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 mi)
Distance 101 laps, 1286.825 km (799.596 mi)
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
Bugatti
Second
Alfa Romeo
Third
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
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References
  1. Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 93–96.
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