1932 French Grand Prix

1932 French Grand Prix
1932 French Grand Prix
Race 2 of 3 in the 1932 European Championship
Race details
Date	3 July 1932
Official name	XVIII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
Location	Reims-Gueux; Reims, France
Course	Public roads
Course length	7.826 km (4.863 miles)
Distance	92 laps, 719.992 km (447.382 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jean Gaupillat;
	Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver	Tazio Nuvolari
Time	3:00.0
Podium
First	Tazio Nuvolari;
Second	Baconin Borzacchini;
Third	Rudolf Caracciola;

The 1932 French Grand Prix (official name: XVIII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 3 July 1932. The race lasted for 5 hours, and was not run over a fixed distance.^[1]

Classification edit

Race edit

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	92		5	1
2	30	Baconin Borzacchini	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	92			2
3	18	Rudolf Caracciola	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	92		7	3
4	32	Louis Chiron	Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T51	91	+1 Lap	11	4
5	44	René Dreyfus	R. Dreyfus	Bugatti T51	90	+2 Laps	15	4
6	42	William Grover-Williams	Williams	Bugatti T51	90	+2 Laps	14	4
7	24	Goffredo Zehender	G. Zehender	Alfa Romeo Monza	84	+8 Laps	8	4
8	46	Pierre Félix	P. Félix	Alfa Romeo Monza	82	+10 Laps	16	4
8	46	Armand Girod	P. Félix	Alfa Romeo Monza	82	+10 Laps	16	n/a
9	28	Earl Howe	Earl Howe	Bugatti T54	77	+15 Laps	10	4
9	28	Hugh Hamilton	Earl Howe	Bugatti T54	77	+15 Laps	10	n/a
Ret	4	Philippe Étancelin	M. Lehoux	Alfa Romeo Monza	70	Gearbox	2	5
Ret	6	Max Fourny	M. Fourny	Bugatti T35C	62		3	5
Ret	16	Jean-Pierre Wimille	J.P. Wimille	Alfa Romeo Monza	54	Out of fuel	6	5
Ret	38	Albert Divo	Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T54	52	Fuel tank	13	5
Ret	36	Marcel Lehoux	M. Lehoux	Bugatti T54	37	Gearbox	12	7
Ret	2	Jean Gaupillat	J. Gaupillat	Bugatti T51	20		1	7
Ret	8	Achille Varzi	Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T54	12	Gearbox	4	7
DNS	8	Jean Pesato	J. Pesato	Alfa Romeo Monza			9	8
Sources:^[2]

Starting grid positions edit

Row 1	Pos. 3		Pos. 2		Pos. 1
	Fourny Bugatti		Étancelin Alfa Romeo		Gaupillat Bugatti
Row 2		Pos. 5		Pos. 4
		Nuvolari Alfa Romeo		Varzi Bugatti
Row 3	Pos. 8		Pos. 7		Pos. 6
	Zehender Alfa Romeo		Caracciola Alfa Romeo		Wimille Alfa Romeo
Row 4		Pos. 10		Pos. 9
		Howe Bugatti		Pesato Alfa Romeo
Row 5	Pos. 13		Pos. 12		Pos. 11
	Divo Bugatti		Lehoux Bugatti		Chiron Bugatti
Row 6		Pos. 15		Pos. 14
		Dreyfus Bugatti		Grover-Williams Bugatti
Row 7	Pos.		Pos.		Pos.16
					Félix Alfa Romeo

Grand Prix Race
Previous race: 1932 Italian Grand Prix	1932 Grand Prix season Grandes Épreuves	Next race: 1932 German Grand Prix
Previous race: 1931 French Grand Prix	French Grand Prix	Next race: 1933 French Grand Prix

References edit

^ Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 97–100.
^ "1932 Grand Prix de l'ACF". Leif Snellman. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2014.

49°15′14.67″N 3°55′50.02″E / 49.2540750°N 3.9305611°E / 49.2540750; 3.9305611

[1] Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 97–100.

[2] "1932 Grand Prix de l'ACF". Leif Snellman. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2014.

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