1932 French Grand Prix

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]

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	Bugatti
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo
Time	3:00.0
Podium
First	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo
Second	Baconin Borzacchini	Alfa Romeo
Third	Rudolf Caracciola	Alfa Romeo

Grid before the race

Winner Tazio Nuvolari

Classification

Race

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
		Armand Girod						n/a
9	28	Earl Howe	Earl Howe	Bugatti T54	77	+15 Laps	10	4
		Hugh Hamilton						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

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

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