works Maserati and Tazio Nuvolari, now building his own racing team. Across the Mediterranean, on the Côte d’Azur, a series of meetings in April attracted a number of top and up-and-coming drivers. Italian interest in these essentially French affairs brought drivers with their Alfa Romeos and Maseratis making up diverse fields rather than just being a Bugatti procession. At Antibes, Swiss regular Mario Lepori lapped the field for a comfortable win. A week later, Edward Bret then won the sprint races at Cannes. The series culminated at a new race held around the streets of Monte Carlo. After 100 laps, the winner would receive a golden trophy and FF100000. The organisers sent invitations to twenty drivers, a dozen of whom had raced at Antibes. These included the Bugattis of Lepori, Philippe Étancelin and Philippe de Rothschild joined by Marcel Lehoux and William Grover-Williams (racing under his pseudonym of “Williams”). Goffredo Zehender, Pietro Ghersi and Louis Rigal led the Alfa Romeo challenge while German Rudolf Caracciola arrived in his 7-litre Mercedes-Benz SSK sports car. A surprise absentee was Monaco-resident Louis Chiron who was instead going to America for the Indianapolis 500.Rendall 1993, p.124 thumb|300px|right|Caracciola's Mercedes at the Monaco GP After a wet practice, race day was sunny and a huge crowd thronged the circuit and watching from hotel balconies. The starting grid was decided by lot and although Lehoux took the lead from the flag it was Williams who led at the end of the first lap. Caracciola, starting from the fifth row, had already muscled his way up to second by the second lap. Coming out of the tunnel on the waterfront, Lehoux crashed his Bugatti wrecking three wheels. He ran back to the pits, retrieved three more and after changing them resumed the race 11 laps down. Williams, Caracciola and Bouriano gradually pulled away from the field. On the thirtieth lap the German passed Williams to take the lead, but the Briton fought back and repassed him six laps later. At the halfway point, with only 9 of the 16 starters still running, the top three made their pit-stops. Caracciola had a farcical pitstop when the jack slipped off the tramline it was resting on and dropped the car, then the hammer used to knock the wheel off broke. This all cost him an extra three minutes (and a lap) to the two Bugattis. Thereafter Williams was able to keep up a quick, but measured, pace and secure a comfortable victory over Bouriano with Caracciola coming home third.1929 Monaco GP http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2902.htm#10 2020-09-30 2021-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20210213091528/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2902.htm#10 dead Later in the year, Caracciola took his car to Northern Ireland and, in the rain in front of over 500,000 spectators, won the RAC Tourist Trophy from a field of 65 starters.Rendall 1993, p.125Ludvigsen 2009, p.43 thumb|300px|right|William Grover-Williams, winner of the inaugural Monaco GP The Mille Miglia sports car race had been held the same weekend, won by Giuseppe Campari for Alfa Romeo. A week later a big field of 33 cars lined up for the race at Alessandria, now known as the Coppa Pietro Bordino after the death the year before of the great Italian driver. The two main Italian teams arrived: Borzacchini, Ernesto Maserati and Luigi Fagioli for Maserati and Brilli-Peri and Arcangeli in the Talbots of the Scuderia Materassi. Alongside them were Varzi, Ghersi and Enzo Ferrari in their Alfa Romeos, while Nuvolari would not start after an accident in practice. From a standing start, Varzi bolted to the lead with the fastest lap of the race. Despite the dusty conditions on the public roads, he easily dominated the race and led all the way. Brilli-Peri was second for much of the race until his gearbox seized with only two kilometres to go; but he pushed his Talbot for twenty minutes to cross the line. This lifted Borzacchini and Maserati to second and third, nearly five minutes behind Varzi.1929 Monaco GP http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2902.htm#10 2020-09-30 