1937 French Grand Prix

The 1937 French Grand Prix (formally the XXXI Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Montlhéry, France on 4 July 1937. The race was held over 40 laps of the 12.5 km course for a total distance of 500 km. The race was won by Louis Chiron driving a Talbot. Similar to the 1936 race this year was run for sports cars. However, in order to help French manufacturers prepare for the new 1938 Grand Prix regulations, a 4.5L maximum engine capacity was imposed.[1]

1937 French Grand Prix
Race details
Date	4 July 1937
Official name	XXXI Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
Location	Montlhéry, France
Course	Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry
Course length	12.50 km (7.767 mi)
Distance	40 laps, 500.0 km (310.7 mi)
Fastest lap
Driver	Louis Chiron	Talbot
Time	5:29.7
Podium
First	Louis Chiron	Talbot
Second	Gianfranco Comotti	Talbot
Third	Albert Divo	Talbot

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Laps	Time/Retired
1	12	Louis Chiron	Automobiles Talbot	Talbot	40	3h46m06.1
2	10	Gianfranco Comotti	Automobiles Talbot	Talbot	40	3h48m12.5
3	8	Albert Divo	Automobiles Talbot	Talbot	40	3h49m48.9
4	22	René Carrière	Ecurie Bleue	Delahaye	39	+1 lap
5	6	Raymond Sommer	Automobiles Talbot	Talbot	38	+2 laps
6	28	Eugène Chaboud Jean Trémoulet	Eugène Chaboud	Delahaye	33	+7 laps
DNF	30	Enaro Léoz	Enaro Léoz	Bugatti	25	Ignition
DNF	26	Daniel Porthault	Danniell	Delahaye	20	Cooling
DNF	20	/ Laury Schell	Ecurie Bleue	Delahaye	15	Crashed
DNF	24	Louis Villeneuve	Louis Villeneuve	Delahaye	10	Fuel System
DNF	18	René Dreyfus	Ecurie Bleue	Delahaye	8	Engine
Sources:[1][2][3]

Fastest Lap: Louis Chiron, 5m29.7

References

1. Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. p. 118-120.
2. "1937 French Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine Database. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
3. "Pre-war Races 1937". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

Grand Prix Race
1937 Grand Prix season
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