1931 Monaco Grand Prix

43 44 4.74 N 7 25 16.8 E scale:1563_type:landmark_region:MC title GP Monaco 19 April 1931 III Grand Prix de Monaco Monaco Circuit de MonacoMonte Carlo Circuit de Monaco 1950.png Street circuit 1.976 3.180 Sunny 100 197.6 318.0 René Dreyfus Maserati France Louis Chiron Bugatti 2:07 Monaco Luigi Fagioli Maserati Italy 1861 Achille Varzi Bugatti Italy 1861 Louis Chiron Bugatti Monaco Luigi Fagioli Maserati Italy 1861 Achille Varzi Bugatti Italy 1861 The 1931 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 19 April 1931. With 16 Bugattis in a field of 23 cars, the event was close to being a single-make race. Among the 16 were four factory-team Type 51s driven by the Monegasque Louis Chiron, the Italian Achille Varzi and the French Albert Divo and Guy Bouriat. The real challenge came from the Maserati 8C 2500's driven by René Dreyfus, the Italian Luigi Fagioli and Clemente Bondietti. Rudolf Caracciola with his huge Mercedes SSKL (Super Sport Short Light-Weight) was uncompetitive as his larger car performed poorly around the tight Monaco track. The race was between the blue cars from Molsheim and the red ones from Modena. When the start flag dropped it was Rene Dreyfus in his red Maserati who led into St. Devote, only to be passed by 'Williams' on the hill to the Casino, but his lead was short-lived as the Brit was sidelined by a broken valve spring, and his race was over. Achille Varzi and Caracciola started closing on Dreyfus and Varzi managed to overtake the Frenchman on the 7th lap. Caracciola struggled with a slipping clutch that gave in on lap 53. Starting slowly, Louis Chiron eventually displayed his talents; gaining back ground with a new lap record time. He caught up with all his opponents and left them behind. Chiron, a native of Monaco, finished the race some 5 minutes ahead of Luigi Fagioli. Jean Bugatti could not control his joy and jumped over the parapet of the bleachers and fell into Louis Chiron's arms. For the Monegasque, this Monaco Grand Prix victory confirmed his reputation. Louis Chiron's victory at Monaco would be the last for a Monegasque for 93 years until Charles Leclerc won the 81st edition of the event.https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/facts-and-stats-first-monegasque-winner-in-monaco-since-1931-as-leclerc.4iQxLmf1Hz5i9OLxtuXdDt Best facts and stats after the Grand Prix in Monaco Formula 1® – The Official F1® Website August 20, 2024 Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine 2 DEU 1919 Ernst-Günther Burggaller German Bugatti Team Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8 4 DEU 1919 Hermann zu Leiningen German Bugatti Team Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8 6 DEU 1919 Heinrich-Joachim von Morgen German Bugatti Team Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8 8 DEU 1919 Rudolf Caracciola Private entry Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SSKL 7.1 L6 10 GBR Earl Howe Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 12 GBR Clifton Penn-Hughes Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35 2.0 L8 14 GBR Henry Birkin Private entry Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8 16 AUT Bernhard Ackerl Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T37 1.5 L4 18 CHL Juan Zanelli Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8 20 FRA Guy Bouriat Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 22 MCO Louis Chiron Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 24 FRA Albert Divo Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 26 ITA 1861 Achille Varzi Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 28 FRA Philippe Étancelin Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8 30 POL 1928 Stanisław Czaykowski Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8 32 FRA Marcel Lehoux Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8 34 GBR William Grover-Williams Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8 36 RUS Boris Ivanowski Private entry Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SSK 