1935 Donington Grand Prix

1935 motor race GP Donington 5 October 1935 I Donington Grand Prix 39 1935 North West Leicestershire, England Donington Park (1935-1936) - 2.552 Mi.png Road course 2.552 4.107 120 306.2 492.8 Heavy rainDonington's Great Race Lancashire Evening Post 9 October 1935 9 July 2020 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000711/19351009/285/0009 British Newspaper Archive subscription United Kingdom Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer 2:04.0 France Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Subalpina 2:08.4 Italy Richard Shuttleworth Richard Shuttleworth Great Britain Earl Howe Earl Howe Great Britain Charlie Martin Charles Martin Great Britain The 1935 Donington Grand Prix was a non-championship Grand Prix that was held on 5 October 1935 at Donington Park in North West Leicestershire, England. It was the 39th race of the 1935 Grand Prix season. The race, which was 120 laps, was won by Richard Shuttleworth driving an Alfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3" after starting from 7th place.2017-06-12 1935 Donington Grand Prix Motor Sport Magazine Database https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1935-donington-grand-prix 2020-07-09 Motor Sport Magazine en It was the first major international Grand Prix to take place on a road course in Great Britain. Entries No.DriverEntrantCar1GBR Earl HoweEarl HoweBugatti T592GBR Charlie MartinCharles MartinBugatti T593GBR Lindsay EcclesAHL EcclesBugatti T594GBR Brian LewisFreddie DixonRiley 2000/65GBR Wal HandleyFreddie DixonRiley 2000/66GBR Percy MaclurePercy MaclureRiley 2000/67GBR Hector DobbsHector DobbsRiley 2000/68France Raymond SommerRaymond SommerAlfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3"9GBR Richard ShuttleworthRichard ShuttleworthAlfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3"10GBR Harry RoseHarry RoseAlfa Romeo 8C "Monza"11GBR Bill EverittScuderia SubalpinaMaserati 6C-3412GBR Buddy FeatherstonhaughHarry RoseMaserati 8CM14Thailand "B. Bira"Prince ChulaERA B-Type15Greece Nicholas EmbiricosNicholas EmbiricosERA B-Type16Italy 1861 Giuseppe FarinaScuderia SubalpinaMaserati V8RI18GBR Austin DobsonAustin DobsonMaserati 8C-3000Source:Donington Grand Prix Lancashire Evening Post 2 October 1935 9 July 2020 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000711/19351002/289/0011 British Newspaper Archive subscriptionNye Doug The British Grand Prix 1977 0713432837 18-21Snellman Leif Shuttleworth lucky winner as the opposition fails https://www.goldenera.fi/gp3512.htm#47 The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing 15 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20191219095612/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3512.htm#47 19 December 2019 live Qualifying Pos.No.DriverCarTime1 16Italy 1861 Giuseppe FarinaMaserati V8RI2:08.4 2 6GBR Percy MaclureRiley 2000/62:14.0 3 8France Raymond SommerAlfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3"2:14.0 4 1GBR Earl HoweBugatti T592:16.0 5 12GBR Buddy FeatherstonhaughMaserati 8CM2:17.0 6 5GBR Wal HandleyRiley 2000/62:17.0 7 9GBR Richard ShuttleworthAlfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3"2:19.0 8 2GBR Charlie MartinBugatti T592:21.8 9 10GBR Harry RoseAlfa Romeo 8C "Monza"2:23.0 10 14Thailand "B. Bira"ERA B-Type2:23.0 11 7GBR Hector DobbsRiley 2000/62:23.0 12 11GBR Bill EverittMaserati 6C-342:23.0 13 4GBR Brian LewisRiley 2000/62:24.0 14 18GBR Austin DobsonMaserati 8C-30002:27.015 3GBR Lindsay EcclesBugatti T59UnknownSource: The grid consisted of five rows of three, with cars supposed to be lined up with fastest in the middle, second fastest on left and third fastest on the right. It is unclear why Handley started from row 4, why Martin and Rose had swapped positions, or why Dobbs and Everitt started from the back row. Race Pos. No.Driver(s)Car LapsTime/Retired1 9GBR Richard ShuttleworthAlfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3" 1204:47:12.0 2 1GBR Earl HoweBugatti T59 1204:47:57.83 2GBR Charlie MartinBugatti T59 1204:49:47.44 11GBR Bill EverittItaly 1861 Gino RovereMaserati 6C-34 1204:53:59.05 14Thailand "B. Bira"ERA B-Type 1204:58:16.06 3GBR Lindsay EcclesGBR Pat FairfieldBugatti T59 1204:59:53.0Not classified NC 7GBR Hector DobbsGBR Bill von der BeckeRiley 2000/6119 Flagged offNot classified NC 4GBR Brian LewisGBR Cyril PaulRiley 2000/6 117 Flagged offNot classified NC 5GBR Wal HandleyGBR Pat DriscollRiley 2000/6 115 Flagged offRet 6GBR Percy MaclureGBR Edgar MaclureRecord smashed in Britain's first Grand Prix Derby Daily Telegraph 5 October 1935 1Riley 2000/6 95 MechanicalRet 12GBR Buddy FeatherstonhaughMaserati 8CM 82 TransmissionRet 8France Raymond SommerAlfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3" 70 Half-shaftRet 18GBR Austin DobsonMaserati 8C-3000 67 CrashRet 16Italy 1861 Giuseppe FarinaMaserati V8RI 41 Half-shaft Ret 10GBR Harry RoseAlfa Romeo 8C "Monza" 38 EngineSource: References Donington Grand Prix 1935 None 1936 Donington Grand Prix Category:Donington Grand Prix Category:1935 in motorsport Category:1935 in British motorsport Category:1935 in Grand Prix racing