2021-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20210213091528/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2902.htm#10 dead thumb|300px|right|Albert Divo, winner of the Targa Florio for Bugatti A promising field of 29 entrants for the 20th Targa Florio eventuated to become 19 starters. Bugatti had dominated the race with victories in the past four years and the company entered a strong team of four drivers all in the 2-litre Type 35C: race-winner Albert Divo, Louis Wagner, Ferdinando Minoia and Caberto Conelli. Williams was named as a reserve driver. Alfa Romeo also sent a works team with the new 1750cc Super Sport version of the 6C tourer. Team drivers were Varzi, Brilli-Peri and Campari. Borzacchini and Ernesto were once again running the works Maseratis, while Lepori led a troop of privateer Bugattis. Following the example set the year before, by Eliška Junková, of meticulous preparation, both the Bugatti and Alfa Romeo teams arrived during the month beforehand for extensive practice. The French team based itself up in the mountains at Polizzi. The staggered start commenced at 8am with Campari leading the field away at 3-minute intervals. Minoia set a new lap record on his first lap, with Borzacchini only four seconds behind him on elapsed time, with Brilli-Peri, Divo and Varzi further back. Minoia continued setting the pace until he slowed with steering issues on the fourth lap. This put Divo into the lead and he held on to take back-to-back victories. Borzacchini had been closing quickly on Minoia on the last lap but was stopped with suspension problems just two miles from the finish. Campari was fourth, the last classified finisher.1929 Targa Florio http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2903 2020-09-30 For Bugatti it was an unprecedented fifth Targa win in a row, and third consecutive Coppa Florio victory thereby winning the trophy outright. That thereafter proved to be the final time the Coppa was run in that format. It would be resumed and re-imagined in 1974, run at Pergusa. Three weeks later, the competition resumed at the Rome Grand Prix with a number of the same drivers. Divo and Williams raced for Bugatti, Brilli-Peri and Varzi for Alfa Romeo and Maserati, Borzacchini and Luigi Fagioli for Maserati. Arcangeli and Carlo Pintacuda drove the Talbots of Scuderia Meterassi while Nuvolari had his Bugatti. There were also Hans Stuck in a 3-litre Austro-Daimler, and August Momberger and Fritz Caflisch in their big Mercedes-Benz tourers. From pole position, Stuck jumped into the lead. The dust thrown up by the cars was so bad much of the grid had to come to a stop from lack of visibility. Stuck led for two laps until his engine lost power. Varzi and Brilli-Peri passed him and within three laps had lapped the field. As other drivers had their problems, the two Alfas kept their lead and when Varzi stopped to refuel at half distance, Brilli-Peri took over. He finally came in for his stop with only two of the thirty laps to go. Despite only a thirty-second pitstop, he emerged just behind his teammate. Varzi pulled away to win by 45 seconds, with Divo's Bugatti finishing over ten minutes back in third.1929 Rome Grand Prix http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2903 2020-09-30 Indianapolis Once again the Indianapolis 500 was dominated by the supercharged Miller engines, powering over 80% of the starters. Defending champion Louis Meyer, Cliff Bergere and Lou Moore ran Millers. Former winner Pete DePaolo, Cliff Woodbury and Billy Arnold were in the Boyle Valve team Millers. George Stewart (racing under his pseudonym “Leon Duray”), with his team sponsored by Packard Cable, had Ralph Hepburn and Tony Gulotta alongside him. Up against them were only four Duesenbergs, with three of them (Jimmy Gleason, Freddie Winnai and Bill Spence) run by the works team. Earl Cooper had three of his front-wheel drive cars with Miller engines, with Russ Snowberger leading the team. Additional interest was generated with the entry of two French cars: Grand prix winner Louis Chiron ran a 1.5-litre supercharged Delage while Jules Moriceau had an Amilcar.ChampCar Stats 1929 http://www.champcarstats.com/races/192901.htm 2020-10-06 Once again, the