7.1 L6 38 FRA André Boillot Private entry Peugeot Peugeot 174S 4.0 L4 40 ITA 1861 Luigi Arcangeli SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 1.8 L6 42 ITA 1861 Baconin Borzacchini SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 1.8 L6 44 ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 2.3 L8 46 ITA 1861 Goffredo Zehender Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 GS 1.8 L6 48 ITA 1861 Clemente Biondetti Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8 50 FRA René Dreyfus Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8 52 ITA 1861 Luigi Fagioli Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8 54 CHE Carlo Pedrazzini Private entry Maserati Maserati 26B 2.0 L8 56 CHE Hans Stuber Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8 Starting grid Starting grid — 1931 Monaco Grand Prix FRA DreyfusMaserati CHE StuberBugatti DEU 1919 AckerlBugatti GBR Grover-WilliamsBugatti DEU 1919 CaracciolaMercedes-Benz FRA DivoBugatti FRA LehouxBugatti FRA BoillotPeugeot ITA 1861 BiondettiMaserati ITA 1861 VarziBugatti MCO ChironBugatti DEU 1919 von MorgenBugatti ITA 1861 ZehenderAlfa Romeo ITA 1861 FagioliMaserati GBR Penn-HughesBugatti FRA ÉtancelinBugatti GBR HoweBugatti DEU 1919 BurggallerBugatti CHL ZanelliBugatti FRA BouriatBugatti POL 1928 CzaykowskiBugatti DEU 1919 zu LeiningenBugatti CHE PedrazziniMaserati Note: grid slots were determined by drawing lots (Birkin and Ivanowski had provisionally been due to start on the first and seventh row, respectively).http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3102.htm III GRAND PRIX DE MONACO kolumbus.fi 30 June 2013 18 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190918124206/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3102.htm dead Classification thumb|332px|Soon after the start thumb|332px|Louis Chiron winning Race PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid 1 22 MCO Louis Chiron Bugatti T51 100 3:39:09.2 11 2 52 ITA 1861 Luigi Fagioli Maserati 26M 100 +3:55.4 14 3 26 ITA 1861 Achille Varzi Bugatti T51 100 +4:04.0 10 4 20 FRA Guy Bouriat Bugatti T51 98 +2 laps 20 5 46 ITA 1861 Goffredo Zehender Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 GS 97 +3 laps 13 6 38 FRA André Boillot Peugeot 174S 96 +4 laps 8 Ret 50 FRA René Dreyfus Maserati 26M 91 Magneto 1 7 48 ITA 1861 Clemente Biondetti Maserati 26M 91 +9 laps 9 8 12 GBR Clifton Penn-Hughes Bugatti T35 89 +11 laps 15 9 30 POL 1928 Stanislas Czaykowski Bugatti T35B 85 +15 laps 21 Ret 24 FRA Albert Divo Bugatti T51 66 Engine 6 Ret 10 GBR Earl Howe Bugatti T51 62 Oil pipe/engine 17 Ret 56 CHE Hans Stuber Bugatti T35C 59 Drive shaft 2 Ret 16 DEU 1919 Bernhard Ackerl Bugatti T37A 55 Transmission 3 Ret 8 DEU 1919 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz SSKL 53 Clutch/engine 5 Ret 18 CHL Juan Zanelli Bugatti T35B 47 Piston 19 Ret 4 DEU 1919 Hermann zu Leiningen Bugatti T35C 31 Gearbox 22 Ret 6 DEU 1919 Heinrich-Joachim von Morgen Bugatti T35B 28 Transmission 12 Ret 2 DEU 1919 Ernst-Günther Burggaller Bugatti T35B 26 Engine 18 Ret 32 FRA Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T35B 15 Transmission 7 Ret 54 CHE Carlo Pedrazzini Maserati 26B 13 Ignition 23 Ret 28 FRA Philippe Étancelin Bugatti T35C 6 Piston 16 Ret 34 GBR William Grover-Williams Bugatti T35C 5 Valve 4 DNS 14 GBR Henry Birkin Maserati 26M DNS 36 RUS Boris Ivanowski Mercedes-Benz SSK DNA 40 ITA 1861 Luigi Arcangeli Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 DNA 42 ITA 1861 Baconin Borzacchini Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 DNA 44 ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Sources:http://www.driverdb.com/standings/2573-1931/ III Grand Prix de Monaco 1931 driverdb.com 30 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150104010115/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/2573-1931/ 4 January 2015 live References External links Monaco Grand Prix 1931 1930 Monaco Grand Prix 1932 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Category:Monaco Grand Prix Grand Prix