1931 French Grand Prix

EC French Circuit (ébauche).svg 21 June 1931 XXV Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France France 2 3 Autodrome de Linas-MontlhéryMontlhéry, France 7.770 12.505 101 799.596 1286.825 William "Bummer" Scott UK S. Armstrong-Payne UK Delage True (Grid positions set by ballot) Luigi Fagioli Maserati 5:29 Italy 1861 Louis Chiron Bugatti Monaco Achille Varzi Italy 1861 Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo Italy 1861 Baconin Borzacchini Italy 1861 Clemente Biondetti Maserati Italy 1861 Luigi Parenti Italy 1861 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.Hodges David 1967 The French Grand Prix 93–96 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 thumb|Start of the race thumb|Louis Chiron and Achille Varzi pitting thumb|Finish of the race PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints132 MCO Louis ChironBugattiBugatti T51101126.88 km/h12 1 ITA 1861 Achille Varzi 1218 ITA 1861 Giuseppe CampariAlfa CorseAlfa Romeo 8C Monza97+4 Laps5 2 ITA 1861 Baconin Borzacchini 2346 ITA 1861 Clemente BiondettiMaseratiMaserati 26M94+7 Laps19 3 ITA 1861 Luigi Parenti 3440 GBR Henry BirkinMaseratiMaserati 26M94+7 Laps16 4 GBR George Eyston 4 5 36 FRA Robert Sénéchal Delage Delage 15-S-8 91 +10 Laps 14 464 ITA 1861 Ferdinando MinoiaAlfa CorseAlfa Romeo 8C Monza90+11 Laps2 4 ITA 1861 Goffredo Zehender 4728 FRA Albert DivoBugattiBugatti T5190+11 Laps10 4 FRA Guy Bouriat 4820 FRA René DreyfusMaseratiMaserati 26M88+13 Laps6 4 ITA 1861 Pietro Ghersi 4924 FRA René FerrantPrivate entryPeugeot 174S85+16 Laps8 4 FRA Louis Rigal 41048 FRA Jean PesatoPrivate entryAlfa Romeo 6C-175084+17 Laps20 4 FRA Pierre Félix 41144 ITA 1861 Tazio NuvolariAlfa CorseAlfa Romeo 8C Monza83+18 Laps18 4 ITA 1861 Giovanni Minozzi 41230 GBR Earl HowePrivate entryBugatti T5177+24 Laps11 4 GBR Brian Lewis 4Ret38 FRA Jean-Pierre WimillePrivate entryBugatti T5171Suspension15 5 FRA Jean Gaupillat 5Ret38 GBR William Grover-WilliamsPrivate entryBugatti T5165Gearbox17 5 ITA 1861 Caberto Conelli 5Ret34 ITA 1861 Emilio EminentePrivate entryBugatti T35B59Fire13 5 FRA Edmond Bourlier 5Ret22 FRA Georges d'ArnouxPrivate entryBugatti T35C58Mechanical7 5 FRA Max Fourny 5Ret50 ITA 1861 Enzo GrimaldiPrivate entryBugatti T35C49Mechanical21 6 FRA "Bourgait" 6Ret10 ITA 1861 Luigi FagioliMaseratiMaserati 26M45Brakes3 6 ITA 1861 Ernesto Maserati 6Ret58 DEU Rudolf CaracciolaPrivate entryMercedes-Benz SSKL39Supercharger23 6 DEU Otto Merz 6Ret2 GBR William "Bummer" ScottDelageDelage 15-S-822Rear axle1 7 GBR S. Armstrong-Payne 7Ret52 FRA Marcel LehouxBugattiBugatti T5115Mechanical22 7 FRA Philippe Étancelin 7Ret22 RUSBoris IvanowskiIvanowski was a Russian national, but in exile since the Russian RevolutionPrivate entryMercedes-Benz SSK11Differential9 7 FRA Henri Stoffel 7Ret12 GBR Jack DunfeePrivate entrySunbeam GP0Rear axle4 7 GBR Appleyard 7 Notes note References French Grand Prix 1931 1931 Italian Grand Prix 1931 Belgian Grand Prix 1930 French Grand Prix 1932 French Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix French Grand Prix Category:1931 in French motorsport