front-wheel drive Millers proved very fast in practice, taking four of the top-five spots in qualifying with Cliff Woodbury claiming pole position and Leon Duray and Ralph Hepburn joining him on the front row. From the start Duray took the lead. On the fourth lap, Woodbury's right rear wheel broke spinning him round and sending him backward into the wall. Woodbury was uninjured and was able to get back to the pits to act as a relief driver later in the race. On the eighth lap Deacon Litz, running third, found his handbrake broken. Diving to the infield to avoid hitting the leaders, he regained control and instead was able to overtake them to go into the lead. On the tenth lap Bill Spence hit the wall hard at turn two. The car rolled several times, throwing Spence out. He was taken to hospital with a fractured skull but died en route. His was the first fatal accident in the race for ten years. Litz held the lead until lap 56 when, in his words, “something the size of a brick” exploded out the side of his engine. This moved Moore up into the lead followed by Meyer, Duray, Keech and Arnold. But after Duray's car (driven by Hepburn) retired with engine problems, at one-third distance seven of the top ten qualifiers had retired. Moore and Meyer swapped the lead until lap 93, when Moore pitted and was relieved by Barney Kleopfer. Meyer, Keech and Kleopfer stayed in close contact through the second half of the race. Meyer came in from the lead for his final stop on lap 157 but the car stalled. Once he had finally got going again he had slipped to third, four laps down. With ten laps to go, Kloepfer's car started running rough and losing oil. He pitted with just two laps, Moore got back in to nurse it to the finish but only made it to turn two before being stopped with a broken connecting rod. Keech cruised on to a comfortable victory, with Meyer taking second place six minutes behind, while Jimmy Gleason came home in third for Duesenberg twelve minutes (8 laps) later. Chiron lasted the distance but finished over half an hour behind Keech in 7th.1929 Indianapolis 500 Recap The Indianapolis News 31 May 1929 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4163530/1929-indianapolis-500-recap/ 2020-10-08ChampCar Stats 1929 http://www.champcarstats.com/races/192901.htm 2020-10-06 The first two cars has both formerly been raced by Frank Lockhart, who had died in 1928. Keech's Miller was now owned by Maude Yagle, to date the only female team-owner to win the race. Sadly, he would not be able to savour his new fame and celebrity, as he died just a fortnight later at the Altoona Speedway, the last of the board-tracks. He was killed instantly when his car hit track debris, rolled and burst into flames.Motorsport Memorial http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=139 2020-10-06 Louis Meyer was one of only two drivers to compete in all five events of the 1929 AAA series. With two wins and four top-5 finishes, his consistency made him the AAA's first back-to-back champion.Racing Reference Info https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1929/UO 2020-10-06 June to August Bugattis were definitely in the minority at the Circuito del Mugello. Ten Alfa Romeo 6Cs started, including Varzi, Campari, Ferrari and Nuvolari (swapping out his Bugatti). They took on five Maseratis (including the works team) and five Bugattis. The OM works team was present with cars for Archimede Rosa and Giuseppe Morandi. Brilli-Peri was the sole representative of the Scuderia Materassi but on the long straights, his Talbot was powerful enough to take a flag-to-flag victory. Stuck had been challenging hard in his Austro-Daimler until he crashed spectacularly. Unsighted by dust his car hit the post of a narrow bridge. Thrown out of the car, he landed below on the stones of a dry river bed, fortunately only suffering mild back injuries. Morandi and his OM finished second, over eight minutes behind the Talbot. First Alfa home, in third, was the unheralded Enrico Benini, driving reliably and consistently.1929 Mugello Circuit http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2904 2020-09-30 thumb|300px|right|William's Bugatti at the French GP