1928 French Grand Prix

thumb|269x269px|The Track map of Saint-Gaudens Circuit (1925–1932) The 1928 French Grand Prix (formally the XXII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Saint-Gaudens on 1 July 1928. The race was held over 10 laps of a 27.664 km mi on course for a total distance of 276.64 km mi on. This is the same circuit used for the Grand Prix du Comminges. The race was won by William Grover-Williams driving a Bugatti. Due to a lack of entries in 1926 and 1927 it was decided that the race should be held for sports cars.Hodges David 1967 The French Grand Prix 86–87 Four 10 lap heats were held to determine the starters of the final. The final was run as a handicap race of 10 laps, with handicaps determined by the heats. The eventual winner William Grover-Williams was the last to start, 32 minutes and 8 seconds after the first group of cars was released. thumb|William Grover-Williams winning the main race in his Bugatti Classification Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retire Handicap 1 48 UK William Grover-Williams Bugatti 10 2h27min40.8 Scratch 2 92 FRA Andre Rousseau Salmson 10 2hr30min04.6 32min08 3 14 FRA Edouard Brisson Stutz 10 2hr31min13.4 10min36 4 82 FRA Lucien Desvaux Lombard 10 2hr31min28.4 32min08 5 76 FRA Georges Casse Salmson 10 2hr38min36.0 14min00 6 6 FRA Henri Stoffel Chrysler 10 2hr40min14.0 10min36 7 2 FRA Cyril de Vere Chrysler 10 2hr41min58.0 10min36 8 90 FRA Christopher Guy Lombard 10 2hr42min51.8 32min08 DNF 42 FRA Guy Drouet Bugatti ? 22min08 DNF 54 FRA "Sabipa" (Louis Charavel) Bugatti ? 23min38 DNF 80 FRA Louis Rigal Ariès ? 32min08Sources:http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1928.html#acf XXII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. 2018-12-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928025712/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1928.html#acf#acf 2011-09-28 live 1928 French Grand Prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1928-french-grand-prix Motor Sport Magazine Database 2 January 2019 Fastest lap: William Grover-Williams, 10min48 (138.6 km/h) References French Grand Prix 1928 1927 French Grand Prix 1929 French Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix Category:1928 in French motorsport Category:1928 in motorsport Category:1928 in Grand Prix racing