1936 French Grand Prix

The 1936 French Grand Prix (formally the XXX Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Montlhéry, France on 28 June 1936. The race was held over 80 laps of the 12.5 km course for a total distance of 1000 km. The race was won by Jean-Pierre Wimille and Raymond Sommer driving a Bugatti. Due to national outcry as a result of the 1935 Grand Prix where just one French car started which was uncompetitive and failed to finish, it was decided that for 1936 the race should be held as an endurance race for sports cars, with rules very similar to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and featured a Le Mans start.Hodges David 1967 The French Grand Prix 115–117 All 37 cars had two drivers, and were divided into 3 groups based on engine capacity: Group I for 0.75L to 2.0L, Group II for 2.0L to 4.0L, and Group III for over 4.0L. Many entrants considered this race to be a replacement for the cancelled 1936 24 Hours of Le Mans. Classification Pos Group No Driver Car Laps Time/Retire 1 II 84 FRA Jean-Pierre WimilleFRA Raymond Sommer Bugatti T57S 80 7h58m53.7 2 II 46 FRA Michel ParisFRA Marcel Mongin Delahaye 135 80 7hr59m44.3 3 II 78 FRA Robert BrunetITA 1861 Goffredo Zehender Delahaye 135 80 8hr00m25.6 4 II 44 FRA Laury SchellFRA René Carriére Delahaye 135 79 +1 lap 5 II 36 FRA Albert PerrotFRA Marcel Dhôme Delahaye 135 78 +2 laps 6 II 86 FRA Pierre VeyronUK William Grover-Williams Bugatti T57S 78 +2 laps 7 II 42 FRA Louis VilleneuveFRA Jean Viale Delahaye 135 76 +4 laps 8 II 52 FRA "Heldé"FRA "Nime" Talbot T150C 76 +4 laps 9 II 48 FRA René DreyfusUK Jimmy Bradley Talbot T150C 75 +5 laps 10 II 50 FRA André MorelITA 1861 Luigi Chinetti Talbot T150C 75 +5 laps 11 II 60 FRA "Danniell"FRA J. Marie Delahaye 135 74 +6 laps 12 II 38 FRA Albert DivoFRA Armand Girod Delahaye 135 73 +7 laps 13 II 82 FRA Robert BenoistFRA Philippe de Rothschild Bugatti T57S 73 +7 laps 14 I 22 FRA Jean TrévouxUK Percy Maclure Riley TT Sprite 71 +9 laps 15 I 4 UK Adolf von der BeckeUK Hector Dobbs Riley TT Sprite 71 +9 laps 16 I 2 FRA Joseph PaulFRA Jean Sebilleau Riley TT Sprite 69 +11 laps 17 I 20 UK Austin Dobson UK Reggie Tongue Riley TT Sprite 67 +13 laps 18 III 90 Spain 1931 Enaro LéozSpain 1931 Génaro Léoz Lagonda LG45 67 +13 laps 19 III 94 FRA Henri TrintignantFRA Rene Trintignant Hudson 65 +15 laps 20 I 12 FRA Amedée GordiniITA 1861 Athos Querzola Simca-Fiat 508S Balilla 62 +18 laps 21 I 28 UK Andrew LeitchUK Roy Eccles Singer 60 +20 laps 22 I 26 UK Frank Stanley BarnesUK James Donald Barnes Singer 58 +22 laps 23 I 24 FRA Clemente MartinFRA Marcel Horvilleur Simca-Fiat 56 +24 laps 24 I 18 UK Victor CameranoFRA Suzanne Largeaut Simca-Fiat 55 +25 laps 25 I 30 UK Earl HoweUK Tommy Wisdom Marendaz Special 54 +26 laps DNF I 10 UK Harold John AldingtonUK Alfred Fane Peers Frazer Nash-BMW 328 ? DNF I 14 FRA Jean de GavardieFRA Adrien Alin Simca-Fiat ? DNF I 16 FRA Georges SarretFRA Paul Ducos Simca-Fiat ? DNF I 34 UK Thomas Graves ClarkeUK Richard Seaman Aston Martin 1.5-litre ? DNF II 40 FRA Philippe Maillard-BruneFRA Charles Druck Delahaye 135 ? DNF I 6 DEU Nazi Ernst HenneDEU Nazi Robert Kohlrausch BMW ? DNF II 62 FRA Francisque CadotFRA Henri Stoffel Talbot T150C ? DNF II 64 FRA René Le BègueFRA Jean Danne Delahaye 135 ? DNF I 8 DEU Nazi Fritz RothCHE Christian Kautz BMW ? DNF III 92 FRA Andre ColasFRA "Zattzky" Hudson ? Fire DNF III 96 FRA BravardFRA Reveiller Hudson ? DNF III 98 FRA Marcel LehouxFRA Roccati Lagonda LG45R ? Sources:1936 French Grand Prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1936-french-grand-prix Motor Sport Magazine Database 27 December 2018Pre-war Races 1936 http://www.wsrp.cz/prewar1936.html#8 World Sports Racing Prototypes 4 January 2019 Fastest Lap: René Dreyfus, 5m36.0 References French Grand Prix 1936 1935 French Grand Prix 1937 French Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix French Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:1936 in French motorsport