Bugatti made a stronger effort for their home Grand Prix in France. In the works cars, Divo, Williams and Conelli had the 2.3-litre Type 35B. They were against two works Peugeot 174 4-litre sports cars driven by André Boillot and Guy Bouriat. Robert Sénéchal was the best of four Bugatti privateers and there were also two old Ballots rounding out the field of eleven. The race was 37 laps of the current Le Mans circuit, and it was one of only two races run on the AIACR fuel-economy formula. On the Saturday, the cars were filled with a precisely weighed amount of petrol, and the tanks sealed overnight. The next day the cars were lined up diagonally and started together. Boillot led at the end of the first lap, however his Peugeot teammate was stranded out on the circuit with a faulty magneto and it would take him an hour to get back to the pits. Boillot was hounded by the Bugattis, with Williams, Conelli, Sénéchal and Divo making up the top five. Williams caught and passed the Peugeot on the sixth lap, setting the fastest lap of the race in the process. The two continued to swap the lead until Boillot had to pit on lap 12 to fix a loose ignition wire, losing ground. At the halfway point, Williams had a 2-minute lead over Boillot and Conelli, with Divo now in fourth a further two minutes back. The second half of the race was more routine with scattered light showers dropping race speeds and limiting competitive driving. Williams won by a minute, while Boillot held on to second from a fast-finishing Conelli only eight seconds behind.1929 French GP http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2904 2020-09-30 The Coppa Ciano was northern Italy's equivalent to the Targa Florio, run on the mountainous Montenero circuit near Livorno. As the next round of the Italian Championship, most of the major drivers were entered. Nuvolari and Brilli-Peri were brought into the Alfa Corse works team, leaving Arcangeli to run the Materassi Talbot. Given some of the narrowness of the road, cars were flagged off at 30-second intervals for the 10-lap race, led by the voiturettes. Although Maserati was the first over-1100cc car to arrive, it was Varzi who narrowly led from Brilli-Peri on elapsed time. Their duel continued, with the lead swapping back and forth with only seconds between them. Nuvolari was thirty seconds back in third just ahead of Biondetti's Bugatti. Varzi kept pressing building a lead and the race was decided on the eighth lap when Brilli-Peri had to pit and lost two places. This left Varzi to ease off and take the win, with Nuvolari and Campari giving Alfa Romeo a 1-2-3 result.1929 Coppa Ciano http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2905 2020-09-30 thumb|300px|right|Start of the Spanish GP In Spain, the field for the San Sebastián Grand Prix was filled with Bugattis Type 35Bs and Cs, except for the single Alfa Romeo belonging to Luigi Platé. Many of the top French drivers were present including Louis Chiron (back from America), Philippe de Rothschild, Guy Bouriat, René Dreyfus, Philippe Étancelin and Marcel Lehoux. Running to the AIACR fuel-formula, fourteen cars started in the rain. Chiron, having recently won the German GP (for sports cars), had pole position but it was “Philippe” who took the lead, just ahead of Chilean Juan Zanelli. Barely into the second lap, heavy rain arrived, making driving treacherous. Zanelli passed de Rothschild on the third lap. When it eased off on the fifth lap, the lead swapped again. Zanelli retired on lap 9 with steering issues leaving “Philippe” with a 3-minute advantage over Chiron, Étancelin and Dreyfus. By lap 14 the sun was back out but Chiron lost five minutes limping back to the pits with a burst tyre. Despite a second puncture, Chiron's hard driving got him back up to second by lap 18. The leading two pitted at the halfway point (lap 20) for fuel and tyres. De Rothschild handed over to Bouriat who had retired his car, while Étancelin and Lehoux, now up to fourth, were the last cars on the lead lap. Having nursed his car earlier in the race, Chiron was able to push harder and take the lead. On lap 30 the rain returned but Chiron had a 4-minute lead over Bouriat. Étancelin