1930 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1930 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 6 April 1930. Frenchman René Dreyfus won the race in a privateer Bugatti, ahead of the works Bugattis of Louis Chiron and Guy Bouriat. The race was somewhat marred by allegations of race-fixing.[1]

1930 Monaco Grand Prix
Race details
Date	6 April 1930
Official name	II Grand Prix de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo
Course	Street circuit
Course length	3.180 km (1.976 mi)
Distance	100 laps, 318.0 km (197.6 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	William Grover-Williams	Bugatti
Fastest lap
Driver	René Dreyfus	Bugatti
Time	2:07
Podium
First	René Dreyfus	Bugatti
Second	Louis Chiron	Bugatti
Third	Guy Bouriat	Bugatti

Entries

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine
2	Max Arco-Zinneberg	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes-Benz SSK	7.1 L6
4	Rudolf Caracciola	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes-Benz SSK	7.1 L6
6	Ernst Günther Burgaller	German Bugatti Team	Bugatti	Bugatti T37A	1.5 L4
8	Hans Stuck	Private entry	Austro-Daimler	Austro-Daimler ADM-R	3.6 L6
10	Emil Frankl	Private entry	Steyr	?	4.5 L6
12	Georges Bouriano	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35B	2.3 L8
14	Juan Zanelli	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35B	2.3 L8
16	Guy Bouriat	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti	Bugatti T35C	2.0 L8
18	Louis Chiron	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti	Bugatti T35C	2.0 L8
20	Michel Doré	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T37A	1.5 L4
22	René Dreyfus	Ecurie Friederich	Bugatti	Bugatti T35B	2.3 L8
24	Philippe Étancelin	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35C	2.0 L8
26	Marcel Lehoux	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35B	2.3 L8
28	William Grover-Williams	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti	Bugatti T35C	2.0 L8
30	Bobby Bowes	Private entry	Frazer Nash	?	1.5 L4
32	Luigi Arcangeli	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 26B	2.1 L8
34	Baconin Borzacchini	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 26B	2.0 L8
36	Clemente Biondetti	Scuderia Materassi	Talbot	Talbot 700	1.5 L8
38	Edmond Bourlier	Scuderia Materassi	Talbot	Talbot 700	1.5 L8
40	Enzo Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo P2	2.0 L8
42	Goffredo Zehender	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35B	2.3 L8
44	Veličkovič	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T37A	1.5 L4
46	Hans Stuber	Private entry	Bugatti	Bugatti T35C	2.0 L8
?	Giuseppe Campari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo P2	2.0 L8

Starting grid

Starting grid — 1930 Monaco Grand Prix
Grover-Williams Bugatti
	Borzacchini Maserati
		Stuber Bugatti
Bouriat Bugatti
	Chiron Bugatti
		Zanelli Bugatti
Lehoux Bugatti
	Zehender Bugatti
		Doré Bugatti
Dreyfus Bugatti
	Arcangeli Maserati
		Étancelin Bugatti
Biondetti Talbot
	Stuck Austro-Daimler
		Arco-Zinneberg Mercedes-Benz
Bouriano Bugatti
	Burgaller Bugatti

Note: grid slots were determined by drawing lots (Bowes, Ferrari and Frankl had provisionally been due to start on the first, third and fourth row, respectively).[1]

Classification

René Dreyfus after winning the race

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	22	René Dreyfus	Bugatti T35B	100	3:41:02.6	10
2	18	Louis Chiron	Bugatti T35C	100	+23.8	5
3	16	Guy Bouriat	Bugatti T35C	100	+8:17.8	4
4	42	Goffredo Zehender	Bugatti T35B	100	+10:37.0	8
5	20	Michel Doré	Bugatti T37A	100	+31:04.0	9
6	46	Hans Stuber	Bugatti T35C	94	Flagged off	3
Ret	14	Juan Zanelli	Bugatti T35B	92	Mechanical	6
Ret	6	Ernst Günther Burgaller	Bugatti T37A	62	Engine	17
Ret	24	Philippe Étancelin	Bugatti T35C	60	Fuel pipe	12
Ret	26	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti T35B	47	Rear axle	7
Ret	8	Hans Stuck	Austro-Daimler ADM-R	31	Clutch, brakes	14
Ret	28	William Grover-Williams	Bugatti T35C	29	Mechanical	1
Ret	32	Luigi Arcangeli	Maserati 26B	29	Differential	11
Ret	36	Clemente Biondetti	Talbot 700	14	Mechanical	13
Ret	12	Georges Bouriano	Bugatti T35B	14	Steering damage	16
Ret	34	Baconin Borzacchini	Maserati 26B	13	Brakes, crash	2
Ret	2	Max Arco-Zinneberg	Mercedes-Benz SSK	1	Crash	15
DNS	4	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz SSK		Excluded
DNS	30	Bobby Bowes	Frazer Nash		Excluded
DNA	10	Emil Frankl	Steyr		Did not appear
DNA	38	Emil Bourlier	Talbot 700		Withdrawn
DNA	40	Enzo Ferrari	Alfa Romeo P2		Did not appear
DNA	44	Veličkovič	Bugatti T37A		Did not appear
DNA	?	Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Romeo P2		Did not appear
Source:[1]

References

1. "II GRAND PRIX DE MONACO". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

External links

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