1929 Monaco Grand Prix

43 44 4.74 N 7 25 16.8 E scale:1563_type:landmark_region:MC title GP Monaco 14 April 1929 Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco Monaco Circuit_de_Monaco_1950.png Circuit de MonacoMonte Carlo Street circuit 1.976 3.180 Dry 100 197.6 318.0 Philippe Étancelin Bugatti France True William Grover-Williams Bugatti 2:15.0 United Kingdom William Grover-Williams Bugatti United Kingdom Georges Bouriano Bugatti Romania Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Germany Weimar thumb|right|200px|The 1929 Monaco Grand Prix event poster The 1929 Monaco Grand Prix was the first Grand Prix to be run in the principality. It was set up by wealthy cigarette manufacturer Antony Noghès, who had set up the Automobile Club de Monaco with some of his friends. This offer of a Grand Prix was supported by Prince Louis II and the Monégasque driver of that time, Louis Chiron. On 14 April 1929, their plan became reality when 16 invited participants turned out to race for a prize of 100,000 French francs.1929 GRAND PRIX SEASON - https://www.goldenera.fi/gp2902.htm 2025-07-30 www.goldenera.fi The event was won by William Grover-Williams (listed on timing sheets as W. Williams), who drove a Bugatti T35B.Monaco Grand Prix 1929 https://www.classicargarage.com/losse-paginas/product-detail/monaco-grand-prix-1929 2025-07-30 www.classicargarage.com Race report Twenty drivers were invited to participate in the contest, although only sixteen started the race due to incidents both on the way to the event and in practice. Local driver Louis Chiron also did not participate, choosing to compete in the 1929 Indianapolis 500 instead. Therefore, Rudolf Caracciola, a Mercedes-Benz factory driver, was the favourite to win the event. The starting grid was determined by ballot, with Philippe Étancelin starting on pole position and Caracciola starting fifteenth. 2019-04-15 First victory at the First Grand Prix in Monaco in 1929 – Bugatti Newsroom https://newsroom.bugatti.com/en/press-releases/first-victory-at-the-first-grand-prix-in-monaco-in-1929 2025-07-30 newsroom.bugatti.com en William Grover-Williams took the lead at the start of the 100-lap race, with Caracciola close behind him. Caracciola took the lead on lap 36, but Grover-Williams was able to take back his position six laps later. Both drivers made a pitstop midway through the race, but Caracciola's stop was much slower, allowing Grover-Williams to build a one lap lead. Georges Bouriano and Philippe de Rothschild (listed as Georges Philippe) also emerged between the pair, although Caracciola soon overtook the latter to finish third.2014-07-07 The first Grand Prix of Monaco, 1929 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1929/11/the-first-grand-prix-of-monaco/ 2025-07-30 Motor Sport Magazine en-GB Classification thumbnail|Winner William Grover-Williams crossing the finish line Starting grid Grid positions were determined by a ballot. Philippe Étancelin drew pole position. Inside Middle Outside Row 1 FRAÉtancelinBugatti FRADauvergneBugatti FRALehouxBugatti Row 2 ITA 1861SandriMaserati GBR"Williams"Bugatti FRAPhilippeBugatti Row 3 ITA 1861ZehenderAlfa Romeo ROUBourianoBugatti FRAde RovinDelage Row 4 FRARigalAlfa Romeo ITA 1861de SterlichMaserati FRADreyfusBugatti Row 5 CHELeporiBugatti FRADoréCorre La Licorne DEUCaracciolaMercedes-Benz Row 6 FRAPerrotAlfa Romeo × ×Source: Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 12 GBR "W Williams" Bugatti T35B 100 3:56:11.0 5 2 18 ROU Georges Bouriano Bugatti T35C 100 +1:17.8 8 3 34 DEU Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz SSK 100 +2:22.6 15 4 14 FRA "Georges Philippe" Bugatti T35C 99 +1 lap 6 5 28 FRA René Dreyfus Bugatti T37A 97 +3 laps 12 6 4 FRA Philippe Étancelin Bugatti T35C 96 +4 laps 1 7 30 CHE Mario Lepori Bugatti T35C 94 +6 laps 13 8 32 FRA Michel Doré Corre La Licorne 89 +11 laps 14 9 24 FRA Louis Rigal Alfa Romeo 6C 87 +13 laps 10 Ret 22 FRA Raoul de Rovin Delage 15S8 80 Accident 9 Ret 16 ITA 1861 Goffredo Zehender Alfa Romeo 6C 55 Mechanical 7 Ret 6 FRA Christian Dauvergne Bugatti T35C 46 Mechanical 2 Ret 10 ITA 1861 Guglielmo Sandri Maserati T26 41 Mechanical 4 Ret 36 FRA Albert Perrot Alfa Romeo 6C 18 Wheel detached 16 Ret 26 ITA 1861 Diego de Sterlich Maserati T26B 16 Mechanical 11 Ret 8 FRA Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T35C 7 Transmission 3Source:1929 Grands Prix http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/gen/1929.html#mc 2025-02-23 www.dlg.speedfreaks.org References External links 1929 and the first Monaco Grand Prix – footage of the event Monaco Grand Prix 1929 None 1930 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Category:Monaco Grand Prix Grand Prix