1936 Vanderbilt Cup

The 1936 Vanderbilt Cup (formally known as I George Vanderbilt Cup) was a Grand Prix that was held on 12 October 1936 at Roosevelt Raceway near Westbury, Long Island, New York City, USA. It was the fourth and last race of the 1936 AAA Championship Car season, not counting the non-championship events. The race, contested over 75 laps of 6.39 km (3.97 mi), was won by Tazio Nuvolari driving a Alfa Romeo 12C-36 after starting from eighth position.

1936 Vanderbilt Cup Grand Prix
Race details
Date 12 October 1936
Official name I George Vanderbilt Cup
Location Roosevelt Raceway
Westbury, Long Island, New York City, USA
Course Purpose built race circuit
Course length 6.39 km (3.97 mi)
Distance 75 laps, 479.25 km (297.75 mi)
Pole position
Driver Scuderia Ferrari
Time 17:54.15
Fastest lap
Driver Tazio Nuvolari Scuderia Ferrari
Time 3:25.42
Podium
First Scuderia Ferrari
Second Automobiles Bugatti
Third Scuderia Ferrari

Background

For the history of the Vanderbilt Cup: see Vanderbilt Cup

This was the first time that the Vanderbilt Cup was held since 1916. George Washington Vanderbilt III, the nephew of the founder of the Vanderbilt Cup, William Kissam Vanderbilt II, sponsored a 300-mile race (480 km) in 1936 at Roosevelt Raceway. Just like in the original races, European drivers were enticed by the substantial prize money - Scuderia Ferrari entered three Alfa Romeo racers. However, because of little American competition and an unexciting course layout, the race was organised for only two years. Both races were won by Europeans. After 1937, the Vanderbilt Cup would not be raced until 1960.

Sources:
The Golden Era of Grand prix Racing - I George Vanderbilt Cup Race
Vanderbilt Cup Races - Race Profile: 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Entries

No.DriverCarNote
2 Bill CummingsMiller-Offenhauser
3 Wilbur ShawShaw-Offenhauser
4 Emil AndresStevens-Offenhauser
5 Shorty CantlonMiller
6 Chuck TaborDuesenberg-Offenhauser
Chet GardnerDNS - Tabor drove the #6 car
7 Billy WinnMiller
8 Tazio NuvolariAlfa Romeo 12C-36
9 Antonio Brivio
10 Nino Farina
12 Frederick McEvoyMaserati 4CM
Carlo Felice Trossi
14 Frank BriskoMiller-Brisko
15 Deacon LitzMiller
Tony Willman
16 Raymond SommerAlfa Romeo Tipo B
17 Chet GardnerMiller
Frank BeederDNS - Gardner drove the #17 car
18 Jean-Pierre WimilleBugatti T59
19 Zeke Meyer?-OffenhauserDNQ - no qualifying attempt
21 Babe StappShaw-Offenhauser
22 Ted HornWetteroth-Miller
23 Russ Snowberger?-Offenhauser
24 Philippe ÉtancelinMaserati V8RI
25 Floyd Davis?-Offenhauser
26 Phil ShaferMiller
27 George ConnorWeil-Miller
28 Dave EvansBugatti T51
29 "Raph"Maserati V8RI
32 Mauri RoseMiller-Offenhauser
33 Rex MaysAdams-SparksDNS - crash in practice
34 Al PutnamStudebaker
35 Fred WinnaiMercedesDNA
36 Chet MillerRigling-Carew
37 Brian LewisERA B-Type
Sidney CottonDNS - Lewis drove the #37 car
38 Joel Thorne?-Miller
39 Frank McGurk?DNS - crash in practice
42 Tony WillmanStevens-Miller
43 Jimmy SnyderStevens-Offenhauser
44 Tony GulottaStevens-Miller
45 Earl HoweERA B-Type
46 Pat Fairfield
47 Brian LewisBugattiDNS - cracked cylinder head in practice
48 Teddy RaysonMaserati 4CM
Goldie GardnerDNS - Rayson drove the #48 car
49 Overton PhillipsBugatti
51 Bob SwansonMiller-Offenhauser
Billy DevoreDNS - Swanson drove the #51 car
52 Lewis BalusDuesenberg
53 Louis Tomei?-Offenhauser
Bob SwansonDNS - Tomei drove the #53 car
56Ben BrandfonDuesenbergDNS
57 Ted ChamberlainDuesenberg-Miller
George WingerterDNS - Chamberlain drove the #57 car
59 Rick Decker
61John CebulaDNQ
62 Milt Marion?-Miller
63 Frank WearneMillerDNA
64Mike CarusoMercedes-FordDNQ
Bob SallDNS - Caruso drove the #64 car
65 Henry BanksMiller
66 Gus ZarkaAmbler
Chuck TaborDNS - Zarka drove the #66 car
67 Roy Lake
68 Lem Ladd?DNA
73John Moretti
74Don Moore
?Louis MeyerBugatti Type 59DNS - crash in practice
Attilio MarinoniAlfa RomeoDNS - drove only in practice
  • DNA = Did Not Arrive
  • DNS = Did Not Start
  • DNQ = Did Not Qualify

