1931 French Grand Prix

1931 French Grand Prix
1931 French Grand Prix
Race 2 of 3 in the 1931 European Championship
Race details
Date	21 June 1931
Official name	XXV Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
Location	Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry; Montlhéry, France
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	12.505 km (7.770 miles)
Distance	101 laps, 1286.825 km (799.596 miles)
Pole position
Drivers	William "Bummer" Scott; S. Armstrong-Payne;
	Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver	Luigi Fagioli
Time	5:29
Podium
First	Louis Chiron; Achille Varzi;
Second	Giuseppe Campari; Baconin Borzacchini;
Third	Clemente Biondetti; Luigi Parenti;

The 1931 French Grand Prix (formally the XXV Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry on 21 June 1931. As with the other two races in the 1931 AIACR European Championship, this race was held over 10 hours, not over a fixed distance. As a result, most cars had two drivers.[1]

The race was won by Louis Chiron and Achille Varzi driving a factory entered Bugatti T51, who after early race battles lead more than eight hours of the race

Classification

Start of the race

Louis Chiron and Achille Varzi pitting

Finish of the race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	32	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	101	126.88 km/h	12	1
1	32	Achille Varzi	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	101	126.88 km/h	12	1
2	18	Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	97	+4 Laps	5	2
2	18	Baconin Borzacchini	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	97	+4 Laps	5	2
3	46	Clemente Biondetti	Maserati	Maserati 26M	94	+7 Laps	19	3
3	46	Luigi Parenti	Maserati	Maserati 26M	94	+7 Laps	19	3
4	40	Henry Birkin	Maserati	Maserati 26M	94	+7 Laps	16	4
4	40	George Eyston	Maserati	Maserati 26M	94	+7 Laps	16	4
5	36	Robert Sénéchal	Delage	Delage 15-S-8	91	+10 Laps	14	4
6	4	Ferdinando Minoia	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	90	+11 Laps	2	4
6	4	Goffredo Zehender	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	90	+11 Laps	2	4
7	28	Albert Divo	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	90	+11 Laps	10	4
7	28	Guy Bouriat	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	90	+11 Laps	10	4
8	20	René Dreyfus	Maserati	Maserati 26M	88	+13 Laps	6	4
8	20	Pietro Ghersi	Maserati	Maserati 26M	88	+13 Laps	6	4
9	24	René Ferrant	Private entry	Peugeot 174S	85	+16 Laps	8	4
9	24	Louis Rigal	Private entry	Peugeot 174S	85	+16 Laps	8	4
10	48	Jean Pesato	Private entry	Alfa Romeo 6C-1750	84	+17 Laps	20	4
10	48	Pierre Félix	Private entry	Alfa Romeo 6C-1750	84	+17 Laps	20	4
11	44	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	83	+18 Laps	18	4
11	44	Giovanni Minozzi	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	83	+18 Laps	18	4
12	30	Earl Howe	Private entry	Bugatti T51	77	+24 Laps	11	4
12	30	Brian Lewis	Private entry	Bugatti T51	77	+24 Laps	11	4
Ret	38	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Private entry	Bugatti T51	71	Suspension	15	5
Ret	38	Jean Gaupillat	Private entry	Bugatti T51	71	Suspension	15	5
Ret	38	William Grover-Williams	Private entry	Bugatti T51	65	Gearbox	17	5
Ret	38	Caberto Conelli	Private entry	Bugatti T51	65	Gearbox	17	5
Ret	34	Emilio Eminente	Private entry	Bugatti T35B	59	Fire	13	5
Ret	34	Edmond Bourlier	Private entry	Bugatti T35B	59	Fire	13	5
Ret	22	Georges d'Arnoux	Private entry	Bugatti T35C	58	Mechanical	7	5
Ret	22	Max Fourny	Private entry	Bugatti T35C	58	Mechanical	7	5
Ret	50	Enzo Grimaldi	Private entry	Bugatti T35C	49	Mechanical	21	6
Ret	50	"Bourgait"	Private entry	Bugatti T35C	49	Mechanical	21	6
Ret	10	Luigi Fagioli	Maserati	Maserati 26M	45	Brakes	3	6
Ret	10	Ernesto Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 26M	45	Brakes	3	6
Ret	58	Rudolf Caracciola	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSKL	39	Supercharger	23	6
Ret	58	Otto Merz	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSKL	39	Supercharger	23	6
Ret	2	William "Bummer" Scott	Delage	Delage 15-S-8	22	Rear axle	1	7
Ret	2	S. Armstrong-Payne	Delage	Delage 15-S-8	22	Rear axle	1	7
Ret	52	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	15	Mechanical	22	7
Ret	52	Philippe Étancelin	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	15	Mechanical	22	7
Ret	22	Boris Ivanowski[note 1]	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSK	11	Differential	9	7
Ret	22	Henri Stoffel	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSK	11	Differential	9	7
Ret	12	Jack Dunfee	Private entry	Sunbeam GP	0	Rear axle	4	7
Ret	12	Appleyard	Private entry	Sunbeam GP	0	Rear axle	4	7

Notes

Ivanowski was a Russian national, but in exile since the Russian Revolution

References

Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 93–96.

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[2] Ivanowski was a Russian national, but in exile since the Russian Revolution

[1] Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 93–96.