spun on the slippery roads and had to retire while Lehoux and Dreyfus were a lap down. Even though Chiron had another puncture before the end of the race, his lead was such that he still won by almost six minutes.1929 San Sebastián GP http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2905 2020-09-30 End of the season After the tragic Italian Grand Prix in 1928 the race was not held this year as the circuit underwent an upgrade. In lieu of it, the Monza Grand Prix was held for the Italian Championship, just using the oval course. It was staged as a series of three 99 km heats leading onto a final of the same 22-lap length. With total prizemoney of 450,000 lire, it attracted the best diversity of cars for the season. In the 1500cc class were the Talbots of Scuderia Materassi, driven by Arcangeli and Nuvolari. As well as several privateer Maseratis there were two purple Miller 91 FDs brought over from America by “Leon Duray”. They would be raced by himself and former Delage driver, Edmond Bourlier. Earlier, Duray had gone to Montlhéry to set speed records, getting to 230 km/h in his Miller for a flying kilometre. The 3-litre class featured the works teams Varzi and Brilli-Peri in the Alfa Romeo P2 and Borzacchini in the Maserati 26B. Privateer Bugattis were raced by Foresti, Biondetti and Zanelli. Bourlier's Miller was slightly bored out to 1558cc to instead race in the 3-litre category. The over-3-litre class had Alfieri Maserati presenting the debut of the new Maserati V4 with its twin 8-cylinder engine. Its competition was three Mercedes-Benz. Swiss-Italian Fritz Caflisch had an S-model, while the Daimler-Benz works team sent August Momberger in an SSK tourer and Adolf Rosenberger in a 1921 Targa Florio model, with its venerable 1914 4.5-litre Mercedes engine, now supercharged.1929 Milan GP http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2906 2020-09-30Montagna 1989, p.39 An immense crowd arrived on a very hot autumn day. In the first heat, in the familiar territory of a banked oval, Duray was very competitive against the Talbots. But despite setting the fastest lap of the heat, damaged engine bearing forced his retirement. Instead he took Bourlier's place in the second heat, which started badly for Varzi who had to stop after one lap to secure his radiator cap that had been left open. Brilli Peri, in the other Alfa Romeo, was controlling the race ahead of Borzacchini, Biondetti and Duray. But once again, Duray's second car was sidelined with engine issues – possibly due to the lack of its specialist oil lubrication. Varzi had fought back to third and that was how they finished with the three qualifiers being Brilli Peri, Borzacchini and Varzi. With only four starters, the third heat was more pedestrian. Rosenberger retired on lap 4 with spark plug issues. Maserati had steadily built a 20-second lead by halfway then, knowing he would qualify, eased off to be pipped at the line by Momberger's Mercedes. Although not deliberate, it angered many locals who thought he had thrown the race, having bet on him with the on-site bookies.1929 Milan GP http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2906 2020-09-30 After a 2-hour luncheon break, the nine finalists came to the grid, lined up in two rows, 5 by 4. From the start Varzi took the lead but Maserati charged hard and took the lead on the second lap. Borzacchini, Arcangeli and Brilli-Peri filled out the top-five positions and running within six seconds of the leader in a slip-streaming battle. The two Mercedes sports cars lumbered around, soon finding the pace too rough, as did Amedeo Ruggeri in his 1.5-litre Maserati. Borzacchini and Brilli-Peri had to pit to change tyres then on lap 11, at halfway, Maserati also headed for the pits to change spark-plugs. This left only the Talbots of Arcangeli and Nuvolari on the same lap as Varzi, albeit 30 seconds behind. Varzi had a trouble-free race and took an easy victory. A broken ignition wire forced Arcangeli to retire with two laps to go. Nuvolari came second a lap behind, while Momberger also avoided issues to take third.1929 Milan GP http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2906 2020-09-30 