1931 French Grand Prix

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]

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	Delage
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver	Luigi Fagioli	Maserati
Time	5:29
Podium
First	Louis Chiron Achille Varzi	Bugatti
Second	Giuseppe Campari Baconin Borzacchini	Alfa Romeo
Third	Clemente Biondetti Luigi Parenti	Maserati

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
		Achille Varzi						1
2	18	Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	97	+4 Laps	5	2
		Baconin Borzacchini						2
3	46	Clemente Biondetti	Maserati	Maserati 26M	94	+7 Laps	19	3
		Luigi Parenti						3
4	40	Henry Birkin	Maserati	Maserati 26M	94	+7 Laps	16	4
		George Eyston						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
		Goffredo Zehender						4
7	28	Albert Divo	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	90	+11 Laps	10	4
		Guy Bouriat						4
8	20	René Dreyfus	Maserati	Maserati 26M	88	+13 Laps	6	4
		Pietro Ghersi						4
9	24	René Ferrant	Private entry	Peugeot 174S	85	+16 Laps	8	4
		Louis Rigal						4
10	48	Jean Pesato	Private entry	Alfa Romeo 6C-1750	84	+17 Laps	20	4
		Pierre Félix						4
11	44	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	83	+18 Laps	18	4
		Giovanni Minozzi						4
12	30	Earl Howe	Private entry	Bugatti T51	77	+24 Laps	11	4
		Brian Lewis						4
Ret	38	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Private entry	Bugatti T51	71	Suspension	15	5
		Jean Gaupillat						5
Ret	38	William Grover-Williams	Private entry	Bugatti T51	65	Gearbox	17	5
		Caberto Conelli						5
Ret	34	Emilio Eminente	Private entry	Bugatti T35B	59	Fire	13	5
		Edmond Bourlier						5
Ret	22	Georges d'Arnoux	Private entry	Bugatti T35C	58	Mechanical	7	5
		Max Fourny						5
Ret	50	Enzo Grimaldi	Private entry	Bugatti T35C	49	Mechanical	21	6
		"Bourgait"						6
Ret	10	Luigi Fagioli	Maserati	Maserati 26M	45	Brakes	3	6
		Ernesto Maserati						6
Ret	58	Rudolf Caracciola	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSKL	39	Supercharger	23	6
		Otto Merz						6
Ret	2	William "Bummer" Scott	Delage	Delage 15-S-8	22	Rear axle	1	7
		S. Armstrong-Payne						7
Ret	52	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	15	Mechanical	22	7
		Philippe Étancelin						7
Ret	22	Boris Ivanowski[note 1]	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSK	11	Differential	9	7
		Henri Stoffel						7
Ret	12	Jack Dunfee	Private entry	Sunbeam GP	0	Rear axle	4	7
		Appleyard						7

Notes

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

References

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

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