1934 French Grand Prix

September 2020 GP French Circuit_(ébauche).svg 1 July 1934 XXVIII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France France Montlhéry, France Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry 7.767 12.50 40 310.7 500.0 Hans Stuck Germany 1933 Auto Union True Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo 5:06.0 Monaco Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Monaco Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Italy 1861 Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Italy 1861 Guy Moll France The 1934 French Grand Prix (formally the XXVIII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race held on 1 July 1934 at Montlhéry. The race comprised 40 laps of a 12.5 km circuit, for a total race distance of 500.0 km. This race was the first outside of Germany to see the Silver Arrows of Auto Union and Mercedes-Benz, which would go on to dominate Grand Prix racing until the start of World War II. The race was won by Louis Chiron driving an Alfa Romeo. Chiron lead from the start, jumping the start to lead the first lap, but was quickly challenged by the Germans. Stuck, who made a poor start, was able to take the lead on lap 3, while down the field the Mercedes' and other Alfa Romeos and Auto Unions battled for the remaining places, while the Bugattis and Maseratis showed themselves to be totally outclassed. With Stuck's Auto Union slowing, Chiron retook the lead on lap 9. This he held to the end, as although he was pressured by the Mercedes of Fagioli and Caracciola, this ultimately came to nothing, as by the end of the race not a single German car was still running. Starting grid Grid No Driver Car Note 1 10 Germany 1933 Hermann zu Leiningen Auto Union A Did not start 2 2 Germany 1933 Hans Stuck Auto Union A Raced Momberger's car 3 6 Italy 1861 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 4 8 Germany 1933 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W25 5 4 Germany 1933 August Momberger Auto Union A Raced zu Leiningen's car 6 12 Monaco Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 7 14 Italy 1861 Tazio Nuvolari Bugatti T59 8 16 France Robert Benoist Bugatti T59 9 18 France René Dreyfus Bugatti T59 10 20 Italy 1861 Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 11 22 Germany 1933 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W25 12 24 Italy 1861 Goffredo Zehender Maserati 8C 13 26 France Philippe Étancelin Maserati 8CM 14 30 Italy 1861 Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz W25 Classification Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retire 1 12 MCO Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 40 3h39m14.6 2 6 ITA 1861 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 40 3h42m31.9 3 20 ITA 1861 Carlo Felice Trossi FRA Guy Moll Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 40 3h43m23.8 4 16 FRA Robert Benoist Bugatti T59 36 +4 laps Ret 24 ITA 1861 Goffredo Zehender Maserati 8C 33 Rear axle attachment Ret 2 Germany 1933 Hans Stuck Auto Union A 32 Engine Ret 14 ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti T59 17 Transmission Ret 18 FRA René Dreyfus Bugatti T59 16 Engine Ret 8 Germany 1933 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W25 15 Fuel feed Ret 30 ITA 1861 Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz W25 14 Brakes Ret 22 Germany 1933 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W25 11 Supercharger Ret 26 FRA Philippe Étancelin Maserati 8CM 11 Engine Ret 4 Germany 1933 August Momberger Auto Union A 10 Steering DNS 10 Germany 1933 Hermann zu Leiningen Auto Union A DNS (Unwell)Hodges David 1967 The French Grand Prix 105–110 DNS Germany 1933 Ernst Henne Mercedes-Benz W25 Reserve driver, practiced DNS USA 1912 Peter de Paolo Maserati 8CM Entered, but injured in Penya Rhin DNS FRA Raymond Sommer S.E.F.A.C. DNS References:http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1934/1934.html#f 1934 Grand Prix 21 May 2013 24 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120224114408/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1934/1934.html#f dead 1934 French Grand Prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1934-french-grand-prix Motor Sport Magazine Database 29 January 2019 References External links French Grand Prix 1934 1934 Monaco Grand Prix 1934 German Grand Prix 1933 French Grand Prix 1935 French Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix French Grand Prix Grand Prix