Varzi's fourth victory made him Italian champion for the year. A fortnight later on the long straights to the east of Cremona, Borzacchini took the Maserati V4 and set a record on the 10 km trial, with an average speed of 246 km/h, 20 km/h faster than Brilli-Peri in the Alfa P2.1929 Milan GP http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp2907 2020-10-12Georgano 1971, p.175 However, the latter got his revenge winning the season-ending race at Tunis before selling the car back to the Alfa factory.Georgano 1971, p.178 At the end of the year, “Leon Duray” arranged with Jean Bugatti to swap his two front-wheel-drive Millers for three 2.3-litre Type 43 sports cars. Bugatti saw great potential for his father in evaluating the American cars and their advanced twin-overhead-cam engine. It would lead directly to the development of the Bugatti Type 51. The October Wall Street Crash would cast a shadow over racing as manufacturers retrenched, or collapsed altogether. Most of the American wooden speedways had closed, their boards rotting. One of the major casualties would be Harry Miller – each car took 6500 working hours to buildCimarosti 1997, p.83 and cost US$15000.Fox 1973, p.41 However, others saw an opportunity. Enzo Ferrari had seen the vacillation of Alfa Romeo to run a full works team, as well as the ongoing example of Scuderia Materassi, decided in September to set up his own privateer team. In December, the 31-year old experienced Alfa Romeo driver was given the works backing to represent the Italian marque and another legend had started.Ludvigsen 2008, p.70Georgano 1971, p.215 Results of the season's major races Pos Driver Team MONMCO ALSITA 1861 TGFITA 1861 ROMITA 1861 INDUSA 1912 MUGITA 1861 FRAFRA CCNITA 1861 SEBESP 1874 MNZITA 1861 CREITA 1861 TUNTUN ITA 1861 Achille Varzi Alfa Corse 1 Ret 1 5 1 1 2 Ret ITA 1861 Gastone Brilli-Peri Scuderia MaterassiAlfa Corse 13 3 2 1 5 4 1 1 GBR “Williams”Private EntryUsines Bugatti 1 DNS 1 FRA Albert Divo Usines Bugatti 1 4 MCO Louis ChironPrivate Entry 7 1 USA 1912 Ray KeechMaude A. Yagle 1[†] ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari Scuderia Nuvolari Alfa CorseScuderia Materassi DNS Ret 9 2 2 Ret FRA Marcel LehouxPrivate Entry Ret 3 2 FRA Philippe de RothschildPrivate Entry 4 Ret 2 ROM Georges BourianoPrivate Entry 2 Ret Ret 7 ITA 1861 Baconin Borzacchini Officine Alfieri Maserati 2 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret ITA 1861 Ferdinando Minoia Usines Bugatti 2 USA 1912 Louis MeyerPrivate Entry 2 ITA 1861 Giuseppe Morandi Fabbrica Officine Meccaniche 2 Ret [2] FRA André Boillot Fabbrica Officine Meccaniche 2 ITA 1861 Ernesto Maserati Officine Alfieri Maserati 3 Ret Ret 11 13 3 6 FRA René Dreyfus Private Entry 5 4 3 ITA 1861 Giuseppe Campari SA Alfa Romeo 4 6 3 ITA 1861 Enrico Benini SA Alfa Romeo 3 9 GER 1919 Rudolf Caracciola Daimler-Benz AG 3 USA 1912 Jimmy Gleason Duesenberg Brothers 3 ITA 1861 Caberto Conelli Usines Bugatti Ret 3 GER 1919 August Momberger Daimler-Benz AG Ret 3 ITA 1861 Luigi Arcangeli Scuderia Materassi Ret 4 Ret 4 Ret 4 FRA Philippe Étancelin Private Entry 6 Ret 4 ITA 1861 Arrigo Sartorio Private Entry 4 12 7 ITA 1861 Carlo Pintacuda Scuderia Materassi 8 4 DNS USA 1912 Carl Marchese Duesenberg Brothers 4 CHE/ITA 1861 Fritz CaflischPrivate Entry 6 5 DNS ITA 1861 Pietro Ghersi Private Entry DNS 5 7 ITA 1861 Cleto Nenzioni Private Entry Ret 5 Ret Ret USA 1912 Freddie Winnai Duesenberg Brothers 5 FRA Robert Sénéchal Private Entry 5 FRA Edmond Bourlier Private Entry 5 ITA 1861 Filippo Sartorio Private Entry Ret Ret Ret 5 FRA? Albert de Bondeli Private Entry 5 ITA 1861 Amedeo Ruggeri Private Entry 6 Ret 16 Ret 8 Ret USA 1912 Speed Gardner F.P. Cramer 6 FRA Robert Gauthier Private Entry 6 ITA 1861 Cesare Pastore Private Entry 6 FRA Jean de MaleplanePrivate Entry 6 Ret ITA 1861 Alfieri Maserati Officine Alfieri Maserati [11] 6 ITA 1861 Luigi 'Gigi' PremoliPrivate Entry 6 Pos Driver Team MONMCO ALSITA 1861 TGFITA 1861 ROMITA 1861 INDUSA 1912 MUGITA 1861 FRAFRA CCNITA 1861 SEBESP 1874 MNZITA 1861 CREITA 1861 TUNTUN italics show the driver of the race's fastest lap. Only those drivers with a best finish of 6th or better are