1936 French Grand Prix

The 1936 French Grand Prix (formally the XXX Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Montlhéry, France on 28 June 1936. The race was held over 80 laps of the 12.5 km course for a total distance of 1000 km. The race was won by Jean-Pierre Wimille and Raymond Sommer driving a Bugatti.

Due to national outcry as a result of the 1935 Grand Prix where just one French car started which was uncompetitive and failed to finish, it was decided that for 1936 the race should be held as an endurance race for sports cars, with rules very similar to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and featured a Le Mans start.[1] All 37 cars had two drivers, and were divided into 3 groups based on engine capacity: Group I for 0.75L to 2.0L, Group II for 2.0L to 4.0L, and Group III for over 4.0L.

Many entrants considered this race to be a replacement for the cancelled 1936 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1]

Classification
PosGroupNoDriverCarLapsTime/Retire
1II84 Jean-Pierre Wimille
Raymond Sommer		Bugatti T57S807h58m53.7
2II46 Michel Paris
Marcel Mongin		Delahaye 135807hr59m44.3
3II78 Robert Brunet
Goffredo Zehender		Delahaye 135808hr00m25.6
4II44 Laury Schell
René Carriére		Delahaye 13579+1 lap
5II36 Albert Perrot
Marcel Dhôme		Delahaye 13578+2 laps
6II86 Pierre Veyron
William Grover-Williams		Bugatti T57S78+2 laps
7II42 Louis Villeneuve
Jean Viale		Delahaye 13576+4 laps
8II52 "Heldé"
"Nime"		Talbot T150C76+4 laps
9II48 René Dreyfus
Jimmy Bradley		Talbot T150C75+5 laps
10II50 André Morel
Luigi Chinetti		Talbot T150C75+5 laps
11II60 "Danniell"
J. Marie		Delahaye 13574+6 laps
12II38 Albert Divo
Armand Girod		Delahaye 13573+7 laps
13II82 Robert Benoist
Philippe de Rothschild		Bugatti T57S73+7 laps
14I22 Jean Trévoux
Percy Maclure		Riley TT Sprite71+9 laps
15I4 Adolf von der Becke
Hector Dobbs		Riley TT Sprite71+9 laps
16I2 Joseph Paul
Jean Sebilleau		Riley TT Sprite69+11 laps
17I20 Austin Dobson
Reggie Tongue		Riley TT Sprite67+13 laps
18III90 Enaro Léoz
Génaro Léoz		Lagonda LG4567+13 laps
19III94 Henri Trintignant
Rene Trintignant		Hudson65+15 laps
20I12 Amedée Gordini
Athos Querzola		Simca-Fiat 508S Balilla62+18 laps
21I28 Andrew Leitch
Roy Eccles		Singer60+20 laps
22I26 Frank Stanley Barnes
James Donald Barnes		Singer58+22 laps
23I24 Clemente Martin
Marcel Horvilleur		Simca-Fiat56+24 laps
24I18 Victor Camerano
Suzanne Largeaut		Simca-Fiat55+25 laps
25I30 Earl Howe
Tommy Wisdom		Marendaz Special54+26 laps
DNFI10 Harold John Aldington
Alfred Fane Peers		Frazer Nash-BMW 328?
DNFI14 Jean de Gavardie
Adrien Alin		Simca-Fiat?
DNFI16 Georges Sarret
Paul Ducos		Simca-Fiat?
DNFI34 Thomas Graves Clarke
Richard Seaman		Aston Martin 1.5-litre?
DNFII40 Philippe Maillard-Brune
Charles Druck		Delahaye 135?
DNFI6 Ernst Henne
Robert Kohlrausch		BMW?
DNFII62 Francisque Cadot
Henri Stoffel		Talbot T150C?
DNFII64 René Le Bègue
Jean Danne		Delahaye 135?
DNFI8 Fritz Roth
Christian Kautz		BMW?
DNFIII92 Andre Colas
"Zattzky"		Hudson?Fire
DNFIII96 Bravard
Reveiller		Hudson?
DNFIII98 Marcel Lehoux
Roccati		Lagonda LG45R?
Sources:[1][2][3]

Fastest Lap: René Dreyfus, 5m36.0

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References
  1. Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 115–117.
  2. "1936 French Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine Database. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. "Pre-war Races 1936". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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