Sources:
ChampCarStats.com - 1936 George Vanderbilt Cup
The Golden Era of Grand prix Racing - I George Vanderbilt Cup Race

Grid positions

Pos123
Row 1 Brivio
17:54.15
Winn
18:01.77
Shaw
18:13.92
Row 2 Connor
18:23.22
Litz
19:26.86
Putnam
19:28.17
Row 3 Shafer
20:16.09
Nuvolari
17:09.62
Farina
17:24.40
Row 4 Swanson
18:05.54
Cantlon
18:08.96
Tabor
18:12.20
Row 5 C. Gardner
18:27.07
Wimille
18:28.02
Willman
18:32.92
Row 6 "Raph"
18:41.80
Zarka
18:42.93
Snyder
18:46.62
Row 7 Sommer
18:49.10
Marion
18:50.04
Horn
18:50.24
Row 8 Decker
18:53.45
Fairfield
19:02.53
Rose
19:04.15
Row 9 Tomei
19:15.81
Cummings
19:28.11
Andres
19:34.34
Row 10 Stapp
19:50.03
Davis
19:50.34
McEvoy
19:51.50
Row 11 Lake
19:53.94
Étancelin
19:55.97
Miller
19:56.88
Row 12 Evans
20:01.61
Banks
20:05.61
Rayson
20:06.40
Row 13 Brisko
20:06.43
Snowberger
20:07.93
Thorne
20:24.88
Row 14 Chamberlain
20:36.37
Howe
20:35.63
Lewis
20:46.53
Row 15 Gulotta
20:54.31
Phillips
21:00.13
Balus
21:13.08

Sources:
ChampCarStats.com - 1936 George Vanderbilt Cup
Vanderbilt Cup Races - Starting Lineup for the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing - I George Vanderbilt Cup Race

Race results

Twelve of the forty-five drivers that started the race were Europeans driving an English ERA or an Italian Alfa Romeo, Bugatti or Maserati. The rest of the field was made up of Americans in dirt track cars with two-speed gearboxes. Although the course contained only one long straight, and the European drivers had to get used to the loose dirt track surface, the Americans were no contest for the Grand Prix cars. For example, even with Nuvolari's V12 Alfa Romeo running on eleven cylinders, he won by eight minutes on Wimille. The best American driver was Cummings finishing seventh almost twenty-five minutes behind the winner.

Pos.DriverCar ConstructorTime (Status)
1NuvolariAlfa Romeo4:32:44.0
2WimilleBugatti4:40:55.9
3BrivioAlfa Romeo4:45:44.4
4Sommer4:46:59.51
5FairfieldERA4:56:48.5
6McEvoyMaserati4:57:24.8
7CummingsMiller4:57:43.11
8Rose4:57:47.2
9ÉtancelinMaserati4:59:43.11
10LitzMiller5:01:05.82
11TaborDuesenberg5:04:06.6
12AndresStevens5:05:54.9
13HoweERA5:06:11.75
14EvansBugatti5:07:42.5
15LewisERA5:08:17.27
16DeckerDuesenburg5:08:18.63
17PutnamStudebaker+1 lap
18RaysonMaserati+1 lap
19LakeAmbler+2 laps
20BanksMiller+3 laps
21Gardner+3 laps
22ZarkaAmbler+4 laps
23SwansonMiller+4 laps
24GulottaStevens+6 laps
25ShaferMiller+6 laps
26MillerRigling+10 laps
27BriskoMiller+10 laps
28BalusDuesenberg+10 laps
29Chamberlain+10 laps
30Tomei+10 laps
31ConnorWeil+3 laps (DNF - engine)
32WinnMiller+11 laps (DNF - rear gear)
33Snowberger+14 laps (DNF - brakes)
34Thorne+26 laps (DNF - universal joint)
35StappShaw+27 laps (DNF - fuel tank)
36HornWetteroth+30 laps (DNF - stalled)
37SnyderStevens+35 laps (DNF - rear axle gear)
38CantlonMiller+40 laps (DNF - valves)
39Davis+45 laps (DSQ - car towed)
40WillmanStevens+54 laps (DNF - steering gear)
41FarinaAlfa Romeo+58 laps (DNF - steering arm)
42"Raph"Maserati+66 laps (DSQ - push start)
43PhillipsBugatti+67 laps (DNF - connecting rod)
44Marion+72 laps (DNF - clutch shaft)
45ShawShaw+73 laps (DNF - crash)
  • DNF = Did Not Finish
  • DSQ = Disqualified

Sources: see Entries

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