shown. Sources:1929 Season http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp29.htm 2020-09-15 2020-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20201027013929/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp29.htm deadTeamDan http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1929.html https://web.archive.org/web/20081027015345/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1929.html 2020-09-15 2008-10-27 Citations 30em References Acerbi, Leonardo (2015) Mille Miglia – A race in pictures Milan: Giorgio Nada Editorie 978-88-7911-618-3 Cimarosti, Adriano (1997) The Complete History of Grand Prix Motor Racing London: Aurum Press Ltd 1-85410-500-0 Fondi, Pino (2006) Targa Florio: 20th Century Epic Milan: Giorgio Nada Editore 88-7911-270-8 Fox, Charles (1973) The Great Racing Cars & Drivers London: Octopus Books Ltd 0-7064-0213-8 Georgano, Nick (1971) The Encyclopaedia of Motor Sport London: Ebury Press Ltd 0-7181-0955-4 Higham, Peter (1995) The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing London: Guinness Publishing 0-85112-642-1 Legate, Trevor (2006) 100 years of Grand Prix Kent: Touchstone Books Ltd 0-9551-0201-4 Ludvigsen, Karl (2008) Racing Colours - Italian Racing Red Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd 0-7110-3331-5 Ludvigsen, Karl (2009) Racing Colours - German Racing Silver Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd 0-7110-3368-4 Monkhouse, George (1953) Grand Prix Racing Facts and Figures London: G.T. Foulis & Co Ltd Montagna, Paolo (ed.) (1989) The Legendary Italian Grand Prix Milan: A.C. Promotion Rendall, Ivan (1991) The Power and The Glory – A Century of Motor Racing London: BBC Books 0-563-36093-3 Rendall, Ivan (1993) The Chequered Flag – 100 years of Motor Racing London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd 0-297-83220-4 Venables, David (2009) Racing Colours - French Racing Blue Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd 978-0-7110-3369-6 External links 1929 in auto racing 1929 Race Season https://web.archive.org/web/20201027013929/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp29.htm 2020-10-27  – comprehensive race reports of most events, also listing entries and results. Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 1929 World Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20201124100043/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/cha29.htm 2020-11-24  – detailed article about the championship regulations. Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : History https://web.archive.org/web/20070930012944/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw5.htm 2007-09-30  – Hans Etzrodt's description of the annual regulations, and changes. Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 TeamDan  - list of the major races, entrants and results of the season. Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 SpeedFreaks  - list of the major races, entrants and results of the season. Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 6th Gear  - list of the major races and winners each year. Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 MotorSport magazine – list of the year's races, entrants and results, by category. Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 Grand Prix History – history of the Targa Florio race. Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 La Targa Florio – race report and pictures of the Targa Florio. Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 F2 Register – race results of the Targa Florio. Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 Motorsport Memorial – motor-racing deaths by year. Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 Racing Reference.com – list of all the AAA Championship results. Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 ChampCar Stats – list of all the races, entrants and results of the AAA Championship. Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 Indianapolis Motor Speedway.com – Indy 500 race results. Retrieved 15 Sep 2020 YouTube – Indy 500 b/w footage (2mins). Retrieved 11 Oct 2020 Category:Grand Prix seasons Category:1929 in motorsport Category:1929 in American motorsport